[Jacob-list] felting on the live sheep

[Linda]

I have seen this on some hoggett fleeces. The fleeces were silky, fine, 
and open. In all cases, the next shearing was not cotted.
Linda
On 8/16/2012 7:42 AM, Lasell J. Bartlett wrote:

> What contributes to a sheep's fleece getting felted while still 

> growing on the live animal?

>

> I'm just buying back two yearling ewes we bred, and both have felted 

> fleeces. It's hard for me to tell what their fleece would be like if 

> it weren't felted. Maybe I'm using the wrong word to describe what I 

> see and feel.

>

> I'm interested in people's thoughts about this.

>

> Lasell J Bartlett

> lasell at lasell.org

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