After a LONG wait by the Shepherd, WillowGarden Nubia, an extension dominant black ewe ... bred to Stetser Douglas, a registered white Cormo ram ... produced the first Shetlands to be born at Willow Garden. The naming theme for my Corlands will be place names in Tasmania, as that is where Cormos were developed as a breed.
First born was WillowGarden Apsley, a white ram, that will likely be for sale at weaning as a wether. His fleece looks AMAZING, so I may hold off banding him until I have more Corlands on the ground.
He was followed in short order by his black sister, WillowGarden Nubeena. Nubeena will be retained.
Both of these lambs were over 6 1/2 pounds, but that is not unheard of with purebred Shetlands out of mature ewes.
Life is good!
2 comments:
Wow! Aren't they cool! You can sure see the shetland in them! I'm hoping they act more like shetlands with fleeces closer to Cormos! :) They look great Bill. How exciting! Can't wait to see what else you get this spring.
Great looking lambs Bill. Glad you are pleased with the cross. Shetlands can make just about anything a bit better. lol
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