Babydoll Southdown sheep are a polled (naturally hornless) breed of sheep. They are short and stocky with incredibly dense, soft fleece. The breed comes in an off-white, a black and a spotted color fleece. They are docile and easy to keep and can make wonderful barnyard companions.
The black fleeces will bleach in the sun from a dark chocolate brown to a beautiful chestnut. Many black sheep will eventually fade to shades of gray as they age but they will keep their black faces, ears and legs.
Babydolls are fully fleeced with dense curls covering their faces, bellies and legs.
They grow to a height of 18-24 inches at the withers (top of the shoulders). This makes them a perfect size for a small farm or for small handlers. Although they are short, they are still strong and require training to halter for easier handling. After a brief period of intense drama...a comical combination of jumping and flinging oneself to the ground in an attempt to feign death...they are fairly easily managed. If drama is not your thing, then a hearty shake of the grain bucket will have them running from distant fields.
The ewes will be bred in fall for spring lambs and twins are quite common. Single lambs are more common to first time moms and triplets are not unexpected. Babydolls are wonderful mothers and there is nothing like the first sweet baas of a new mom to her lamb.
There are currently four registries available for purebred Babydoll Southdowns. See below for links to each.
The black fleeces will bleach in the sun from a dark chocolate brown to a beautiful chestnut. Many black sheep will eventually fade to shades of gray as they age but they will keep their black faces, ears and legs.
Babydolls are fully fleeced with dense curls covering their faces, bellies and legs.
They grow to a height of 18-24 inches at the withers (top of the shoulders). This makes them a perfect size for a small farm or for small handlers. Although they are short, they are still strong and require training to halter for easier handling. After a brief period of intense drama...a comical combination of jumping and flinging oneself to the ground in an attempt to feign death...they are fairly easily managed. If drama is not your thing, then a hearty shake of the grain bucket will have them running from distant fields.
The ewes will be bred in fall for spring lambs and twins are quite common. Single lambs are more common to first time moms and triplets are not unexpected. Babydolls are wonderful mothers and there is nothing like the first sweet baas of a new mom to her lamb.
There are currently four registries available for purebred Babydoll Southdowns. See below for links to each.
