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

Opening Lleyn Sheep Sale
The 10th Exeter Lleyn Sheep Sale was held on the 26th August. Females topped at £182 & Rams at £2310 [More]

Open Day Success
Over the weekend of the 8th August 3 Club Farm Open Days took place. All were showing farmers what the Lleyn could archive in varying farm types, altitude and breeding polices.
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Lleyn Success at NSA Sheep 2010

The Lleyn Society stand was awarded 2 nd prize in the Breed stand competition, judged by the Beavan family of BBC's Lambing Live. Jim Beavan commented he ‘was impressed with the Charollais x Lleyn lambs on display and the quality of information'. [More]

Show 2010
Take a look at whos been winning what at the Royals and county shows around the country. [More]

Photo Competition 2010
We are again running our popular Photographic Competition. Simply send your photos of Lleyn Sheep to Heather. There is 8 different classes and entries close on the 8th October. Get clicking now and Good Luck [More]

New Sale at Newark
A new sale venue for Lleyn Sheep has been announced at Newark Livestock Market. Newark is well placed for the Central Midlands and the East of England with good road links [More]

Features

Recording Pays Dividends
After careful consideration it was decided that, to earn it’s keep, the ewe flock must be low maintenance, able to rear two good lambs each, and be efficient feeders. As Ed was going to run the sheep enterprise on his own, a medium-sized ewe for easier handling was also necessary. When combining all these traits with a wish to run a purebred flock, it became apparent that the Lleyn would fit the bill. [More]

Harsh Conditions 1000ft up the Mid Wales Hills

After our first lambing season, it soon became apparent that this was the way forward. We were amazed at how milky the ewes were, how they didn’t need any assistance at lambing with mis-presentations etc and how lively the lambs were. At first we thought that the lambs didn’t look that hardy due to their tight skins but the environment in which we farm would put any breed to the test and it amazed us how tough they actually are. They just want to live! [More]