Gotland sheep...(and have two ewe lambs and an unrelated ram lamb, he is unbelievably friendly and cuddly!)
The Gotland Sheep is a medium-sized, luster long wool sheep with clean head and legs. Curious, bold, and having an alert appearance with fine bone and good breadth and depth of body. Ranging in shades of near silver to charcoal black, this breed has exploded in popularity due in part to its considerable contribution in the Lord of the Ring movie series where the fleece of Gotland sheep was woven into the magic elven cloaks. Head and legs are generally solid black. Lamb birth coat is black, becoming gray within several months. Both sexes are polled. Ewes generally weigh from 120 to 155 pounds. Rams are heavier weighing 165 to 190 pounds at mature body weight. The ideal height range for mature Gotland ewes is 25.5 to 30 inches; for mature Gotland rams is 29.5 to 32 inches at the withers. Fleece is fine, long, lustrous, and dense, with clearly defined curl and staple, and soft to the touch. It is typically 29 to 34 microns in diameter at 18 months of age, as measured midside at the last rib. Lamb's wool is typically in the low to mid 20s micron range.
The picture below is from the web, my ewes and ram lamb are only 7 months old and I just haven't managed a picture yet. They aren't purebreds.. they are 7/8ths and one ewe is half gotland; half blue faced leister, but still all long wool sheep. Their fibre really does have lustre..and the lambs are quite a bit more steel grey/blue than the adult pic below.
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The Gotland Sheep is a medium-sized, luster long wool sheep with clean head and legs. Curious, bold, and having an alert appearance with fine bone and good breadth and depth of body. Ranging in shades of near silver to charcoal black, this breed has exploded in popularity due in part to its considerable contribution in the Lord of the Ring movie series where the fleece of Gotland sheep was woven into the magic elven cloaks. Head and legs are generally solid black. Lamb birth coat is black, becoming gray within several months. Both sexes are polled. Ewes generally weigh from 120 to 155 pounds. Rams are heavier weighing 165 to 190 pounds at mature body weight. The ideal height range for mature Gotland ewes is 25.5 to 30 inches; for mature Gotland rams is 29.5 to 32 inches at the withers. Fleece is fine, long, lustrous, and dense, with clearly defined curl and staple, and soft to the touch. It is typically 29 to 34 microns in diameter at 18 months of age, as measured midside at the last rib. Lamb's wool is typically in the low to mid 20s micron range.
The picture below is from the web, my ewes and ram lamb are only 7 months old and I just haven't managed a picture yet. They aren't purebreds.. they are 7/8ths and one ewe is half gotland; half blue faced leister, but still all long wool sheep. Their fibre really does have lustre..and the lambs are quite a bit more steel grey/blue than the adult pic below.
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