This morning I had planned to do hoof checks on Daphne and Fiona. Somehow, one thing let to another, and now they are both sheared!
Amazingly, they both were so nice and cooperative. I don’t know what has gotten into them! 🙂
Though haltered, I didn’t even secure them to a fixed object. They both just stood nicely for their entire haircut. Amazing. Perhaps they have been itchin’ to get our of their heavy coats with the nice warm afternoons we’ve been having?
Anyway, I’m so please to have them done. Only Dottie to go, and I might let her keep her coat a while longer because she’s gotten kinda skinny.
Fiona was a bit scurfy along the topline, but fleece is so much crimpier than prior years, Finer/softer around the chest and shoulders, a with a bit more scritch factor in the rear, but seems to be getting better with age
Daphne’s fleece is really interesting. Shorter than usual, but very crimpy and very dark, I thought Daphne was starting to shed, but it turns out that Fiona was the one with a natural break happening. Go figure.
Exciting to have fresh new fleeces in the processing pipeline.
On the spinning end of things, I’ve been working the last few weeks on small batches of blended dyed wool to restock my stranded colorwork yarn stash. It’s been fun, and I’m enjoying the results so far-
And things are moving along in the garden and hoophouse.
Just separated out and repotted brassicas yesterday. Lots of cabbages, bok choy and broccoli on the way!
And won’t be long until tomatoes graduate to 3 inch pots. I’ve got 8 varieties going this year: Palmento, Thornburn’s Terra Cotta, German Pink, Gold Medal, Brad’s Atomic Grape, Jaune Flamme, and Cuor de Bue Albenga. Just planted 6 seeds for each, but almost 100% germination means that I’ll still have extras.
Alrighty folks- hope y’all have a happy Easter. I found my one egg today, so I’m good 😉
Great job getting shearing mostly done.