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Guide to Heritage Sheep  \n\n| Photos | Breed | Origin | CPL Status | Purpose1 | Adult Weight M/F\u003Cbr>(lbs.) | Temperament | Avg \\#\u003Cbr>Lambs | Mothering | Experience | Foraging | Climate | Uses and Notes |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | Barbados Blackbelly | Carribean | Watch | Meat | 100‐130/85‐100 | Alert but docile | 2.5 | Good to excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Excellent | Hot/humid | Prolific; polled; hair sheep |\n| | Black Welsh\u003Cbr>Mountain | Wales | Threatened | Wool | 130/100‐110 | Variable by flock | 1.75 | Excellent | Novice | Excellent | Cold/damp | Ewes will \"park\" young lambs while foraging; do not flock tightly, and will wander from each other |\n| | Clun Forest | England | Threatened | Dual | 200/150 | Docile | 1.75 | Excellent | Novice | Excellent | Temperate | Selected for production |\n| | Cotswold | England | Threatened | Dual | 250/175 | Docile | 2 | Excellent | Intermediate | Good | Temperate | Luster longwool |\n| | Dorset Horn | England | Threatened | Dual | 200/160 | Docile | 2 | Excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Average | Temperate | Breed out of season |\n| | Florida Cracker | United States | Critical | Meat | 125‐200/90‐160 | Alert but docile | 1.25 | Excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Excellent | Hot/humid | Usually polled |\n|  | Gulf Coast or Gulf Coast Native | United States | Critical | Meat | 125‐200/90‐160 | Alert but docile | 1.25 | Excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Excellent | Hot/humid | Horned or polled |\n| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| | Hog Island | United States | Critical | Meat | 125‐150/90‐100 | Alert but docile | 1.5 | Excellent | Intermediate | Excellent | Adaptable | Horned or polled |\n\nThe Livestock Conservancy PO Box 477, Pittsboro, NC 27312  \n(919) 542‐5704, [info@livestockconservancy.org](info@livestockconservancy.org)  \nThe Livestock Conservancy Quick Reference Guide to Heritage Sheep  \n\n| Photos |  | Breed | Origin | CPL Status | Purpose1 | Adult Weight M/F\u003Cbr>(lbs.) | Temperament | Avg \\#\u003Cbr>Lambs | Mothering | Experience | Foraging | Climate | Uses and Notes |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |  | Jacob (American) | England, then\u003Cbr>USA | Threatened | Wool | 160/110 | Docile | 1.5 | Excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Excellent | Temperate | Two, four, or occasionally six, horns |\n| |  | Karakul (American) | Iran, then USA | Threatened | Triple* | 200/180 | Docile | 1 | Excellent | Novice/\u003Cbr>intermediate | Good | Cold/dry | Fat‐rumped; horned; produce carpet wool in wide range of colors |\n| |  | Leicester Longwool | England | Threatened | Wool | 250/180 | Docile | 2 | Good once bonded with lambs | Advanced | Good | Temperate | Large, slow‐growing; luster longwool |\n| |  | Lincoln | England | Threatened | Wool | 270/225 | Docile | 2 | Good | Intermediate | Good | Temperate | Large, 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