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The Black Welsh Mountain sheep (Welsh: Defaid Mynydd Duon, pronounced [ˈdevaɪd ˈmənɪð ˈdɪɔn]) is a colour type of the Welsh Mountain sheep, bred for sheep farming in Wales. It occurs occasionally in flocks of other colours, but is now often maintained as a separate strain. Like other Welsh Mountain sheep it is found mainly on the hills ...
That of the large South Wales Mountain sheep contains a high proportion of kemp, whereas the fleece of the Black Welsh Mountain sheep is fine and soft, contains very little kemp and is attractive to hand-spinners. A typical fleece of this black variety weighs around 3 to 4 lb (1.4 to 1.8 kg) with a staple length of 2 to 4 in (5 to 10 cm). [5]
A Balwen Welsh Mountain ewe suckles her lamb. The Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep is one of a number of varieties of Welsh Mountain sheep, bred for sheep farming in Wales. It has a distinctive colour pattern of a black body with white extremities. It originates in the Tywi valley in Wales. This breed is raised primarily for meat. [1]
Welsh Mountain sheep: Defaid Mynydd Cymreig Wales Meat Badger Face Welsh Mountain [note 6] Defaid Idloes, Badger Faced Welsh Mountain, Welsh Badger-faced Wales Meat Balwen Welsh Mountain sheep [note 6] Wales Meat Black Welsh Mountain sheep [note 6] Defaid Mynydd Duon Wales Meat South Wales Mountain [note 6] Wales Wensleydale: England Meat West ...
The Easycare or Easy Care is a modern British breed of easy-care sheep.It was developed in Wales in the second half of the twentieth century by cross-breeding between Welsh Mountain and Wiltshire Horn stock, with the aim of combining the meat-producing qualities and natural moulting characteristic of the latter with the hardiness of the former.
A Torddu Badgerface Welsh Mountain ewe in Wales A Torwen Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep, showing white belly and face markings A flock of Torwen Badger Face Welsh Mountain. The Badger Face Welsh Mountain (Welsh Defaid Idloes [ˈdevaɪd ˈɪdlɔɪs]; also known as Badger Faced Welsh Mountain or Welsh Badger-faced) is a distinct variety of the ...
Black Welsh Mountain sheep; Brecknock Hill Cheviot; K. Kerry Hill sheep; L. Llanwenog sheep; Lleyn sheep; W. Welsh Mountain sheep This page was last edited on 14 ...
The wool is soft and may have kemp and black, grey or red fibres, which makes it attractive in tweeds and upholstery. Staple length is 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in). [2] Black Welsh Mountain sheep had mutton that was prized for its quality, and produced valuable Cochddu wool with a staple length of 8 to 10 centimetres (3.1 to 3.9 in). [3]