Cotswold sheep

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Registered Cotswold Sheep

Classified as a rare breed, Cotswold sheep have great personalities, are excellent mothers, and produce heavy fleeces outstanding for spinning, weaving, and knitting.

Possibly introduced into Britain by the Romans, Cotswold sheep and their wool formed the cornerstone of the medieval English wool industry; many wool merchants and towns owed their prosperity to this heavily-wooled sheep. By the sixteenth century, the sheep were referred to as "Cotswold lions." In the nineteenth century, Cotswold sheep were prized for their superb meat-producing ability, both pure bred and Cotswold-sired.

The Cotswold's numerous advantages include the following: heavy wool clip, hardiness, economic to feed, longevity, superb mothering instinct, easy lambing, excellent milking ability, strong and vigorous lambs, lambing percentages of 150%-175%, docile, and great temperaments.

Crossbreeding Cotswold rams offers many benefits, including siring strong halfbred ewes capable of producing large, lean lambs, low percentage of lambing difficulties, improved docility, superb mothering ability, hardiness, economy in feeding, and increased fleece weight.

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Apollo Apollo - Cotswold ram (QR)

This good-looking fellow was born, a twin, on Apr. 3, 2005.

He has beautiful, soft fleece and a great personality.

Color: Primarily dark gray

Price: $300.00

The photo to the left was taken 7/24/07.

Hermes Hermes - Cotswold ram (QR)

Hermes was born on Apr. 12, 2005; he is a twin.

He is a strong, muscular ram with a gentle, affectionate personality.

Color: Primarly light gray

Price: $300.00

The photo was taken in 2006.

Bernhardt Cotswold sheep born in 2006: $250.00 each.

We have four black ewes: Jana, Mehetable, Matilda, and Crescenzia.

The white ram pictured at left is Bernhardt (QR). The photo was taken 7/16/07. He is a magnificent ram with a beautiful fleece.

Lambs
Photo by Rowena Tank.
www.rowenaart.net
From 2007, we have 5 ewes (3 black and 2 white) and 3 black rams - $200.00 each.
Sierra Sierra, pictured at left, was born 2/8/07. Her mother is Heloise, whose picture is on my homepage. The photo was taken 7/16/07.
Sapphira Sapphira was born 4/14/07. As you can see, she is very friendly and curious. The photo was taken 7/24/07.
Black Lamb
Juniper 2008 lambs are arriving in full force -- we have 8 so far (as of 3/1/08).

The lambs will be available starting in April: $200.00 each.

Juniper is pictured at left; she was born 1/3/08.

Cypress and Cedar The twins Cypress and Cedar.



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