We were city mice and bought horses and decided that it was time to move to the country. We raised Arabian horse and showed them at local shows. Then our two boys started in 4-H so we switched to Quarter & Paint Horses and raised them also. While in 4-H our local county started a new bottle lamb class, and that was when we took off and running with sheep. The first lamb we bought was at a auction, she is a Suffolk, her name was Precious. We enjoyed the sheep so much we decided to invest in more. We live in the southeast corner of Iowa. And at our county fair the only type of sheep the judge looks at are Suffolk, but I wanted woollies. |
SHEEP |
All the sheep have their own personality and demeanour. They all have a different look and I can tell you, who each one is. Thats what I like, I'm not very big. Thats the way I like it, they get the very best of care, food, meds, herbs, salt, water and treats. They all have a coat to wear to keep their wool clean and free of chaff. My girls all lamb in late winter. The babies seem to be healthier & more vigorous if born in the winter. |
Abbreviation: BFL=Blue Faced Leicester BL=Border Leicester Chorri=Corriedale Wensly=Wensleydale We like to cross breeds, I'm trying to bring out the best qualities for the fiber artists. The Sheep Flock Name Color Breed Tootie White BFL Cross 2014 Sheep sheep out of Alejandro Francy Adele's daughter White BFL Scarlet Dutchess's daughter White BFL Cottontail Sis's daughter White BFL X BL_Wensly 2015 Sheep Sheep out of Raven Khaleesi Deeva's daughter White Blue Faced Leicester Rumor Deeva's daughter White Blue Faced Leicester Jelly Bean Dutchess's daughter White Blue Faced Leicester Pepper Annietutu's daughter Dark Brown Coopworth x BFL 2016 Sheep Sheep out of Sterling Levion Francy's daughter Dark Brown Blue Faced Leicester Black Ruby Adele's daughter Dark Brown Blue Faced Leicester Wally Annietutu's son White BFL Cross Sheep out of Mitt Violet Tigger's daughter White BFL Cross Pearl Mercy's daughter White BFL Cross 2017 Sheep Sheep out of Sterling Claire Scarlet's daughter White BFL Jamie Adele's son White BFL |
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