"Hi, I'm Byzantine. The shepherd says I am showing no signs of fading, so am probably At/Aa like my handsome sire SheltrgPines Constantine. As you can see, I have gorgeous, sweeping horns, striking gulmoget markings, and wool on my poll and cheeks like a proper Shetland."
"Don't let the lighter wool on my upper tail, thanks to my gulmoget pattern, fool your eye. I have a proper fluke-shaped tail - and excellent 'equipment' below it!"
"Oh, hi; I'm Bardas! Sorry, I'm just a little distracted by this sheep trap on my head."
"My brother may have the flashy pattern, but I'm just as handsome and correct and I'm developing a lovely modified fawn at the roots of my fleece."
"Not to mention my tiny, perfect tail and hunky build!"Both boys have soft, lustrous fleece and may carry spots as they were born with minor head spotting and still sport a few white hairs. They are available intact as potential flock sires, or can be wethered as fiber pets. I can deliver them to the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby, OR on Sunday, Sept. 26, and rides to other regions may be available from there. Priced to sell; I have no room for horned rams here!
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10 comments:
Beauties both and I'd take the little gulmoget if you were closer AND I wasn't taking the year off from breeding/lambing. Love Lois' sheep.
Tammy
Oregon is just a tad too far for me to travel....but would LOVE either one of these boys! Very handsome....
(drool)...
Both very handsome boys! Love the rich color!
Good for you---halter training is a real bonus for anyone who decides to take these boys. (I think all sheep should be halter trained--not that all of mine are!!)
What handsome, studly boys!!! Question for you - I know very little about sheep other than what I've learned on your and other farm blogs. The closest I've been to a grown one was on a camping trip in England many years ago when I left the tent in the night to head for the (indoor!) restroom, and ran into the farmer's sheep on the way!
OK - I thought I had learned that polled sheep were without horns, but you mention the marvelously horned Byzantine having wool on his polls....??
Thanks - Nancy in Iowa
Understandable confusion, Mom L. "Polled" means no horns; the "poll" is their forehead area, where Shetlands are supposed to have wool, not just hair. If you look at the photos, both these boys, while horned, have some wool on their polls. My white wether, Barry, has none.
What handsome little guys. Looks like they're taking to the halter quite well.
LOVE Byz...he's gorgeous! Wish there was some way to get him out to MN....
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