This year’s cohort of our amazing Finnsheep are about ready to go to their ‘forever homes’. We were just shearing their dams and sires yesterday and crutching all the lambs, some of whom are waiting their turn here:
They have grown approx 1” of wool per month as you can see. They are (roughly 4 1/2 months’ old now. They have grown a lot since they first popped out a few months ago:
Pure Finnsheep are the world’s most fertile sheep normally having 3-4 lambs. This fertility is carried on around six genes so that half Finns inherit (roughly) half of it, meaning that you can expect half and even quarter Finns to basically always have twins. They are also (unusually) a medium-fine longwool breed which means that they can also be used to improve the length and quality of your wool.
You can contact us here: http://www.finnsheep.com/ if you are interested in having some for Xmas (but not for Xmas dinner).
They were keen to get back into the paddock:
They look so much cleaner after they are shorn:
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http://www.theultralighthiker.com/our-valley-of-plenty/
http://www.theultralighthiker.com/fencegarden/
http://www.theultralighthiker.com/instant-trellisfence/
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http://www.theultralighthiker.com/eradicate-european-wasps/
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