Cauldronlea Farm, Scotland &

Rural Shades Farm, Connecticut

are pleased to offer from the Todhill Flock

Heights Orion

SSBG Flock Book number 022818

Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR

R1 Status.

Orion is a magnificent light moorit Shetland Ram with an exceptionally fine fleece.

Bred by Judith and Harry Storey of North Yorkshire, renowned breeders of top quality moorit Shetland stock, he was born in April 1995, a twin to Heights Oloroso. Lenice Bell bought him as a shearling at the RBST (Rare Breeds Survival Trust) Show and Sale at Harrison & Hetherington’s Auction Mart, Carlisle in 1996.

His fleece was micron tested by Custance Fibre Evaluation in 1997 (approx. 200 sample fibres tested at each site). 

Neck: 21.4 micron Midside: 21.9 microns  Britch: 22.4 microns

Mr Stephen Ballinger, technical officer for the BWMB (Scotland) analysed his fleece and awarded him the “Highly Recommended” certificate for Breeding Ram Wool Assessment on the Hoof, as his fleece exhibited “excellent wool characteristics”. Also in 1997 he became an approved SSBG (Shetland Sheep Breeders Group) Breeding Ram. 

In January 2000, now nearly 5 years old, his fleece was evaluated by Macauley Animal Fibre Evaluation Institute in Aberdeen. Over 5000 sample fibres are tested at each site. Full test results available on request.

Neck: 25 microns Midside: 26 microns Britch: 28 microns

He was re-inspected by Five SSBG Senior Ram Inspectors and was awarded “Premium” status by the SSBG, one of only four rams in the UK.

          The Premium Ram Scheme has been introduced this year by the SSBG to promote the use of whole coloured, black, moorit and grey rams. Their goal is to improve the quality of black, moorit and grey wool by using top quality senior rams of at least 3 years of age and over who are exhibiting no white fibres in their whole body fleece.

 Orion, his progeny and his fleeces have won numerous rosettes and Championships over the years including the 1998 Male Champion at both the Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate and the Royal Lancashire Show, Chorley.

          Orion consistently passes on to his progeny tremendous conformation and excellent wool characteristics. Orion's prize winning son, Todhill Edradour is the only moorit gulmoget in the UK who has R1 scrapie status.

The Extended Pedigree of Heights Orion is available on request. 

Cauldronlea Farm, Scotland &

Rural Shades Farm, Connecticut

are pleased to offer from the Todhill Flock

Todhill Jericho

SSBG Fock Book Number 030076

Scrapie Genotype ARR/ARR

R1 Status.

Todhill Jericho is a shearling ram out of SSBG registered “Island Kathleen of Quoy”

and sired by SSBG Registered “Walls of Ferndale”. DOB April 18, 1999.

Jericho is:

a)     Scrapie Genotype R1

b)   A true gray katmoget. We note this because Enfield Grayling, a previous 'katmoget import' to the US was not a katmoget, but rather a moget faced ram.

c)       SSBG registered and has generational pedigrees available on request.

d)      Micron tested (24 micron midside) and has a lustrous, less crimpy and longer fleece than those frequently seen in the south of England. Test results available on request.

e)       From "a very ancient all katmoget line" derived from "Walls of Ferndale" who is descended from "Island Funzie" from mainland Shetland.

The Todhill Coloured Shetland Sheep Flock is MV accredited (Maedi Visna), EAE Accredited ( Enzootic Abortion Free), Scrapie Monitored and has only used top R1 and R2 Scrapie Genotyped Status rams for the last 6 years.

For further information and pricing email: shepherd@coloredshetlandsheep.com or telephone at 860-489-7194

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