I have wiltshires, I'm just about to start my third lambing(hopefully tonight) They are my first flock so 'ive nothing to compare them with and I bought a mature flock so i can't tell whether the lambing is easy because they're all old hands or thats the breed. we've had a couple with a front leg back one of those delivered with it back, apart from that no worries during lambing and i never assist unless neccesary.They mother well and are milky and the lambs get up very quickly when they're born. They shed their fleece as soon as the weather warms up, some shed really quickly others walk round looking like a moth eaten old carpet? the fences are all decorated with it and i imagine every birds nest in the area to have a wooly lining!
they are very big sheep and you need to be strong to turn one over and we are both tall which i think helps. I think you need to like the look of your sheep and some people think wiltshires are ugly, i find them handsome with proud faces and their horns come in many shapes which i find fascinating.
We slaughter at about 14 months as we sell hogget, the meat isn't fatty and has a good flavour, we don't seem to need to advertise any more, we get repeat sales so others must like it too.
Any questions, do ask, i know others on here have found them flighty but i'm very happy with my girls
hope this is helpful, Helen