Shetland sheep are native to the Scottish Shetland Isles.

Wild Flower Farm sells Shetland wool and garb in many styles and colors.

Shetlands are small but majestic in stature. As such, they are not a meat

sheep, they are bred solely for their luxurious wool. Tourists get to enjoy feeding and petting these adorable little critters.

Characteristics

Peggy prefers her sheep retain ancient instincts to remain constantly alert to flee potential dangers. This means the entire flock runs many times a day. Startled by something as simple as a leaf or squirrel hopping by, they usually flee even from people and animals they know.

Only a few sheep are outoing enough to approach people for petting but most will come when called with feed.

Colors

Light grey

Grey

White

Emsket (dusky bluish-grey)

Musket (light greyish-brown)

Shaela (dark steely-grey)

Black

Fawn

Moorit (reddish brown)

Mioget (honey, yellowish-brown)

Dark brown

Patterns

Katmoget ("badgerface": dark belly and dark shading around nose and eyes, lighter elsewhere)

Gulmoget ("mouflon", the reverse of katmoget: light belly, dark face with light marks around eyes, dark elsewhere)

Yuglet (generally light with dark "panda" patches around the eyes)

Bleset (dark with white blaze down face)

Smirslet (white marking around the muzzle)

Sokket (with white socks on the legs)

Bersugget (irregular patches of different colours)

Bielset (with a collar of a differing colour)