what's a perfect starter flock?

[brody]

Went to meet the goats and sheep today

and therefore moved one LARGE step closer to goats and sheep moving in

fibre is my main goal ... was thinking 2 angora does, 2 shetland sheep (they all lve together right now) and 1 pygora wether to start .. then I can add a pygmy buck some day and away I go ... what do you think???

honest input truly welcomed - if it's too many too few whatever let me have it!

[HappyFarmer]

What are you using the fiber for? And can you mix the sheep & goat hair?

I really have no idea. My few cashmere goats don't give a lot, though they have the cashmere hair they are not a fiber breed.

HF

[mygoat]

I wouldn't want a pygmy buck... you'll be diluting that pygora fiber quality even further by adding in a 'normal' coated buck. I'd either get pygora does and bucks, or get angora does and a pygmy buck to start - then get a pygora buck to use on the future generations. If you want fiber, breed fiber to fiber. If you breed pygora to pygmy, you're getting an animal that's 75% pygmy and you're moving away from fiber production as you do that.

[brody]

aye - that's why I thought I'd go for 2 angora does (the pygora is a wether - he's darling! a wee tiny angora goat look alike)
I suspect they'll be bred to an angora goat (if they aren't already)