Guide to Sheep Breeds

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September/October 2008
Janet Wallace 
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Black Welsh Mountain 

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Size: small
Appearance: black body and wool; clean face and legs below the knees
Horns: rams, curled horns; ewes, polled
Fleece: light black to reddish-black; moderately fine with a short staple
Breeding: seasonal
Lambing rate: 175 percent
Behavior: not flocking; self-reliant; lamb quick to their feet
Use: lean meat; fleece for handspinners
Origin: Wales
Environment: good for range; don’t need grain
ALBC rating: recovering

A hardy dual-purpose breed with resistance to fly-strike and footrot. The meat is lean and tasty. Handspinners value “cuchddu,” the black fleece with red highlights.

American Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Association
P.O. Box 534
Paonia, CO 81428

Clun Forest 

Size: medium
Appearance: dark brown clean face and legs; white fleece
Fleece: moderately fine and short
Breeding: seasonal
Lambing rate: 180 percent
Behavior: good foragers; alert; easy lambing
Use: flavorful meat; fleece
Origin: England
Environment: adaptable to wide range of habitats; good on pasture
ALBC rating: recovering

Strong mothering instinct, vigorous lambs, narrow heads and wide pelvic structures all contribute to problem-free lambing. The ewes are known for being productive for more than a decade. They produce high-protein milk that leads to fast growth in the lambs.

North American Clun Forest Association
21727 Randall Drive
Houston, MN 55943
507-864-7585

Corriedale 

Size: medium
Appearance: heavyset white sheep; woolly legs and topknots
Fleece: heavy coat of fine, moderately long fleece with high luster
Breeding: seasonal
Lambing rate: twinning
Behavior: good mothering and herding instinct
Use: meat, wool
Origin: New Zealand, Australia
Environment: better for farm than range
ALBC rating: not rated

The Corriedale is a great dual-purpose breed with good carcass quality and fine, lustrous fleece valued by handspinners.

American Corriedale Association Inc.P.O. Box 391
Clay City, IL 62824
618-676-1046
 

Cotswold 

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