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« Last post by Occam on March 18, 2024, 11:53:17 pm »
These are Shetland Sheep. They're a smallish, dual purpose breed for wool or meat. They have a dual layer coat that does need to be shorn every year.
I have done it myself thus far. First time was rather difficult not having a good set up, but just before slaughter of my two rams I sheared them and it went easier. It helped that I built a stand to do it on that restrained them, and they didn't really give a hard time.
As for meat it's very good in my opinion, tender and without the dreaded "mutton" flavor that many people think of when talking about sheep. This from both an almost 2 year old ram and a 10 month old ram lamb. Very good flavor. The lamb was 67lbs live weight, the ram was about 110lbs.