Sheep Shearing 2006!

Got 'er done! The fleeces are all on the back porch and ready to sort. I have done the preliminary skirting, but I will want to go through them one more time before they go to you. Here is the list, the sheared weight , and the price per pound. There are Border Leicester, Bluefaced x Border Hybrid, and Bluefaced Leicester fleeces available. Expect the weight and price to be somewhat less as I skirt one more time. Just let me know which fleeces you are interested in and I can send a scanned photo of a lock and the sheep if you wish. When you decide which fleeces you want, I will send an email invoice (via PayPal) with corrected weights and shipping options. You can pay via Paypal, check or money order as you wish. Paypal payments get next day shipping! If the fleece is not what you wanted, you can always return it for a refund. That is my promise to you.

For photos of any of the sheep or locks, just ask! hmffarm@fidnet.com

Border Leicester - these are my Improved Border Leicester fleeces. Uniform , long and lustrous. Much finer than most Border Leicester. These fleeces always go fast. Blends best with fine adult mohair. Priced raw at $12/lb

White Knight on shearing day

White Knight - a ram fleece - white ,7 inch locks. Would be good for combing. 9#

M.Mina - white , 5 inch staple, 5.5# Locky

Gertrude - white , 5.5 inch staple, 6 # High luster

Guenevere - white, 5.5 inch staple, 4.5 # Nice distinct locks.

Arthur - white, 6 inch staple, 7.5 # Last years "Shearers Pick" ... almost took it this year too, but the shearer gave this years prize to a Hybrid! (see below)

Beltana - white, 6 inch staple, 5 # Lustrous and fine.

Jasmina on shearing day

Jasmina - silver with creamy tips, 5 inch staple, 5.5 # Distinct locks.

Rapunzel - black with alittle browned tips, 5.5 inch staple, 6.5 # Fine and locky.

Moonlight - very pale silver - 5 inch staple , 5# Nice locks.

Ganymeade - dark silver with tan tips, 5.5 inch staple, 4.75 #

Jupiter - a ram fleece - very pale silver when blended. 6 inch locks 7.5#

BFL Hybrids - if I had to choose I would say these are my personal favorite fleeces: long like the Borders, but fine like the Bluefaced. The best of both worlds. Very uniform. This will blend nicely with kid or yearling mohair! Priced raw at $14/lb

Gallahad on shearing day

Gallahad - SHEARERS PICK for 2006! White 7 inch staple, 4.5 #

Jacinta - white, 5.5 inch staple 4.75 #

Rook - black with brown tips, locky, 5.5 inch staple, 5 #

Rampion - black with brown tips, locky, 6 inch staple, 3.75 #

Raven - silver with beige tips, 6 inch staple, 4.5 #

Gwendolyn - white, locky, lustrous, 7 inch staple, 3.75 #

Guilless - white, locky, 6 inch staple, 4.5 #

Jacinta - white , 5.5 inch staple, 4.75#

Darcy - a 3/4 blood BFL, whose fleece seems to fit this category better than the full BFL category below. White, 4.3/4 inch staple, 2.75 #

Bluefaced Leicester - the finest of the leicester longwools. Less weight per fleece and shorter staple length than Border, but the finest of the leicesters! Rare in the U.S. Tiny purled locks. I blend it with bunny or kid mohair! Priced raw at $16/lb

Aster on shearing day

Aster - white , tiny purled locks, 5 inch staple , 3.5 #

Leighford - white, tiny purled locks, 4 inch staple, 1.75 #

Hepatica - white, tiny purled locks, 4.5 inch staple, 2 #

Hetty - white, flatter lock, lustrous 4 inch locks, 3 #

Parker - dark silver with brown tips, a 6 months growth fleece, 3.5 inch, 4 #

Jack Be Nimble - a 3/4 blood whose fleece is almost indistinguishable from the full blood BFL, white 4 inch staple, 3.25 #

THANKS!

thankyou to Gary Hellmann of Little Valley Ranch who came and helped me handle sheep for Arthur!

and a special thanks to Arthur Hernandez who has been shearing sheep for over 50 years! We couldn't do it without YOU.