I live on 15 acres in the UK (regular green field), and am looking at different sheep breeds. I have owned sheep in the past a good number of years ago (I can't quite remember what breed, I think they may have been texel crosses?) and looking to get some more again.
My preferences -
My preferences -
- Hardy and disease resistant if possible.
- I prefer heavy/stubborn/difficult to move sheep over light-footed and flighty sheep.
- I am just a smallholder so I'm not needing a commerical breed, meat/wool production is not so important to me. I'd much rather a breed that is relatively easy to own and is fine for a hobby smallholding.
- I would much rather a sheep that doesn't grow much wool like a hair sheep, or sheds its wool. But I have heard these sheep are quite flighty. Soay sheep interest me a lot. Lack of wool, or even shedding is probably one of the most important factors to me.
- Must be a breed available in the UK.
- And least importantly, I prefer sheep without a roman nose, and preferably kind of rough looking. I think breeds like hebridean, boreray, moorit, soay, etc are so neat.