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  1. soayandboreraysheepsociety.org

    The Soay & Boreray Sheep Society

    https://soayandboreraysheepsociety.org

    Welcome to The Soay & Boreray Sheep Society. The Soay Sheep Society was founded in 2000 by a group of Soay breeders realising the need for a representative body to speak and act on behalf of Soay sheep breeders. Borerays were classed as feral by the RBST at this time. In 2003 Borerays were recognised and taken under the wing of the Soay Sheep ...
    • Soay Sheep

      Soay Sheep The Soay is one of the UK's primitive breeds and part of the Northern short-tailed group. They are possibly the earliest example of primitive sheep in the United Kingdom and also the smallest. Mature ewes average 25kg and rams are about 35kg. The name of the breed, Soay, is taken from the Island […]

    • Boreray Sheep

      The feral sheep on Boreray were left behind, and with the Scottish Dunface having been recorded as extinct in 1880, the genetic findings have given them an even greater importance for Scotland. In 1971 the first small group of seven Boreray sheep (four ewes and three rams) were taken off the island and brought over to the mainland.

    • Membership

      A member of the society can expect to receive a regular newsletter. The newsletter is produced to provide members with information on Soay and Boreray sheep, and other keepers and breeders. One of the objectives will be to help members keep in touch with other Soay or Boreray people and facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and stock.

    • Stock For Sale & Wanted

      Soay and Boreray Sheep Society members can advertise free of charge on this site as part of their £12 annual membership fee. Adverts will be displayed in chronological order (most recent first) for no less than one month and will then be removed after three months, unless instructions to the contrary are received. ...

    • News

      The Soay and Boreray Sheep Society is holding its Annual General Meeting at 11am on 14th October at Mudchute Park and Farm. There is very. Read More » Soays for Sale August 22, 2023 PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND PH2 7SU, MOSSOAY FLOCK:- 4 x 2023 Tup wethers; plus 2 X Tup lamb entires; and Stock Ram "Mossoay Icarus", aged 3+ and.

    • FAQ's

      The pedigree registration of Soay and Boreray sheep is handled within the Combined Flock Book managed by Grassroots Systems Ltd on behalf of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. If you have bought sheep from a breeder or recognised sale, the vendor/breeder will give you the registration papers and inform Grassroots that they have sold the sheep to ...

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  3. soayandboreraysheepsociety.org

    The feral sheep on Boreray were left behind, and with the Scottish Dunface having been recorded as extinct in 1880, the genetic findings have given them an even greater importance for Scotland. In 1971 the first small group of seven Boreray sheep (four ewes and three rams) were taken off the island and brought over to the mainland.
  4. soayandboreraysheepsociety.org

    Soay Sheep The Soay is one of the UK's primitive breeds and part of the Northern short-tailed group. They are possibly the earliest example of primitive sheep in the United Kingdom and also the smallest. Mature ewes average 25kg and rams are about 35kg. The name of the breed, Soay, is taken from the Island […]
  5. soaysheep.org

    The Soay Sheep Society was founded by a group of Soay owners realising the need for a representative body to speak and act on behalf of Soay and Boreray sheep. The Society aims to assist new Soay enthusiasts with welfare and management regimes, educate other people about their particular characteristics, and help each other with problems if and ...
  6. soaysheep.org

    Boreray Sheep have a close geographical and social link with Soay Sheep but the two breeds are genetically different. Boreray Sheep are the descendants of the domestic sheep which were kept by the St. Kildans. When the inhabitants evacuated Hirta, (the main island of St. Kilda), in 1930, all their domestic stock was evacuated with them. ...
  7. soayandboreraysheep.com

    The registered Boreray sheep on the mainland of the UK descend from six animals taken from the Island of Boreray in the St. Kilda Archipelago in 1971 by the Brathay Expedition. Seven animals, three rams and four ewes were in fact removed, but one elderly ewe did not survive to produce any lambs.
  8. soayandboreraysheep.com

    Over a period of time starting in 1932, after St. Kilda had been evacuated and sold, 107 animals were captured and transferred to the vacant pastures of Hirta. This was a significant number taken from the small population on Soay Island. Today flocks survive in both locations. Blond and dark Soay sheep on the island of Soay
  9. en.wikipedia.org

    The Soay sheep is a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from a population of feral sheep on the 100-hectare (250-acre) ... The Soay is distinct from two other short-tailed breeds also associated with St Kilda: the Boreray (from Boreray, another of the islands, and formerly also living on Hirta), and the "St Kilda", ...
  10. soaysheep.org

    The Soay Sheep Society was founded by a group of Soay owners realising the need for a representative body to speak and act on behalf of Soay and Boreray sheep. The Society aims to assist new Soay enthusiasts with welfare and management regimes, educate other people about their particular characteristics, and help each other with problems if and ...
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