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About Me
- Alaska Shetland Shepherd
- Wasilla, Alaska
- I have been owned by Shetlands and Shetland crosses since 1997. The first 4 arrived to assist my AKC Australian Cattle Dogs with learning herding maneuvers. I bred to registered Shetland rams to improve them and kept good ewe lambs back each year. I slowly built up my flock and now keep 40 or so year 'round. Recently we had the flock tested for OPP and Johne's diseases also and I'm happy to say all tested negative! WOOHOO!! My interest in registered Shetlands was always there. I bought a few each year. As my registered numbers grow, my unregistered sheep numbers will dwindle except for a few old favorites who will stay. I grew up around sheep in Michigan and have been around the big wool breeds for years, but the Shetland is a far superior breed with fantastic wool and small size as well as big personalities. They do very well in Alaska! In 2007 I flew up 8 spotted Shetland lambs for my breeding plans and new genetics in Alaska, and 2 more lambs in 2008. I really look forward to the future lambs to arrive here at Silveraurora! I'm also busy with a wonderful dairy goat herd as well, so occasionally you'll see some of my beauties on this blog too!
2 comments:
Hurray!
This is interesting, I had several of these big white spot lambs this year....of course, your's are from the same markings in the sire....but mine were not. I had two sets of twins with one dark lamb and one white. Garret took one of the solid (sheala) moms with the ewe lamb that was solid black, the white boy with two small black body spots is going to Wisconsin. I also had one solid Moorit ewe who had a lovely yuglet sokket ewe in black and a white spot ram lamb with black tips on his ears. Now how do they do that?
What would happen if we bred a big white spot ewe to a big white spot ram....would we get an all white sheep? HMMMMM....you ARE getting a big white spot ewe from me.....?????
I am indeed! Yes, we now have a big white spot ewe and her big white spot daddy...so we will be getting a big white spot ewe lamb from you this year...and today's boy makes 2 big white spot rams here too! Oh are we going to have fun next year...waiting to see what we get then! Both of these here are gray under that white, on the body part. How about the one there waiting for it's wings to fly here - gray under the white on the body also??? Oh, it will be so pretty to have GREY sheep with WHITE faces and white socks, won't it???!!!!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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