Blue Texel sheep are one of the most recent breeds to be imported into the UK.
Blue Texels are quickly gaining popularity with commercial sheep farmers as terminal sires for prime lamb production.
Blue Texels are;
ideal terminal...
The Berrichon is a large white faced, medium boned, well fleshed sheep originating from the Cher region of France. It’s primary role has been that of a terminal sire producing quick growing easy fleshed lambs capable of being finished at a range...
The Bleu du Maine breed is famed for it's exceptional mothering abilities, easy lambing with lots of milk! Using the pure Bleu ram on Texel type or hill ewes will produce you a fantastic replacement ewe & increase your lambing percentage. The...
The original importation of Gotlands to Britain was in 1972 by the McDonald family who ran the Antartex sheepskin business in Glasgow. By 1983 Gotlands had spread to 10 breeders in Britain and the first flock book was published. Following this,...
The Hill Radnor Flock Book Society has been working to promote and support the Hill Radnor sheep since 1949. Like many native breeds, it has suffered a decline in number in recent decades and was particularly affected by the Foot and Mouth cull...
The breed is known in France as The Rouge de L’Ouest (usually shortened to Rouge) which translates as “The Red of the West”, describing both the skin colour and origin of the sheep.
Almost 50 years have elapsed since the Cambridge was created using a selection of ewes from a number of British breeds.
It is now recognised as one of the world's most prolific breeds with litter averages of mature ewes near 2.3.
The...
The Hampshire Down is a UK native, terminal sire breed. Hampshire sired lambs are easy-care with easy lambing. The lambs are quick to suckle and robust, with tight skins making them hardy from a very early age. They will finish quickly on grass...
Herdwick sheep are the native breed of the central and western Lake District and live on the highest of England’s mountains. They are extremely hardy and are managed in the traditional way on the Lake District fells that have been their home for...
Way back in the mists of Britain’s past, our Iron Age ancestors lived in wooden round houses and stone wheel houses. They were farmers, and among their livestock they kept sheep. Archaeological digs have shown that these early northern domestic...
