Micron test samples

I sent in samples from the four ram lambs that I kept last year:

PS23 Fife (moorit)an F1 Orion is 23.7 Ave, 5.4 SD, 22.6 CV, 9.5 CEM, SF23.4 and CF 88.7 (Note: very soft, but a bit cottony, very crimpy, tight crimp.)

PS23 Fairlight(white) an F1 Jings is 26.6 Ave, 6.3 SD, 23.8 CV, 10.6 CEM, 26.6 SF and 72.1 CF (note: soft, silky hand and a meduim crimp)

PS23 Fandango (grey katmoget) an F2 Greyling/F3 Orion is 25.8 Ave, 5.8 SD, 22.5 CV, 9.9 CEM, 23.4 SF and 89.4 CF (note: silky hand and meduim crimp)

PS23 Fetlar (fawn/mioget) an F1 Orion is 28.0 Ave, 7.1 SD,25.3 CV, 14.1 CEM, 28.4 SF, 67.9 CF

Fetlar's crimp changed just past mid-side and this is the count from between midside and rump 31.4 Ave, 10.0 SD, 31.8 CV, 20.2 CEM, 34.0 SF, 48.7 CF (single coated changing to more double coated-second test has a double peak and first does not.)

Thoughts on Fetlar? (His adult fleece still changes, but is not as noticeable.)

I also send in samples from my two crossing sires:

Cooper the Coopworth is 42.1 Ave, 6.0 SD, 14.2 CV, 9.6 CEM, 39.0 SF, 3.o CF (note: Coopworth is a longwool and has a smoother scales, more like mohair, so does not feel as coarse as it is. Also Coopworth rams are quite a bit coarser than the ewes.)

Windham the Corriedale (lamb sample and looser crimp than normal for Corriedale) is 21.5 Ave, 5.1 SD, 23.8 CV, 9.1 CEM,21.5 SF 95.9 CF

I also sent in some samples from some Shetland fleeces that I had bought in Scotland from Rena Douglas's flock.

Moorit ewe 26.2 Ave, 6.3 SD, 24.1 CV, 11.8 CEM, 26.2 SF, 76.8 CF (note: this fleece was down like and did not have the best hand.)

Grey katmoget (darker them most of our kats looked a lot like Theresa's Dreamie) ram 27.2 Ave, 4.9 SD, 18.0 CV, 8.7 CEM 25.9 SF, 75.6 CF
(note: this fleece had an excellent hand and a tight crimp.)

Britch from grey katmoget ram 31.5 Ave, 8.6 SD, 27.4 CV 11.8 CEM, 32.5 SF, 51.0 CF

Black ewe 23.5 Ave, 5.0 SD, 21.2 CV, 8.9 CEM, 22.9 SF, 90.3 CF (note: this fleece also had an excellent hand and had a loose crimp.)

And now two Soay (Shetland sheep's cousins)samples from the Cotswold Farm Park in England.

Dark brown Soay 20.6 Ave, 4.0 SD, 19.3 CV, 8.3 CEM, 19.8 SF, 98.0 CF

Fawn Soay 24.0 Ave, 5.1 SD, 21.5 CV, 9.6 CEM, 23.4 SF, 89.4 CF

Wow! The Soay is FINE! It is very soft, has a very short staple of about 1 1/2- 2 in. and has a loose crimp.

For info on understanding micron counts Garret Ramsey has a great explanation on his website.

Micron Counts

I just got my micron counts back from Texas A&M.

PS23 Easterlilly 21.5 SD5.7 CV26.4

PS23 Edelweiss 25.3 SD6.7 CV26.4

PS23 Elsie 22.8 SD 6.5 CV28.6

PS23 Ely Cathedral 29.4 S 7.4 CV25.2

PS23 Emrald 26.3 SD7.3 CV27.8

PS23 Essex 26.3 SD7.4 CV28.3

The above are all lambs.


PS23 Dancer 23.8 SD5.8 CV24.3 last year she was 23 SD5.1 CV22

PS23 Daysong 30.0 SD7.2 CV24.1 last year she was 28.4 SD7.1 CV25

PS23 Dove 28.4 SD8.0 CV28.2 last year she was 26.9 SD7.8 CV28.9

PS23 Drummond 29.3 SD6.6 CV22.5 last year he was 26.5 SD6.9 CV26

These ones are all 2 years old. Last year's samples were lambs.


Eve (white Shetland mule out of PS23 Carmichael an F1 Jericho) 25.2 SD6.3 CV25.1

Eco (gray katmoget mule out of an unreg. Shetland) 28.9 SD5.9 CV29.4

The sire on both of these is Richert 79 Potter 24.6 SD5.2 CV21 at 2 years.


Now more Shetlands

Sabbath Farm Fonteyn 31.9 SD6.0 CV18.9 7 years

SheepyHollow Sienna 25.2 SD6.4 CV25.5 3 years

SheltrgPines Justinian 32.5 SD 7.2 CV22.1 4 years

UnderTheSon Brulee 29.1 SD7.4 CV25.4 6 years

UnderTheSon Claremori 30.8 SD8.4 CV27.3 4 years

UnderTheSon Sorelle 28.9 SD7.8 CV27.1 5 years

UnderTheSon Stella 30.6 SD8.0 CV26.1 5 years

Windswept Lime 33.1 SD8.7 CV26.3 2 years

I was surprized by PS23 Dancer as she did not change much and neither parent is as fine as she is. I was also surprized by Sabbath Farm Fonteyn as her micron was higher than I thought it was.