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The Cotswold Sheep breed originated in the Southern midlands region of the England. Where they wondered the Cotswold hills grazing on the various greenery they found on the hills. They are a dual-purpose breed that produce good meat and wool with the ewes displaying strong maternal instincts. … [Read more...] about Cotswold Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Corriedale Sheep breed is one of the oldest of the crossbred sheep breeds and originated from New Zealand. It is one of the most popular sheep breeds in quite a few countries around the world including America. It is a hardy, adaptive, good lamber, the ewes are great mothers and they have a … [Read more...] about Corriedale Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Coopworth Sheep is a hardy, durable and highly productive sheep breed from New Zealand. They are easy to care for and are excellent foragers. The ewes make excellent mothers with good maternal instincts and they usually have multiple births. Their meat and wool are of a good quality and they … [Read more...] about Coopworth Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Columbia sheep breed is a sweet-faced breed with a trim well proportioned body, long strong legs and were developed for their wool. They can also be used for their fine quality of meat that is quite lean and succulent. They have quite a heavy coat although it fits tightly to their body and … [Read more...] about Columbia Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

These pretty sheep have soft spongy wool bodies, a great head of fleece, clean brown faces and white bodies. They are active, alert and have been breed through natural selection over two centuries for their wool and meat. They are a calm, docile and easy to handle bred that are more than capable … [Read more...] about Clun Forest Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The modern-day Cheviot sheep is a pure-bred sheep that have been produced by selection rather than cross breeding. It is one of the few pure breed sheep breeds in America and also smaller than most meat sheep breeds. They are thought to be a superior breed in many ways and their raised ears, the way … [Read more...] about Cheviot Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Charollais sheep breed is a breed that originated in France from the same place that the Charollais cattle come from. They are reputed to be an easy lamber and are used as terminal sires to increase growth rates and muscling of lambs. They are most commonly used in the United Kingdom and are … [Read more...] about Charollais Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Border Leicester Sheep is a breed that originated in Britain a couple of centuries ago. They are a robust, hardy breed with a very distinctive face and ears that stand up long on straight from their head. They have a body full of good wool, good meat to bone ratio and a docile, even-tempered … [Read more...] about Border Leicester Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Black Welsh Mountain Sheep breed is the only true black sheep breed found in the United Kingdom. They are a small to medium sized breed that is found mainly on the hilltops of the Welsh countryside. They are excellent for meat and wool production. They are easy to handle, hardy and great … [Read more...] about Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know

The Barbados Black Belly sheep breed is a gentle docile breed that is active and alert. They are one of the best foragers and love to do foliage management. They produce a high-quality mild-flavored meat that is said to be very tender. They are also very beautiful sheep that do not really have a … [Read more...] about Barbados Black Belly Sheep Breed – Everything You Need to Know