Psalm23Farm: Angora Does

PS23 China is a black doe out of Coon Hollow Cole and Goat Hill Syrah. China has a nice locky fleece. She is CAGBA registered. Born in 2007

PS23 England is a black doe out of Goat Hill Caspian and Goat Hill Syrah. She has a lovely shiny silvery black fleece. She is CAGBA registered . Born in 2008

PS23 France is a white color carrier yearling doe out of Goat Hill Caspian and Belle. (Her face has been trimmed in this picture.) She is CAGBA registered. Born in 2009

Colorfield Farm Pearl is a taupe/faded red doe out of Coon Hollow Cole and Coon Hollow Andry. Pearl has a very nice fleece with good color. She is CAGBA registered. Born in 2007

PS23 Germany is "faded red" doe out of STAG Danburry (AAGBA buck) and Colorfield Pearl. She is very promising and is CAGBA registered.Born in 2010

PS23 Geneva is "faded red" doe out of STAG Danburry (AAGBA buck) and Colorfield Pearl. She is promising and is CAGBA registered. Born in 2010

PS23 Hailley is out of STAG Danburry (AAGBA buck) and PS23 China. Born in 2011, she has a very shiny fleece. Hailley is CAGBA registered.

PS23 Heath is out of Albee (AAGBA buck) and Colorfield Pearl. She has a super shiney, silky fleece and is CAGBA registered.

DFD Jade is an OR doe and she is AAGBA registered. Jade has a coarse, but very shiny fleece. (Shorn in Aug.) Born in 2008

STAG Eden is a TX doe and she is AAGBA registered. She has a very fine fleece with great shine as she is part South African. Born in 2008

Reference does:

Belle is a white color carrier (she has thrown silver/lt. grey) doe. Belle has a nice locky fleece with excellent shine. She is CAGBA registered. Born in 2006

Goat Hill Syrah-(Micheal X Grape) was a big black doe who had a set of quads and two sets of triplets in the 4 years that I owned her (the year after the quads she took the year off.) Syrah was a very good mother and getting between her and her babies was not a good idea. I did have to teach all of her kids to nurse as she had a saggy, stretched out udder. Syrah had a very soft fleece.

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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