Lleyn sheep originate from the Lleyn peninsula in Wales and until recently were a relatively unfamiliar breed of sheep in the UK.
Over the past 10 years the Lleyn breed has caught the eye of many farmers, and now Lleyn sheep can be found almost all over Britain & Ireland. Farmers soon find that the Lleyn is an ideal ewe, quiet in nature, prolific, has great maternal instincts, milky, & will not eat you out of house and home. The Lleyn fits in to many situations and its versatility suits both lowland and upland grazing..

News

Northern Ireland Club
Recently held there AGM & Club Dinner. The results of the Flock competition were announced [More]

NSA EASTERN REGION WINTER FAIR 2012
Friday 27 th January 2012
Melton Mowbray Livestock Market
The Society Promotional Stand will be attending the above event. Please come and see us on stand 35. [more details]

Superior In Lamb Sale
Lleyn Sheep Society 40th Anniversary Show & Sale of Superior In-Lamb Females
Sponsored by ROXAN ID
BORDERWAY MART, CARLISLE.
FRIDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2012
Entries are now being accepted for this NEW Sale Fixture for 2012
[More]

Ram Names
There is a section on the ram registration form for naming
your rams. This is optional. For all rams born in 2011 the name must begin with A. So that’s Albert's, Arthur's, Aardvarks etc
You can be as creative as you like
with a name not to be forgotten.

Photo Competition
The results are now available from the Society Photographic Competition. Champion photo went to debbie McGowan flock 894[More]

AGM News
Meurig Williams is the new Lleyn Sheep Society Chairman and Edward Collins takes on the position as Vice Chairman.

£1300 'Shepherd's Hamper' has been won
Overjoyed and excited was the reaction of Keith Williams when he was told he had won £1300 in prizes from the Lleyn Sheep Society. [More]

Ewe Lamb Registration
Register your 2011 Lleyn ewe lambs now, last date for registration is 31st December 2011. Download application form. Contact Heather for more details or queries. [More]

Scrapie Monitoring Scheme
Many breeders have been asking about how to become part of the Scrapie Monitoring Scheme, especially with the recent export demand. [More]

New Mobile Numbers
Gwenda and Heather have been set up with new mobile phones, please make a note of the numbers:
Gwenda: 079666 99931
Heather :079666 99930

Twitter
We are now on Twitter for more information on how to follow us [More]

Features

"The Sheep Keep us!"
I farm heavy land with high rainfall in the heart of the ‘Fermanagh Lakelands’ so sheep are the easiest stock to carry on the land. I have been involved with sheep breeding and purchasing store lambs since the late 80’s apart from a lull from 1999-2004 when due to training and working away from home decided to sell out my breeding flock.
When returning to breeding sheep I knew I needed a ewe that was easier managed and above all easier lambed. [More]

A FLEXIBLE SYSTEM WITH EARLY LAMBING
As they got older, the Fords began to find the Suffolks to be hard work. They had read about Lleyn and met several enthusiastic breeders at NSA Sheep SW. Their positive views led to the purchase of 20 ewes at the first Exeter Society sale in 2000 from Gwyn Anthony (Flock 91), supplemented by ewes from Jo Hynes, Cathy Evans and Hefin Llwyd. The aim was to buy medium sized ewes for keeping economically, with tight fleeces and small ears (a personal preference) . They were an instant success – easy lambing, low cost to keep, easy to handle [More]