Cindy's Pygora Goats

Pygora baby.

Pygora mom and baby.

Type A fiber.

Type B fiber.

Type C fiber.

We are all familiar with Angora rabbits and Angora goats. There is another type of fiber goat that is somewhat a smaller size Angora goat - a cross between Pygmy goat and Angora goat - Pygora goat.

Cindy K. used to be quite active in showing English Angora in the east coast. In recent years, she has reduced her English Angora herd and started raising Pygora goats. Pygora goats also produce nice spinning fiber. Due to the different genetic make up from Pygmy and Angora goats, the fibers produced by differentPygora goats could be very different. The Pygora goat association has three classifications of these fibers: Type A, Type B and Type C. The texture of type A and B fibers are similar to Mohair while Type C fibers are finer and have more crimp.

The top two photos are pictures of Cindy's mama Pygora and baby Pygora. The three fiber photos are found on the Pygora goat association website.