Ewes enjoying the snow

[Bridgemoof]

I think ours were sheared in April last year. Your fleeces look a lot longer than mine! Paige, wow, she is a big old wool ball! I'm making some roving right now from my last year's batch of Cormo. So soft! Especially when you go from carding Jacob to carding Cormo, wow what a difference! I love them both, though

 

[Roving Jacobs]

I think ours were sheared in April last year. Your fleeces look a lot longer than mine! Paige, wow, she is a big old wool ball! I'm making some roving right now from my last year's batch of Cormo. So soft! Especially when you go from carding Jacob to carding Cormo, wow what a difference! I love them both, though

I can't wait to get my hands on it! I'm picking up a couple of Romeldale ewes this week who should have some amazing fleece too. They've been micron tested already and I'm hoping to do that with some more of my flock so I know exactly how soft they are and if I'm breeding them in the right direction.

Page is so short and stocky and has so much fleece she's like a cloud! I want to just cuddle her but she's pretty shy.

 

[Bridgemoof]

That's how my Cormo Po is. Shy, but I just want to cuddle her! Po has a covered face, too.

That's really interesting about your micron testing. That is totally cool. I have a flock of Finn sheep now, too, but haven't shorn them yet so don't know what it will be like. Should be interesting!

I like the direction you are going with your wool. Eventually I will get there.

 

[Southern by choice]

Love your sheep. DD and I check out your website often!

Have a question... having markings on the face and legs in symmetry..is this the desirable marking pattern or does it matter? I love when the face markings are in symmetry. Also don't all 4 feet have to have black on them?

Since I really know nothing I will tell you I like Jewel, Johnie, Thistle and Daisy. I love Jazz's symmetry, Juniper is just cute and dahlia looks so sweet...but no symmetry :/ . Yeah I have that whole symmetry weird thing!

So I guess.. I liked them all!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cormos are ! Are they sweet and hardy like the Jacobs?

 

[Royd Wood]

Oh I missed this thread yesterday! How sweet are they! They look like their fleeces are really long. When was the last time you sheared them? Just curious to compare with my Jacob's and Cormo's growth...nice!

Yep I missed this too - great pics and I like those blankets - homemade ????

 

[Roving Jacobs]

Love your sheep. DD and I check out your website often!

Have a question... having markings on the face and legs in symmetry..is this the desirable marking pattern or does it matter? I love when the face markings are in symmetry. Also don't all 4 feet have to have black on them?

Since I really know nothing I will tell you I like Jewel, Johnie, Thistle and Daisy. I love Jazz's symmetry, Juniper is just cute and dahlia looks so sweet...but no symmetry :/ . Yeah I have that whole symmetry weird thing!

So I guess.. I liked them all!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cormos are ! Are they sweet and hardy like the Jacobs?

I like the symmetrical ones but JSBA doesn't care. They are supposed to have black or striped hooves but not all black legs. Having white hooves doesn't disqualify them for registration, it's just not favorable.:

Jewel is my absolute favorite and I think she looks just perfect but I might be biased


I love how symmetrical her facial markings are with a nice solid nose patch, I like her "knee pads" but she doesn't have too much black on her legs, even her horns look like a little tiara. Plus she's sweet as pie and always comes up for her daily neck massage. The only thing I don't really like is how much she sunbleached this year. Oh well. I hope she has some lovely babies of her own this year.

The Cormos aren't quite as hardy as the Jacobs and their hooves seem to need work at least twice as often as my spotty beasts but they are so friendly and calm. They don't get into things like the Jacobs do either. They are content to graze and grow wool! My Cormo ram is just about the nicest sheep I've ever met. He wants nothing more than love and you couldn't make him butt you if you tried. The lady I got him from called him a "love puddle"

Royd the coats are from Rocky Sheep Company. The sheep came with them and we liked them so much we bought bigger sizes for when their fleece outgrew the ones they were in. They're made from a fabric that dries super fast so the wool won't mildew or mold underneath and it's slippery so you don't have to worry about felting or pilling. I keep saying I'll make some myself for this year's lambs but who has time for all that sewing when there's a farm to run?!

 

[Bridgemoof]

I just ordered sheep blankets from Premiere. They are a cotton poly blend. I hope they don't get moldy, pilly and all the other things you mentioned!

Jewel is certainly a princess!