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Bywaters

  • Joined Apr 2016
landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« 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 ?


Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2024, 12:40:20 am »
Sorry, I've not heard of them.  Any chance of a pic?
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Bywaters

  • Joined Apr 2016
Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« Reply #2 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! "

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2024, 07:15:04 pm »
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! "


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?
"Let's not talk about what we can do, but do what we can"

There is NO planet B - what are YOU doing to save our home?

Do something today that your future self will thank you for - plant a tree

 Love your soil - it's the lifeblood of your land.

messyhoose

  • Joined Nov 2017
Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« Reply #4 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.....?

Bywaters

  • Joined Apr 2016
Re: landes de bretagne sheep - any in the UK ?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2024, 08:30:07 am »
: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

 

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