Cormo Sheep & Wool Farm

Cormo and Colored Cormo X Covered Hogget Fleeces Shorn May, 2009 

These are all hogget fleeces, from lambs that are very close to 1 year old. The colored fleeces are from Cormo crossbred sheep and the white fleeces are from ACSA registered Cormo sheep. All of the colored fleeces have some degree of color variegation throughout the fleece. Some of these fleeces have one or more light colored bands within the staple.  This is due to a deficiency of  the trace mineral copper at different times during the year. The strength or quality of the wool fibers are not affected, only the pigment. Sheep are very sensitive to excess copper so great care must be taken in balancing the mineral intake.  The scanned locks don't do the colors justice but will give an approximation.   I wish that you could all see these gorgeous colors and feel the wonderful softness in person. The fine crimp just doesn't show up well either on the scanned images.  Although all of the sheep have been covered the babies have to reach a certain size before we can safely keep covers on them. Because of this and just the nature of lambs there will be more VM in the fleeces and more sun bleach on the tips. You may also notice that there is usually less consistency in the crimp along the length of the staple and possibly from head to tail through the fleece in the hogget fleeces than the adult fleeces. These hogget fleeces will have the lamb wool tips. They are very soft. These fleeces will most likely be the very softest fleeces these sheep will ever produce.                                                              

All of these sheep are for sale as well as the fleeces. Just like the fleeces please let me know immediately if you are interested on one of the sheep. I can help arrange transportation if necessary.

Comments of hand spinners who were helping skirt fleeces.

All of these fleece have been sold.  We are scheduled to shear again in Feb.

Colored Fleece Auction

Number	Staple	$/lb.	Weight	Total	Comments
870	4.25 in	$20/lb	4.47 lb	$89	Crimpy, silver brown, taupe, 2 bands, deep even med. crimp Sold
837	5	22	5.35	$118	Variegated colors along staple & large light band  Sold
843	4.5	20	4.93	$99	Taupe, med., deep, very even crimp, white spot on neck  Sold
842	4.25	20	4.02	$80	Warm gray, a little darker than 843, fine crimp, white on neck Sold
838	4.5	20	4.27	$85	Silvery brown, Medium/bold crimp  sold
871	3.5	20	4.63	$92	Very pretty Charcoal with silver fibers, fine, beautiful well defined fine crimp  Sold
826	5	22	3.63	$80	Soft, fine-med. crimp  Sold
869	4.5	20	4.44	$89	Charcoal-steel, white on neck, little bands, nice deep med. crimp Sold
821	6	27	5.85	$158	Wow, look at this! Good deep med. crimp, var. gray, color varies along staple, luster. Some extra crimpy areas on back probably from weather. It's all sound. Will be split. - 1/2 Available  All sold
854	5.25	25	4.59	$106	Very dark, med/fine well defined crimp  Sold
806	5+	17	3.73 3.71	$63 Sold	Covered part year so more VM on tips. Nice even well defined med. crimp. Has been split down center back.  Sold
811	5.25	22	5.3	$117	White, med. crimp, soft  Sold
812	5	20	4.4	$88	Nice deep med. crimp, soft  Sold
820	4	20	4.02	$80	Very white, fine crimp, too me this one looks/feels like the finest of them all so far.  Sold

We apologize for raising prices on many of the colored fleeces this year. Like many others the bad economy has hurt us too. This year there has been a significant increase in our costs especially for shearing, feed and vet services and products.