Meet My Litttle Flock of Wensleydales

Hello there!My post today is going to be an introduction to my sheep. I have three very cute wensleydales which I've named after white flowers. Their names are Miss Daisy (Daisy), Edelweiss (Ada), and Queen Anne's Lace (Anne).

Anne is on the far left, then Daisy is in the middle, Ada is the little one who apparently did not want her picture taken, and then the one on the far right is a ewe of a different breed that belongs to my brother.

Anne has less bangs than Ada (that's mainly how I tell them apart)

My two little ones are now yearlings and are almost as big as Daisy! Though Daisy was artificially inseminated this last breeding season, she did not end up lambing. But that just gives me all the more time to work on my two yearling lambs' wool. (Their wool is best when they are yearlings). I hope to show Daisy's wool from last year at this year's upcoming Clark County Fair.

  

Wensleydales are a somewhat abnormal breed of sheep. They are known for their long wool and sometimes their milk. They are a crossbreed between a Teeswater and a Leicester Longwool. Another characteristic of a Wensleydale is that they have a blue nose, which you may think is very strange, but it is more of a gray/blue color.

I hope you enjoyed this blogpost and got to learn a little bit more about my sheep's breed!

Madeline Coder

My first year showing Wensleydales at the fair! Daisy won champion in her class. (And no, she wasn't the only wensley ewe there!)

I'm hoping to improve my grooming preparations for this next year. 

Here is Daisy w/ her two lambs summer 2017, Edelweiss and Queen Anne's Lace. I did not shear them, and am hoping to show them in full coats at the 2018 Clark County Fair.