The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Brucklay on June 25, 2012, 12:18:35 pm
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Another fleece question - it is that time of year - I sold 6 of my Castlemilk fleeces last week and the lady specified she did not want male fleeces - is this just a personal thing?
What I was asking really is a good quality ewe fleece always better than male or is that rubbish?
I understand first shear is the best fleece so say that was 9 pts out of 10 but do things go very downhill from there?
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The best fleece - depending on what you mean by 'best' - is from wethers, at least for about 7 years. The reason most people don't want tup fleece is because it's well-nigh impossible to get rid of the tuppy smell, especially if you get caught in a shower wearing your tups coat :P
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Thanks again FW - I know what fleeces to use in my trial project then ;D ;D
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My moorit Shetland wether certainly produces our best fleece, it is a thing of Beauty. It helped save him from the chop too so I hope he is proud of it, he gets to be a ram companion instead!