Under The Son Farm: For Sale Listings

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

For Sale Listings

Tori and I went through the flock making agonizing decisions about who to keep and who to sell. Here is the list. There are probably a few more adult ewes that should be added as well as a couple of ewe lambs for her flock.

Yearling Rams:

Gunpowder - white (Broderick/Anglaise), twin. Excellent structure, horns, and very typey. Crimpy fine fleece. Gunpowder passed his Ram Inspection with Kate Sharp at WSWF. He also took 4th place in his class. Wt is 108 lbs.

Ram lambs: Most of these ram lambs will be shipped soon, if there are no buyers.

Cendal - White – (Cleggan/Ellie). Very fine and very crimpy. Twin. Horns are round and wide, one tip is broken off.

Tarlatan – white (Cleggan/Morel), F2 Skeld/F2 Jings. Took 2^nd place at WSWF in the ram lamb class (out of 30), took first place in pair of ram lambs at WSWF with Cendal. Scurred. Crimpy, soft, very breed typey. Twin.

Percale - White - (WS “Black”/Paxina). Scurred, very fine and crimpy. Twin.

Moorit ram lamb – (McDreamie/Windy), very typey head, wide, round horns, soft fleece. Twin.

Dark brown lamb – (Torvus/Clarion), smaller, very fine and crimpy, big wide horns. Tiny tail. Twin, mother got mastitis early on so that is why he is small.

Ewe lambs:

Silk – black (Apache/Onyx), twin. Big, wavy fleece. I'm keeping this one's twin. Very black.

Tiffany – light moorit (Torvus/Anglaise). Twin. Big, wavy fleece. I will not be breeding Anglaise anymore. She has produced two Best Fleece on Hoof offspring as well as many outstanding progeny in her lifetime. This is the only daughter I've ever offered up. I'm keeping her twin.

Tricot – black, (Apache/Radisson). Big, wavy fleece. Very black.

Unnamed – white (Cleggan/SP Orchid). Big, wavy, fleece.

Note: By “big”, I mean a lot of fleece.

Ewes:

These ewes have been good production ewes for me and I have daughters by most. Priced according to UK genetics and/or color. Some of these ewes are destined for market, if not sold.

Here are most of the for sale adult ewes.

As you can see by the rears, these are excellent quality ewes with great conformations and tails.

Mullein (2004), gold mioget, Justalit’l Silas/Glenmore March Madness. Lovely color - I'm making myself a blanket for my bed out of her golden fleece.

Meadow (2004), musket, Underhill Grant/Thistle Keep Prairie Smoke.

Rahab (2005), grey kat, F1 Jericho/Carmel. Have two daughters by her.

Peaches (2005), fawn moget, Sabbath Farm Nureyev/Sabbath Farm Swan

Cookie (2005,) dark grey moget, Sabbath Farm Nureyev/Sabbath Farm Swan. Have a daughter out of her.

Anna (2005), moorit, Justalit’l Silas/TK Aquilegia

Kerry (2005), black iset, Grey Cloud/Anglaise. Excellent show quality breed type ewe. Her grandson, Dungaree, took 3rd place at WSWF.

Windy (2006), moorit, Brandon/TK Prairie.

Clavaria (2007), black gulmoget , SP Gullant/Clary. Big ewe.

Shoshone (2008), black iset, Chapparel Snowshoe Hare/Windy.

Crossbred Mule ewes (BFL x Shetland) - a variety of colors, white, black (English Blue pattern), modified black (EB), and grey (spotted). Below is a picture of most. Left ear tags are the ewes.

Tori also has a few ewes for sale. One of which is her S'More Waltz, whose fleece won Reserve Best in Show at WSWF last year as well as other awards two years running. Black iset. She has several daughters out of her.

5 comments:

AnonymousOct 5, 2011 03:46 PM
You're killin' me, Theresa. Those mules are beautiful!
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TheresaOct 6, 2011 02:51 AM
The fleeces are wonderful too . . .
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Garrett808Oct 6, 2011 07:00 AM
Theresa who was the white ram lamb with the nice wide horns at WSWF? Are you using him ? :D
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ChristineOct 6, 2011 07:46 AM
Gah! Please stop showing me that mule lamb that's in the front. I'm like an alcoholic walking into a bar...
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TheresaOct 6, 2011 04:30 PM
Garrett - The white ram lamb is Dungaree (B2/Dakota). His dance card is nearly full at 7, though it is no doubt going to change as we aren't done with the shuffle yet . . .

Christine - hmmm . . . you always have "room for one more", right? ;-)
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Welcome to Under The Son blog!

There are about 100 Shetland sheep on our farm during the winter months and over 200 with the lambs in the spring time. All colors along with katmoget and gulmoget as well as a few spotted sheep are here on the farm. I specialize in breeding classic fine fleeced Shetlands that are the hallmark of the Shetland wool industry and have been for hundreds of years.

Blogs posted will be relevant to our Shetland sheep farm goals such as working towards a classic type fleece - a fine to very fine, dense, silky, lustrous, 3-6" Shetland fleece, raising conformational correct pure Shetlands and growthy Shetland cross market lambs, as well as all manner of Shetland fleece production through to the finished products.

I am a spinner, weaver, knitter, felter, crocheter, dyer, soaper and have done all manner of other crafty things such as basketry, beaded jewelry, sewing, quilting, cross-stitch, etc.

Wool for sale includes raw fleece, washed fleece, rovings, spinning batts, quilt or comfortor batts, felt yardage, handspun yarns, millspun yarns, and finished knitted, woven, or felted goods such as fingerless gloves, purses, scarves, shawls, ponchos, ruanas, vests, jackets, and blankets.

Vist my Ravelry group for even more information. http://www.ravelry.com/groups/fine-shetland-wool

About Shetland Sheep

Shetland sheep are a heritage breed dating back a thousand years or more and are related to Soay sheep. They have primitive characteristics such as a naturally short fluke shaped tail, wool that 'roos' or sheds in the springtime, small size, and fine bone. They are famous first and foremost for their fine, soft, naturally colored wool that is very lightweight and warm. This wool was one of the two pillars of the Shetland Island economy for centuries.

Shetlands, the 'kindly' (soft) wooled native breed of sheep, were preserved because the Shetland wool industry was facing extinction with the the infiltration of coarse long wooled big sheep on the island. Steps were taken, such as the writing of the breed standard and paid ram incentives, to ensure the existence of this rare native breed and the continued existence of the woolen industry that employed so many of the women of Shetland.

Garments made from breed standard 'kindly' Shetland wool can be next-to-the-skin soft scarves to warm, soft outerwear sweaters. It is a fine wool with crimp (called 'wave' by the writers of the standard) and is normally used for knitted garments with good memory such as stockings/socks, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, shawls, under clothing, and the famous Shetland sweaters. It is a 'longish' wool, around 3-6", depending on crimp. It is sometimes good for felting and some fleeces are very silky. As it is a heritage breed, there is quite a bit of diverseness found within the breed, especially in the colors and patterns that run the gamut of browns, blacks, greys, and white as well as spots and patterns. All in all, it is one of the premier handspinning fleeces to be found.

From the Shetland Sheep Society

"Shetland sheep have for generations been noted for their very soft and well crimped fleece. The wool is the finest of all native breeds and shows an amazing variety of colours and patterns. There are 11 main whole colours and 30 recognised markings.

By selecting from coloured fleeces a range of naturally coloured yarn can be produced. This eliminates the need for dyeing and therefore retains the soft feel of the natural fibre and is favoured by those who prefer a totally natural approach.

Shetland wool fibres are of a simple construction witha central cortex covered by a thin scaly cuticle, and have an average diameter of about 23 microns. However there is a range from 10-20 microns for neck and shoulder wool to 25to 35 microns for britch wool. the average staple length is 3.5 inches. The amount of crimp varies, and is most important in providing the 'bounce' required for knitwear. There is a positive correlation between fineness and crimp, with wool of the finest quality being crimped at between 8 and 12 to the inch. Wool from shetland sheep is used to produce gossamer lace, the famous 'Fair Isle' knitwear, and fine tweeds. Pure bred Shetland sheep tend to shed their fleece in sprin. The growth of new fleece can cause a rise or weak point and where this is present the fleece can sometimes be plucked or 'rooed' by hand. The timing of this can be different in each sheep, however, it is worth taking the care to get it right as rooed fleece can be amongst the softest because the fibres have no harsh cut ends as occurs with a sheared fleece.

Shetland fleece can be handspun straight from the fleece or made into rolags and then woollen spun. It can also be sorsted spun by hand, used on a peg loom or handwoven. It also felts well using either dry or wet methods. When processed commercially the wool can be made into the finest lightweight worsted cloth or heavier weight, harder wearing fabrics and tweeds."

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