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My dad had some black cheviot ewes many a year ago and they all were great mothers, usually threw twins and had good feet and udders as well. We found them to be the opposite of what The Motorway Shephard said but there you go..!!
He even had a black cheviot tup at one point and the ewes threw more black lambs than white tbh. One guy always bought ewe lambs off of him every year and liked them too.
I remember two well overweight American ladies (tourists) stopping at the roadside and admiring all the black lambs with the white ewes, curiosity got the better of them and they asked us how all the sheep had black lambs?? My old man gave a wry grin and said they all had a black dad..... Fairly killed that conversation to be honest
He even had a black cheviot tup at one point and the ewes threw more black lambs than white tbh. One guy always bought ewe lambs off of him every year and liked them too.
I remember two well overweight American ladies (tourists) stopping at the roadside and admiring all the black lambs with the white ewes, curiosity got the better of them and they asked us how all the sheep had black lambs?? My old man gave a wry grin and said they all had a black dad..... Fairly killed that conversation to be honest