Genoa is another example of a fantastic Shetland with a great
handling higher microning fleece. Both she and her son Stonehenge have
wonderful fleeces that I would love to have more of. They beg you to sink your
hands in them. Genoa is also four years old. She is also an interesting story.
She is out of an F1 Heights Orion daughter who was white. We bred that ewe to Pompey
to get Genoa. I knew we had something special immediately. Her color and
markings were unique. Katmogets come in many styles and she was one that I had
not seen before. He son Stonehenge was the same way, as was his daughter,
Rossanna. It’s a look I am trying to reproduce as much as possible. When all is
said and done, I think Genoa will have the greatest impact on our flock of any
Shetland we have owned except maybe Pearl. So, when you look at Mr. Darcy, you
see the possibilities created by combining those genetics like we did. Her
fleece stats are almost meaningless, but here they are: 27.5/4.2/15.2/6.5/25.6.
If you scan these pages, you will notice her average is the
highest in our flock. But the SF is still excellent for a four year old
Shetland. We have had average microns like this in the past on sheep that we just didn't care for at all. That's why the low SD and SF are of such importance.
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