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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bionic on September 17, 2014, 03:13:11 am

Title: Know your breed
Post by: Bionic on September 17, 2014, 03:13:11 am

I found this link interesting.
http://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/know-your-sheep.php (http://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/know-your-sheep.php)

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: mowhaugh on September 17, 2014, 04:21:10 am

Great link, loads of useful stuff from NSA.

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: Backinwellies on September 17, 2014, 08:28:01 am

Never heard of this local one ...  Llandovery Whiteface

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: kelly58 on September 17, 2014, 09:31:36 am

Weres my Boreray ?  :sheep:

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: Hellybee on September 17, 2014, 09:47:46 am

Wellies I got the catalogue for white face sale, by god they look impressive.  They turned my head at the royal welsh.

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: shygirl on September 17, 2014, 11:30:59 am

Quote from: kelly58 on September 17, 2014, 09:31:36 am

Weres my Boreray ?  :sheep:

and soays?

tut tut

Title: Re: Know your breed
Post by: Fleecewife on September 17, 2014, 12:26:40 pm

Quote from: shygirl on September 17, 2014, 11:30:59 am

Quote from: kelly58 on September 17, 2014, 09:31:36 am

Weres my Boreray ?  :sheep:

and soays?

tut tut

I think they're beneath the NSA  :sheep: :sheep:

I'm not greatly impressed with their description of the Shetland - mostly white with a few moorits  ???

But there are certainly a huge number of sheep breeds in there  8)