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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bywaters on April 13, 2024, 01:44:48 pm

Title: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: Bywaters on April 13, 2024, 01:44:48 pm

A friend of mine has some landes de bretagne sheep
These were almost extinct 45 years ago but have been saved

Are there any in the UK that anyone knows of ?

Title: Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: Fleecewife on April 14, 2024, 12:40:20 am

Sorry, I've not heard of them.  Any chance of a pic?

Title: Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: Bywaters on April 14, 2024, 10:40:27 am

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/landes-de-bretagne-sheep/

https://www.races-de-bretagne.fr/decouvrez-les-races/mouton-des-landes-de-bretagne/

Similar to ouessant but a bit bigger  my friend says "C'est un peu plus gros que les ouessant et un peu moins sauvage, mais tout autant rustique! "

Title: Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: Fleecewife on April 14, 2024, 07:15:04 pm

Quote from: Bywaters on April 14, 2024, 10:40:27 am

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/landes-de-bretagne-sheep/ (https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/landes-de-bretagne-sheep/)

https://www.races-de-bretagne.fr/decouvrez-les-races/mouton-des-landes-de-bretagne/ (https://www.races-de-bretagne.fr/decouvrez-les-races/mouton-des-landes-de-bretagne/)

Similar to ouessant but a bit bigger  my friend says "C'est un peu plus gros que les ouessant et un peu moins sauvage, mais tout autant rustique! "

Whatever was the 'Roughage revolution' of 1945 to 1970?
Hebbies without horns?
Would it be too difficult to import them if there are none here?

Title: Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: messyhoose on April 15, 2024, 09:12:13 pm

 :D   moins sauvage??!! Theres a lady here with Ouessants and they are as friendly as anything!
There's Facebook group called European Wool Association that people share their sheep breed info on- you could ask on there whether anyone in Uk has any, or else if any breeders in France would be willing to export.....?

Title: Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
Post by: Bywaters on April 16, 2024, 08:30:07 am

Quote from: messyhoose on April 15, 2024, 09:12:13 pm

:D   moins sauvage??!! Theres a lady here with Ouessants and they are as friendly as anything!
There's Facebook group called European Wool Association that people share their sheep breed info on- you could ask on there whether anyone in Uk has any, or else if any breeders in France would be willing to export.....?

I interpret moins suavage as "less primitive" , but it was a refrence to the landes de bretagne , compared to ouessants :)
thank you for the information I will check out Much appreciated