RAMSAY FARMS: Chloe gives me twin Holly lambs!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Chloe gives me twin Holly lambs!

I just KNEW that Chloe was going to go in the early hours so after talking to Stephen Rouse last night about his new lambs I went to bed and set TWO alarms in two different parts of my room so I had to hear them and get up. At 5am Justalit'l Chloe presented me with a fawn smirslet katmoget ewe lamb and a gray katmoget ram lamb with 1/4" horn buds already. I'm sorry Juliann we didn't get our poll carrier from Holly this year :( But that just means that I am keeping this guy :)

Meet WhitePine Ciaphas the F1 Holly, F3 Minder gray katmoget ram lamb. They are both 65.5% UK

Here is the smirslet fawn katmoget named WhitePine Candace. She was born first and is the smaller of the two.

4 comments:

Rayna said...: *steals Candace and runs away cackling maniacally*

Oh, grats on more lambs :D; March 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Jen and Rich Johnson said...: I never thought I'd hear myself saying this, but that Candace is quite a looker, huh?

Rich; March 24, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Michelle said...: Well how did all this happen??? I KNOW I've been a follower of your blog for a long time; why am I not getting the updates on my dashboard? Did you "block" me? Off to catch up on all your news....; March 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Michelle said...: All caught up on your blog now; you've had a FLOOD of lambs! Congratulations on all the gorgeous AI babies, and hope you get a few more ewe lambs. :-) I'm tickled pink to have started out with a moorit/fawn gully girl; the rest will be icing. Am waiting to see when Butter goes to know who she was bred by; she was accidently exposed to Braveheart two weeks before I decided to put her in with Franjean. I am SO hoping Franjean got her; at any rate it's obvious SOMEone did!; March 25, 2009 at 7:15 AM

Who we are

Ramsay Farms is situated in the northeastern part of Ottertail County, near Perham, Minnesota. This family farm of 320 acres has been in the Ramsay family for five generations, dating back to 1892. Today our farm prides itself on our Simmental cattle, Shetland Sheep and BlueFaced Leicester sheep. We strive to breed animals that closest match the breed standards given to them, and mindful of production, health and longevity in our animals as well.

In spring of 2016, there was a purchase of 32 acres in Green County, Wisconsin to accommodate Garrett for his work in that region. The animals have for the most part been moved to that location. Both locations will work in tandem to continue educating and promoting these animals and this way of life.

From the Shetland Sheep Society

"Shetland sheep have for generations been noted for their very soft and well crimped fleece. The wool is the finest of all native breeds and shows an amazing variety of colours and patterns. There are 11 main whole colours and 30 recognised markings.

By selecting from coloured fleeces a range of naturally coloured yarn can be produced. This eliminates the need for dyeing and therefore retains the soft feel of the natural fibre and is favoured by those who prefer a totally natural approach.

Shetland wool fibres are of a simple construction witha central cortex covered by a thin scaly cuticle, and have an average diameter of about 23 microns. However there is a range from 10-20 microns for neck and shoulder wool to 25to 35 microns for britch wool. the average staple length is 3.5 inches. The amount of crimp varies, and is most important in providing the 'bounce' required for knitwear. There is a positive correlation between fineness and crimp, with wool of the finest quality being crimped at between 8 and 12 to the inch. Wool from shetland sheep is used to produce gossamer lace, the famous 'Fair Isle' knitwear, and fine tweeds. Pure bred Shetland sheep tend to shed their fleece in sprin. The growth of new fleece can cause a rise or weak point and where this is present the fleece can sometimes be plucked or 'rooed' by hand. The timing of this can be different in each sheep, however, it is worth taking the care to get it right as rooed fleece can be amongst the softest because the fibres have no harsh cut ends as occurs with a sheared fleece.

Shetland fleece can be handspun straight from the fleece or made into rolags and then woollen spun. It can also be sorsted spun by hand, used on a peg loom or handwoven. It also felts well using either dry or wet methods. When processed commercially the wool can be made into the finest lightweight worsted cloth or heavier weight, harder wearing fabrics and tweeds."

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Chloe gives me twin Holly lambs!

4 comments:

A long time coming!

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