Psalm23Farm: 2010 Shetland lambs and some Angora kids

Monday, May 24, 2010

2010 Shetland lambs and some Angora kids

PS23 Emrald's grey gulmoget/katmoget ewe lamb out of SheltringPines Justinian (F1 Dillon). Very soft fleece. A keeper

Emrald's black gulmoget out of SheltringPines Justinian (F1 Dillon). Nice silky soft fleece. May be a keeper.

Sabbath Farm Swan x PS23 Fife (F1 Orion) musket ewe. A keeper! Very fine, crimpy and soft!

Swan's other lamb- a dark musket ewe. May be for sale. Long silky fleece.

PS23 Daysong and PS23 Fairlight (F1 Jings) ewe lamb-a keeper. Nice fleece. Love her build. (No she doesn't hock in-just standing weird.)

Daysong's other ewe also a keeper!

Longshadow Amber's lambs out of PS23 Fandango (F2 Greyling). Musket is a keeper and has a long silky soft fleece. (Black may go to market as her fleece is harsh right now.)

Sheepy Hollow Sienna's musket ewe lambs out of PS23 Drummond (F1 Brent) one is a keeper and one for sale. Both have long silky and soft fleeces.

PS23 Easterlilly's grey gulmoget out of ShetlringPines Justinian(F1 Dillon). Longer silky fleece. A keeper.

Easterlilly's ram. (AG) grey (carries solid) May be polled. Fleece is softer and finer than his twins. May be for sale.

Fonteyn's ram musket katmoget ram lamb . For sale

Fonteyn's second musket Katmoget ram lamb. May be for sale.

Musket (carries solid moorit) ram out of Sabbath Farm Fonteyn and PS23 Drummond (F1 Brent). For sale.

Fleece shot of one of the triplets-their fleeces are very similar. All three have long silky fine fleeces. The musket is a bit denser than the other two.

Grey gulmoget/katmget (also carries brown) ram out of PS23 Edelweiss and SheltringPines Justinian(F1 Dillon). Long silky, fine fleece. For sale.

Both are Windswept Lime's ewes out of PS23 Fandango (F2 Greyling). Both have very soft crimpy, fleeces. One is a defiantly a keeper and I may sell one.

Sabbath Farm Silvia's twins out of PS23 Fairlight (F1 Jings) Ewe- a keeper and left and ram to the right-for sale. Very fine crimpy fleeces on both.

Nice hindies on these two. (Above lambs)

AAGBA pure white doe kid out of Eden my TX doe and the TX buck. Very, very nice! A keeper of course.

CAGBA faded red doe kids out of Pearl a faded red doe and the TX buck. Nice. Both keepers.

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JuliannMay 26, 2010 at 8:51 AM
Nice lamb crop, Laura. I expecially like your F1 Orion and the Shelteringpines Justinian daughter.
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LauraJune 9, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Thanks!
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Welcome to Psalm 23 Farm

I'm breeding my NASSA registered Shetland sheep for fine and med. fine lustrous single coated fleeces in both the crimpy and the locky, wavy fleece styles. I have a wide range of colors and makings as well as the bright pure whites. I'm emphasizing on production, mothering ability and sound conformation. I have both horned and naturally polled Shetland rams and a few horned Shetland ewes.

I also produce fast growing grass-fed market lambs and commercial ewes with excellent fleece. (Shetland x Coopworth and Shetland x Australian Corriedale.) These F1 (first generation cross) ewes are great maternal ewes to put under a terminal sire for the ultimate grass fed market lamb.

Angora goats are my other love. I'm selecting for fine yearling grade mohair in adult animals. All of my goats are CAGBA (colored) or AAGBA (white) registered. I'm also selecting for sound healthy goats.

Posts will be about the Shetlands and Angoras with an occasional post about the other animals on the farm. Posts will also be about wool, spinning and a variety of other topics.

Psalm 23 Farm sells raw "jacketed" wool and mohair fleeces, mohair locks, dyed and natural Shetland and Shetland/mohair roving. Also sheepskins, quilt batts, handspun yarn, mohair lock yarn, and mill spun yarn.

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 recognized 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 25 to 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 spring. 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 fibers 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 worsted 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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2010 Shetland lambs and some Angora kids

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