MORE LAMBS

A polled single katmoget ram lamb out of River Oaks Simone(moorit)and sired by Wintertime Grasshopper(polled spotted fawn katmoget). He has a smudge of white over his brows and is built like a little tank. Fleece is very nice. Simone had a yearling micron test of 22 AFD/4.4 SD/19.8 CV with a CEM of 7.9 and a comfort factor of 96.5. Grasshopper's yearling test is 21.4/4.1/19.2/CEM of 7.1 with a CF of 98.4. This little ram is for sale. $250 Winter Sky Marrakech X Winter Sky Khan black ewe lamb. Elegance with the finest fleece we've ever felt on a Shetland lamb. Her sire had a yearling test of 21.4 AFD/3.9 SD/18.4 CV with a CEM of 6.8 and a CF of 99.1. Dam's two year old test is 23.3/4.0/17.1/7.0 CEM with a CF of 96.6. She is being retained. (Photo at six hours old) Wintertime Black Forrest X V Creek Princess Buttercup twin katmoget lambs. Fawn katmoget ewe lamb and grey katmoget ram lamb with horns. Ram lamb is available. Ewe lamb is being retained.

GO!

Wintertime Grasshopper X Wintertime Chiffon--single smirsklet sokket fawn katmoget ewe lamb. Will be staying. Name pending. Born last night at 5 p.m.

The Sommarang Hansel X Wintertime Maple Sugar twin ewe lambs born a few days ago. Modified emsket? and mioget? with slight white markings on their heads.

This is Meghan's favorite "Snapple" who loves to come running to be scratched under her chin. She will be retained.

And this is "Tang"...so called because at birth she had fine hairs sticking up on her poll and when snuggled in a towel she resembled a baby Orangutan(sp?). She may be for sale. Clean polled lines on both sides of her pedigree.

Last but not least and born at 12:30 p.m. to a yearling River Oaks Simone...sired by Grasshopper...we have a clean polled fawn katmoget ram lamb who will be for sale. Beautiful fleece with a few white splashes on his face. Photo doesn't do this lamb justice.

READY, SET...

This is what accumulates in a sheep barn in one month's time. Which is why we attempt to clean the barn down to the ground at least every six weeks throughout the winter and spring. We are now clean and ready to start building up a good layer for the first lambs of the season. Lambing jugs will be cleaned out as needed throughout the three weeks we expect lambs. So the barn is READY...
The Shetland ewe flock has had fleece samples taken...eyelids have been checked for any signs of anemia...udders are coming in and coats are snug...Hooves are trimmed....So our ewes are SET....

From left to right:Ruby, Kir, Princess Buttercup Marrakech, Lizzie, Kismet, Maple Sugar, Ebony, with Angel and Alanis in the foreground.

Stay tuned for GO.....

SOMETHING'S COMING?!?

Did you hear that? Sounds like babies to me. Must be Gryffindor's.(From left to right: Grasshopper, Barqs & Waterbug) Our lambs aren't due until the end of this month.(Khan and Gryffindor in background)

TEST RESULTS FOR RAMS ARE IN

WINTERTIME BARQS(WINTERTIME BLACK FORREST X WINTERTIME RUBY)2010 twin moorit gulmoget polled--21.8/4.4/20.2 CEM 8.1, CF 96.5 SF 21.1.

WINTERTIME GRASSHOPPER(SHELTRGPINES BUG X V CREEK PRINCESS BUTTERCUP)2010 twin spotted polled fawn katmoget--21.4/4.1/19.2 CEM 7.1 CF 98.4 SF 20.6

WINTER SKY KHAN(WINTERTIME BLACK FORREST X WINTER SKY KHAYA)2010 single polled moorit krunet--21.4/3.9/18.4 CEM 6.8 CF 99.1 SF 20.4

WINTERTIME WATERBUG(SHELTRGPINES BUG X OWL HILL LADY GREY)2010 single abberant horned grey--20.6/4.4/21.5 CEM 7.6 CF 98.5 SF 20.1

NOT TO BE OUTDONE--EWE SAMPLES 2011

Meghan's fleece pick for this show season(if it shears off well)...Wintertime Alanis(Wintertime Fudge X Winter Sky Alafair). She has a moorit brother who is pretty awesome as well. The moorit ewes--from left to right--Wintertime Lizzie(2), Wintertime Ruby(5),Winter Sky Vogue(1) and Wintertime Maple Sugar(2).
The black ewes--clockwise from the top--Winter Sky Kismet(11),Wintertime Ladybug(1), Wintertime Alanis(1), River Oaks Ebony(1) and Fairview Farm Sweet Tart(2).
The lighter ewes--from left to right--V Creek Princess Buttercup(7), Winter Sky Marrakech(2),
Winter Sky Kir(4), V Creek Angel(8), and Sheltrgpines Mademoiselle(1).

See you all at the fiber shows....Karen & Meghan.

WHAT SHETLAND FLEECE CAN BE

As anyone can see the above mid-side samples of two Shetland ram lambs aren't Merino in type. Nor are they BFL or Cheviot in type. The left sample is Wintertime Grasshopper(polled spotted fawn katmoget twin sired by Sheltrgpines Bug and out of V Creek Princess Buttercup). The right sample is Wintertime Waterbug(grey scurred single sired by Sheltrgpines Bug and out of Owl Hill Lady Grey). Micron testing is being down down at Texas A & M.

On the righthand side is Winter Sky Khan(Wintertime Black Forrest X Winter Sky Khaya)...polled moorit krunet single. On the left is Wintertime Barqs who is a moorit gulmoget polled ram sired by Wintertime Black Forrest and out of Wintertime Ruby. The tips of his fleece actually felted under his coat due to a LOT of roughhousing with the other polled boys in his pen, so they were removed.

The bottom line is there is absolutely nothing in the world (including Cormo)that is as exciting to us as truly fine-wooled Shetland fiber. It is a joy to produce and work with.