Babydoll Sheep

Breed Standards for Olde English “Babydoll” Southdown Sheep

 

 

HEAD: Wide and level between the ears with no sign of slug or dark poll in the white sheep.

FACE: Full, not too long from eyes to nose and of one even color.

EARS: Medium size and covered with wool.

NECK: Wide at base and well set to the shoulder.

CARRIAGE: Corky legs, short, straight, set on the outside of body.

SHOULDERS: Well set, at top level with the back.

CHEST: Wide and deep.

BACK: Level, with a wide flat loin.

RIBS: Thick through the heart with fore and hind flanks fully developed.

RUMP: Wide and long.

TAIL: Large and set almost level with chin.

LEGS: Full, well let down, with a deep wide twist (including thighs.)

WOOL: Of fine texture, great density and of sufficient length of staple covering the whole body down to the hocks and knees and right up to the cheeks, with a foretop, but not around the eyes or across the bridge of the nose.

SIZE: Must be 24″ or under shorn, measured straight up the front leg to the top of the shoulder.  Lambing without difficulty is one of the qualities of the “Babydolls”, therefore ewes under 18″ are discouraged.  

 

 

 

 

For further breed and registry information, contact:

 

 

 

 

Olde English “Babydoll” Southdown Sheep Registry
Robert Mock, Founder
P.O. Box 942
Rochester, WA 98579
360-273-7789