The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: tizaala on January 18, 2014, 08:10:09 am
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AREN'T THEY LOVELY.
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They are gorgeous. I want some :sheep:
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So do i
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Fab, love them :love:
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They are lovely. They were on Countryfile once whe Adam went on a trip to Switzerland, I really liked them.
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We nearly had tears from my wife when I showed her this picture - beautiful animals!
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Are there any of these in the UK yet? I remember seeing them on Countryfile and was interested in getting a few but couldn't find any breeders in the country.
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First you need a rocky, precipitous alp ;D
I fell in love with these when I first saw their pic and a fleece sample a number of years ago in the Czech Rep, when I was at a European fleece workshop there. There were all sorts of breeds and their fleece on display, but the Nez Noir de Valais stole my heart. They are so beautiful :sheep:
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I think they're 'orrible. Sorry. :)
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I think they're 'orrible. Sorry. :)
Rosemary, how can you say such a thing :o
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If anyone goes for some, can you bring me some Toblerone back? :excited:
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I think they're 'orrible. Sorry. :)
Rosemary, how can you say such a thing :o
I think they look weird - like soft toys.
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I would love some :thumbsup:
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They do look like soft toys, which IMHO makes them see desirable! Not sure how they would get on in wet and windy Devon though!
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I think they're 'orrible. Sorry. :)
Rosemary, how can you say such a thing :o
I think they look weird - like soft toys.
I am still not sure the aren't cuddley toys... are you sure they are live animals? Cute though, but probably hopeless in wet and windy (and muddy) Scotland...
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When my OH saw the pic a while back on facebook his first thought was oh no more sheep on the way - but much as I do like the look of them if they are suited to dry, cold alpine weather I don't think Scotland is the place for them - unfortunately :relief: from OH
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:love: :love: :love: :love: . But looking at the state of my poor Dartmoors in the mud, those babes are not for wet 'n windy Dorset!
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I think they're 'orrible. Sorry. :)
Rosemary, how can you say such a thing :o
I think they look weird - like soft toys.
I agree. I saw a rerun of that programme a couple of days ago. Absolutely amazed at where they took them on the mountains. Didn't Adam say he was going to get some?
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They are sooooooo sweet and yes, they do look like cuddly toys but that's the charm. Would love to try spinning the fleece as well.
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i think i could waste a lot of time watching them running in a field...
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Sorry but I agree with rosemary they look like some weird cartoon animal - still each to their own & maybe they taste good x
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I'd say they look comical.
I haven't seen the prog and don't know what they're bred for - but I wonder if they've been bred for useful traits or are they like 'designer' dog breeds - bred for looks without regard to practicality or health?
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I LOVE them ;D
I think they look like the 'Highland coo' of the sheep world and it's about the only breed I'd even consider keeping (apart from maybe Hebs or coloured Ryelands :innocent:) but I just think they're FAB :thumbsup:
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Apparently they date back to 1400 - Switzerland, good for meat & wool, rams & ewes are horned!
I think they are super cute :love:
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Glad to here that they're a practical breed - they still look funny tho' ;D
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update .... have just found this elsewhere ...
.. the people in UK who imported these have some for sale if anyone is interested .......
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.For a proven ram and 4 ewes £22,000
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are they real? they look like something from the "Tweenies".
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https://m.facebook.com/valaisblacknosesheepUK?id=272610372892920&_rdr uk breeder
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Is that a genuine price they are asking, a p**s take or a misprint?? For £22k I could buy a tidy 4x4 and trailer, have a months holiday over there, fill up with chocolate and bring a trailer load of sheep back. Or is it more complicated than that to import them?
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Is that a genuine price they are asking, a p**s take or a misprint?? For £22k I could buy a tidy 4x4 and trailer, have a months holiday over there, fill up with chocolate and bring a trailer load of sheep back. Or is it more complicated than that to import them?
There are costs associated with import/export - I sent 3 Kunekune piglets to Ireland last year and the bill for the paperwork/testing side came to just over £200.............but £22,000 - pfft! I like love them, but not that much ;)
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Hmmm, maybe when I win the lottery .......
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looks like they are very close to our new place …… i think they look nice, but far too expensive for me ;D
mind you, i watched a video on poll dorset sheep the other day, and a ram fetched 6k at market
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We go to quite a few of the Swaledale tup sales in the Autumn. Some of those make ridiculous money. £65k was the highest I have seen in person at Hawes last year but I believe 1 has broken the 100k barrier at some point.. Although you do have to take into account some of those sales you get farmer friends working together to bump their rams prices up to boost their profiles and stock prices for those sired by said tups. Farmer A will buy from B, B from C and C from A up to a preset price or they all chip in to buy a ram off one of their own and then share its use. Things sell better if you say its sired by a 65k tup.
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The fleece looks interesting but otherwise I can think of prettier sheep.