Auston Gets His First Hair Cut

Auston was born in early January 2021, almost a New Year 2021 baby.

Auston did well in 90 percent of the shows that he went to, even won over does a few times and was awarded a Reserve In Show in an all breed open show.  This is him being grown in January 2022.

Auston was cut a week after the shows at May 2022 show at Merced after winning a BOV and BOSB.   The first cut was always the hardest.

He has his first coat on for 16 full months, a record for a buck.  

Auston's coat is as big as any of the does.  

Under that big coat, there is a round body. 

The wool drapes like a waterfall.  

Here is a side profile of the wool-fall.  

Here is wool off Auston's body.  

Another look at Auston's wool being taken out of his body.  A skein of lumpy yarn is in the plan.

 

Orange Anyone?

Orange and orange Angora yarn.   Yummy.   

Same orange dye but different Angora color.   The orange two ply Angora yarn on the left is originally tort, the orange color is a bit muted.   The orange one ply yarn on the right is originally white, the color is clearer.    There is no good or bad, just one's preference.

Different wool takes dye differently.   The top pinkish orange is dyed on sheep wool.  See how different it turns out.  

Orange fingerless mittens. 

Rachel's French Angora Clairo Wins Best In Show at MN

Jersey Wooly has the breed national at Stillwater, MN on May 1, their banquet was a dinner cruise.

Rachel and mom Laurie are having a good time at the dinner cruise.  A selfie is in order.  

Rachel shows French Angora, and her French Angora wins over all the other breeds as well as the winners of the national breed shows to get Best In Show!   We recognize the judge: our Melissa Magee.

Tower View Clairo front close up.

Tower View Clairo profile.  

 

Show B Best In Show Judging at Merced

Show B Best In Show judging, judge is Randy Shumaker.

Judge Randy examines the BOB French Angora.  

BOB English Angora being examined.  

A close look.  

An overall look.

Checking the rear. 

The BIS winner is Carol's American Fuzzy Lop.  

 

Show A Best In Show and Show B Angora Judging at Merced

 

Show A Best In Show starts early in the afternoon.

Doug King is the judge.

 

Doug examines the BOB English Angora.

Checking the tips.

Alba poses well on the BIS table.  

White English Angora Alba is being put back to her coop.

While the Best In Show goes to a Netherland Dwarf, Betty is still happy that Alba gets the recognition to receive Reserve In Show.  

While judge Doug judges the Best In Show, the French Angora are waiting for him to judge in show B.  Due to the fact that the BIS judging, show B judging and NCAG specialty judging were done back to back and simultaneously, this is the only photo available from show B Angora judging.      

For a list of winners in show B, go to:

NCAG Show Results: May 7, 2022 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

Show A French Angora and Satin Angora Judging at Merced

Ray has the French Angora on the table, Carolyn watching.  

Chestnut junior buck that placed 2nd.  

Chocolate agouti junior buck that placed first.  

Opal senior doe.

More examination on the French Angora opal senior doe.  She gets the 2nd place.  

Satin Angora on the table.  

Satin Angora.  

For a list of winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: May 7, 2022 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)

 

Show A English Angora Judging at Merced

Big Valley RA show A judge is Ray Stacy.  On the table are 16 English Angora with 2 colored junior does waiting in their carriers.   There are 18 English Angora altogether.     Casey is working as the table clerk, Betty is behind the camera.  Carolyn watching.   

 

BOV white senior doe.

Some of the colored English Angora on the table.  

The third place colored senior buck.

The second place colored senior buck.  

The first place colored senior buck.

 

Placing the colored senior does.  

The third place colored senior doe.

The second place colored senior doe.  

The first place colored senior doe. 

Comparing the winners of the colored senior buck and colored senior doe class to decide on BOV colored.  

One more feel of the bodies of the winners of the colored senior buck and colored senior doe classes, and the BOV goes to the buck.  

The BOV white doe is now taken out to compete for BOB and the BOB goes to the white doe.  The white doe later advanced to the Reserve In Show in show A.  

For a list of the winners, go to:

NCAG Show Results: May 7, 2022 Angora Showing at Merced (angorashowresults.blogspot.com)