The shearing of the mothers is done

Now the skirting, bagging and tagging begins. I will post here as I go.

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Shearing has begun

 Jerry shears Jonna, while one of

her lambs stays close by.

She is Horned Dorset.

 The other mothers, and their lambs, are staying out of the way.

 Nice fleece, nice sheep, great mother.

 Baabaara feels she needs to check things out.

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 Natalie. Dorset/Romney and 

~1/8 Border Leicester/Jacob.

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Katie. Horned Dorset.

Coated fleece

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 Natalie had been wearing a coat since fall.

But, there is still some VM. Most seems to

be on the surface.

                                      

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 Crispy. Coated Dorset/Romney.

Some crimp, but more Romney like.

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 Smells like mom, but she doesn't move.

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 Someone feels the need to check up on 

Oreo as she is getting sheared.

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 Jorja. Polled Dorset.

With her baby below.

Some VM.

Some muddy tips.

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 Oreo is another that had been wearing a coat

since fall, but still has some VM in her fleece.
Mainly hay seed. Should come out in processing.

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 Mini Me.

Dorset/Romney and 

~1/4 Border Leicester/Jacob

Has more black than her younger sisters.

Also, had been wearing a coat since

fall but has some hay seed.

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I will get weights on these when I get a chance and post them here. In the meantime, if you are interested in any of them, let me know at eweifarm@msn.com and I can tell you as soon as I am home from work, or in the barn from lambing.

Roving

We have a number of breeds of sheep available in roving form.

We have a limited amount of the brown Icelandic lamb available,

so it is first come, first served.

We also have the Horned Dorset available without VM (vegetable

matter) from coated sheep for $2.50/oz. 

If you are interested in any of these, email me

at eweifarm@msn.com

I have balled up some of the roving. So far I have:

Corriedale-

5 4 oz. balls at $8 each

2 8 oz. balls at $16 each

Jacob-

4 8 oz. balls at $16 each

7 4 oz. balls at $8 each

6 2 oz. balls at $4 each

Adult white Icelandic-

7 4 oz. balls at $8 each

2 2 oz. balls at $4 each