Welcome to the home of Spered Breizh Ouessants. The breed originates from the island of Ouessant, part of a tiny archipelago just off the north coast of Finistere, Brittany. The island of terror as it was known to some, was swept by the full force of the atlantic’s weather, the hardy sheep adapted to survive on poor grazing from salty clifftop meadows. It was the women of the island that raised the sheep, renowned for their black wool to weave into cloth known locally as berlinge and their meat with its sweet and delicate taste.

Bienvenue chez Spered Breizh Ouessants. La race est originaire de l’île d’’Ouessant qui fait parti d’un petit archipel au large du Finistère, Bretagne. L’île de l'épouvante comme c'était connu par certains était balayé par les intempéries de l’atlantique, ces moutons rustiques s'adaptaient à survivre sur les pâturages pauvres des falaises salées. C’était les femmes de l’île qui élevaient les moutons réputés pour leur laine noire à tisser « la berlinge » une étoffe régionale et leur viande avec un goût doux et délicat.

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lundi 17 août 2009

New lamb and Update

Faolan at Spered Breizh, this guys name means little wolf. Its rather an apt description as he is a grey ( modified). Lets just say I'm pretty pleased with him all round. Hes got some growing to do so time will tell, how he develops.
This is Louarnig a few weeks ago. Remember him? The red lamb, as you can see he has lost a great deal of his colour and for me its interesting so see where he retains the most.
This is him taken this weekend. His colouring is barely discernably different from alot of other white sheep. I'm also begining to like his emerging character and physique alot. He was a very gawky leggy lamb, but you can start to see some prescence about him now I hope it continues.
Spered Breizh Soélie, she was always a very pretty little lamb and she remains one of the lambs that always catches my eye in the pasture.
The influence of Koudou is very strong in her and I hope much like him, she will mature slowly but surely. There are one or two lambs that I have my eye on, I'll post on them as and when I can get decent pics. Those that are due to be moving on have done so and the flock is now reduced in numbers. It is nice to get back to a friendly bunch of favourites. I am already planning next years mating arrgghh! when will I ever learn!!

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