What's your favorite Sheep breeds?

[77Herford]

Kathadins and Black Faced Dorpers I have and like.

 

[SheepGirl]

I love the half Babydoll Southdown half Montadale ewe I have (and the ewes my neighbor had...he sold them at auction because he's moving and he downsized his herd to just his purebred Babydolls). They are all very prolific, fertile, and excellent mothers. They have a good growth rate and are heavy milkers (my ewe's udder is well below her hocks up to two weeks before lambing). They also have the clean faces and legs of a Montadale so you don't have to worry about shearing their legs or their faces (or worry about them becoming wool blind). They are an average size sheep weighing 130-160#. (My ewe (avatar) is on the heavier side, and usually is 150-160#).

But I do really want to get some Katahdins. That will be the next sheep I get.

 

[EllieMay]

There are SO MANY wonderful sheep breeds!

But I gotta say Katahdins are my fav!

 

[Royd Wood]

Romney

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Well, my favorite sheep breed is the breed I happen to have currently when asked. I have had Hampshires, Southdowns, Romneys, Suffolks, and worked on farms that owned a few Horned Dorsets and lots of Montadales. Out of all those breeds, the ones I personally wouldn't own are the Dorsets and Montadales. Oh, and I boarded a few Katahdins for a little while. I love Romneys, and I love Southdowns. They're my favorites right now, with the Southdowns being the most favorite. If I ever got hair sheep, I'd probably try Dorpers, or maybe a Dorper/Kat cross.

 

[RustyDHart]

Scottish Blackface.......

 

[purplequeenvt]

I love (and have) the stylish Border Leicester! But I also really want to get Dorpers.

This is the closest I've gotten to having a Dorper......a Border Leicester/Dorper X

 

[equinecpa]

I love the painted desserts -they're a great low maintenance sheep. No tail docking, no shearing, not disease prone and they are so colorful. Here's a few of mine:

Here's my young ram - he's 7 months old here:

A couple of ewes with lambs (the lambs are twins and belong to the Champagne colored ewe)

 

[charlie01]

Merino's

 

[TexasShepherdess]

Love my dorpers and white dorpers..

Afew of my sheep have some Kat mixed in with them..but I do prefer my dorpers. They are SO EASY to care for and handle..(mabey I am used to horses and cattle) and keep super well on very little.