Does a Shetlands fleece stay the same from year to year?
– – Lambs fleeces are smaller, quite fine and frequently quite long. Marking patterns are sometimes very exciting only to disappear after the first shearing. Some colors are not fully apparent until a Shetland is a year old and some of the darker colors will develop light fibers as the sheep ages, not unlike us. When a Shetland lamb is only several weeks old, look at the fleece color down close to the skin. Light colors will start showing.
