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NASSA ~ North American Shetland Sheepbreeders Association

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NASSA ~ North American Shetland Sheepbreeders Association NASSA Handbook Frequently Used Forms: Brochure Membership Registration Registry Work Order Registration Rules Flock Assessment Form Ram Lease Form Colors and Markings AGM Proposal Form Many documents on this site are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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SHETLAND SHEEP INFORMATION

"Old hands" may have already figured much of this out.
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The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the various authors.
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We hope you find the material useful too and we are always interested in hearing about tips and alternatives.
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Breeds of Livestock Project - Shetland Sheep

There are 11 main colors as well as 30 markings, many still bearing their Shetland dialect names.
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Shetland wool: Shetland wool has a Bradford count usually in the upper 50's to lower 60's and a fiber diameter range of 20 -25 microns.
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In the UK as a whole the wool is prized by handspinners.
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They belong to the Northern European short-tailed group which also contains the Finnsheep, Norwegian Spaelsau, Icelandics, Romanovs and others.
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Box 842, Jamul, CA 91935-0842 Photographs: North American Shetland Sheepbreeders Association Deb Yeagle, Lindsey, Ohio [Sheep Breeds || Breeds of Livestock || Animal Science Home Page || Comment ] Updated December 16, 1998
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The Shetland is the smallest of the British breeds and it retains many of the characteristics of wild sheep.
www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/shetland

Maple Ridge Sheep Farm

All of them were permanently quarantined on the Colonel's farm, and it was five years before any offspring could leave.
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We sell out all of our prime fleeces every year.
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Fair Isle is famous for its knitted woolen garments with distinctive colored patterns.
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Shetland wool is very soft and fine, (23 to 31 Microns), with one of the widest ranges of natural colors of any sheep in the world.
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They survived and prospered in isolation on the Shetland Islands.
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NASSA recognizes 11 colors and 30 marking patterns, most with interesting Shetland names.
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Shetland Sheep Society - Home Page

When crossed with an early maturing terminal sire the lambs are a good fit for the commercial market and dress out well.
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Design by Peter Hardman - this page last updated 28 September 2011 (C) 2007-2011 Shetland Sheep Society - All rights reserved
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Members of the Society can also use the site to access the Society's on-line flockbook.
www.shetland-sheep.org.uk/index.html

Welcome To Midwest Shetland Sheep Breeders Association

You can visit Shetland Breeders in your area by checking out the "Our Members" link, in the side bar.
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Please know, that this site is a work in progress and there will be MANY changes and updates taking place in the coming weeks, so please visit often to see what's new!Reserve Supreme Champion ~ FirthofFifth AvytOwner Lori StephensonSommarang ShetlandsSupreme Champion ~ SheltrgPines SalicionalOwners Kelly and Mike BartelsOK Acres Shetlands
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Nier Lake Shetland Sheep

Shetlands are a small, hardy, dual purpose sheep providing an excellent wool clip as well as healthy, tasty meat.
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Visit our Shetland Wool Shop to see the products we have available.
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Our wool clip is custom processed into a variety of Shetland wool products.
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The flock is registered with the North American Shetland Sheep Association, Flock 598, Nier Lakes.
www.shetlandsheep.ca/index.html

Shaltz Farm-Shetland Sheep

Didn't take long before I was as enthused as Zack about these small, colorful sheep, and in September 1998 we hurriedly fenced a small winter paddock, built a barn with the help of our local spinning guild, bought some hay, and were suddenly shepherds!
www.shaltzfarm.com/shet.html

Shetland Sheep: Qualities of the Breed

They are fine-boned and agile and their naturally short, fluke-shaped tails do not require docking.
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Most respond well to attention and some even wag their tails when petted!
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Rams usually have beautiful spiral horns, whereas the ewes are typically polled.
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Stonehaven Farm - Shetland Sheep & Wool

Stonehaven Farm - Home MENU Home PageAbout Our FarmFlock photosOur Shetland BeginningsAbout Shetland WoolHandspinner FleecesToughLove for RamsShetland Sheep for SaleContact UsBlog Stonehaven Farm - Shetland Sheep & Wool Registered breeding stock, Shetland wool: raw fleeces & ready-to-spin roving Stonehaven Farm is home to our flock of Shetland sheep, their guard llamas, and the Border Collies who help us every day.
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We also sell Stonehaven Blankets made from the wool of our flock, and several types of Shetland yarn.Please visit our contact page, e-mail or call us for information about our Shetland sheep, fleeces and wool products.
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Over the years, we have consistently bred for the softest, most lustrous fleeces and and best conformation.
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Fine Fleece Shetland Sheep Association

It is a 'longish' wool, around 3-6", depending on crimp.
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Steps were taken, such as the creation of the 1927 breed standard and paid ram incentives, to ensure the existence of this rare native breed and the continued existence of the woolen industry that employed so many of the women of Shetland.
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Fine Fleece Shetland Sheep Association Shetland Sheep are a heritage breed dating back a thousand years or more and are related to Soay sheep.
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This wool was one of the two pillars of the Shetland Island economy for centuries.
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It is sometimes good for felting and some fleeces are very silky.
www.finefleeceshetlandsheep.org/index.htm

Shetland Sheep at Windswept Farms

They belong to the Northern European short-tailed group, which also contain the Finnsheep, Norwegian Spaeslau, Icelandics, Romanovs, and others.
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They are fine-boned and agile and their naturally short, fluke-shaped tails do not require docking.
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Having retained most of their primitive survival instincts, they are easier to care for than many of today's "improved" breeds.
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Home Our Flock Shetland Sheep Sheep For Sale Products About Us Mail Us (C)2008 Windswept Farms All Rights Reserved
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Shetland Sheep at Windswept Farms Home Our Flock Shetland Sheep Sheep For Sale Products About Us Mail Us Shetland Wool NASSA Sheep Health & Husbandry Shetland Sheep The Shetlands' roots go back over 1,000 years, probably to sheep brought to the Shetland Islands by Viking settlers.
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Shetlands survived for centuries under harsh conditions and on a meager diet, although they do very well under less rigorous conditions.
www.windsweptfarms.com/shetland-sheep.html

Shetland Sheep - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

It just goes to show that nearly extinct livestock breeds can be helped to not only survive but thrive with the help of dedicated farmers.To comment, please sign in to your Yahoo! account, or sign up for a new account.Yahoo!
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The continuing growth in popularity of the breed meant that in 2002 the RBST could reclassify the breed again, this time as a 'native breed', which meant that it was no longer at risk.
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The British Wood Marketing Board grade wool quality in three categories: harsh, medium or soft.
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These isolated islands, located 150 miles northwest of the Scottish mainland, were populated by invading Vikings in the eighth century, who brought with them northern European short-tailed sheep from Scandanavia.
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Want something cheap and adorable to wear with a tee shirt?
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Boston Lake Farm: About Shetland Sheep

Helical crimp is usually silkier than wave type of crimp because of the way the fiber grows.
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This range allows for what Shetland wool was historically used for, from fine cobweb lace shawls, to everyday hap shawls and sweaters, to stockings fit for kings and socks for the commoner.
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In times past, the wool sometimes had the "stickel" hairs of a beaver fleece and this did not allow some fleece to be used for mill spinning.
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Shetlands do not have to have uniformity in their fleece and historically have not been uniform though there are Shetlands that are more uniform than others as certain lines have been bred for 50-100 years to produce more uniformity of fleece.
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Roo - is the natural wool break occurring in late winter to early summer in many Shetlands.
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Shetlands, for the most part, are not genetically similar, unless they are in an inbred or highly linebred flock, and will produce throwbacks and different types of look in the next generation, even if both parents are very similar in appearance.
bostonlakefarm.blogspot.com/p/shetland-sheep.html

Shetland Sheep and Wool from Indiana

Box 92 Indiana Voluntary Scrapie Program Whitestown, Indiana 46075 Indiana Shetland Sheep Breeders Association 317-796-1863 Our Flock Sheep for Sale Fleece For Sale Contact Us Home Lotus with her first lamb Napoleon Napoleon won fifth place-, late ram lamb at NAILE in November 2010 He was just 3 months old and up against 10 other ram lambs more than twice his age and 3 - 4 times his size.
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Likewise we did OK at NAILE in November with First Place Yearling Ewe (Contessa), and Best Headed Ewe (Limousine) We show our sheep along with our granddaughters Elexis and Olivia.
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We are Also members of the Indiana Shetland Sheep Breeders Association 2010 Was our first year for taking our Shetlands into the show ring.
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With a little work, we did better at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, winning a few awards.
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Currently there are 30 Shetland Sheep living here, and we expect a bumper crop of lambs in the spring of 2011.
indianashetlands.com/index.html

Halcyon Station Shetland Sheep

This makes for inexpensive fleeces for people just learning to spin and/or experimenting with various types of fleeces.
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The Shetland Sheep are small, hardy, healthy, and good natured ...a perfect flock for us.
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We love to share our fleeces with the hand spinning fancy!
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They also help us in sorting the sheep for shearing, nail trimming, breeding, and so on.
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Sheep coats are somewhat expensive and do not last long when exposed to the elements as our sheep wander the pasture land.
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We occasionally sell hormone free, antibiotic free, grass fed lambs for meat.
www.halcyonshelties.com/halcyonstationshetlandsheep.html

Shetland Sheep

In addition, fleeces range from the long, wavy "primitive" type, to the shorter "English" type that is highly crimped.
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Since all of the sheep are halter-trained, they are easy to manage during routine health procedures and when they need to be moved from one location to another.
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They are small and docile sheep, with ewes ranging from 75 to 100 pounds, and rams from 90 to 125.
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Our NASSA flock number is 1873, and flock prefix is Bellwether.
www.trinityfarm.net/Trinity_Farm/Shetland_Sheep.html

McAvoy Meadow Ranch Shetland Sheep

Browse our site for more information and please feel free to email or call.
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After a long day I can sit out on a hay bale with my girls gathered around looking for scratches under the chin and have a small chat about the day.
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Beautiful MacAusland Blankets McAvoy Meadow Ranch 33546 Molitor Ranch Road Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 (541) 767-3333 ranch | breed | fleece | sheep | goats | faq | links | email (C) McAvoy Meadow Ranch All Rights Reserved
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Not all my Shetlands are "sit in your lap friendly" but all of them are sweet, good natured and many do want to sit in my lap!
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McTavish Farm Shetland Sheep

McTavish Farm Shetland Sheep McTavish Farm Shetlands About Shetland Sheep | Handspinner Fleeces | Our Rams | Our Flock and Sale Page Located in the hills southwest of Eugene, Oregon, McTavish Farm is dedicated to the breeding, showing and selling of top quality registered Shetland sheep.
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We will be breeding nine ewes this year and are anticipating some beautiful lambs.
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We also offer fine fleeces and other fleece products for the fiber fanatic.
mctavishfarmshetlands.net

Shetland Sheep « Wild Flower Farm

They are small-bodied with no wool on the face, nose, or legs, and small, erect ears.
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Four or five adult sheep will work together to kill a predator.
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Shetland Sheep « Wild Flower Farm Home Shetland Sheep Highland Coos Alternative Energy Homemade Products Capelets Cowls Hats Mittens Ponchos Scarves Shawls Shrugs Vests Yarn Farm Pictures About At Wild Flower Farm, we keep only registered purebred Shetland sheep.
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They were imported into Canada in the 1980s and have since become a sought after breed in the United States as well.
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Their love of people belies this instinct, as they are friendly toward humans and will come running when you call them.
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They have a short, fluke-shaped tail that is broad at the base and tapers to a point.
wild-flower-farm.com/shetland-sheep

Maple Ridge Sheep Farm: Shetland Sheep Price List

A pickup with a cap is the second best transportation.
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Although not infallible, we have worked out several plans that will allow you to pick out your sheep, the veterinarian to do his inspection and you to take the sheep home all in one visit.
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He can’t drop everything and come to our farm just because we have a customer visiting.
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Although in new surroundings, they are more comfortable because they can see and hear people during the trip.
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If a newly arrived Shetland comes down with some form of “shipping fever”, the average veterinarian, not familiar with primitive breeds of sheep, might treat the sheep for malnutrition rather than “shipping fever”.
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It is paramount that you have your veterinarian visit with the new sheep as soon as possible so he/she can see what a Shetland is all about.
www.mrsf.com/shep.htm