2021 North Ronaldsay × Boreray Fleece from Flotsam
This fleece is no longer available but we may have other North Ronaldsay fleeces available.
Note: this is not a pure breed fleece (see description below).
Description
This unusual cross-breed fleece is very much like a Boreray fleece but perhaps with a slightly longer staple and a thicker undercoat. The staple has nice wavy tips, very much like her North Ronaldsay sire.
ID
#247
Breed
This is not a pure breed fleece.
Colour
White
Staple
15 - 18cm
Weight
965g
Collected
May 2021
Method
Sheared
State
One Piece
Skirted
Yes
Cotting
None
Marks
No paint / spray marks
Chemicals
Never Treated
Condition
Raw
V.M.
Moderate. We have picked out as much as we could within the time available, but she was obviously choosing to sleep in the mossiest corner of the field!
Notes
This is an interesting fleece although it has a bit more VM in than we'd normally like and is quite grubby, though it should wash fine.
About the Sheep
Name
Flotsam
Description
Flotsam was born at Marlfield Farm in 2018. She moved away that year and then, in a round-about kind of way, returned to us, together with her mother, in early 2021!
Breed
Sex
Female
Born
2018
Age
Approx. 6 years old