[The Black Sheep Squadron]

  Hi! Or, I guess I should say "Howdy", LoL!
10 acres, here, with horses, ducks, chickens, a peacock, a newly adopted male pygmy goat, and my 3 little girls, who've been here one week today - Navaho-churro sheep. 
Finally going to try and get the land self-sufficient. The little ladies are the beginning foundation, we'll see where it goes from here.
Oh, and almost forgot, got my first hive this year, too! 

[SallyintNorth]

Well howdy   

We are mostly in the Uk but we do have members all over, and I for one love to hear about smallholding in other countries.

I'm sheep mad. and I spin  knit  and weave.  We have 58 breeds and types native to the UK and a host of imports mostly from Europe.  But we don't have Navaho Churro!  I'd love to see some pics 

[Fleecewife]

Hi the Black Sheep Squadron    and welcome to TAS. I'm in Scotland on a small green hillside, where we keep hens, geese and the Scottish version of Navajo Churro sheep, our multihorned Hebrideans.  I have spun Navajo Churro fleece, although not using the authentic large spindle 
I'm sure we would all love to see some pics of your place and your animals, especially the sheep.

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome  from  Carnoustie.Yes, photos please.

[The Black Sheep Squadron]

The little ladies are having dinner right now, so I snapped this. The one my hand's on is just starting to get little horns ?.
I do have more pictures, and will put some up tomorrow.
I do love these little girls, although I know of course they won't stay little for long!

[Fleecewife]

Hello again
What age are your sheep?  I was surprised to see that they have topknots and many have no visible horns, although you mention they are beginning to get them.  I had always thought of Churros as being multihorned, so I checked on Mr Google:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qku1B1Ox9UM


and found that many do not have horns, some have scurs, some have two horns and some have four. If yours are only just showing signs of horns then if they are truly like Hebrideans they will eventually develop scurs (small, sometimes wobbly and misshapen horns, but perfectly acceptable). Full horns are visible at birth, and polled sheep have nothing but a small dip in the skull where other sheep might have horn buds. They are such pretty sheep    Lucky you  .  I'm looking forward to more pics tomorrow 

[The Black Sheep Squadron]

They are still little lambs, oldest was born 3-25, youngest 4-5... They ran with ~ 200 head, so weren't messed with (tamed) much. I've only just been able to scritch their heads while they eat, which was when I found the little nubs.

[The Black Sheep Squadron]

I do have many pictures of the place, and other 'residents' here however for right now I am going to focus on the Navajo-Churro. Little side note, I was going to get a couple Leicester Longwool, but that fell through, and I went to my next choice, these little ladies. 

[arobwk]

I do have many pictures of the place, and other 'residents' here however for right now I am going to focus on the Navajo-Churro. Little side note, I was going to get a couple Leicester Longwool, but that fell through, and I went to my next choice, these little ladies. 

Trouble is that recognition is made so difficult when sheep decide to wear sun-glasses   
Is that a Navajo-Churro looking really cool in those shades [member=203824]The Black Sheep Squadron[/member] [/font] ? 

[The Black Sheep Squadron]

"Trouble is that recognition is made so difficult when sheep decide to wear sun-glasses   
Is that a Navajo-Churro looking really cool in those shades [member=203824]The Black Sheep Squadron[/member] ?  "

Yeah, I couldn't help myself, the Navajo-Churro are soooo Cool! LoL!
Two have been shaded, one left to go... ?

[The Black Sheep Squadron]

Here's one of the three just before dinner time..

[arobwk]

Very distinctive face !  I don't do sheep, but they look great even without the glasses