tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64574729616505765632024-03-07T10:23:52.292-08:00Winter Sky Shetlands at Bright Angels' FarmKaren Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-10230398860986905602016-03-28T12:23:00.004-07:002016-05-09T17:06:31.656-07:00ANNUAL PHOTO SHOOT--2016 YEARLING EWES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wintertime Style--Black gulmoget BoB X Blurred Lines twin ewe. 22.7 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Sheltrgpines Arya--Spotted grey katmoget Barra X Sonatina twin ewe. 19.9 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Rio--BoB X Marrakech black flecket twin ewe lamb. 20.7 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Jakarta--Musket spotted twin Moose X Morocco ewe. 21.9 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Sydney--Black twin BoB X Mandalay ewe. 21.0 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Samarkand--Ag BoB X Marrakech twin two year old. 24.2 AFD fleece at last rib.<br />
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Spinners End Mousa--Shaela gulmoget BoB X Elle three year old ewe. 24.8 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Winter Sky Mandalay--Black five year old Khan X Marrakech ewe. 23.5 AFD fleece at last rib.<br />
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Sheltrgpines Lien--White three year old Fanfare X Lotus Moon ewe. 23.7 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Malia--Two year old BoB X Mandalay twin ewe. 23.9 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Milano--Two year old moorit flecket Fandango X Milan ewe. 26.2 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Winter Sky Marrakech--Seven year old Ag spotted ewe. Forrest X Calypso. 23.2 AFD at last rib.<br />
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Wintertime Kathmandu--Moorit two year old BoB X Mandalay twin ewe. 22.6 AFD fleece at last rib.<br />
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-56977010584137612732015-11-28T03:59:00.001-08:002015-11-28T03:59:12.412-08:00ONLY THREE MORE SATURDAYS TO SHOP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Numerous knitgoods and beautiful, unique handspun Shetland yarns available for that special person in your life. Can also work with you to produce something as there is still time before the holidays. Stop in at the Marquette Commons from 9-1 every Saturday through December 12th. Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-44821539578899392482015-11-06T09:12:00.000-08:002015-11-06T09:12:03.087-08:00LUST IS IN THE AIR....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning after sending Wintertime BVD and a few ewes to Minnesota to form a breeding group yesterday....I sorted sheep using oats, a pan and some panels and my fenced driveway which connects all three barns. The above group is being run by Wintertime Blue Jay(18 AFD mid-side this fall)who is a dark blue-grey katmoget son of Skylark and Sheltrgpines Blue Danube. His harem includes Marrakech and her Ag daughter Samarkand(1st Colored Lamb Fleece MSSBA 2015 and a special award), Sheltrgpines Arya(Granddaughter of Wintertime BoB out of Sheltrgpines Sonatina)who is a spotted grey katmoget, Wintertime Malia and Spinnersend Mousa(both BoB daughters...one a true black and the other a solid-sided shaela gulmoget)and Sheltrgpines Lien(GCH Fleece MSSBA 2014 and 1st Mature White MSSBA 2015)and Winter Sky Mandalay(GCH Ewe and Reserve Supreme CH 2013 MSSBA Show). Should produce some lovely true blacks, dark grey katmogets and hopefully an awesome polled white ram or ewe lamb. <br />
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Tasman(colored Cormo ram lamb)with his two ewes...both very fine-fleeced. Maire is the Merino on the right with the white nose....Rose is the rose-grey Cormo/Bond ewe. Both of these ewes were with Wintertime BVD(spotted polled fawn katmoget with a very fine fleece)prior to going in with Tasman. He is in for back-up and experience as he was somewhat naive when he first got on the farm. Think the Shetland boys taught him some stuff over the past month though as he went right to work encouraging both of them to think of him if they cycle.<br />
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Dreamcatcher Samurai(Moorit flecket half-poll BoB grandson)in with his group of five--Kathmandu(BoB X Mandalay)moorit, Milano(half-poll dark moorit flecket ewe)and her BoB daughter Twiggy....Jakarta(Musket daughter of Wintertime Moose(Best Fleece on Hoof 2014 MSSBA)X Wintertime Morocco(Twice GCH Fleece at various venues)and Style(Solid sided black gulmoget). Samurai is for sale the end of this month....20 AFD mid-side this fall. Extremely correct hindend with a perfect tail. And lots of spots.Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-42694094338142072902015-05-06T08:26:00.002-07:002015-05-06T08:26:16.472-07:00SOME OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS--HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-32538793308174044872015-03-19T09:58:00.002-07:002015-03-19T09:58:58.524-07:00THE LARGER EWES <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ROSE--Three year old Bond/Cormo X--22.2/4.7/20.9/8.6/95.5 CF/21.6 SF. Bred to BoB.<br />
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Maire--Two year old Dohne bred Merino--22.0/3.4/15.3/6.3/98.8 CF/20.5 SF. Bred to BoB.<br />
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China--Six year old Cormo ewe--19.8/3.1/15.6/5.7/99.4 CF/18.5 SF. Bred to BoB.<br />
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Sheltrgpines Lourre--Two year old Shetland/Cormo X. 23.7/4.8/20.2/8.4/92.5/22.9. Bred to BoB.<br />
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Wintertime Blurred Lines(3)--28.2/4.6/16.2/8.1/70.9/26.4 CF. Bred to BoB for April. Black gulmoget/katmoget with exceptionally nice type overall. Fleece is consistent and has nice lock structure, crimp, luster and length. She will be retained in the flock despite being over our limit for AFD. <br />
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Sheltrgpines Lien(2)22.3/3.7/16.4/6.4/98.2/20.9 CF. Bred to BoB for later April lambs. Lovely white ewe I purchased from my friend Stephen at Sheltering Pines. He retained her twin sister Gavotte. Her fleece easily won GCH fleece at the 2014 MSSBA show under judge Mary Gibbings despite being very grey on the lock end(it never rained prior to shearing to give her a good bathing). This ewe exhibits good type and a fairly easygoing demeanor. She will be retained.<br />
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Ramble N Chiquita(2)23.4/4.5/19.0/8.4/93.3/22.4 CF. Fawn. Bred to BoB for mid-April lambs. Another really typey ewe who is sired by BoB's full brother Blake. Unrelated lines to our flock on her dam's side make her one of the ewe's we plan to retain. She hates people and was just barely under control for her photo shoot. She has the longest fleece in the flock but is very consistent from front to back.<br />
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Wintertime Morocco(3)27.2/5.9/21.8/10.4/71.6/26.7 CF. Spotted musket. Bred to Moose for late April lambs. GCH Fleece MSSBA 2013 under judge Gillian Wakeling and GCH Shetland Fleece at MFF with her second fleece under judge Letty Klein. Morocco needs a nicer head on her so she is bred to Moose who is just "pretty". Morocco's fleece has a higher AFD and SD but has a very silky hand to it that makes you just want to keep sinking your fingers into it. She has a perfect little Shetland tail and is spotted. She may be for sale this summer as we have two half-sisters and many other related sheep in the flock. <br />
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Sheltrgpines Blue Danube(3)25.5/4.7/18.6/8.0/86.7/24.3 CF. Bred to Skylark for mid-April lambs. Danube is a complete flake and can never decide if she wants to be around people or absolutely fears us all. Her fleece is that deep blue color that doesn't translate in photos well. Nice handle to it and lock structure. She is a little weak in the back end, so we crossed her with Skylark who is a solid modified black polled ram in the hopes of some lovely emsket lambs. She is spoke for if we decide to sell her.<br />
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Sheltrgpines Mustang Sally(6)24.2/4.6/19.1/7.4/93.0/23.2 CF. Bred to BoB for early April lambs. Another deep blue-grey katmoget ewe with a very typey look about her and an attitude to match. I know she would survive anything the Islands threw at her if she could take a plane trip over there. Sally can be rooed completely every spring. Her fleece is dense with a more cottony handle to it. She has produced some really nice ram lambs crossed with BoB. I am hoping for a ewe lamb this season. She will probably be retained.<br />
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Wintertime Cinnamon Sugar(2)22.6/4.0/17.8/6.8/97.9/21.5 CF. Fawn katmoget with spotting on her head. Bred to Moose for early May. The only resident in our flock from the Maple Sugar line Cinnamon has it all in my opinion. Very strong, solid, large ewe with a nice tail and very typey head. This will be her first lambing. She is being retained.<br />
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Winter Sky Mandalay(4)25.4/5.0/19.7/9.0/86.2/24.4 CF. Black with some grey fibers coming in now. Bred to BoB for April lambs. Out of my favorite ewe Marrakech(photos next photo shoot)this ewe won Best Fleece on Hoof and Best Dam and Daughter with her dam as a ewe lamb at the first MSSBA Show judged by UK judges. We skipped a year and brought her back in 2013 when she won GCH Ewe and Reserve Supreme CH despite being completely wild and almost getting away from Meg a couple times(She was on fire.). This past fall her son won Best Fleece on Hoof as a yearling ram. The cross with BoB produced two beautiful ewe lambs for us last spring. We hope for the same again this spring. Mandalay may be for sale depending on how many lambs and yearlings we retain. <br />
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Wintertime Alanis(5)27.1/4.7/17.5/8.3/78.1/25.6 CF. Black. Bred to Moose for mid-April lambs. GCH Ewe and Reserve Supreme CH 2014 MSSBA Show(the only time she was shown). We would love an entire flock of ewes like Alanis. She has twinned for four years in a row and holds condition well while producing nice healthy, growthy lambs. She is BoB's dam. She is probably going to be retained but we won't know for sure until we have lambed everyone out and made some tough decisions.<br />
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Undertheson Moire(4)26.4/4.8/18.1/8.3/81.1/25.1 CF. Bred to BoB for early April lambs. An attempt to bring in some outside lines this ewe has a very solid build on her, good tail, lovely head. She has put on quite a bit of body capacity since joining our flock in August. She does love her hay! Not keen on her mixed fibered fleece although the handle is nice and silky and it should produce a nice tweedy yarn. Bred to BoB who has shown the ability to produce quality fleeced lambs from a wide range of ewes. She is for sale after lambs are weaned. <br />
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Wintertime Ruby(9)25.1/5.7/22.6/10.6/83.3/24.8 CF. Bred to Moose for later April lambs. Moose has produced some really good breeding stock that has gone on to make a difference in the Shetlands being produced in N.A. She has earned a nice retirement and this will be her last lambing. She will be spending the rest of her winters with the ewe lambs that don't get bred. <br />
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Wintertime Kerry Hill(2)24.0/4.4/18.5/8.2/92.4/22.9 CF. Bred to Moose for April lambs. A rare grey ilget patterned ewe sired by BoB. Her fleece exhibits a lot of the qualities BoB puts on his offspring. She is a smaller ewe with nice solid build. Tail needs improving as it is short but more triangular. She is for sale after lambs are weaned. <br />
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Winter Sky Marrakech(6)25.1/6.1/24.4/11.1/80.2/25.2. This ewe had a rough start in life and some setbacks but this year she is in excellent shape and bred to BoB for mid-April lambs. She is our best producer for very fine/soft/lustrous fleeces. She is being retained and kept on a diet of some fresh kale once a day.<br />
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Spinnersend Mousa(2)24.6/4.5/18.3/8.2/90.9/23.4. Bred to Wintertime Skylark for later April lambs. This ewe is smaller like most BoB's offspring with an extremely nice, consistent fleece and lovely type. She is being retained as she is a rare shaela gulmoget.<br />
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-58398718030165356082015-03-12T10:18:00.000-07:002015-03-12T10:18:10.562-07:002015 MICRON TEST RESULTS FOR MATURE SHETLAND FLOCK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Flock had a good year of great hay and good pasture. All condition score in the 4 range except for one ewe I would say is a three. Many of these sheep will be for sale this summer, as I have four yearlings to work with and lambs to consider. If you are interested in any of the above, please let me know and I will let you know if they are available after lambing has finished up the beginning of May. Can send photos and fleece samples out of any of the sheep in our flock upon request.<br />
<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-17716109772536212522015-02-17T09:44:00.001-08:002015-02-17T09:44:30.689-08:00MATURE SHETLAND SAMPLES HEADING OUT FOR TESTING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The katmoget group. Cinnamon is bred to Moose(moorit). Danube is bred to Skylark(black). Sally and Lines are both bred to BoB. Sally may be for sale to the right farm come summer.<br />
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The blacks. Moire and Mandalay are both bred to BoB. Alanis is bred to Moose. Moire will be for sale this summer. <br />
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The Ag group. One of our finest groups. Morocco and Kerry are both bred to Moose. Marrakech and Chiquita are both bred to Moose. Kerry will probably be for sale this summer. <br />
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A shaela gulmoget BoB daughter. She is bred to Skylark(a BoB son)and will not be for sale.<br />
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A lovely white ewe bred to BoB. Her fleece was GCH over 40 fleeces at the WI Sheep & Wool Festival Shetland Fleece Show. Mary Gibbings said she was the obvious GCH despite looking as though she had lived in a coal mine. Our winters are long and the dust in the barns settles on these girls...What can I say?<br />
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Our two mature moorits. Ruby is a flock matriarch and has produced some amazingly nice Shetlands. Moose won Best Fleece on Hoof at the MSSBA Show in 2014 and won Mary Gibbings praise for his lovely head. He was bred to Ruby. Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-63266551784081678852015-02-13T10:32:00.002-08:002015-02-17T09:45:16.320-08:002014 LAMB MICRON TEST RESULTS(LAST RIB SAMPLES)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The R lambs came from my friend Sherry Ecker's Ramble N flock and are inbred on Sheltrgpines Shagbark. The E lamb came from Erica Solis at Emancipation Acres. Damselfly and Milano(bred at Stephen Rouse's farm)are bred....Damselfly to BVD and Milano to BoB. Some of these lambs will be for sale this summer. Let us know if you are interested in any particular one. Dixie is for sale(carries spots and modified with a very good horn background). Kathmandu is spoken for if we decide to sell her.<br />
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-21574255331643600532015-02-06T10:11:00.000-08:002015-02-06T10:11:05.474-08:00REMEMBERING SPINNERS END BARRASometimes bad things just happen for no apparent reason....Barra went south to a friend's farm to spend the fall in a small breeding group with some ewes I owned that were heading out to other handspinners' farms. All went well and after those ewes left Barra went in with the Sheltering Pines flock to breed all those ewes as well. He was doing well, looking good, and acting even better but mysteriously was found dead one evening in January. <br />
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His legacy will live on in the lambs that will be born this spring. Barra was a true spotted shaela ram with a very fine 19 micron fleece at last rib on his first test. He will be missed.<br />
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Barra surrounded by Sheltrgpines Opal(Blues X Amethyst), Wintertime Madrid and Wintertime Camisole. Wintertime Evie and Wintertime Licorice are below. Some Barra lambs will be for sale this summer.<br />
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Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-46781969403370636072014-12-04T07:18:00.000-08:002014-12-04T07:20:30.186-08:00BREEDING GROUPS FOR 2015 LAMBING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wintertime BoB--Two year old scurred true black sired by Winter Sky Khan and out of Wintertime Alanis<br />
22.1/4.0/18.0/6.8/98.2<br />
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Winter Sky Mandalay(True black three year old)--Show wins for fleece and conformation. <br />
25.2/4.7/18.6/7.7/88.9<br />
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Winter Sky Marrakech(Ag five year old)--RGCH Show win as a mature ewe. <br />
20.0/4.4/22.2/8.0/98.5<br />
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Sheltrgpines Lien(White yearling)--GCH fleece MSSBA 2014.<br />
21.0/3.5/16.9/6.5/98.9<br />
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Wintertime Blurred Lines(Grey gul/kat two year old)--Very nice type and fiber.<br />
22.9/4.9/21.2/8.8/93.3<br />
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Sheltrgpines Mustang Sally(Grey kat five year old)--Typey with fleece that roos.<br />
25.1/3.8/15.1/6.7/91.4<br />
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Whistlestop 0427(Black ten year old Drum Ram daughter)--Typey and small. Not recently<br />
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Ramble N Chiquita(Fawn Wintertime Blake daughter)--Lovely yearling. Blake is BoB's full<br />
brother. 20.7/3.8/18.3/7.0/99.1<br />
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Wintertime Milano(Moorit flecket ewe lamb)--Large enough to breed. Lovely build. Fourth<br />
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Rose(Bond X Cormo)light moorit two year old--20.7/4.4/21.4/97.6<br />
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Maire(Dohne bred spotted Merino yearling--21.7/3.3/15.2/98.6<br />
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Lourre(Cormo X Shetland black spotted yearling)--21.9/3.9/17.3/7.0/98.5<br />
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China(Cormo six year old)Not recently tested.<br />
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Wintertime Moose--Best Fleece on Hoof MSSBA 2014 as a yearling--moorit with no mixed fibers.<br />
19.6/3.3/16.9/5.9/99.9<br />
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Wintertime Alanis--True black four year old GCH MSSBA 2014.<br />
26.1/4.7/18.1/7.9/81.2<br />
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Wintertime Cinnamon Sugar--Fawn katmoget yearling with very fine fiber.<br />
19.6/3.6/18.5/6.4/99.6<br />
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Wintertime Kerry Hill--Grey ilget yearling BoB daughter with very soft, dense fiber.<br />
21.6/4.3/19.3/7.6/97.7<br />
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Wintertime Ruby--Eight year old matriarch with some exceptional offspring in various flocks.<br />
24.5 last rib AFD.<br />
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Wintertime Skylark--Modified black yearling third place MSSBA 2014. He will be covering some ewes at other farms this winter as well. 20.4/3.6/17.6/6.4/99.3<br />
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Spinners End Mousa--Emsket spotted gulmoget yearling BoB daughter.<br />
20.7/4.2/20.1/7.7/97.7<br />
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Sheltrgpines Blue Danube--Dark grey katmoget two year old ewe with good wool coverage.<br />
23.8/4.4/18.6/7.6/91.8<br />
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-57779464987589186012014-10-23T07:43:00.001-07:002014-10-23T07:43:13.615-07:00GROWING YOUR OWN FIBER<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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At the Farmer's Market I am often asked if my yarns are alpaca....I think because they come in a wide range of natural colors and are soft which most people do not associate with wool. I then have the opportunity to educate my customers as to what makes wool "itchy" and how one can breed away from those traits to create very beautiful, soft-wooled sheep. I couldn't find the quality of fiber I use in my products, if I were not breeding it myself. Below are some examples of this year's fiber crop:<br />
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Meghan made the final fleece selections for WI Sheep & Wool Festival this year and chose Morocco's sister's fleece over hers to take along with another two year old we have on the farm. So I took Morocco's fleece down to Michigan Fiber Fest this past weekend to see what the judge would think of it down there. Bottom line is she thought it was a bit of heaven and once again Morocco's fiber brought ooh's and aah's from the crowd. I also took our yearling black ewe Camisole's fleece down and it placed second, so a good weekend overall for our Shetlands.(Photo courtesy of Kim Nikolai)<br />
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This was Morocco's first fleece at Jefferson in 2013 when the audience was invited to touch it. Meghan said they all gasped when it was unrolled. She took GCH overall at this show and our other fleeces placed 2nd and third with a RGCH win for her sister Madrid's fleece.(Photo courtesy of Dave Lewis)<br />
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And this is Morocco pre-shearing this May basically saying, "Would you please get this thing off of me asap!" Next year we hope to get a lovely ewe lamb from her with another generation of prize-winning fleece. Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-39399148056971139582014-04-22T09:02:00.000-07:002014-04-22T09:02:16.966-07:002014 LAMBS <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Ruby who is eight and the dam to many notable Shetlands including Wintertime Fudge.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuKMLI685Y1bUOc0qBIEeutLsFsoYaicBAT_itdvMYsoD25qcdsCnZ-hB3GUjAQnE7jvkh8ad4j2z8S7DwlNEA7eFKSckKxgtawz7WRJ5OBXnITjQF6uoUB5el-FuOkQaQ6kWA9D9GHw/s1600/Ruby.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuKMLI685Y1bUOc0qBIEeutLsFsoYaicBAT_itdvMYsoD25qcdsCnZ-hB3GUjAQnE7jvkh8ad4j2z8S7DwlNEA7eFKSckKxgtawz7WRJ5OBXnITjQF6uoUB5el-FuOkQaQ6kWA9D9GHw/s1600/Ruby.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Danube who had a lovely single ram lamb last year...repeated the breeding for a ewe this year...PLEASE.</div>
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Alanis--four-- who has twinned for three years in a row. Think she will twin again for us. She is the dam of our flock sire B.o.B.<br />
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Cherish who is a very sweet yearling from another flock for some different lines. Hoping for a lovely gullie girl from her and then she is for sale. Her sire has correct horns as a mature ram.<br />
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Madrid who is our character in the mature ewe flock. A coming two year old this will be her first lambing. She is a full sister to Winter Sky Mandalay--Reserve Supreme CH MSSBA Show 2013. She may be for sale this summer.<br />
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Morocco--Madrid's full sister--her musket fleece wowed the judges at the MSSBA show in September and won GCH overall Shetland fleece. This will be her first lambing. She is bred to B.o.B. whose fleece was GCH rooed Shetland fleece. <br />
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Mustang Sally who is turning five and still has a lovely fine fleece that roos completely(grey kat)and Mandalay(very fine true black ewe who is turning three).<br />
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These are skeins of our blue-grey katmoget fleeces that are awaiting plying with some locally grown grey alpaca. The luster is there despite it being a very fine wool. <br />
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Some of my other handspun yarns from this winter. The colored skeins are all hand-dyed using Kool-Aid and food grade dyes. I have many yarns and even some lovely handpainted rovings for sale at winterskywoolcompany.blogspot.comKaren Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-50637131288307972082014-02-11T11:02:00.001-08:002014-02-19T11:57:14.788-08:002014 MICRON TEST RESULTS ARE IN!Winter Sky Mandalay(Three year old black ewe)--25.2 AFD/4.7 SD/18.6 CV/88.9 CF/24.0 SF<br />
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Winter Sky Marrakech(Ag five year old ewe with health issues)--20 AFD/4.4 SD/22.2 CV/98.5 CF/19.6 SF<br />
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Wintertime Morocco(Musket two year old ewe--GCH fleece 2013 Jefferson Show)--24.4 AFD/4.3 SD/17.5 CV/92.7 CF/23.1 SF<br />
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Wintertime Blurred Lines(Grey gul/kat two year old ewe)--22.9 AFD/4.9 SD/21.2 CV/93.3 CF/22.4 SF<br />
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Ramble N Cherish(Spotted moorit gulmoget yearling ewe)--24 AFD/5.3 SD/22.1 CV/ 88.1 CF/23.6 SF--FOR SALE after lambing. Typey, growthy, calm...sire has very correct type and great horns.<br />
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Ramble N Chiquita(Ag fawn yearling ewe)--20.7 AFD/3.8 SD/18.3 CV/99.4 CF/19.7 SF<br />
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Spinners End Barra(Spotted black scurred yearling ram)--19.5 AFD/3.7 SD/18.9 CV/99.4 CF/18.7 SF<br />
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Spinners End Mousa(Modified black gulmoget yearling ewe)--20.7 AFD/4.2 SD/20.1 CV/97.7 CF/20 SF<br />
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Sheltrgpines Blue Danube(Dark grey katmoget two year old ewe)--23.8 AFD/ 4.4 SD/ 18.6 CV/94.3 CF/22.7 SF<br />
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Sheltrgpines Lien(White yearlind ewe)--21 AFD/3.5 SD/16.9 CV/98.9 CF/19.8 SF<br />
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Sheltrgpines Mustang Sally(Dark grey katmoget five year old ewe)25.1 AFD/ 3.8 SD/ 15.1 CV/ 91.4 CF/ 23.3 SF<br />
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Wintertime Alanis(Black four year old ewe)26.1 AFD/ 4.7 SD/ 18.1 CV/ 81.2 CF/ 24.8 SF<br />
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Wintertime B.o.B.(Two year old black ram)22.1 AFD/ 4 SD/ 18 CV/98.2 CF/21 SF(Sire of all this spring's coming lambs & GCH rooed fleece Jefferson 2013)<br />
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Wintertime Camisole(Black yearling ewe)24.1 AFD/ 5 SD/ 20.7 CV/ 89.7 CF/23.4 SF<br />
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Wintertime Evie(Moorit yearling ewe)20.9 AFD/4.1 SD/19.9 CV/98.1 CF/20.1 SF<br />
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Wintertime Florence(Moorit smirslet yearling ewe)24.3 AFD/4.7 SD/ 19.2 CV/ 91.3 CF/23.3 SF--FOR SALE. CAN BE BRED BEFORE LEAVING FARM.<br />
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Wintertime Kerry Hill(Grey Ilget? yearling ewe)21.6 AFD/4.2 SD/19.3 CV/97.6 CF/20.9 SF<br />
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Wintertime Licorice(Black yearling ewe)22.8 AFD/ 5.4 SD/ 23.6 CV/ 92.3 CF/22.7 SF<br />
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Wintertime Moose(Moorit yearling polled ram)19.6 AFD/3.3 SD/16.9 CV/99.7 CF/18.5 SF(Second ram lamb, second pair of rams and second Best Fleece On Hoof Jefferson 2013)<br />
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Wintertime Ruby(Eight year old light moorit ewe)24.8 AFD/5.6 SD/ 22.7 CV/ 83.1 CF/ 24.5 SF. FOR SALE TO APPROVED HOME ONLY.<br />
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Wintertime Sicily(Moorit krunet yearling ewe)22.5 AFD/ 4.3 SD/ 19.1 CV/ 96.8 CF/ 21.5 SF<br />
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Wintertime Skylark(Black polled yearling ram)20.4 AFD/ 3.6 SD/ 17.6 CV/ 99.3 CF/ 19.3 SF<br />
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Wintertime Posh Spice(Spotted fawn kat yearling ewe) 21.4 AFD/ 4.4 SD/ 20.5 CV/ 97.9 CF/20.7 SF<br />
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Wintertime Cinnamon Sugar(Spotted fawn kat yearling ewe)19.6 AFD/ 3.6 SD/ 18.5 CV/ 99.6 CF/<br />
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Wintertime Wren(Moorit yearling ewe)23.4 AFD/4.6 SD/ 19.6 CV/ 93.5 CF/ 22.6 SF<br />
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Wintertime Madrid(Ag two year old ewe)25.3 AFD/3.7 SD/14.5 CV/92.8 CF/23.4 SF<br />
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Some of the animals above will be for sale, as we are hoping to cut down to less than 20 before next winter including lambs we retain. If you see an animal that isn't listed for sale that appeals to you do let us know and we will let you know if it comes up on the sales list. We send last rib samples and multiple photos to prospective buyers quickly and try to help with delivery as much as is humanly possible. Farm visits are encouraged. <br />
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<br />Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-89579061230997677162013-12-22T10:11:00.001-08:002013-12-22T10:11:50.644-08:00OUR FAVORITE WINTER SCENES FOR YOU ALL AT CHRISTMAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few photos of Wintertime B.o.B.'s breeding group as he is busy and doesn't want to be disturbed by a stalking camera person. This is Alanis(black), Madrid(Ag grey)and Morocco(Musket). Morocco and Madrid won 1st and 2nd and GCH and RGCH fleece at WI Sheep & Wool under Gillian Wakeling this fall. B.o.B.'s fleece won the rooed class and GCH as well. Hoping for some lovely lambs with outstanding fiber from these crosses. <br />
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Winter Sky Mandalay(Reserve Supreme CH at WI Sheep & Wool under Maurice Wakeling this fall)on the left. Mustang Sally in the middle and B.o.B. on the right.<br />
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River Oaks Maya(emsket gulmoget two year old)and Wintertime Kashmir(third place fleece at WI Sheep & Wool and aunt to B.o.B.).</div>
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The patriarch of our flock--Wintertime Ruby--six years old and still holding a beautifully soft fleece. Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-3752541953445700042013-09-11T04:26:00.000-07:002013-09-11T05:27:08.632-07:00WISCONSIN SHEEP AND WOOL 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We sheared or rooed 23 sheep this spring. I had to ship out a number of fleeces for my market yarns early on but kept back a few I hoped would be competitive. We ended up showing five fleeces....four in the single-coated colored Shetland class(Morocco, Madrid, Vanity and Kashmir) and one in the rooed class(B.o.B.). The judge, Gillian Wakeling, really liked our fleeces when they came up on the table. I don't have photos from the show as our camera ended up staying in the motel room, but they did look nice. Took these after we got home. Morocco was first, Madrid was second, Kashmir's second fleece was third. Morocco and Madrid took GCH and RGCH overall. Then B.o.B.'s fleece won the rooed category and GCH there as well. Kelly Bartels had a lovely shaela fleece in the rooed category that won second and RGCH. A lovely way to statt the day and much easier than showing actual sheep! LOL.<br />
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This is Morocco's fleece at home after being messed with a bit taken with my less-then-perfect camera skills. Meghan was in the audience whilst I helped unroll and roll fleeces for the judge and she said there were audible gasps about the color and crimp when it came up for judging. And to think I almost didn't show it because I felt it might not be quite fine enough overall.<br />
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We then went on to the showring. We had 23 lambs born this spring. 23 seems to be becoming a theme here. We selected four to bring to the show...all moorits. Two ram lambs sired by Boer Goat from very different dams--S.I. out of Vanity Fair and Moose out of Mandalay. Two ewe lambs sired by full brothers B.o.B. and Blake out of Angry Bird and Milan. We also brought a yearling Grasshopper daughter Painted Lady out of Maple Sugar. And for mature ewes we brought Marrakech(who wasn't in the best shape due to fluke issues last fall)and her two year old daughter Mandalay. We really wanted to bring them back for Dam and Daughter. <br />
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In a class of 19 ram lambs we placed second with Moose and fourth with S.I. Second in pair of ram lambs. The judge said it was a close one to call with the first place pair owned by Theresa Gygi. In ewe lambs we placed 2nd and 4th once again. Wren took the second place and Sicily the fourth. In pairs there were a close second behind Theresa's katmoget pair(one of which won the ewe lamb class). In yearlings Meghan and Painted Lady got a fifth place. In mature ewes Meghan managed to control Mandalay who is very spirited to a first place. Marrakech was fifth. Mandalay won GCH overall for ewes. Mandalay and Marrakech were fourth for Dam and Daughter. Moose was second for Best Fleece on Hoof. And Mandalay won Reserve Supreme Champion of the show and then tried to remove the potted mums from the show table after a mad dash across the ring....somewhat reminiscent of her dam's leap two years ago after winning RGCH ewe. <br />
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We went with very low expectations and were absolutely thrilled to place in every class and win such high honors with Mandalay. I applaud Marrakech(Wintertime Black Forrest X Winter Sky Calypso)for proving to be such a strong ewe line in our flock. Mandalay is her daughter. Moose is her grandson. Siciliy is sher great-granddaughter. Nuf said!<br />
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Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-6077615959801552282013-08-22T15:26:00.001-07:002013-08-22T15:26:15.512-07:00WINTERTIME CLOVE IS FOR SALE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sire: Sheltrgpines Fanfare--Lamb fleece 20 AFD/3.9 SD/19 CV/98.9 CF/19.4 SF. Dam is Wintertime Maple Sugar. Fourth fleece was 24.5 AFD. <br />
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Perfect tail. Hocks do turn in but he has nice width behind.<br />
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Fleece is honey-colored with very silky, soft handle and nice length throughout. <br />
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Long-bodied and tall for a late March twin ram lamb. We just will not be using any horned rams this season, so he needs a new home. $250 delivered to Jefferson. Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-73545457840903671362013-07-24T06:40:00.004-07:002013-07-24T06:40:59.381-07:00COLD FRONT = HAPPY SHEEP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Florence(moorit smirslet daughter of Alanis X Boer Goat), Painted Lady(yearling spotted fawn katmoget), Kashmir(black)and her daughter Camisole, Danube(blue-grey katmoget)and Mandalay bringing up the rear.Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457472961650576563.post-63745043292459688932013-05-12T12:24:00.002-07:002013-06-20T07:36:16.385-07:00Mature Ewes For Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wintertime Angry Bird--Intermediate fleece black spotted solid yearling ewe. Lambed without problems with a lovely single spotted moorit ewe lamb. Longer fleece with bold crimp. Very spotted and squarely built. $200.<br />
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Wintertime Brown Sugar--Long, silky, crimpy fibered fawn katmoget ewe that had an extremely flashy spotted fawn katmoget ewe lamb without assistance. SOLD.<br />
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Wintertime Twix--Moorit gulmoget ewe lamb with slight krunet marking. One of the nicer fleeced gulmoget ewes in the country. Two years old. Twinned this year with two ewe lambs. $200.00 after lambs are weaned. SOLD.Karen Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142408466075404860noreply@blogger.com0