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I'm wanting to get a few (read 3-4) "rare" sheep for handspinning fleeces. I've been considering small breeds, since I'm a woman alone and have only 2 acres here-with not much real grass value at the moment but I'm working on that AND fences of course. I've read alot about Icelandics and Shetlands and recently about Babydoll sheep. I've seen and spun the fleece from the first two and love what I've experienced, but the Babydolls sound so much easier to handle in size that I'm considering a rather long trip in the spring to a farm or two in the state that raises them...they are very pricey! Has anyone here had experience with raising any of these or working with them...or their fleece?Iwantsomething 'tame' enough to be a hobby farm animal and realize that how an animal is raised is the key of course...but basic underlying temperment does still play a role. thanks, betty