Honestly, I would go for the Shetlands or the...
Brecknock Hill Cheviots are nice little sheep. Hardy, very few lambing problems, if handled when young, are quite friendly. Nice fleece for handspinning,, having spun my share.
For Babydolls.. not saying they are a bad sheep, but they are not as hardy as some breeders say they are. They are labor intesive during lambing, and they do have more birthing problems than the above sheep breed. I also found quantary
to info written, they will and do eat ones Fruit Orchard trees,, even the mature ones. The Rams,, I did not find one to meet my requirements, all I bought, saw and had, ended up at the butchers for being aggressive and over sexed.
Their fleece while soft, is short and can be hard for the beginner to spin.
Their is a lot of miss information out there about this breed.
All I can recommend,, is talk to as many breeders as possible, get detailed with your requirements. IE,, are their Rams gentle at any age, will the stand by their word... etc.. etc....
Here is a good up and coming Registry for them.... There are good honest folks running it.
http://www.babydollsheep.org/
Brecknock Hill Cheviots are nice little sheep. Hardy, very few lambing problems, if handled when young, are quite friendly. Nice fleece for handspinning,, having spun my share.
For Babydolls.. not saying they are a bad sheep, but they are not as hardy as some breeders say they are. They are labor intesive during lambing, and they do have more birthing problems than the above sheep breed. I also found quantary
to info written, they will and do eat ones Fruit Orchard trees,, even the mature ones. The Rams,, I did not find one to meet my requirements, all I bought, saw and had, ended up at the butchers for being aggressive and over sexed.
Their fleece while soft, is short and can be hard for the beginner to spin.
Their is a lot of miss information out there about this breed.
All I can recommend,, is talk to as many breeders as possible, get detailed with your requirements. IE,, are their Rams gentle at any age, will the stand by their word... etc.. etc....
Here is a good up and coming Registry for them.... There are good honest folks running it.
http://www.babydollsheep.org/
