Why Shetland Sheep?
A friend and neighbor had introduced me to Shetland Sheep in 1999. Before that time, I had never heard of Shetlands and they were simply defined then by my friend as, “Just a smaller breed of Sheep with colorful fiber.” Since we werent interested in Sheep at that time, I simply filed the information for future reference. Until Miracle was born. We initially started with a Shetland lamb named Ned, that lived with Miracle and his mother, Aurora. After a week at our farm, it was clear that Ned was not interested in being the only Sheep surrounded by a “sea” of Llamas in all the pastures adjoining his. So, we quickly purchased a second male from the same farm and a former pasture mate of Neds, a black Shetland named Cory. When Cory was reintroduced to Ned, his whole demeanor changed. Ned went back to being a playful, young Shetland and we had them both wethered immediately to keep them from developing ram characteristics. The more I learned about Shetlands, and spent time with them in the
