Please CLICK HERE to go to Ewes For Sale Page on the Roundabout Acres Sales Site.
Mulesheep are a recognized breed of sheep, although they are relatively new in the U.S. Mulesheep are the offspring of a Hill Breed (Shetland, Cheviot, Clun Forest, etc.) dam crossed with Bluefaced Leicester sire. The resulting Mulesheep ewes have the hardiness and excellent mothering abilities of the Hill Breed sheep along with the milkiness and size of the Bluefaced Leicester. Those ewes can then be put to a larger sire such as a Suffolk or Texel for a lamb that easily grows to butcher size in 5 -6 months. For more information about Mulesheep you can click on this link.
The bonus with Mulesheep is their lovely fiber! If you like Shetland and/or you love BFL, the Mulesheep give the spinner the best of both worlds.
Our plan was to use the Mules to breed butcher lambs. However, we have been able to provide butcher lamb with the flock we have currently. Additionally, we are moving our flock focus to Finnsheep so we won’t be breeding more Mules at this time.
