A little Spring Frivolity - Jen

I am the local crazy sheep person, so everyone finds funny little sheep things and gives them to me. Katie (my sister) gave me this because I always tell her that I cream her in Canasta because I have Jesus.
This little ewe came with 5 seasonal outfits! And a fleece you can velcro on. She is sporting a polka dot bikini under the raincoat!

Just got this one as an Easter gift from a church lady. She's a little conformationally challenged, but I adore her!

This is my new thing. Just pick em! Bring em in! I always miss the tulips, but not this year!

One of these three are dinner, can you guess which?

Violet is staying - Rich

We re-evaluated our flock after shearing, and as always, there were a few surprises. Last year, we put Violet up for sale because we felt she was the next one in the queue according to our ranking system. It looks to me like someone almost had a real gem!

My stupidity was almost someone else’s gain! To make a long story short, she has gone from “for sale” to one of our top ewes! I’m just blown away by how good she looks as a two year old. It just goes to show you that it can take some time for a shetland to reveal its true potential. Wow! We were watching the barn cam the other night and I jokingly asked Jen who put the Suffolk lamb in there? She looks that good. Now I refer to her as our little Suffolk .

Of course, with every positive, comes a negative. She didn't lamb this year. That’s disappointing because she had such a nice ram lamb last year. Maybe she just caught late? I’ve been fooled by this before, but she looks open to me. What a nice looking ewe though! I’m looking forward to her micron results from this year's shearing.

Cour D'Nuit's Ram Lambs - Rich

Cours yuglet flecket ram looks like he'll be a half poll. I also like his fleece at this point. It looks single coated. His mother and father (Cihat) are two of the nicest shetlands we've ever seen. I'd like all of our sheep to have her fleece type.

Her black ram has an even nicer fleece. It already feels dense like his mother's. He also has a nice luster and tight crimp. He's definitely going to be single coated. I would also expect him to be a half poll.

Tiara's ewe - Rich

Tiara had what is probably our favorite ewe this spring. This is her mioget gulmoget out of Clover. She is very feminine and striking! Very very nice! So many nice lambs, wish we had more room...this is a common refrain from most shetland breeders.

Fawn is a great shetland color, but there is nothing like a honey golden mioget, is there?

Pyrennee's Rams - Rich

Pyrenees (Clover) rams are both excellent! She had a solid black and a black gulmoget.The black one is very silky with excellent luster! Both are very soft right now. I love their fleeces, but they are different than what we’ve had in the past. Both have dog hair right now, but I don’t expect that to stay. They just have a very nice handle! The black one is slightly smaller, but both look superb at this point! I think he’ll end up shaela, but it takes time for that to appear.
Her gulmoget ram has very striking markings in addition to the cool fleece! He’s probably our most striking ram this year! He’ll have a nice intermediate fleece in my opinion. It has nice density and luster! Clover is the sire, so both carry the modifier. In the past, both of these guys would be keepers, but this year we are offering them both for sale.

Kiraz's Ewe - Rich

Kiraz always has nice lambs for us, and this one is no exception! She has a soft even fleece and will be modified. My guess at this point is that she’ll be fawn, but mioget isn’t out of the question. She’s going to be one pretty ewe though. She carries her mother’s spots as well. She is for sale.

Queen Anne's Lace's Ram - Rich

This ram is a black gulmoget out of Leyland . He looks very nice at this point! He carries moorit from his mother and may carry spots from either of his parents. He is for sale. We’re keeping his father.