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Hello! I love knitting, felting, and dyeing, but I need lessons in spinning before I can make yarn that satisfies myself. Spring/shearing season is right around the corner, and I would like to get this fiber processed before I get any more wool in! I would like to take lessons in spinning, hire...

Maybe I will try that next time!

I'd like to add some good horn genetics to my flock at some point. Polled sheep are popular, but GCN horned rams are just beautiful.

Thank you! Gulf Coast Native Sheep are a heritage breed derived from Spanish lineage and adapted for our climate here in the Southeastern United States. They are valued for hoof-rot and parasite resistance and are known for being low-input, easy lambers...

The larger sheep right beside the ram is his sire.

TX, near Houston. GCN intact ram born 1/31/2019 available for sale. Twin, polled, sired by a registered ram, pictured beside him below. This sweetheart (we call him Chesterton) loves chin-scratchings. His father is a good-tempered registered GCN who peaceably stays with the ewes year-round...

"Parasite Resistance Studies at the University of Florida and Louisiana State University found the presence of factors in Gulf Coast sheep that prevent infestation of some gut parasites, in particular Haemonchus contortus. Trials conducted at Alabama A&M University in 1997 came to similar...

Just to update briefly, the lamb in question is totally fine; his tail simply looks like it had been modestly docked and I can more easily tell him apart from his brothers for it. No treatment beyond the Wound Kote and a bit of cleaning was necessary.

Thank you! That's what I hoped, it's good to have the reassurance. It should still be a healthy length, too. You can't see it from the photo but it's well within the prudent docking range, thank the Lord.

Update: Today it's cleaner, more red and less black. I covered it in Wound Kote and will keep monitoring him.

(Yes, all rams are male. Typo in the title.)

TL;DR: is it dangerous to return full bloodflow to a swollen tail-tip that is constricted by mud? One of our ram lambs, born 1/31/2019, has a swollen tail tip with crusted mud, some blood, and clear oozing. I thought it was just mud/dung stuck to his tail, but I found that a tight ring of mud...

Remember my runty ram that I wasn't sure would mature well? He has proved himself after all. His offspring by my prized ewe, Cherry, are doing well. The good mama needed no help at all except cleaning some lumpy poo off one of the twin boys.

Good idea on the rasping. It will also give me an opportunity to examine him up close and carefully if we can manage it.

So, a fun update since the thread is still alive. Much as I liked the farrier at first, my donkey was so wild-eyed set against him the man refused to try again without a sedative, and now he won't return my calls. :confused: The good news is that walking on the hardened paths and gravel areas...

I do think it would be good for felting; I'm a needle-felter and the texture seems right. Rain-shedding would be a boon! It's currently pouring a lake and a half. I'm not really looking forward to seeing the condition of the pasture in the morning!

Here's a close-up photo of most of the yarn I've made:

Happy New Year! I had three Gulf Coast Native Sheep sheared last year, and am still processing the wool. :oops: I am using Kookaburra Woolscour, Valkyrie brand Extra Fine combs, Ashford hand cards, and a drop spindle. It works, but I don't know enough about wool to sort the parts of the fleece...