[jaykay]

Here is my flock, with the recent additions. I'm getting to quite like the mix of colours now  And here is my new tup lamb, Smokey, many hopes pinned on him  He's got a black and a brown gene, so should get some variety. Plus obviously the katmoget gene.

[bangbang]

Great pics Jaykay!

Lovely looking shetlands you have!

[jaykay]

Thank you  Mum took the pics this afternoon, while it was 

[goosepimple]

Lovely Jaykay, that's a great top pic, really lovely.  It's very satisfying having a lovely mixture but they all look similar at the same time rather than lots of different breeds so to speak.  Look forward to seeing some nice knits  in the next couple of years - if I can put my name down for a nice patchwork knit blanket in all colours please .....


Hope smokey endears himself well with all of you 

[Rosemary]

Lovely  You close enough for the next SS&GF?

[jaykay]

Thank you 

Yes, hopefully so 

[Mallows Flock]

Lovely horns on that ram JK... nice and even and well spread.

[jaykay]

That's good to hear Mallows, thank you. I'm still learning what's 'good' in a Shetland. I was worried they were rather wide, I'm used to Roughs, where tighter horns are wanted.

I need a Shetland 101, with lots of photos. Here is a good set of horns, here is a bad set, here is a good x, here is a bad version and so on 

[kumquat]

lovely looking flock JayKay    Smokey looks (to my untrained eye) a good looking ram, hope he lives up to expectation.
We've only got 6 girls, plan is to steadily expand....if you do find a "shetland 101 bible" give me a nudge. every day is a learning day 

[Mammyshaz]

  Lovely photos jaykay   

They are going to make some lovely coloured jumpers 

[Anke]

I need a Shetland 101, with lots of photos. Here is a good set of horns, here is a bad set, here is a good x, here is a bad version and so on 

If I work out how to put photos up I can send you pic of a bad (too tight a curve) horns... one of my tup lambs has got them... so he will be curry.
 

[jaykay]

That would be good, thank you.

In Roughs, a pair of horns that is too tight is just sawn off. Tight horns go with a thick neck and a good carcase, wide horns with a scrawny animal. So tight horns are admired. I can see I shall have to re-learn what a handsome animal looks like 

[Fowlman]

All looking good jaykay and that little ram is a cracker very similar looking to mine.

[jaykay]

Great, thank you 

[SallyintNorth]

Great pics  and the flock looks absolutely stunning.      I'm so pleased for you