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Four Winds Ranch

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I think it sounds like Tunis is what you would like!
Their fleece is much sought after by hand spinners! They are medium sized, and very calm, friendly and easy to get along with!
Hot or cold weather doesn't seem to phase them! They can breed all year around, and mine live in a pasture of brush, so are hardy too!
Only thing is they aren't all that colourful! White with cinnimon head and legs!
Good luck! I hope you find the sheep of your dreams!!!!! :)
 

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Four Winds Ranch said:
I think it sounds like Tunis is what you would like!
Their fleece is much sought after by hand spinners! They are medium sized, and very calm, friendly and easy to get along with!
Hot or cold weather doesn't seem to phase them! They can breed all year around, and mine live in a pasture of brush, so are hardy too!
Only thing is they aren't all that colourful! White with cinnimon head and legs!
Good luck! I hope you find the sheep of your dreams!!!!! :)
haha i like the browns and reds and natural colors :p as long as i get more then just white sheep its colorful lol
 

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I just have to chime in here about Tunis. I have 2 ewes. They are supposed to be pretty good meat sheep. Their wool is average medium to coarse. Although they look reddish, their wool is white when washed. It's high in lanolin. I've spun it and it's nice and springy, but not that soft.

The biggest problem I have with them is their feet. They are constantly having hoof problems. They limp all the time. They are my least favorite sheep.

My first Tunis had twins, one was dead. My second Tunis had a difficult birth of a really big single. We had to pull it for her. They are both fine.

I'm not a big advocate of the breed, as you can see, lol. :D

My favorite sheep I have are the Cormos. They are the BEST! I also have some of the the breeds on your wish list....Shetland and Jacobs, and I just got a Finn. But Cormo are by far my favorites. After that Jacobs.
 

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Shetlands are a dime a dozen. So are Icelandics. They both have duo coats, with the shetland being the softer. They are distantly related and both come in multitude of colors. If you cross with either with a single coated sheep you chance getting the double coat which may or may not be something you want. There is not much meat on a small sheep.

Finns are docile sheep with really nice fleeces in the 30-60 micron range. They have great personalities, do not challenge fences and easily managed. They are a little larger than Shetlands.

Cormo is a wonder fleece but like Merino, not every processor can process it properly.

At present, I have Finnsheep and CVM's. CVM's are Romeldales with colosr. Romeldales are either white or dark as the Finns. There is more fleece on a CVM/Romeldale than a Finn and it is softer.

For your situation, I would recommend the Jacob and possibly a Finn.

I know nothing of the Tunis.

Bunny
 

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I enjoy the post---go figure I found another breed I like. lol as my family would say--sounds familiar. ;)
 
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