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CUNCU
SHEEP,
THE
The Cuncu Sheep has a brown face and legs with a
long-locked fleece that varies in color from jet black to dull grey to rusty
brown. The Cuncu fleece is easily
spun after washing and carding. And while it does not readily take dye, the
natural black, gray, silver and brown colors of the natural colored Cuncu are
frequently among the most sought after fleeces at shows and sales. A quality
hand spun fleece may often sell for three to ten times what a commercial buyer
would pay for it.
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DOR'IYN
SHEEP,
THE
The Dor’iyn is a small breed with a brown or white head. It wears a very
thin, close fleece that has a light caramel coloring. The
Dor’iyn is not known for its fleece, as it (the fleece) is very thin and would
not be an efficient product. Instead, it is milked. The milk is then turned into
cheese and either eaten by the herding family or sold in the commercial market.
Some speciality cheese-makers purchase
milk from lythe-fed sheep particularly for the ‘nutty’ flavor the grass
produces. However, milk from these special-fed sheep is considered undesirable
drinking milk.
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GOAT,
THE
DOMESTIC
Domestic Goats can
live in most any environment and are thus a popular source of livestock for
many herders. They are fairly easy to take care of as well, as they eat
almost anything. However, if provoked, they can be a bit ill mannered.
Various terms are used to classify Goats based on gender and age. Adult
males are usually called bucks while adolescent males are called billy
goats. A female Goat is either called a nanny goat or a doe. A Goat less
than one year old is called a kid.
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SAWIS
SHEEP,
THE
The Sawis is normally seen with a black or white head and the color of the
fleece ranges from a light grey to a natural white.
Commercial wool buyers and craftspeople seek the wool clip from the purebred
Sawis flock. Sawis wool is used for many products, ranging from sweaters to
outerwear to carpets. The fleece from those sheep that are born completely black
is sold, un-dyed, at a ridiculously high price in normal markets.
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TANDALAN
SHEEP,
THE
(WILD
SHEEP,
MOUNTAIN
SHEEP)
The Wild
Sheep which dwells on the mountain sides of the vast
Tandala Highlands is a very
important part of the highlands' foodchain and is exploited mainly by the
Gob-Oc orcs and
trolls of the region. It is a very strong kind of sheep
with a strikingly-white fleece that can repel snow, sleet, driving rain and even
can stop an arrow from hitting the beast due to its tight weaving. The Wild
Sheep of the Tandalas is also called "Tandalan Sheep" or
simply "Mountain
Sheep".
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