Dutch spotted sheep

[Benn]

Has anyone got any or come across them before?
I only stumbled accross them today

 

[Benn]

@llamedos sorry can you move to livestock section posted it in wrong place thankyou!

 

[liammogs]

Look like spotted zwarbles

 

[Nithsdale]

Dont know very much about them, and amnt sure what to make of it (I thought it was a joke first time I heard about them).

UK breed society;

https://www.dutchspottedsheep.co.uk

 

[Sussex Martin]

A modern Jacob?

 

[Al R]

Looks like a zwartable crossed with a beltex to me?

 

[M-J-G]

A lot more fleshy than a Zwartble. If they are maternal and have good feet, they could be useful contender.

 

[M-J-G]

Dont know very much about them, and amnt sure what to make of it (I thought it was a joke first time I heard about them).

UK breed society;

https://www.dutchspottedsheep.co.uk

I did wonder if it was a wind up when I first saw them in the paper.

 

[hillman]

Meant to be very maternal,traditionally a dual purpose breed so I was told

 

[andybk]

Looks like a zwartable crossed with a beltex to me?

or is it the feed the shape ? similar background i would think

 

[MJT]

Don't look bad bodied sheep (yes I know it's got head in trough ) ,just the next fashionable sheep I guess, the body will soon disappear when hobbiests take over !

 

[Bill dog]

I was speaking to the secretary at the game fair at drumlanrig today. She says they are like a blue texel, only hardier. 30 ish flocks now in uk. I asked if she was getting much interest in them, and she assured me they were getting lots!

 

[Benn]

Nobody on here tried them?only worrying thing ive seen is most pictures ive seen they have a trough in the picture.

 

[llamedos]

Was just thinking I bet they take some feed to keep them like that, doubt it is off grass either

 

[Joe]

Friend of mine recently bought some, his children wanted a small flock and they were available plus bit of a novelty for them. We just discussed throwing the stock ram out with some of my commercial ewe lambs as an experiment, will keep you updated in the spring...

 

[Leereade]

Was just thinking I bet they take some feed to keep them like that, doubt it is off grass either

No my mate Pete have them very nice sheep with a slim head easy lambing and good shaped lambs

 

[M-J-G]

They will no doubt be a target for beholders of mainstream breeds and the hard-core no feed brigade.

But they may be useful, and as for a trough in the field, most of them are be going to shows since they are a novelty just now, and as with most breeds, show animals get fed.
I wouldn't like to write a breed off simply because the show animals of said breed get fed for shows.

I would hope that a true stock person would have the confidence and skills required to judge an animal without worrying if it eats out if a trough or not.

 

[Nithsdale]

Nobody on here tried them?only worrying thing ive seen is most pictures ive seen they have a trough in the picture.

Still very early days in the UK for these. IIRC the society website was only launched last summer. For one of the founding flocks to be just at Lockerbie, I know very little of them.

Do they leave white lambs? They look easy enough lambing, and there's a growthy look to then... but like everything you need to see them in the flesh to get a right idea of what your looking at.





Honestly, I'm not sure another 'type' of Texel - or any other breed for that matter - is really needed there's a vast wealth of choice already... if breeders would concentrate on commercial traits, instead of having to invent new 'breeds' to fill a gap left by established breeds becoming too hard lambing...

 

[Bill dog]

Pam the secretary lives just outside Dumfries. You could humour yourself with a farm visit, and report back your findings!

 

[Nithsdale]

Pam the secretary lives just outside Dumfries. You could humour yourself with a farm visit, and report back your findings!

No, I couldn't do that. I'd feel guitly being a tyre kicker

Your obviously close by, too - and know the person in question. So it's your duty to find out and educate the forum