SHETLAND SHEEP

With their wide range of colors and fleece types, excellent meat, small size, resistance to disease and ability to take good care of themselves, Shetland sheep are an ideal breed for many small farms.

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Shetland sheep are small, hardy, long-lived and have retained their primitive survival instincts. Another characteristic, retained by some Shetlands, is the ability to shed their fleece, called rooing. Fleece that will roo can be easily plucked by hand.