Buying our sheep
We will have ewes and lambs available at the end of 2022/early 2023 after our lambs have been weaned.
This year we have lambed the Pukerangi Babydoll flock as well as the Roogulli flock so we have both white and chocolate Babydoll lambs available and some with spots and patches of colour. There will also be some white adults available - both purebred Southdown ewes and some small woolly crossbred ewes that will be handy pet lawnmowers.
We email the people on our waitlist to let them know when we have sheep available.
This year we have lambed the Pukerangi Babydoll flock as well as the Roogulli flock so we have both white and chocolate Babydoll lambs available and some with spots and patches of colour. There will also be some white adults available - both purebred Southdown ewes and some small woolly crossbred ewes that will be handy pet lawnmowers.
We email the people on our waitlist to let them know when we have sheep available.
Babydoll sheep in Australia
We think a distinct Babydoll sheep breed does not exist in Australia yet but we are working with a group of breeders to create one using smaller Southdown sheep. See Babydoll Sheep Breeders Australia for more information about how you can join in. It's a great time to jump in and help to shape the breed in Australia.
Because Australian Babydoll flocks are fairly new and numbers are low, it will be a few years yet before you can buy an instant Babydoll flock of quality sheep. We can help you if you want to breed your own.
Our ewes and rams are all short, stocky sheep with woolly faces and a diverse range of Southdown genetics - perfect for use in Babydoll breeding programs in the ASSBA Southdown and BSBA Babydoll registries. We are working hard on producing better quality, small neat sheep that have the classic Babydoll traits that we saw when we visited Babydoll flocks in North America. To us that means getting the basics right - structure, feet, fertility, lambing ease, worm resistance, good temperament, lamb vigour and good health - as well as meeting the Babydoll breed standard.
Because Australian Babydoll flocks are fairly new and numbers are low, it will be a few years yet before you can buy an instant Babydoll flock of quality sheep. We can help you if you want to breed your own.
Our ewes and rams are all short, stocky sheep with woolly faces and a diverse range of Southdown genetics - perfect for use in Babydoll breeding programs in the ASSBA Southdown and BSBA Babydoll registries. We are working hard on producing better quality, small neat sheep that have the classic Babydoll traits that we saw when we visited Babydoll flocks in North America. To us that means getting the basics right - structure, feet, fertility, lambing ease, worm resistance, good temperament, lamb vigour and good health - as well as meeting the Babydoll breed standard.
Which sheep?
We encourage you to think about what combination of sheep will work best for you.
If you are new to keeping sheep then a couple of crossbred Babydoll wethers could be a good place to start building your skills in sheep husbandry. They should have the easygoing Babydoll temperament. They can also be tasty if you are that way inclined.
If you are planning to breed Babydoll sheep then starting with a flock of 100% Southdown ewes or ewe lambs and adding a short stocky 100% Southdown ram when the ewes are old enough for breeding (18 months) is a practical approach that gives you time to find a quality ram. We find that with the right ram, the lambs from smaller Southdown ewes are very much of the Babydoll type.
If you want to breed coloured Babydolls, it's going to take a bit more work but it's still possible. You will need to use a combination of coloured and 100% Southdown white sheep to do this.
Please think about how you are going to manage your sheep at the times when the ram needs to be kept separate from the ewes since sheep do not like to be kept on their own.
If you are new to keeping sheep then a couple of crossbred Babydoll wethers could be a good place to start building your skills in sheep husbandry. They should have the easygoing Babydoll temperament. They can also be tasty if you are that way inclined.
If you are planning to breed Babydoll sheep then starting with a flock of 100% Southdown ewes or ewe lambs and adding a short stocky 100% Southdown ram when the ewes are old enough for breeding (18 months) is a practical approach that gives you time to find a quality ram. We find that with the right ram, the lambs from smaller Southdown ewes are very much of the Babydoll type.
If you want to breed coloured Babydolls, it's going to take a bit more work but it's still possible. You will need to use a combination of coloured and 100% Southdown white sheep to do this.
Please think about how you are going to manage your sheep at the times when the ram needs to be kept separate from the ewes since sheep do not like to be kept on their own.