52 Weeks of Sheep

Episode 34 - Bison

Week 34 - Bison Show Notes It’s week 34 and Allie and I are talking all about bison and their fiber! Sit sown with your favorite beverage and you spinning wheel and hear what we have to say about this incredible exotic fiber, some spinning tips for it, and the recap of my travel to the Michigan Fiber Festival and possible topics for our next Bonus Podcast! Thanks for joining us! We hope you’re having fun and learning with us along the way! Some addition online resources for history of this magnificent animal and there fiber: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison] All About Bison Website https://allaboutbison.com/bison-wool/] [https://allaboutbison.com/bison-wool/%5D] North Dakota State University https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/archi…/carringt/bison/wool_fiber.htm\ [https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/archi%E2%80%A6/carringt/bison/wool_fiber.htm%5C] To follow along in the adventure, you can find the 52 Weeks of Sheep group in the following locations online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep [https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep [https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep] Instagram: @52weeksofsheep You can find Allie and all of her adventures with goats and the farm at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm [https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm] Instagram: @curlyewefarms You can find Tammy and all of her adventures at: Website: www.goldieknotsmt.com [https://www.goldieknotsmt.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt [https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt] Instagram: @goldieknotsmt ** Photo Credit: National Park Service Website ** ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 33 - American Tunis

WEEK 33 - AMERICAN TUNIS SHOW NOTES Welcome to Week 33! This week Allie and I are talking all about the American Tunis breed of sheep, their history, their meat, and especially all about their wool! Our conversations meanders to a couple of other topics, but we always come back to the breed - and we have a great time doing it. Links I mentioned in the podcast for more information and reading one the breed are below, as well as where you can find the podcast, Allie, and me on social media. We appreciate you listening and hope you're enjoying the content. Until next week, and as always - Happy Spinning! Online Links (Tunis): The Livestock Conservancy https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/tunis-sheep/ [https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/tunis-sheep/] National Tunis Sheep Registry https://nationaltunissheep.com/about/breed-history/ [https://nationaltunissheep.com/about/breed-history/] Oklahoma State University Breeds of Livestock https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/tunis-sheep.html [https://breeds.okstate.edu/sheep/tunis-sheep.html] Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tunis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tunis] To follow along in the adventure, you can find the 52 Weeks of Sheep group in the following locations online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep [https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep [https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep] Instagram: @52weeksofsheep You can find Allie and all of her adventures with goats and the farm at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm [https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm] Instagram: @curlyewefarms You can find Tammy and all of her adventures at: Website:  www.goldieknotsmt.com [https://www.goldieknotsmt.com/] Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt [https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt] Instagram: @goldieknotsmt  *Photos Credit to the Hobby Farms Website * ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week 32 - Clun Forest

Week 32 - Clun Forest Show Notes Welcome to Week 32 in the 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure! This week Allie and I are talking about the Clun Forest breed of sheep - another conservation breed. We talk about their purposes, fiber, and those ears that make them look like they are standing at attention! We do our normal conversation meandering from gardening to weather and a few other topics in between.   Also in this episode:  I mistakingly “mis-quote” the Livestock Conservancy’s Threatened status in the beginning of the podcast. I do correct myself later on in the podcast, but for clarity, I should have said that it should be fewer than 1000 registered and 5.000 globally.   The perky ear breed I couldn’t remember was Cheviot. According to the Department of Agriculture and Food, Resistance to worms in sheep is an inherited trait that can be increased by selection. The heritability of worm resistance, as measured indirectly by individual sheep faecal WEC, is at least 25%. This means that 25% of the phenotypic superiority of an animal will be passed on to their progeny. For more information as to worm resistance in sheep and breeding, I found the following article online from Signet Breeding Services. You can read their article and information by visiting the following link: https://signetdata.com/news/posts/2023/january/breeding-for-worm-resistance-in-sheep/ [https://signetdata.com/news/posts/2023/january/breeding-for-worm-resistance-in-sheep/] You can find 52 Weeks of Sheep online on: Patreon: www.patreon.com/52weeksofsheep [http://www.patreon.com/52weeksofsheep] (where all the podcasts and Bonus Episodes live) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep [https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep] (where we started almost 8 years ago) Instagram: @52weeksofsheep You can find Allie online at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm Instagram: @curlyewefarms You can find Tammy online at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt Instagram: @goldieknotsmt Website: www.goldieknotsmt.com [http://www.goldieknotsmt.com] Thanks again for joining us - we appreciate all of you listening! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week 31 - Dorset Horn

Week 31 - Dorset Horn Show Notes Welcome to Week 31 in our 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure! This week Allie and I are talking all about the Dorset Horn Breed of Sheep. We talk about some Montana fires, summer chores and meander our way through the breed giving lots of info and insight. You can find 52 Weeks of Sheep online on: Patreon: www.patreon.com/52weeksofsheep [http://www.patreon.com/52weeksofsheep] (where all the podcasts and Bonus Episodes live) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep [https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep] (where we started almost 8 years ago) Instagram: @52weeksofsheep You can find Allie online at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm Instagram: @curlyewefarms You can find Tammy online at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt Instagram: @goldieknotsmt Website: www.goldieknotsmt.com [http://www.goldieknotsmt.com] Thanks again for joining us - we appreciate all of you listening! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week 30 - "Yakity" Yak

Welcome to Week 30 in the 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure where Allie and I are talking all about Yak and their fiber! We also do a good deal of "yakking" our way through the week and hope you enjoy. We hope this finds you all well, happily spinning and enjoying the podcast! As always, we appreciate your support and hope you’ll pass it along to any of your friends who might be interested. To follow along in the adventure, you can find the 52 Weeks of Sheep group in the following locations online: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep [https://www.patreon.com/52WeeksofSheep] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep [https://www.facebook.com/groups/52weeksofsheep] Instagram: @52weeksofsheep You can find Allie and all of her adventures with goats and the farm at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm [https://www.facebook.com/curlyewefarm] Instagram: @curlyewefarms You can find Tammy and all of her adventures at: Website:  www.goldieknotsmt.com [https://www.goldieknotsmt.com/] Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt [https://www.facebook.com/goldieknotsmt] Instagram: @goldieknotsmt  * Photo Credit Encyclopedia Britannica Website * ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.