Rodney
My first sheep and
for whom our farm was named. Rodney came from
Roque Island, Maine, not far from where I grew up.
He was most likely Romney and North Country
Cheviot, common breeds of Maine island sheep.
My first sheep and
for whom our farm was named. Rodney came from
Roque Island, Maine, not far from where I grew up.
He was most likely Romney and North Country
Cheviot, common breeds of Maine island sheep.
| Our Romneys |
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| Gromit |
| Located in the mid-coast town of Woolwich Maine. We welcome you to our farm. Below you will find members of our flock of sheep & herd of Angora Goats,a little background about each breed, and information about the fibers they produce. |
| Our Corriedales |
| Rodney |
| Sprout |
| Meadow |
| Lucy Brown -1/2 Corriedale |
| Carmella |
| Millie O'Toole |
| Joe Romney |
| Martha |
| Handsome Mike |
| Angus |
Romney's have always been my favorite sheep breed.
They are large, hardy, beautiful creatures who
produce a heavy, lustrous fleece. By itself or blended
with other fiber, Romney fibers are versatile. Our
Romneys have been chosen for their fleece qualities,
but also for their size. None of them have been "bred
up" for show and remain true to breed standards
...short & stout.
Our Romney's have fine & medium crimped fibers,
the well defined crimp makes it wonderful for
blending with mohair, making a beautiful "shiny"
yarn.
They are large, hardy, beautiful creatures who
produce a heavy, lustrous fleece. By itself or blended
with other fiber, Romney fibers are versatile. Our
Romneys have been chosen for their fleece qualities,
but also for their size. None of them have been "bred
up" for show and remain true to breed standards
...short & stout.
Our Romney's have fine & medium crimped fibers,
the well defined crimp makes it wonderful for
blending with mohair, making a beautiful "shiny"
yarn.
| The Romney fleece is unique among all breeds of sheep in the way it combines several important traits. The fleece is lustrous; it hangs in separate locks, with minimal cross fibers between the locks. It is also high yielding and easily spun. Uniformity of crimp from the butt to the tip of a lock is also typical of the breed. Romney wool has the finest fiber diameter of all the longwool breeds; the spinning count may run from 50 to 44 (equivalent to about 29-36 microns). Ideally, the spinning count of the fleece is consistent over the entire body. It is the low grease content of Romney wool that makes it a very light shrinking fleece upon washing, and consequently high yielding. Since the value of a fleece depends on its clean wool content and not its grease weight, the Romney, whose fleece can boast a clean yield of over 70%, is one of the heaviest wool producers of all breeds. -from The American Romney Breeders website |
| Junior |
| Madeline |
| I became interested in Corriedales, when a Corriedale lamb became interested in me.:) I had intended to buy another Romney lamb, but this little Corriedale would not leave me alone as I tried to choose a new lamb. The owner showed me her fleece and I was sold. So Madeline came home with me that day, and 8 years later, I am still "wowed" when our shearer frees her from her 9 pounds of fine-crimped, snow-white fluff. Junior joined us last fall as another fleece producing wether. He is a gentle giant, already showing signs of his great fleece producing capabilities. Corriedales are a medium to large sized sheep. Their fiber is classed as high quality fine wool. It is one of the softest fleeces we produce here on our farm. |
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