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Our Sheep As noted by the SVF Foundation, " It is important... to maintain a large enough purebred population of these sheep so as not to lose them all to hybridization." It is our goal to help maintain that purebred population and ensure that they are absolutely the highest quality stock for individuals who are seeking to start or improve a flock. All breeders must make decisions about which characteristics they will value over others. For us, the single most important characteristic of the GCNS is their extraordinary health, and that is what we put at the forefront as we make breeding decisions. Our secondary priorities are on breeding sheep that are sweet tempered and produce beautiful wool. You can visit Shangri-Baa's offspring, Baldwin and Bartram (now renamed after "Frozen" characters). at Zoo Atlanta and Grace and Rosie at the Birmingham Zoo.
Note: As sheep are flocking animals, we recommend a minimum of 4 if you are just starting a flock. And because rams often need to be separated from the ewes, we prefer to sell rams with a wether companion if possible. Note that all photos below can be opened and enlarged. |
Our Lambs
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Shangri-Baa's "Tiramisu"
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Shangri-Baa's "Gershwin"
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Our Ram and Wethers |
Wylie
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Huck Finn, breeding ram
Joey
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Legolas & Huck Finn
Our new sire for 2022 is Hope Springs' Huck Finn, a rare black ram. He has an excellent temperment and lovely wool.
Because sheep are a flocking species, rams need a wether to keep them company when they are not with the ewes. Wethers, Joey and Wylie, keep our ram company and produce beautiful wool. |
Our Foundation
Ewes
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Trisket Georgia Rustic Wool's "Trisket" is our bossy, camera loving, attention hound. She is our largest ewe and produces massive fleeces - 8.5 pounds last year! Last year she had twins. Ruby Georgia Rustic Wool's "Fern" has a beautiful brown face and legs. She is an excellent mother who gave us a set of twins this year. Crystal Georgia Rustic Wool's "Eva" had twins in 2017 and 2020. There is a genetic component to twinning, so hopefully her offspring will also be more likely to have twins. Zydivey Hope Springs' "Zydivey" is especially friendly and interested in people. She is curious about everything, loves to "baa," and is always the first to come running when she sees us. Lorelei Shangri-Baa's "Lorelei" is out of Legolas x Trinity. She has exceptional wool and cute little horns. We plan to add her to our breeding flock in Spring of 2022. Trinity Hope Springs' "Trinity" is our most photogenic and elegant sheep. She was a triplet, so we're hoping she has a genetic predisposition for multiple births. She also has lovely little horns (scurs really). Quinn We have been saying we need to keep a ewe lamb from our flock matriarch, Trisket, for years, but her offspring are so very friendly that we end up caving and letting zoos have them. But this year we are keeping one of hers. Like Trisket, her lambs are ideal - large sheep with excellent wool, super hardy, and insanely friendly. Rosemary Shangri-Baa's "Rosemary" was our very first lamb and also the finest lamb in our 2017 crop, so we kept her for our foundation flock. She is the offspring of Aeris and Fern. June Shangri-Baa's "June" is the offspring of Aeris and Eva. She was the first lamb of 2018, and has now produced two gorgeous lambs for us. |
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Pricing and Waiting List |
Our sheep and lambs range in price from $100-$400 depending on their age and quality. Let us know if you would like to be put on the waiting list for rams, wethers, or ewes for spring 2022. All our sheep are registered, pure-bred, Gulf Coast Sheep. We will be happy to send more photos of any sheep as well as close-ups of their wool on request.
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