Description

Joeleigh is absolutely, hands down my FAVORITE girl on the farm. She's very sweet natured, quite easy to handle, curious, has beautiful conformation and a gorgeous head, and amazing fleece! She is now a mature girl and just had her first cria from true black Antonio. And she gave us a little girl! This baby, now named Gwyneth, has the most crimpy, curly fleece I've ever seen on a little cria and the sweetest eyes in her pretty little head. She is light fawn and a beaut, just like her mama.

Joeleigh (JOE-lee) was born on June 20, 2020. As we expected from her dam, Valorie, and her sire, Hezekiah, she has gorgeous fleece! It's a crimpy light fawn, very fine, very long, and very heavy! How often do you see THAT combo???

I drool over her 2023 EPD stats! Here's what they mean for her prospective cria:
TOP 7% in the nation! Fiber Diameter (AFD) will likely decrease by -1.639, really good!
Standard Deviation of AFD could decrease by -0.043, (58%)
Top 12% in the nation! Spin Fineness (SF) will likely decrease by -1.419, excellent!
% of Fibers > 30 micron could decrease by -3.551, amazing! (30%)
Mean Curve (MC) of fiber could increase by .516, a small help. (48%)
% Medullation (M) could increase by 0.591, (the full impact of medullation in fleece remains a question at this point in time says Yocom-McColl.) (77%)
Top 2.9% in the nation! Mean Staple Length (MSL) will likely increase by 3.687, incredible!
Top 2.3% in the nation! Fleece Weight (FW) will likely increase by 0.845, super nice!

QUESTION: What does a fine fleece, with a long staple length, and a heavy fleece weight mean to you? ANSWER: Density!

This little gal is nicely conformed. Just like her little mama, she's of medium size, has a long staple, very fine fleece, and an exceptionally heavy fleece weight. They look so much alike, I sometimes have trouble telling them apart. Both Joeleigh and her mom, Valorie, have some of the heaviest fleece weights in the nation (see EPD stats).
Joeleigh has a very sweet disposition, just like her mama, and has been added to our foundation females.