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Denwally Farm
Jefferson, Oregon
503-399-7066
denita@denwallyfarm.com
Cashmere goats are the main passion here at Denwally Farm. We have been raising them since 2001. They are sweet, full of personality, and easy keepers. They kid easily - I have never had a difficult birth. They are fantastic brush eaters. I actually rent them out to people in my local area to munch down blackberries, poison oak, and thistles. And after doing all that brush clearing work all summer, they give me luxurious fiber to spin in the winter. For more information about Cashmere goats, visit the Northwest Cashmere Association website.
We breed for fineness and syle (crimp) while balancing with good confirmation. One of our goats, Barbara Ann is a wonderful example of what we are striving for. She won reserve grand champion doe in 2005 and in 2006 at the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. Unfortunately, a health crisis caused her to lose her fiber early this winter and neither she nor her fleece will be able to be shown this year. She is in good health now and will be back in the shows next year. She has a daughter named Hope, and we have our fingers crossed for her to exhibit some of Barbara Ann's wonderful qualities.
Our main herd buck is Rudy. He is a handsome guy with nice fiber characteristics.
Our farm is quite small (5 acres) so we do not usually have more than 30 animals here at any given time. Therefore we do a lot of culling to keep our herd improving. We do not sell our culls as breeding stock. They are sold as pets, brush goats, and meat. See animals for sale.
If we have a goat born with good fiber and confirmation, we keep it. However, if someone wanted to buy our original stock, we would consider that.
Cashmere goats have been developed from feral stock and are therefore extremely hardy animals with great instincts. They have been selected for fine, crimpy, long and luxurious cashmere fiber.
