We choose only a few ewes to be bred for spring lambs in an effort to keep our numbers down. As a result, some excellent quality rams and ewes are marking time here, and need to be fulfilling their potential in other flocks. This post will list rams…ewes to follow soon.
First and foremost…the two yearling rams who are tentatively on our sales-list have grown up to be excellent examples of their breed. There are actually four yearllngs that we would have liked to keep as breeding rams, but we have too many to overwinter in our ram-flock, and are forced to these decisions.
Valiant
was linebred for fleece quality and is a son of Cairn Farm Nicolas out of a Centaurus daughter (Viola). He is a mild mannered ram who also has great conformation, good tail and wide-sweeping horns. He carries Dailley lines and some Flett genetics. His fleece is intermediate, soft and dense.
Nighthawk
is also by Nicolas and has excellent structure, slightly smaller stature (a definite plus), and classically shaped horns. He is a bit shy, but very calm and respectful. He has a uniform intermediate fleece with lots of lustre, was born a flecket and so carries spotting genetics.
Olav
is another one of the sheep-for-sale that I wouldn’t mind at all having to keep! This young lad is a grey sired by Sheltering Pines Constantine, and out of a ewe (Bess) who is from our foundation MRSF lines. His fleece is gorgeous and looks to be a dense single-coat.
Olav broke the horn shell from his right horn as a tiny lamb, but the horn growth and direction seem to have been unaffected, and it matches the newest growth on the left perfectly.
If we had fewer rams, Olav would stay here through next summer, but as it is, he will be sold with a horn guarantee. He is a Constantine son, and is very much like his father….great body (an especially strong rear end), a correct tail, and laid-back temperament.
Stay tuned…more for-sale sheep in following days (this promise forces me to make decisions I have been putting off!)
The fleece on your boys looks so soft I want to stick my whole face in there!
This is the first time that fall is not an exciting time of year for me. Instead of planning breeding groups, I’m actually being forced to consider sending animals to their deaths…
Nancy is right. That fleece is like…well, I don’t know what it’s like–it just looks so yummy and beautiful!
I have had a ball playing “Catch Up” with your posts, Lois! What a nice mob of lambs and young ones you have! You should be proud to have such a nice crop this year.
Lois I’m not sure how to email you so I’m leaving a message here. I’ll be gone till Monday the 13th so if you want some roving I will get back to you then. (A fiber cooling off period.)
For some reason I thought you would like Neil Young too.