| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| HeirloomMomma |
Posted - May 21 2012 : 4:36:59 PM
'Hi all! I am going to begin adding a few sheep to my 'farmette' and am wondering what are your favorite breeds? I am looking for docile breeds for meat.
Thanks everyone!! 
Farmgirl Sister #3291
http://hoovershomesteadhappenings.blogspot.com
"Leap and the net will appear." |
| 3 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Keeper of the Past |
Posted - Jun 06 2012 : 7:38:10 PM
Ladies, I have sheep for their wool on our farm. I have shetlands which are very hardy and pretty easy keepers and they have wonderful wool. I did have polypays but their wool was not the greatest for spinning and I had issues with trimming their hooves more often than the others. My polypays always had twins. I have also had Corriedale and they are great. But the most gentle and finest fiber is the Border Leicester and Blue Faced Border Leicester. I can't tell you about the meat.
Oh, I also have some Oxfords and they are really large. I have pictures of the sheep on my blog. Go to the older blogs. Happy planning for that special flock.
www.coffmanspinningcfarm.blogspot.com
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are." EE Cummings
|
| ModernishHomemaker |
Posted - May 22 2012 : 4:56:32 PM
I don't have a favorite breed but am interested to know as well . . . though I want a sheep or to primarily for wool too, bright meadow.
A friend of mine is going to start sheering her sheep and wants to sell her yarn online, I should ask her and see if she has an opinion.
I'm just a 20-something girl making a home for me (and my dog) and waiting for the family to fill it!
---
"A home is made of love and dreams"
---
modernishhomemaker.blogspot.com |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - May 21 2012 : 5:19:12 PM
Thanks for bringing this up! Like I've read that some long-term prisoners do to keep their sanity, every day while I am toiling away at my corporate desk job I take a little mental break and make plans for my eventual retirement hobby farm. I know that I want to raise some sheep.
I've been thinking about sheep breeds too, but I'm thinking from a fiber perspective. I know that Rambouillets produce very fine wool, and that PolyPays typically have twins or triplets, and that Corriedale fleece is lustrous, so I'm thinking of some cross-bred sheep, but have no idea if those breeds are compatible or what the less-desirable qualities of each breed are.
Anyone with real experience that would like to speak to this topic?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blogs at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com (farming) http://brightmeadowknits.blogspot.com (knitting) or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
