Shetland Sheep are a primitive sheep, brought into the United
States from the Shetland Islands in 1986. They are very hardy and can adapt to a wide variety of forages. Mostly calm in nature,
they are quite friendly and easy to manage.
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The wool from these sheep is among some of the finest wool,
and comes in a wide variety of colors.
We breed our sheep in the late fall and our Ewes deliver their Kids in
early Spring. Twins are the most common to be born, however some Ewes give birth to three and sometimes even four Kids at
a time.
In some primitive sheep, like our Shetlands, there is a natural
break in the growth of the wool in the Spring. By late Spring, this causes the fleece to begin to peel away from their body.
This is when we get way excited, because we then go out and pluck the wool off the sheep by hand. This is called Rooing.
After
Rooing our sheep, we then sort, wash, and pick to break it apart. Wool is very dense and this is quite an undertaking. We
then card and spin to make our yarn. We do keep some full fleeces for sale, but most is made into our 100% natural wool and
wool blend products.
Sheep for Sale
We
are sold out until our 2010 lambing season.
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