This is another really nice ewe out of Bond and Constantinople . Great conformation on this ewe, to go
with a super fine, consistent fleece.
She’s finer than her mother was at this age,
but only time will tell whether her fleece holds its fineness over time. As I've
said before, most of them don’t. When we are able to find spotted sheep like
this one, we generally hold onto them because they are so rare. This one has
luster to go with the other properties that we like. And when I say "like", I
mean this is what I like to see in a Shetland. You don't want a flock of
coarse, straight fleeces. Those are not Shetland
traits. We don’t have many spotted sheep, but we like this one. Rose also has a fantastic bloodline to go with her outward
appearance.
Irish Rose is also a good example of the type of Shetland that Constantinople throws. Her lambs always exhibit fantastic conformations with fleeces that have nice length and fineness. This one also happens to be very silky.
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