Wednesday, March 31, 2010

LAMBING UPDATE--PHOTOS SOON

Breathe X Buster II--Dark moorit smirslet/sokket ram lamb(appears polled)"Bust A Move",
moorit smirslet ewe lamb"Breakaway".

Princess Buttercup X Sheltrgpines Bug(NASSA registerable lambs)--Fawn yuglet/sokket katmoget ram(polled)"Grasshopper", Flecket fawn kat ram(mostly white with probable scurs).

Kir X Buster II--Moorit gulmoget ewe lamb "Cinnamon", moorit gulmoget ram lamb(polled)"Rabbit".

Geneva X Buster II--Black ram lamb "Meatball".

Staccato X Buster II--Musket ram lamb "Meatloaf".

V Creek Sarah X Wintertime Fudge(NASSA registerable lamb)--Black ewe lamb

Wintertime Ruby X Wintertime Black Forrest(NASSA registerable lambs)--Moorit gulmoget ram lamb(polled), Moorit ewe lamb.

Foxtrot X Tennyson--Moorit ewe lamb "Vogue".

Alafair X Wintertime Fudge(NASSA registerable lambs)--Two black ewe lambs, moorit ram lamb.

Sheltrgpines Isidora X Wintertime Black Forrest--Black(Ag) gulmoget ram lamb,musket gulmoget ewe lamb.

Bramble Poppy X Wintertime Black Forrest--Twin black ram lambs.

Winter Sky Secondhand Rose X Wintertime Black Forrest--Black gulmoget ram with krunet.

We will have some very nice, select polled or half-poll ram lambs for sale from fine fleece lines. Also some mature stock and a few ewe lambs.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

CORMO X SHEEP FOR SALE

To in sure we have enough room in the barns for next winter the following Cormo X sheep are for sale. For more information please go to www.cormocrossing.blogspot.com.

Ganache--Two year old dark brown ewe with a 20.6 midside micron fleece and a very mellow disposition.

Quibble--Black wethered lamb with a very downy soft fleece and sweet temperament. On the smaller side.

Marly--Black/dark brown twin ewe lamb with a shorter, denser, crimpy, lustrous fleece. Leggy, tall, long-bodied ewe lamb who has been handled daily.

Alistair--White twin ram to the above ewe lamb. Brown ear tips and extremely sound conformation. Exciting lustrous white fleece and good disposition.

All of the above have had coats since birth and would make lovely additions to mixed fiber flocks.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

FIBER TEST RESULTS FOR FLOCK

Ganache(Two year old brown Cormo X ewe)--20.6 AFD, 4.2 SD, 20.2 CV, 98.0 CF. Glenmore Staccato(Musket eight year old Shetland ewe)--27.3 AFD, 6.7 SD, 24.4 CV, 69.9 CF.
Gryffindor(Yearling dark rose grey Cormo X ram)--18.4 AFD, 3.3 SD, 18.1 CV, 99.7 CF.

Wintertime Lizzie(Fawn/musket(?)yearling NASSA Shetland ewe)--20.7 AFD, 4.8 SD, 23.3 CV, 97.1 CF.
Wintertime Maple Sugar(Moorit yearling NASSA Shetland ewe)--20.9 AFD, 4.5 SD, 21.7 CV, 98.1 CF. Wintertime Ruby(Four year old NASSA Shetland ewe)--23.7 AFD, 5.0 SD, 20.9 CV, 90.4 CF.
Winter Sky Marakesh(Grey katmoget(?)Shetland yearling)--19.0 AFD, 3.7 SD, 19.5 CV, 99.8 CF.
Winter Sky Kir Royale(Three year old fawn gul/kat Shetland ewe)--26.8 AFD, 6.1 SD, 22.8 CV, 76.8 CF.
Winter Sky Foxtrot(Musket two year old Shetland ewe)--27.8 AFD, 5.1 SD, 18.2 CV, 71.9 CF.
China(white yearling ACSA Cormo)--19.5 AFD, 3.3 SD, 16.8 CV, 99.2 CF. Wintertime Chiffon(NASSA two year old moorit Shetland ewe)--22.1 AFD, 4.6 SD, 20.9 CV, 94.5 CF.
Owl Hill Lady Grey, aka California Girl(Light Grey Shetland yearling)--23.2 AFD, 5.0 SD, 21.4 CV, 91.9 CF.
Winter Sky Breathe(Four year old light moorit HST Shetland ewe)--27.8 AFD, 5.4 SD, 19.3 CV, 70.4 CF.
Wintertime Bailleys(Moorit NASSA yearling polled ram)--22.4 AFD, 4.5 SD, 19.9 CV, 95.8 CF.
Also tested but no fiber photos yet:
Aly(Four year old grey/brown Cormo X ewe)--21.9 AFD, 4.1 SD, 18.9 CV, 97.3 CF.
Sheltrgpines Bug(Moorit spotted scurred NASSA Shetland yearling ram)--18.9 AFD, 3.4 SD, 17.8 CV, 99.9 CF.
Winter Sky Geneva(Black two year old Shetland ewe)--24.6 AFD, 6.1 SD, 24.9 CV, 82.7 CF.
Winter Sky Kismet(Black ten year old Shetland ewe)--27.0 AFD, 7.3 SD, 27.2 CV, 72.7 CF.
V Creek Princess Buttercup(Six year old NASSA fawn katmoget ewe)--28.4 AFD, 4.4 SD, 15.6 CV, 69.2 CF.
Raggedy Ann(Two year old taupe Cormo X )--19.6 AFD, 3.1 SD, 15.8 CV, 99.7 CF.
V Creek Sarah(Grey five year old katmoget NASSA Shetland ewe)--23.7 AFD, 5.3 SD, 22.5 CV, 88.8 CF.













Monday, February 1, 2010

DUE DATES FOR NCWGA SHETLANDS

Winter Sky Buster II(Moorit HST polled Tennyson grandson) bred the following ewes:

Winter Sky Foxtrot(F2 Orion musket)--Due 3/29/10

Winter Sky Kir Royale(Forrest fawn kat/gulmoget)--Due 3/30/10

Glenmore Staccato(Musket F2 Greyling)--Due 3/31/10

Winter Sky Tennyson hopefully bred the following two ewes prior to his death:

Winter Sky Breathe(Moorit HST Sandstone daughter)--Due 3/16/10

Winter Sky Geneva(Black Forrest daughter)--Due ?

Sheltrgpines Bug bred Winter Sky Kismet(Jamie F1 who will be ten this spring)and she is due 3/23/10.

Wintertime Black Forrest bred Winter Sky Ani and Winter Sky Khaya(both lovely moorits).

DUE DATES FOR NASSA REGISTERED SHETLANDS

Sheltrngpines Bug bred the following ewes this past fall:

V Creek Princess Buttercup(Fawn katmoget)--Due 3/29/10

Sheltrgpines Mustang Sally(Dark emsket katmoget)--Due 4/19/10

Owl Hill Lady Grey(Ag katmoget(?))--Due 4/15/10


Wintertime Black Forrest spent his breeding season in with the following ewes this past October-late November:

Winter Sky Secondhand Rose(Moorit carrying spots)

Bramble Poppy(F1 Lightning black/grey)

Whistlestop 0427(Black Drum Ram F1)--Dam to Jazz, Blues and Ruby

Sheltrgpines Isidora(Musket Northwind Holiday daughter)


Wintertime Fudge was bred to the following ewes through November 10:

V Creek Sarah(Grey katmoget)

Winter Sky Alafair(F2 Jamie/Holly black)

Wintertime Ruby(Sandstone daughter)

Friday, January 29, 2010

INTERSPECIES KISS

Billy Bob Thornton cat--our 12 pound rescue from the local shelter--meets Quibble--our little black Cormo X ram lamb for the first time. Quibble liked the kitty, but shortly after this shot Billy decided lamb breath isn't for him. Quibble is for sale for $150 OBO as a fiber wether. He is going to have a very soft, longer staple black fleece and will be kept coated as he develops. We also have a white unregistered Cormo X ram lamb with good size, bone and overall structure and a lovely, consistent, lustrous crimpy fleece for sale for $200 for crossbreeding.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

SHETLAND EWES

Winter Sky Breathe is hopefully bred to Winter Sky Tennyson for his final lambs. A larger ewe with a perfect tail who always produces lovely lambs--all rams so far. This cross should produced polled and spots. Wintertime Ruby bred back to Wintertime Black Forrest in the hopes of a ewe lamb that is as exceptional as Red Velvet or Fudge. Ruby has produced polled rams and spots. She is a Winter Sky Sandstone daughter. Winter Sky Kir Royale is my "champagne" gulmoget/katmoget ewe sired by Wintertime Black Forrest and out of Winter Sky Kristol. She is bred to Winter Sky Buster II. A larger bodied ewe with a lovely crimpy, consistent fleece and that Shetland heartiness we love.