One of the worldâs oldest surviving sheep breeds, Wiltshire sheep are well muscled with low fat and particularly robust with the ability to thrive in poor conditions making them one of the most popular meat breeds in the UK. We are located in Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Occasionally a narrow mohawk of wool can remain along the spine as the amount of shedding can vary from year to year. NEW ZEALAND Wiltshire sheep originate from the Wiltshire downs in the UK where the breed can be documented back to the 18th Century and were originally brought to England by the Romans. 2-Tooth Rams – priced between $500-$1,000 depending on index and selection. The traits measured include: In addition to this, Morrison Farming maintain 500-800 commercial Wiltshire ewes and 50 purebred horned Wiltshire ewes. There is rarely any wool present on the head, belly, underside of tail or crutch after shedding. A Wiltshire sheep are a large white faced sheep, originally from England, and bought to Australia in the late 1950’s, and then bought to New Zealand in the 1970’s. 01032017-nzf Wiltshire lambs are born with wool but with good breeding, soon shed it, putting their energy instead into growing meat. These traits are why Wiltshires are one of the main ingredient breeds within Morrison farming’s Ezicare composite sheep flock (numbering over 4,000 ewes). 027 640 1166 Primarily a meat breed, it is mainly used as a sire to produce meat lambs. 06 327 8236 The Wiltshire sheep breed is most recognised for it’s ability to annually shed its fleece, have no dags, it’s large lean carcase and naturally high fecundity. Morrison farming have been breeding and farming Wiltshire sheep since the 1980’s. Wiltshire sheep have a docile nature, are low maintenance and their resistance to parasites and flystrike make them a popular breed with life style block owners. Wiltshires are a meat sheep. The rams are often used as a sire to produce cross breed meat lambs. The most common trait of the Wiltshire sheep is that it sheds its fleece. We have a polled Wiltshire stud of approximately 300 ewes. William Morrison: Check out what sheep we currently have for sale or get in touch if you have any queries. They have no wool on their heads, bellies, legs, and around the perineal region. Welcome to the Wiltshire-Sheep.co.nz home page for the Strickland Wiltshire flock. Wiltshire sheep originate from the Wiltshire downs in the UK where the breed can be documented back to the 18th Century and were originally brought to England by the Romans. New Zealand, Copyright © 2020 Morrison Farming. Waimea Wiltshires was founded after purchasing ewes and rams from established polled Wiltshire breeders in Waipukurau and Porangahau in the southern Hawke’s Bay. Each year we market a large selection of quality Wiltshire breeding stock including: Quantities and price are available via a phone call with: The Wiltshire sheep breed is most recognised for it’s ability to annually shed its fleece, have no dags, it’s large lean carcase and naturally high fecundity. These traits are why Wiltshires are one of the main ingredient breeds within Morrison farming’s Ezicare composite sheep flock (numbering over 4,000 ewes). The Strickland Wiltshire flock naturally shed their short wool every spring. The underside of the tail is bare skin. Polled Wiltshire sheep shedding their fleeces (Photo by Tim Gow) It is also and excellent forager and is well-adapted to poor, dry land. Good feet and muscular legs and resistance to foot rot make Wiltshire sheep an easy care breed popular with organic farmers and producing lean meat with excellent taste and texture. As Wiltshires are the ultimate easy care sheep they are also a good choice for lifestyle block and organic farmers. Its modern popularity is due to its ability for self-shedding; it has only a very short fleece which it sheds early in spring, and so it is reared solely for its delicious fine-grained meat. Wiltshire sheep are a large white faced sheep that shed their wool naturally in the spring. All these regions are covered in short white hair. Ram weight 90 -120 kg - Ewe weight 75 - 85 kg, WILTSHIRE SHEEP NZORGANIC WILTSHIRE SHEEP | NORTH CANTERBURY NEW ZEALAND | MOBILE 0210 240 7203© Copyright 2020 wiltshiresheep.nz - All Rights Reserved. The main feature of the Wiltshire breed is the ability to annually shed the fleece thus removing the need to shear, crutch, drench and remove the tail. They never need to be shorn. Proudly powered by, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy with AgFirst consultants. These are across-flock performance recorded with SIL (New Zealand Sheep Improvement Limited) ACE. In 2018 we added some Damara sheep to our flock from breeders in the North and South Islands. The Horn Wiltshire was crossbred with the Poll Dorset in Australia last century by Annie Hughes to produce the Poll Wiltshire (or Wiltipoll) and commercialised in New Zealand by Tim Gow. The Wiltshire Horn is an attractive and active, long-legged breed of sheep, in which both sexes have horns- the ram’s horns being particularly magnificent. They make excellent terminal sires that breed fast growing lambs. ardofarm@xtra.co.nz, 702 Fern Flats Road Primarily a meat breed, it is … RD 2, Marton 4788 They are hardy, thrifty, easy lambers, adaptable and long-lived. They survive in difficult conditions and on a poor diet, but they thrive in better conditions and they are easier to care for than many modern breeds. Ewes commonly produce twin lambs with triplets and quads occasionally which they mother successfully without human intervention. The breed was introduced into New Zealand in 1972 and a few thousand are now found throughout the country. Wiltshire Sheep are the ideal breed for organic farms requiring minimal human intervention and in our experience no chemical input at all.