Zwartbles are the only breed I've ever had - just getting our first lambs born at the moment. I love them
They are nice and big and docile, don't have woolly faces (something I don't like in sheep) or legs and are unusual to look at. Mine four ewes are incredibly tame and follow me around the field like dogs, or down the track to the garden. They love to have a head rub and, so far, seem to be good mothers. They are also very tasty
- we've had store lambs for the last two years and people we've sold the excess too have come back for more, as it's nice and lean and sweet meat.
I can't remember how much we paid for ours. We bought a set of triplets and a half-sister singleton off the same breeder (Blacksheep, who is on this forum) and I know we paid a little more for one of the triplets, as she was very well marked, a little less for the other two trips and even less for the last, as she's badly marked but came from good parents so hopefully will throw some well-marked lambs (she was due today but still no sign so far!).