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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
    • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2012, 08:34:05 pm »
Quote from: jaykay on October 28, 2012, 07:24:57 pm
I thought that even in Shetland crosses, the tail remained short?
Yep, at least the crosses I have done have a fairly short tail, but not fluke shaped anymore.
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2012, 08:41:13 pm »
well spotted that tail is defiantly not shetland.  however there are horned ewes up here we have some. but those horns are not shetland ewes horns.
a couple of ours have hornssee below
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bangbang

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Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2012, 08:46:34 pm »
Great pic! Paul, luvely markings! :thumbsup:
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2012, 08:47:12 pm »
Quote from: Bangbang on October 28, 2012, 08:46:34 pm
Great pic! Paul, luvely markings! :thumbsup:

Yuklet?
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2012, 08:47:51 pm »
our ram and his sister
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #20 on: October 28, 2012, 08:51:23 pm »
no idea. wifes area. we try for flecket but anything can turn up. acouple from last year the last from our bad ram
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bangbang

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Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2012, 09:02:33 pm »
Paul, my OH, Brucklay, luv's the Jacob look-a-like...she said she will meet
your lamb off the boat in Aberdeen harbour!...a possible sale then!  ;D
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #22 on: October 28, 2012, 09:10:13 pm »
sadly sold last year. marion slater has a great flockof them. infact she has that one.
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Sunnybank

  • Joined Jul 2011
    • Leominster, Herefordshire
    • Facebook
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #23 on: October 28, 2012, 09:39:54 pm »
lovely pictures shetlandpaul - i love all the colours of shetlands,
Dogwalker, not sure which farm it was other than we were just over half way on the scenic drive, quite a lot of sheep around tho  ;D
Fleecewife i tried talking to the sheep but they only said Baaa with a welsh accent  :D
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dyedinthewool

  • Joined Jul 2010
  • Orpingtons and assorted Sheep
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #24 on: October 28, 2012, 10:19:42 pm »
Ram looks like a Suffolk - ewe looks like some sort of mountain type saw some like that at crymach a few weeks ago.
Love that coloured baby
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #25 on: October 28, 2012, 11:05:55 pm »
Quote from: Sunnybank on October 28, 2012, 09:39:54 pm

Fleecewife i tried talking to the sheep but they only said Baaa with a welsh accent  :D

 :roflanim: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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Dogwalker

  • Joined Nov 2011
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2012, 11:46:17 am »
Quote from: Sunnybank on October 28, 2012, 09:39:54 pm
Dogwalker, not sure which farm it was other than we were just over half way on the scenic drive, quite a lot of sheep around tho  ;D
Fleecewife i tried talking to the sheep but they only said Baaa with a welsh accent  :D

 
Just a few about and it's definately not pronounced 'baa'   :D
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SteveHants

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #27 on: October 29, 2012, 12:58:47 pm »
Its a bit wooly, but it looks a hell of a lot like some of my Wilts Horn  x Lleyn ram lambs.
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shetlandpaul

  • Joined Oct 2008
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #28 on: October 29, 2012, 03:24:07 pm »
looks like its been tupped so lets hope its a ewe
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SteveHants

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: what breed is this please
« Reply #29 on: October 29, 2012, 04:48:42 pm »
You still get the odd ewe horned like that but its mostly the rams. Ill try and take a pic tomorrow
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