~Bumblebee Acres Farm~ Cormo Sheep *** Cormo, Colored Cormo, and Cormo Shetland cross Lambs expected April/May 2012 *** Our Farm added a small registered flock of Cormo & Colored Cormo sheep (not registered) in the Spring of 2010 from Shepherdess, Char Eply, of Cormo 24/7. We are very pleased at how gorgeous our little lambs have grown and look forward to their scrumptiously soft fleeces and future lambs.
Our Cormo ewes, Princess, Juliette and, the Colored Cormo, Coco Chanel. These girls are wearing jackets to keep their fleeces in tip top shape. Cormos have a wonderful fleece that is extremely next-to-the-skin soft. These girls 1st fleece will be especially soft and is referred to as a 'Hogget' fleece.
About Cormo Sheep: The Cormo sheep breed was developed in the early 1960's by I.K. Downie of Tasmania. Using Tasmanian Corriedale Rams and crossing them to Superfine Saxon Merino ewes the Cormo breed was created. Cormo's have a naturally bright white super soft fleece with a micron count of 17-23. Average staple length is 4+ inches. Boasting quick growth rate, easy lambing, and common multiple births this breed is truly a dual purpose breed. They are adaptable to most any climate. The fact that they are super cute and have sweet temperaments is a major bonus.
Our white Cormos are registered with the American Cormo Sheep Association. We also have a Colored Cormo ewe, and although not registerable has some gorgeous super soft fleece and the color is just beautiful. When bred to our registered white Cormo Ram we hope to get some Colored Cormo lambs. These are a couple of examples of Cormo Fleece. The one on the left is some washed Colored Cormo locks. The right side is a carded batt made of 85% Cormo and 15% Red Satin Angora (a little bit of Heaven). This fiber is a spinners dream!
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