[macgro7]

Thanks very much! My wife's uncle actually sells wool in his shop lol
And he gets a lot of people who say spin wool from their own sheep. I'd probably leave it in his shop to sell!
I was looking at weights and there are minor differences. Now it's just personal preference - look wise my wife liked shetland and portland the most

[SallyintNorth]

Shetlands are a lot easier to source, come in lots of colours, ewes are polled.  Portlands all the same colour, harder to source, both sexes horned.  Lambs the cutest fox red.  Both breeds usually lamb easily, good mothers, etc.  Both breeds taste wonderful  

Let us know what you choose and how you get on!  Pictures are, of course, obligatory

[macgro7]

There are some people who have both nearby (on preloved) so getting either is not a problem.
Personally I like polled ewes but we ll see 

[clydesdaleclopper]

If you want polled what about Gotlands. Very nice natured and easy to handle and gorgeous fleece.

[macgro7]

Gotland a are nice too.
Look at this picture I found:


Shetland and ouessant are my top choices.
Ouessant are so tiny! Wouldn't fox eat them???
Shetlands wouldn't have that problem?

[kanisha]

hmm creative imaging perhaps..... The breed standard does call for adult ouessants to be under 49cm at the shoulder  ( rams) and ewes under 46cm  this does make them relatively small but in comparison to a boreray ...  I wouldn't say there is a huge amount in it.

I don't have a problem with foxes with my ouessants. I  used to watch a fox wander through the rams paddock often enough and no one was fussed so I guess that isn't a problem.
Lambs do have a habit of walking through the fencing though.....
 Faolan Mature Ouessant ram 46cm at the shoulder

[macgro7]

Do you think I should fence the brook off for sheep keeping purposes? Or could I leave it as it's is. Well on one side I will definitely fence it of to keep babies away from water.
Would 3 foot fence be enough for shetlands or shall I do 4 foot like the other one which is already there?

[Anke]

Shetlands can jump 4ft from standing.... easily. Last year my tup lamb (!) jumped the standard fence to get in with the ladies...

The lighter the sheep the easier it can jump.

[macgro7]

Wow! Maybe I should get some fatty ones then lol

[Rosemary]

Lol Ryelands don't jump :-)

[Twotwo]

My Dorset Downs don't jump, I keep the ewes in with three strands of elec wire. Nice fleeces as well, not too big and very docile   

[macgro7]

That's a good comparison! Ouessant are tiny!!! That's a picture from a German website.

[kanisha]

Is it me or is that a big Jacob??

[macgro7]

Massive jacob and tiny ouessant (young)

[harmony]

Is it me or is that a big Jacob??

No it is a small woman!