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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Lena Levy on July 11, 2015, 06:47:27 pm

Title: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: Lena Levy on July 11, 2015, 06:47:27 pm

Looking to buy ewes and lambs to start new flock, live in the Mintlaw area, does anyone know of a breeder of these sheep, also known as badger face sheep

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: fsmnutter on July 11, 2015, 10:00:43 pm

Badger face and Balwens are not the same. Balwens have a pure white blaze that looks a bit like a zwartble, badger faces have a grey and white pattern that looks more like some colours of Shetlands.
Unfortunately we no longer breed Balwens as we prefer our Hebrideans

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: Slimjim on July 11, 2015, 10:08:44 pm

Can't help with your search, but just so look for the right animal, Balwens are Balwens- black all over with a white blaze - a bit like a mini Zwartble. Welsh Mountain Badger Face are a different breed entirely and have one of two distinct fleece markings. Torddu are mainly white with a black underbelly and black eye stripes, and Torwen have the reverse, with finer eye stripes.

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: Slimjim on July 11, 2015, 10:10:06 pm

Oops! .....great minds...........

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: Hellybee on July 11, 2015, 10:26:35 pm

Balwens  :love:

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on July 12, 2015, 02:34:38 pm

Balwens  :love: :love:

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: Marches Farmer on July 12, 2015, 03:04:11 pm

Balwens + good fences go together.  Without good fences = goodbye Balwens.

Title: Re: Welsh Balwen Sheep
Post by: TheSmilingSheep on July 12, 2015, 07:36:57 pm

That is true.... we had to fence off a style to prevent our precious flock from roaming through the neighbours' fields...

Still love them!