River Oaks Farm & Studio
Shetland & Bluefaced Leicester Sheep, Fleece and Heritage Crafts
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Beechtree Rhyn
BLU Ewe #2410
Bluefaced Leicester single ewe lamb born 4/5/07.
Rhyn is so friendly and graceful looking. She has a fabulous fleece in a deep rich color. She was bred to Granite and had River Oaks Onyx on May 1st, 2008.
Beechtree Lanora
BLU Ewe #1993
Bluefaced Leicester twin
ewe lamb born 4/11/06
Lanora carries colored genetics and has fabulous fleece. She was bred to Granite and delivered River Oaks Opal on April 18, 2008.
Beechtree Dougal
Bluefaced Leicester, triplet ram lamb
Born 3-19-06
Pedigree BLU Ram #2000
Scrapie genetics - QR AA
Dougal is our gentle giant He sired three beautiful white Shetland mule lambs in spring of 2007. In 2007 he bred 17 ewes at Kimberwood Shetlands, siring a good percentage of ewe lambs and colored lambs. Then he came home and bred Bramble Emma producing a natural colored ram and a white ewe lamb.
We purchased our Bluefaced Leicester foundation stock from Beechtree Farms in Coopersville, MI. Brenda Lelli has a premier flock of Bluefaced Leicesters in white and natural colors. Our focus is on fleece quality as well as conformation. We are also breeding for Shetland Mules and our first three arrived in 2007. We are pleased with their fleece quality and increased size. We will be breeding two of them as lambs to see how they perform.
