Some unplanned arrivals
This year we were surprised with a pair of unplanned ewe lambs.
Since these girls, although purebred, can not be registered, we will
sell them at a substantial discount in order to assure them a good
home. They would make a fine addition to any spinner’s flock
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| Violet, Marigold & mom, Collette |
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| Marigold & Violet You can see Marigold's lighter roots peeking out |
Zorro was the first lamb born on our farm. Although he has good
strong confirmation and excellent fleece, we did not register him,
because his horns were not up tp breed standard. Last Dec 15th
Zorro somehow (perhaps by climbing on another ram’s back) managed
to jump or climb into the unbred ewes stall. There he dallied just
long enough to entice Collette into a romantic rendezvous , before I
caught him and returned him to his proper stall and made a note of
the date. Sure enough 5 month’s later, on May 15 Collette
produced a pair of lovely ewe lambs. Luckily he had had the good
sense to pick a ewe that was not related to him.
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| Zorro |
Marigold was born black with rather elaborate white markings on her
face and head. Her roots are now coming in a light silvery grey, so
there is a good chance that she will end up light grey like her
mother.
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| Marigold |
Violet was also born black with a white spot on the top of her head.
Her roots are still midnight black, so I believe she will stay black
like her dad.
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| Violet & mom, Collette |
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| Violet |
Zorro is pure black. His fleece consists of thick, wavy, long locks.
He has good solid confirmation. He is a fine ram in many ways with a
nice easy going personality. At each shearing he presents us with a
luxuriant thick fleece.
Zorro is a purebred Shetland from registered parents: his sire;
Ulysses S34431, his dam; Cleopatra S 34432 . Since his horns were
not up to breed standard, I did not register him, therefore the girls
cannot be registered, although they retain all of the qualities of
pure bred Shetland sheep.
Collette S40063 is registered Her sire; Tolstoy S34430, her dam;
Dorothy Parker S34437. She is light grey. Collette’s offspring
typically have had soft, fine, long fleece like their mom and are
frequently spotted. So it is possible that one or both of these
girls could carry the spotting gene. They could also carry the
recessive Moorit (brown) gene from Zorro’s mother, Cleopatra.
They would make a fine addition to any spinner’s flock
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