They are very nimble and roam about looking for grass. Shaun is a reference to Shaun the Sheep, a character that first appeared in the Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave. Shaun is the titular character and main protagonist of Shaun the Sheep. There are many different breeds of sheep in Ireland. Case Study: Shaun & Seamus Gahan, Graiguenamanagh Co. Kilkenny ; Barrowlands Flock Shaun and Seamus Gahan run a flock of pedigree Suffolk ewes. The breed of lowland sheep is often suffolk. The flock has been performance recording with Sheep Ireland since 2009 and since then has started to build up … Major characters Shaun. It was caught and shorn in 2016, after living in the wild for six years. Herdwick sheep, native to the Lake District, are a territorial breed bred on the Cumbrian hillsides and fells of Northern England. I've seen Shaun the sheep but haven't really watched it. They are very hardy and can put up with cold, wind and rain. They have black faces, long fleeces and curving horns. Shaun, with his antics, has a tendency to get his flock into trouble but also manages to get them back out. He is the leader of The Flock.

Breed attributes: Despite not having the thick fleece familiarly seen on UK sheep breeds, the Wiltshire Horn is a relatively hardy lowland breed with easy lambing and good mothering traits. He is voiced by Justin Fletcher.. Bitzer. I think if we really wanted to get technical, we could say the flock is Suffolk clean faces) and Shaun is a mix of Suffolk and Hamp or Shropshire. Shaun is the main character of the series and the leader of the flock. Grey in colour with a white face and dense wool, this medium sized sheep has a strong thick tail and rounded horns. He is a clever sheep and keeps his head. Sheila is a stereotypical name for sheep, and may refer to a case of a sheep escaping in to the wild in Australia. Swaledale is a breed of domestic sheep named after the Yorkshire valley of Swaledale in England.They are found throughout the more mountainous areas of Great Britain, but particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, County Durham, and around the pennine fells of Cumbria.. Swaledales are noted for their off-white wool, curled horns and white around their nose and eyes. Providing strongly flavoured lamb and mutton as well as fine wool, the breed is naturally hardy.
A mild-mannered yet extraordinary creature, Shaun exhibits typical human behaviour, which causes the other sheep to view him as their leader in times of confusion.
Shaun the Sheep Land is a brand new attraction based on the stories and characters from Shaun’s world. Visitors to the park will be welcomed into a big Country Fair where they can meet Shaun in person and explore his journey to the park, as well as hop on an exciting new tractor ride to help Shaun find his lost flock before the Farmer wakes up and finds out they’re missing!

The Jacob sheep breed is rather a unique breed in that it is piebald (pattern of pigmented spots on white hair) and is usually multi-horned (polycerate). The most common is the blackface mountain breed on upland farms. The breed is not desirable for wool production. This small unusual breed of sheep was at first bred as an ornamental sheep that would be found grazing on the widespread lawns of rich mansions throughout the mid-eighteenth century. Suffolks are prolific, early maturing sheep with excellent mutton carcasses.They are energetic, and the whole carriage is alert, showing stamina and quality. Hamps and Shrops have closed faces and wooly legs, but Shaun must be a mix because he only has wool on his head and not legs. Commercial desirability: The Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society promotes the breed as low input and economical, because of its ability to shed its wool and other easy management traits. He has a good friendship with Bitzer and very smart. Suffolk, breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep developed in England during the years 1800 to 1850 by mating Norfolk horned ewes with Southdown rams.