Mohair Wooly - New Obsession to Spiral Out of Control?

If you truly know me, you may also realize I'm a standard Aquarious. When a vision visits, we buy some tack, saddle up, and ride it out to the sunset. Here we go, every idea, inspiration or intuition is a beautiful opportunity awaiting our adherence. Not always a particularly intellectual kind, but informationally inclined. Curiosity, chances and changes, we are swooped into the Air of a possibilities. So AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, when a particularly curly Jersey Wooly presents itself upon my breeding program, my reaction is elated. This could be my dreams coming true. I've envisioned a Texel like rabbit coat, and any rabbit fancier probably has too. Where are our Poodle Poofs of the rabbit fancy? Well I've got an interesting Jerseydoodle for you.

5 weeks old. Brushed. Wavy appearance to wool.

6 weeks. Quickly, wool grows at this age. These are darker photos, but this is where I first started realized that the wool on her breast was pretty curly. I worried this wool would be prone to matting so continued to focus on brushing it out.

7 weeks and now engaged with her wool, curiously spikes. Close of photos ensue.

7.5 weeks, I nearly stop brushing this doe to determine how true the curls/waves will become, and if it will become true to self care type. Great texture.

9 weeks old, immediately somewhat brushed her worried that she would be matted. But this is an aha moment, because she was not matted at all. Her curling was intensifying. Some slightly resemble dreadlocks, but were not so matted, maybe a little webbed.

10 weeks old. Oh. My. Goodness. No brushing for one week. Coat is soon to transition out. Minimal dreading. What a trip.

What do you think? Would you like to see more Woodles in the future?

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