Meet “Smaisie” a Black Shetland Ewe and her triplet lambs born 14th February 2017. She was born to my flock of Shetland Sheep that I keep at my 10 acre smallholding in East Lothian in 2014. All four are off for a new life at Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh. As a triplet group they have had more care and attention than normal and are used to people.
Each year the lambs are named with the same initial letter. In 2014 it was the letter “S” and this year (2017) it has come around to the letter “U”. The three lambs are named :-
· Umar (after Umar Gull the Pakistani cricketer) He has a purple ear tag
· Uma (after Uma Thurman the American actress) She has a blue tag
· Una (after Una Stubs the English actress) She has a blue ear tag
Each year the lambs are named with the same initial letter. In 2014 it was the letter “S” and this year (2017) it has come around to the letter “U”. The three lambs are named :-
· Umar (after Umar Gull the Pakistani cricketer) He has a purple ear tag
· Uma (after Uma Thurman the American actress) She has a blue tag
· Una (after Una Stubs the English actress) She has a blue ear tag
What’s so special about Shetland Sheep?
They are not a rare breed. Thousands live on their native Shetland Islands. Ironically, because Shetland Sheep produce such fine wool the Islands are probably more famous for knitwear than the native sheep. Like the other icon of the Shetland Islands, the Shetland Pony, Shetland sheep are diminutive which makes them an ideal smallholders animal. I like them for their terrier like qualities. They are canny sheep both good-natured and sharp-witted.
They are not a rare breed. Thousands live on their native Shetland Islands. Ironically, because Shetland Sheep produce such fine wool the Islands are probably more famous for knitwear than the native sheep. Like the other icon of the Shetland Islands, the Shetland Pony, Shetland sheep are diminutive which makes them an ideal smallholders animal. I like them for their terrier like qualities. They are canny sheep both good-natured and sharp-witted.
As you can see, it did not take them long to start making friends with Gorgie City Farm's helpers and volunteers
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