Don't know what breed I have

[barikjan]

Dear members of forum,

please, advice what kind of breed is on photos. They were bought in Uzbekistan (Central Asia). Maybe you have some clue?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Agrivator]

Whatever they are (Persian???) they look to be well bred and seem to be very healthy - both the ewes and the lambs.

Is the wool or fur of much value?

 

[Poorbuthappy]

@Tim W ?

 

[Cowmansam]

Are they half giraffe

 

[Agrivator]

Are they half giraffe

I don't think so, but the sheep in the first photo could be a Suffolk X Red Setter.

 

[Tim W]

Have they got fat tails?
Karakul (?) based breeding?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Karakul sheep habitat size facts and images petworlds

Karakul sheep Karakul or Qaraqul (a city in Bukhara Province in Uzbekistan) is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in Central Asia.

www.petworlds.net

petworld

 

[abitdaft]

Interesting Facts About Fat Tailed Sheep - Seradria

There are 1000 types of sheep breeds in the world and it’s estimated that fat tailed sheep represents 20-25% of the world’s sheep population.

seradria.com

One of these anyway. Wouldn't mind a few if they could live off their tails at this time of year!

 

[abitdaft]

Karakul sheep habitat size facts and images petworlds

Karakul sheep Karakul or Qaraqul (a city in Bukhara Province in Uzbekistan) is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in Central Asia.

www.petworlds.net

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I knew some git would beat me to it!

 

[Tim W]

I have pictures of similar sheep in Hungary i think?
There was a Hungarian AI professor at one of the European Hairsheep conferences that had used them in a cross breeding program with his native Hungarian hill sheep and Dorpers

 

[Bury the Trash]

I knew some git would beat me to it!

hmm, a sore loser that sort of attitude wont win a Blue Peter Badge .


dont know about fat tails but a lot of mine have got long tails this yr, ... shortage of labour , on the other hand they have such short lives makes me wonder, ......or just maybe im getting softer as i get older .....

 

[Agrivator]

Interesting Facts About Fat Tailed Sheep - Seradria

There are 1000 types of sheep breeds in the world and it’s estimated that fat tailed sheep represents 20-25% of the world’s sheep population.

seradria.com

One of these anyway. Wouldn't mind a few if they could live off their tails at this time of year!

A number of breeds use their tails as an energy store. Swaledale ewes are a good example.

And one way of accessing if a prime lamb is suitably finished is to feel the thickness of its tail.

 

[StormurShepherd]

I was looking into fat tailed sheep breeds a while ago after a friend was telling me about his farming life in Namibia where they had Karakul.

My offering is Edilbay or Karakul as others have said.