A ram year for the Shetlands, too, but not as "lopsided" as with my Icelandics. But WOW - the variation of these fleeces is amazing! All are spotted, but varying from almost solid to all types of "flashy" coats. Sometimes I think my favorites are the HST (I have both black and moorit this year!), but then there's my amazing katmoget. And the fleckets. And the ones that are solid except for amazing facial markings. I'm also very pleased with the fleeces this year. I'm partial to the ones that are somewhere between the "kindly" and the "primitive" as they are more versatile. At least that's my opinion.
SO...HERE THEY ARE. You can find more details and pictures on my website: www.trinityfarm.net
ENJOY!
Bellwether Lewis
A black sponget ram twin, brother of Harris (below). A striking little guy with wide horns,
and a masked “Zorro” face. Fleece
will mature to a steel gray, long and primitive with a slight crimp. Born 4/16/12. Sire is Twin Springs Forvik (emsket); dam is Twin Springs
Bernera.
Bellwether Harris
A moorit sponget ram twin. Brother of Lewis, and with an
equally amazing face.. His fleece is very interesting – underneath the moorit
tips, it is dark gray mixed with dark brown, not like the typical musket. He
may also carry the modifier from her sire, although it is not showing at this
point. Her mother had this
coloration pattern as a lamb as well, and her morrit lambs also have all had
this patterning.. His mature
fleece will be on the primitive side of intermediate, with moderate crimp. Nice
wide horns. Born 4/16/12. Sire is Twin Springs Forvik (emsket); dam is Twin Springs
Bernera.
Bellwether Stour
A black smirslet bielset sokket (HST) twin ram, brother of
Tronda (below). Fleece is of the kindly type, short with high crimp. May carry moorit and the modifier from
his sire. Born 4/17/12.
A black yuglet flecket twin ewe, sister of Stour. A really lively little girl who was very small at birth, but has caught up wonderfully. Her fleece is on the primitive side of intermediate, very white and very black. Born 4/17/12. Sire is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket); dam is Whispering Pines Lilac (black smirslet sokket).
Bellwether Holm
Gray yuglet flecket twin ram, brother of Flada (below). His fleece is a primitive type with
moderate crimp, very long, silky and black! Wide horns. Born 4/19/12.
A striking moorit yuglet flecket twin ewe, sister of Holm. Her fleece is s nice chocolate brown under the sun-bleached tips, on the primitive side of intermediate as it is long with low to moderate crimp. Born 4/19/12. Sire is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket); dam is Whispering Pines Myrtle (gray flecket).
Bellwether Buddle
A black katmoget twin ram, brother of Stane (below). He has
a kindly oatmeal colored fleece, very soft. Born 4/21/12. Sire
is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket); dam is Twin Springs Foula (katmoget).
Bellwether Stane
A gray blettet sponget twin ram. It looks like his mature
fleece will be a lovely pewter gray, intermediate and very soft. Horns look
excellent. Born 4/21/12.
Bellwether Orseval
A moorit flecket twin ram, brother of Rubba (see below). He
is almost a caped flecket – like a caped flecket with a white cap. He has a terrific soft kinkly fleece,
and really wide horns. Born
4/25/12. Sire
is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket); dam is Twin Springs Hirta (gray caped flecket).
Bellwether Rubba
A gray yuglet flecket twin ram, brother of Orseval. A wonderfully long soft,
brilliant white fleece. Good horns. Born 4/25/12. Sire is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket); dam is Twin
Springs Hirta (gray caped flecket).
Bellwether Scambro
A moorit krunet twin ram, brother of Galti (below). His fleece is a warm brown on the
kindly side of intermediate, with a nice crimp. Nice wide horns. Born 4/26/12. Sire is Twin
Springs Forvik (emsket); dam is Minwawe Seraphim (musket flecket).
Bellwether Galti
A gray sponget ewe twin, sister of Scambro. She looks like her older sister Fetlar, and will probably have the same wonderfully soft crimpy fleece. Must carry moorit, may carry modifier. Born 4/26/12. Sire is Twin Springs Forvik (emsket); dam is Minwawe Seraphim (musket flecket).
Bellwether Fludir
A moorit smirslet bielst sokket twin ram, brother of Lingey (below). His fleece will be
intermediate and crimpy, and is a wonderful dark chocolate under the
sunbleached tips. Born 4/28/12. Sire is Windswept Boron (moorit flecket), dam is Bellwether Fetlar (gray flecket).
Bellwether Lingey
A moorit yuglet ewe twin with an amazing face, sister of Fludir. Her fleece is long, silky, and a brilliant white. Born 4/28/12.
Bellwether Armin
A moorit krunet (rather small spot) single ram. The fleece is a warm brown on the
kindly side of intermediate, with a nice crimp. Good wide horns. Born 4/30/12. Sire is Bellwether
Noup (black katmoget); dam is Bellwether Boreray (moorit HST).
Bellwether Hesti
A black – very black – blettet twin ewe. A striking looking little girl! Hesti’s fleece is intermediate and very soft! Born 4/30/12. Sire is Bellwether Croga (black blettet); dam is Bellwether Gaada (gray).
Bellwether Scalla
A black krunet single ewe. Fleece is black, black, black. A striking looking and very active little girl! Scalla’s fleece is of the kindly type – fairly short with high crimp. Born 5/3/12. Sire is Bellwether Croga (black blettet); dam is Bellwether Mousa (black blettet).
Bellwether Bressay
A musket krunet single ewe. A wonderfully soft deep moorit fleece, on the primitive side of intermediate. Born 5/6/11. Sire is Twin Springs Forvik (emsket); dam is Bellwether Soay (moorit HST).
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