Why Churesians...

Churesian is a word I created to describe my crossbred sheep. My
sheep dairy breeding stock is derived from two different breeds of
sheep. I cross a very old rare breed found here in the United States
called the Navajo Churro and another old breed from Europe called
the East Friesian.

Originally the Churro were the Churra sheep from Spain brought to
the 'new world'. Today the Churra sheep are still a milk breed in
Spain. In the United States you will find the majority of the Churro in
the Four Corners area on the Navajo reservation. They are the
mainstay of the Navajo way of life and their thoughts are quoted as
follows "sheep are life". After a great deal of research I combined
these two breeds for my own 'Churesians'. I am able to have a very
hardy animal who is resistant to many diseases and parasites, eats
like a goat, lamb easily and are good mothers, can tolerate
temperature extremes, pleasant milking type disposition, can go
long periods without water and will produce excellent milk in both
quantity and quality solely on pasture. I use the milk from my sheep
to make my artisan cheeses and some specialty cheese cakes.

My dairy goats are a mixed breed too. They are known as a
mini-Nubian. They are crosses of the Nubian milk goat and the
miniature Nigerian Dwarf milk goat. The Nigerian has the highest
fat and protein content of all the goat milks with the Nubian being
next. The crosses allow the dairy to have a smaller goat, which
takes less feed and space, more milk production as they are larger
than the Nigerian, yet still retain the high fat and protein content for
cheese making. I use the milk from my goats to produce my
gourmet cheesecakes.

I make use of the fiber of my animals and have goats which are
considered fiber animals. The fiber goats I choose to keep are
cashmeres and cashgoras. Cashgoras are goats which are a
cross of cashmere and angora. This produces a fiber similar to
angora in looks but is softer and somewhat shorter in its length.
These fibers are mixed with the wool from the sheep to create a
softer feel and drape. Most of the fiber is sent to be processed into
lengths of felt and some yarn
Churesians
Churesian ewe at 18 months of age
Churesiam ram at two years of age
Wise Woman Ways Farm
located in the Texas hill country of
Fredericksburg, Texas
432-413-3412