Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders
Association of Australia (NSW) Inc.
Founded 1978, Incorporated 1987.
Melissa Henry with the first place pen of 3 ewes, Hawkesbury Show, 2006. (Photo: Debbie Webb.)
Other Breeds of Coloured Sheep
The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland. They have black, rather coarse wool, which fades to brown, becoming grey with age; there is no wool on the face or legs. If not shorn the wool may moult naturally in spring. Rams and ewes typically have one pair of horns, but often have two or even more pairs. In 1973 the Rare Breeds Survival Trust identified them as needing conservation; since then the breed has been revived.
The Balwen fleece is black but the tips fade throughout the year to a deep chocolate brown. Well marked registered animals have a white blaze on the face running from the poll of the head down to the nose, four white socks, and a half-white tail. Rams have classic curling horns while the ewes are naturally polled. Balwens are excellent mothers, having very few lambing problems and plenty of milk to feed the lambs.
The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland. They have black, rather coarse wool, which fades to brown, becoming grey with age; there is no wool on the face or legs. If not shorn the wool may moult naturally in spring. Rams and ewes typically have one pair of horns, but often have two or even more pairs. In 1973 the Rare Breeds Survival Trust identified them as needing conservation; since then the breed has been revived.