More Sheep View at BSG

Sheep aren't the only fiber animals at Black Sheep Gathering.Angora show The Angora goat show was on Saturday. But it's mostly about sheep.

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It's not always easy to get a good photo of sheep when they are in small pens.

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This is a Shetland ram.

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Blue-faced Leicester.

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This sheep posed nicely.

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Here is a Jacob look-alike, at least from the spots. No Jacob has ears that big.

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The Young Flock competition is on Saturday at the end of all the other shows and there is a special prize for the best Young Flock of the whole show. A young flock is made up of two ewe lambs and one ram lamb from a single breeder.

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I had the Jacob young flock in the competition.

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Sheep seen in the vendor hall.

Navajo-churro wool

Look at these beautiful curls on a Navajo-churro lamb fleece.

Teeswater wool

Speaking of curls, this spectacular 12" fleece is on this...

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...Teeswater sheep.

Another Morning & More Sheep Photos

This morning I was going to take three sheep to be shorn at a friend's house. These three were born at the State Fair in July last year and I didn't want to shear them at our early February shearing. So I went out to take photos of the ram so that I'd have photos in full fleece for registration paperwork. Then I got carried away with other sheep portraits.15078 rightThis is the 9 month old ram. He needs a name.NashThis is Meridian Nash. These rams have the same sire so I don't need both. I think this one will be for sale.RingoPuddleduck Ringo is also for sale. I have used him for two seasons and he needs to move on.RotorMeridian Rotor. 16002Isn't this a beautiful stylish ewe lamb? She was born a month before everyone else because the ram lambs weren't weaned soon enough. Too bad I don't know her sire. Her very cute baby pictures with her brother are in this post.16041Lamb in early morning light. Meridian Vanessa x Meridian Rotor.16075BFL-cross lamb. Love those BFL faces.16046I'm keeping this lilac lamb. Mud Ranch's Foxglove x Meridian Nash.DSC_8427Not sheep, but the sunflowers Across the Road.