Solstice Sheep Of The Day - Tavia

Tavia is our little "blond with blue eyes" cheerleader.  Well, that's what Saint Tim calls her, The Little Cheerleader.  She is very pretty and she does have blue eyes.  Wait, what?  Blue eyes?

Yep, if you look closely she has blue in both eyes.  I think this mostly happens with spotted sheep, but maybe it can show up in other breeds.  I haven't researched that.

Tavia is very sweet, but pretty shy.  Once you catch her she likes to be scratched and talked to and easy to handle, but like most Jacobs, isn't going to initiate much cuddling.  While her coloring is a little too "blond" (missing her leg spots and some extra black on her face), her wool is gorgeous and is always the first Jacob fleece picked on shearing day.

Compared to Tessa's longer and coarser locks, Tavia is very even in not only length throughout her fleece, but also crimp and texture.  Crimp is the way the fleece curls as it grows.  A Cotswold has big loopy curls going down the lock, maybe 10-12 curls over 5 inches for example.  A finer wool like Bullwinkle might have 50 curls over the same 5 inches.  The more crimps per inch, the softer the wool will feel.  In 25 words or less.

Tavia loves sweet treats, but is also in the chopped alfalfa camp.  She will try to sneak up to the front if there aren't too many sheep pushing and shoving.