| Fox Meadow Shetland Sheep |
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The Shetland Sheep is Britain's smallest
breed of sheep. Known for their fine fleeces
that come in a variety of Natural colors and
patterns that are treasured by
hand-spinners. We have chosen this hardy
heritage breed to be our breed.
These primitive sheep are thrifty, are good
mothers and easy lambers. We couldn't have
chosen a breed that was more suitable for
us. Small enough for a lady to manage by
herself, we have experienced very good
health and excellent parasite tolerance, for
us there is no other breed to even consider!
We manage our sheep with a grass based
diet, rarely do we use grain. We want to
maintain their primitive heritage that we
want to manage them as closely as they
were in the Shetland Islands, being allowed
to forage on what is available, along with a
supplement of minerals.
We have found that we only need to worm
our sheep once a year, although we do fecal
testing quarterly. They have a very low
worm load and have maintained a high
tolerance to internal parasites. Our flock
has enjoyed good health never having seen a
of bottle jaw, hoof rot or any other common
ailment.
All of our sheep are registered or
registerable. We have also found that our
flock carries polled genetics.
breed of sheep. Known for their fine fleeces
that come in a variety of Natural colors and
patterns that are treasured by
hand-spinners. We have chosen this hardy
heritage breed to be our breed.
These primitive sheep are thrifty, are good
mothers and easy lambers. We couldn't have
chosen a breed that was more suitable for
us. Small enough for a lady to manage by
herself, we have experienced very good
health and excellent parasite tolerance, for
us there is no other breed to even consider!
We manage our sheep with a grass based
diet, rarely do we use grain. We want to
maintain their primitive heritage that we
want to manage them as closely as they
were in the Shetland Islands, being allowed
to forage on what is available, along with a
supplement of minerals.
We have found that we only need to worm
our sheep once a year, although we do fecal
testing quarterly. They have a very low
worm load and have maintained a high
tolerance to internal parasites. Our flock
has enjoyed good health never having seen a
of bottle jaw, hoof rot or any other common
ailment.
All of our sheep are registered or
registerable. We have also found that our
flock carries polled genetics.
The Shetland Breed Standard
About Shetland Wool
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