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  • From: Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>
  • To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] A sheep without wool
  • Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:37:54 -0400


On Oct 22, 2008, at 6:23 PM, bob ford wrote:

This might be old news to most , but I had never heard of a breed of sheep without wool

We have hair sheep here. Type is Kahtadin, developed presumably in Maine near Mount Kahtadin.

These sheep are good for sheep dog working because they tire less easily than wool sheep, and are rather more robust generally. Apparently this robustness contributes to their being raised for meat. They do develop a thick coat of hair in winter which sheds off in a somewhat unruly manner in Spring. They look quite untidy for a while. But you don't shear them to get wool. Apparently the coat is not useful for spinning or much else.

Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky AT earthlink.net
529 Cobb St.
Groton NY, 13073









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