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Navajo-Churro sheep have a double coated fleece.  The outer coat is long and coarse.  The inner coat is soft and fine.  Navajo-Churro wool is very strong, durable and lustrous.  We shear once a year.  The staple length is typically 10-12 inches. 

Our raw wool fleeces have been skirted to remove excess debris.  They have not been washed.  There is still the natural grease with some dirt.  Some vegetal matter may be found in the fleece.  Our sheep are not coated.  They live a natural life style.  See our raw wool washing instructions.

Fleece colors range from: White, Off-White, Red Mesa (shades of brown), Shades of Grey (Sliver, Light Grey and Dark Grey), Black, and Spotted.  Visit the wool roving page to see examples of fleece colors.  These are the natural wool colors so colors do vary.  White may have a few dark fibers.  Black and other dark colors may have a few lighter fibers.  The color may vary through an entire fleece.  The fleece color of a particular animal may change over it's lifetime.

Whole raw adult ewe fleeces currently available from these Navajo-Churro sheep.  SOLD OUT until spring 2015.

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OVR Lily 

Lily is a white (outer and under coat) with nice, clean wool for spinning.  Her staple is 10-12 inches (approximately 4 inches in this photo).  See white under roving sample.   Her fleece is a true white with no dark fibers.

OVR Paprika  

Paprika is a Red Mesa with a rich dark brown undercoat.  She received a red ribbon in the hogget category (colored lamb fleece) which is a good fleece rating at Sheep Is Life in Tsaile AZ 2011.

Crow Knoll

Crow Knoll is a true black, however, we don't coat our sheep, so the fiber tips turn red-brown with sun oxidization.  She has a black shiny undercoat with black/reddish-brown tipped outer coat.  Her wool spins black (see black roving sample).  She has very nice wool for spinning.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches. 

Rosemary   

Rosemary has a black undercoat, her outer coat is a silver-tan.  The combination of these colors makes for a stunning roving. She has very nice wool for spinning.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches. 

Corriander

Corriander is a Red Mesa with a rich dark brown outercoat and undercoat.  She is a 2013 lamb and is currently about 18 months old.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches.   

OVR Nutmeg 

Nutmeg is a Red Mesa with a lighter silver colored outer coat and a brown undercoat.  She received a blue ribbon in the hogget category (colored lamb fleece) which is an excellent rating at Sheep is Life in Tsaile AZ in 2010.

CNF Susan 

Susan is probably our whitest colored ewe.  She has a real nice luster and spins well.  Her staple is 10-12 inches (approximately 4 inches in this photo).  See white under roving sample.   Her fleece is a true white with no dark fibers.   

Flora   

Flora has a black undercoat, her outer coat is a silver-tan.  The combination of these colors makes for a stunning roving. She has very nice wool for spinning.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches. 

Maybell

Maybell is a Red Mesa with a rich dark brown undercoat.  Her hogget fleece was evaluated at Sheep is Life in 2013 as a bright desirable fleece, with good density.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches.     

Chipeta lamb

Chipeta lamb is a badger fleece color.  This is her lamb color, she is now a beautiful silver gray outer fleece, with a darker undercoat.  She is a 2013 lamb and is currently about 18 months old.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches.   

Baby Rosebud

Baby Rosebud has a beautiful white fleece (both under and outercoat).  She is a 2013 lamb and is currently about 18 months old.  Staple approximately 10-12 inches.

Adult fleece.

$5.00 per pound plus shipping. 

Whole fleeces range in weight from  4 to 10 pounds.  You may pick-up the fleece here in Lakeview, Oregon or arrange for shipping at an additional charge.

Inquire about other colored and white fleeces also available, more photos will be coming soon.

*There are a few second quality raw wool fleeces available at reduced prices $3.00 per pound plus shipping.  Fleeces may be kempy or lightly cotted.  White and colored fleeces available.   It can be used for stuffing pillows, dog beds, felting, or what ever your creative mind comes up with.  Lightly cotted fleeces can be spun with additional processing.  Email or call for availability.  SOLD OUT until spring.

How To Work With Wool

Information on how to process and hand spin wool.

Payment Information:

Please contact us to place an order.   We will then email you an invoice that can be paid securely through PayPal at no additional cost.  A PayPal account is not required.

Personal checks also accepted drawn on U.S. Bank in U.S. Dollars.  Products will be shipped after the check clears the bank.

Small additional processing fee for international orders (1% of order total). 

We ship via the US Postal Service. 

Contact Us:

Ovie Ranch

Lakeview, Oregon

541-947-2008

churros@ovieranch.com

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