Rural Gardening: Angora Goats From Rescue, 0 by DrDoolotz

DrDoolotz wrote:
Last night we got 4 angora goats. I am not sure whether they are actually angora or pygora. Does anybody know the difference to look at them? The adult female is about 18 inches at the withers. They were from the Animal Rescue League here in Iowa and are just adorable. Sadly, they were confiscated in a neglect case and were the four worst animals (the former owner still has the rest). They were living in mud and feces. Their little hooves are terrible and will need some TLC over time-they are all soft and curved. They had some mites but I am treating them for that. Next job: bathtime. They absolutely reek of urine. They had nowhere to sleep that was clean. There is one adult female and the 3 baby females. The adult has extremely matted fleece right now, poor thing. We need to start her fresh with a shearing in spring. The babies are not as bad. We are going to give them baths and the shelter is letting us borrow their huge animal hair dryer thing. Right now they need TLC and some good food and shelter. And names! I am hopeful they will be very much improved by spring.

Here is one of the babies and the adult. We don't know if they are her babies or not, and we don't know if they are all from the same mom but the rescue league thinks so.