Hawkhurst -
2008 - 2009 Biogrow Certified
Wiltshire Stud Sheep
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Farming can much more enjoyable with Bald Wiltshire sheep. They ease your workload, reduced costs and reduce back pain!! Bald Wiltshires - No Dagging, No Shearing, No Drenching, Vaccinating or Dipping. Easy care, High Fertility Sheep. Hardy fast growing lambs! No cast sheep or extra hassles because of wool. The Wiltshire breed puts all its energy into growing meat!
Wiltshires are a very old productive hardy easy-care breed, unique in that they grow very little or no wool (mainly shed what fleece they have in spring/summer). The Wiltshire Horn is believed to have descended from the breed brought to Britain by the Romans as the first British meat sheep. In the 18th century the Wiltshire Horn was said to be the most numerous sheep in Britain with total numbers in the millions. It has been in the origin of a number of other breeds, such as the Hampshire, Oxford, Dorset Horn and in Robert Bakewell's Leicester breed the ancestor of the Border Leicester. Early records show their ability to thrive on poor feed and cover large dis-tances during the day. Wiltshire Horns were imported into Australia in 1952.
In the 1970s when wool prices collapsed more were imported and some polled Wiltshires were imported into N.Z. Later more were imported including Wiltshire Horns and the breed expanded in the 1980's with the adoption of an open flock policy, using the breed's growth rate & leanness characteristics to develop high performing Wiltshire poll rams for use as terminal sires. Recently the Wiltshire has been vital in some new breeds in England and in Australia the Wiltipoll sheep are a Wilt-shire poll.
Wiltshires are intelligent and graze more independently than other sheep. They are agile, mov-ing quickly and easily through rough terrain. They still exhibit an unequalled ability to survive and thrive where other breeds would not. Wiltshires have proven themselves as a Very Hardy NZ breed. For our organic farming venture, we discovered the Wiltshire breed is best.
In Australia and England organic farmers and scientific research farms also found them unbeatable. Wiltshires have no dags & are the most parasite & fly resistant compared to other breeds. Meat yields are high and Restaurants favour the very tasty fine textured Wiltshire lamb.
Wiltshires' pelts are much thicker than most other sheep and when processed have a high yield of first grade leather. The strong leather is fine-grained, pliable & soft, ideal for shoes, upholstery clothing, and fashion accessories. Todays very low wool returns make the Wiltshire perfect for farmers who want very easy care meat lamb farming.
ORGANICSTUD WILTSHIRES CAN LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES. Benefit from over 20 years of chemical free, organic breeding.
