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February
2004 -- By
Jill
Gallagher
Well
here it is
2004
already, and
the weather
around these
United
States is as
diversified
as ever. As
the long
time Pygora
goat breeder
knows,
trying to
figure out
when to
shear and
when not to
shear is a
great
mystery. You
first have
to be able
to forecast
the weather.
Since we
would like
to make sure
our Goats
stay healthy
and warm
during the
weather, but
what to do
where the
weather is
cold, yet
that
beautiful
full fibered
Pygora is
trying to
shed their
coat! Well,
life as a
rancher,
farmer, and
goat
wrangler was
never said
to be easy.
If you are
looking for
the answer
to this
question on
when to
shear, you
might want
to join the
Pygora Yahoo
list on the
Internet.
That and
many other
questions
are asked
and answered
daily. There
are new
owners, long
time owners
and those
in-between.
And as
birthing
time nears,
there are
many
discussions
on what to
do, or what
might help.
Do give the
group a try.
Sign on at
Yahoogroups.com
or go to the
PBA website
at
pba-pygora.com
and take the
link to the
yahoo
groups.
Why should I
be a Pygora
Breeders
Association
Member?
Well, good
question.
And for one
reason, you
will get
this great
newsletter.
The other is
that the
information
in the
newsletter
is not found
just
anywhere.
Our breed of
goat is a
specialty,
it is made
up of the
best Pygmy
and the best
Angora and
the way we
raise it is
a
combination
of how the
Pygmy
breeder and
the Angora
breeder
raise
theirs, only
we do a
little of
this and a
little of
that. Only
in the PBA
Newsletter
can you find
articles
that really
can work for
our special
breed. In
the
beginning,
most books
on goats
talk about
milk goats.
And then in
the last 15
years, the
Pygmy goat
books came
out. Not to
long after a
great Angora
book came
out. But
nowhere is
there a
Pygora Book.
So for the
latest, up
to date
information,
get the PBA
Newsletter,
only
available,
thru PBA.
And speaking
of the
Newsletter,
we have a
new
Newsletter
Editor.
Please
welcome
Theresa
Esterline.
She is
following in
the
footsteps of
Susan
Prechtl and
Jamie Land,
as they
retire from
this
position and
again, thank
you ladies
for a job
well done.
Theresa
lives in the
state of
Michigan and
I believe
she and her
husband are
one of our
two members
in the state
of Michigan.
She is very
eager to do
a wonderful
job, and I
am sure she
will. And
thank you
Theresa for
stepping up
to the
plate!
Well we have
a great year
planned for
2004. At the
time of this
writing, we
are in the
middle of a
board
meeting and
again the
board is
going full
steam ahead
on issues
near and
dear to you
all. From
Judges
Training, to
By-Laws, and
fiber
testing.
From
Education
Grants to
Youth
activities.
And I would
like to
thank the cc
group that
also
participates
in the
meetings, as
every idea
is valued to
make this
Association
that much
better.
Remember if
you would
like to be
on the cc
group,
contact me
with your
e-mail
address and
we will add
you to the
list for the
next board
meeting as
it starts.
As the
finished
product of
our meeting
and
committees
conclude,
remember,
you get the
news first,
right here
in your PBA
membership
Newsletter.
Stay warm;
stay dry and
get ready
the Kids are
coming!!! Ya!
Jill
Gallagher
jill@hhollow.com
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