Author Topic: Help to identify sheep that were at the festival (Read 4601 times)

HappyHippy · « **on:** October 01, 2012, 11:45:29 pm »

Hiya folks,
Hoping some of you sheep folk can help identify a couple of sheep OH saw at Forfar on Sunday

I don't have much info

They were white, there were 2 in the pen - 1 male, one female, they were MASSIVE and the female had a rasta style haircut

Anybody ?

Big Light · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2012, 07:12:10 am »

Wensleydale?
http://wensleydale-sheep.com/

Rosemary · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2012, 11:14:21 am »

Yep. Alex Wilson, The Red House, Freuchie Fife KY15 7EZ. Wensleydales - his ewe was Reserve Champion.

Stunning sheep.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #3 on:** October 02, 2012, 11:54:40 am »

Thanks

Bruce was very impressed with the size of them - think he's thinking 'lamb chops'

Fleecewife · « **Reply #4 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:03:38 pm »

Those lovely long fleeces draggle in the mud Karen, which is why we have never kept them for spinning

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2012, 06:01:14 pm »

A few have recently arrived on the moorland farm where I used to be; they're to breed with Swales to produce something akin to a Masham, I think.

I share your thought about that long fleece and mud, though, FW...

ukag0972 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2012, 06:18:28 pm »

I was tempted to buy one of them at the Caley rare breed sale! They were very funky looking, and I like the funky animals!!

mmu · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2012, 09:13:25 am »

S'cuse my ignorance, but where's the Caley rare breed sale? Those two were penned next to us, and I though they had a lot more bone than other Wensledales I'd seen..... They caused quite a lot of comment from passers by!