The main reason I have decided on them being , they don't need shearing !!!! Soay Sheep are a very rare, very hardy, landrace sheep.

Infective larvae (L3) levels on pasture were high (2422±365 L3/kg D.M. The epidemiology of nematode infections of Soay sheep on the island of St Kilda over a period of 2 years (August 1988–August 1990) spanning a host population crash is described. 76. Author Topic: Soay sheep for me !!!! They are both British breeds of primitive, short-tailed sheep that live feral on the islands of the spectacular St. Kilda archipelago west of Scotland, a Double World Heritage Site. It is often said that Soay sheep make wonderful lawnmowers, and they do, but the notion you can trade in your mower for a flock of sheep — any kind of sheep — is, sad to say, a bit of wishful thinking. Both breeds have unbelievable, fascinating histories. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 272:2619-2625. From what I have heard and read, they shed their fleece naturally , only sometimes does one need to be shorn. Mapping population: The Soay sheep on the islands of Soay and Hirta (St. Kilda archipelago, northwestern Scotland, UK, 57°49′ N, 08°34′ W) are feral populations of a breed regarded as the most primitive in Europe (C ampbell 1974; D oney et al.

Soay rams grazing in the Village area of Hirta Soay and Boreray Sheep are unique. .

Predictors of early survival in Soay sheep: cohort-, maternal- and individual-level variation. On Dec. 5, 1974, Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg received four 6-month-old lambs from Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland. Beautiful Soay Sheep & Lambs for Sale. Report. Portland Sheep Breeders' Group 'The most popular rare breed for smallholders' Welcome.....to the Portland Sheep Breeders Group (PSBG) web site, where you will find information about our charming sheep, the friendly group who support them and so much more; we hope you find them useful and always welcome your feedback. Horsham, West Sussex. £65 . 30+ days ago. portland sheep breeders group, breeders, sheep, wool, lambs, lambing. (Read 21450 times) rustyme Guest; Soay sheep for me !!!! They are the oldest European sheep, and predate the division of Wool and Hair Sheep. « on: November 09, 2008, 02:19:45 pm » I have decided to get a few Soay sheep sometime next year. preloved.co.uk . They tend to look like miniature Bighorn Sheep.

They were a common livestock during the Bronze Age, but became less favored when the economies demanded larger carcasses and fleeces. Lovely, well marked, character-full rare breed Soay Sheep; ideal for keeping grassy fields neat and adding smiles to everyday life! Soay sheep are so light that even months of hoof traffic in rainy conditions does not ruin an established stand of pasture grasses. Soay sheep wanted for conservation grazing and all rare breeds Willing to collect across the uk No silly prices. Only two groups of Soay sheep were ever exported to North America, one arriving in Canada in 1974 and another in 1990.

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