02/03/2024
A few words for Babydoll enthusiast seeing spots.
Spotted babydolls are true babydoll sheep and are registered with OEBSR.
If they are not registered, they are not babydolls. They are so prestigious and so sought after that their breeders would never not register them.
If that is your hearts desire, use caution when seeing spots.
There are other small, spotted sheep that are part Jacob, harlequin, Finn and are not babydolls. Although they might have a present age of babydoll in them, adding in other genes means other characteristics can appear in their offspring.
They might be taller. They might be less docile. They might grow horns. A
They aren’t bad sheep, but if someone wants to sell you a cute spotted lamb and you are determined to only have babydolls, be sure of their parentage and their parent’s parentage.
Sometimes even the spotting pattern can give it away.
I am going to add some pictures here of this years lambs.
Some are pure, registerable babydolls, one is a very low level harlequin and one is a low level harlequin valais cross.
I will write comments in each picture so you can see who is who and what is what.
