Lleyn Sheep Society Breed Characteristics

The Ideal Lleyn

Revised May 2016, and supersedes all previous details of the Lleyn breed

 

HEAD - Distinctive and feminine; warm white in colour; wide forehead; good length from eye to nose, straight to slightly dished and narrowing towards the nose; bright lively eyes; black nose.

 

EARS - Medium size and thickness and black spots desirable; base preferably starting from the wool.

 

NECK - Average length, well set on shoulders

 

BREAST - Wide and well forward

 

SHOULDER - Well set.

 

RIB - Long and well arched.

 

BACK - Good length

 

LOIN - Broad; well joined to rump, well set tail

 

LEGS - Average length, with no wool lower than the hock. Colour warm white.

 

BONE - Flat.

 

TAIL - The tail should be docked according to current legal practice.

 

WOOL - Containing no kemp, of good length, dense and of high quality. Excessive peeling/stripping of wool is discouraged within the breed

 

RAMS - Hornless.

 

The aim of the Lleyn Sheep Society is to maintain the Lleyn sheep as a medium sized ewe with highly respected maternal traits which suit today’s commercial sheep producer