Cashmere Goats

Cashmere goats are really the reason for Canvas Ranch. It was on a trip to Italy in the winter of 2000 that I first encountered a cashmere goat at Chianti Cashmere. I was in love! They are the most elegant, entertaining, energetic animals you have ever met.

Cashmere is not an actual breed of goat but a description of a goat that has been carefully bred to produce cashmere fiber. All goats except for Angora goats produce two coats of fiber: coarse outer guard hair and a second or down coat which grows and is shed seasonally. When that down coat is less than 19 microns in diameter, is low in luster, and has a nice crimp, it is considered cashmere.

Cashmere goats are easy to raise. They are healthy animals and take only minimal care. They are not jumpers like many other goat breeds and standard woven wire sheep fencing will contain them. Minimal shelter is all that is required to house them due to the insulating properties of their dual coat, which is shed for the summer.

We have cashmere for spinners and goat kids available in the spring -- please contact us at info@canvasranch.com for details.