It is the coloured fleeces from our animals that we use in our range of throws and scarves. Occasionally, fawn or dark brown may occur and the body colour may be uniform, spotted or patched. Fleece colour may vary from pale silver through many shades of grey to black. The coloured sheep have no gene for whiteness and so, when bred together produce coloured lambs. British Ryelands have this coloured gene whilst Australian flocks do not. Ryeland sheep sometimes produce coloured lambs as the expression of recessive coloured genes. Whilst listed as a rare breed during the early years of the RBST, it is now numerically healthy, but still classed as a minority breed. The Ryeland flock Book Society was formed in 1908. It has since been re-stuffed with wool from around the Commonwealth as a gesture of unity and friendship. It is believed that the 'wool sack', the Lord Chancellor's seat in the House of Lords was originally stuffed with Ryeland fleeces. Operated by Karel Starek and Alice Martiz-Starek, the couple strives to produce high-quality, nutrient-dense meat, eggs, and dairy products while raising happy animals and creating healthy soil. One of Britain's oldest breeds, formerly known as the Welsh Border sheep, the Ryeland has been around for more than 800 years and so important were they that they were referred to as the 'Golden Hoof' animal of the Marches, grazing the rye fields surrounding Leominster Abbey. Leave a commentShare on: The Golden Hoof is a 200-acre slow food farm that follows regenerative growing practices, working harmoniously with nature.
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