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Black and Coloured Sheep
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Choosing the right fleece
Friday, 14 August 2009
What do you look for when you are considering sheep? Rural Living recently asked this question of Lisa Clapperton, who in addition to running a native nursery has been breeding coloured sheep for several years.
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Spinning true yarns on coloured sheep
Friday, 14 August 2009
One of the most familiar items in large tracts of the NZ country is that of flocks of sheep.
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Seeing black and white
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Most sheep breeds carry a coloured gene which shows up occassionally. In New Zealand, high-quality coloured sheep are generally kept for their wool, which has both commercial and handcraft uses.
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Basic characteristics of breeds that are commonly available among coloured sheep in New Zealand.
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Crazy about colour
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
As the country was being battered by the flurry of July storms, Karen Barr of Heatherfield Polwarths, just out of Waiuku, was also coping with a flurry of lambs. Coloured lambs.
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