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Sheep breed recommendations, UK
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<blockquote data-quote="NeFa" data-source="post: 6693011" data-attributes="member: 145186"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>My preferences - </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hardy and disease resistant if possible. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I prefer heavy/stubborn/difficult to move sheep over light-footed and flighty sheep. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Must be a breed available in the UK. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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. </li> </ul><p>Any recommendations are much appreciated</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NeFa, post: 6693011, member: 145186"] 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 - [LIST] [*]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. [/LIST] Any recommendations are much appreciated [/QUOTE]
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