Blacknose Dolls®

Valais Blacknose Sheep

Here at the Farm At Sparrow Hill we are excited to be starting the journey of breeding purebred Valais Blacknose Sheep. What are Valais Blacknose Sheep you ask?…Well, they are only the Cutest Sheep in the WORLD. These extremely hardy sheep native to the Swiss Alps Region are accustomed to harsh mountain conditions. They are a large breed raised for meat and wool. They are fluffy and white with black on the nose, eyes, ears, knees, hocks, and feet. They have beautiful helical or spiral shaped horns, and their friendly nature and cute appearance has given them the recognition as being the “cutest sheep in the world.”

How They Came to the States

The United States restricts the importation of live animals, so the Valais Blacknose Sheep (VBS) have been brought to America through semen --using Laproscopic Artificial Insemination, or through embryos --using Embryo Transplants. In order to breed VBS in the US with semen, an established sheep breed and breed-up program is used to reach 97% status to be considered purebred VBS.

First generation is an F1 (50% Valais), second generation is an F2 (75% Valais), third generation is an F3 (88% Valais), fourth generation is an F4 (94% Valais), and the fifth generation is an F5 purebred (97% Valais).

The Creation of Blacknose Dolls®

Now you know about the “cutest sheep” but have your heard of “smiling sheep” or Babydoll Sheep? It could be argued that these two sheep, the Valais Blacknose and Babydoll sheep are the cutest sheep you ever come across, so why not combine them? Hence the reason for….

THE CUTEST SHEEP IN THE WORLD crossed with THE SMILING SHEEP to make BLACKNOSE DOLLS® 

Valais Blacknose/Babydoll crosses are such an ideal mix. Babydolls are smaller more compact sheep, polled (no horns), have sought-after wool, and are friendly. Valais are adorable in their fluffy appearance, have amazing wool, and are friendly too! So of course, a cross of these two sheep is inevitable.

Get on our list and reserve your cute, smiling, fluff-ball sheep we’ve named Blacknose Dolls®

***All Farm At Sparrow Hill Valais Blacknose Sheep are registered with Valais Blacknose Sheep Society (VBSS)

***All Farm At Sparrow Hill Spotted Babydoll Sheep are registered with the Babydoll Sheep Registry Association (BSRA)