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  • Members: 32
  • Category: Sheep
  • Founded: Jul 25, 2006
  • Language: English
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This group is open to anyone interested in the Coopworth breed of sheep.
Coopworth sheep are a medium sized, dual purpose, longwool breed, with an alert but quiet disposition, developed at Lincoln University in New Zealand during the 1950's and 1960's under the direction of Dr. I. E. Coop.
Border Leicester rams were bred to Romney ewes, and the offspring were selected on individual performance, resulting in a ewe that easily lambs twins or triplets and raises them unassisted. Coopworths were first imported to the United States and Canada in the late 1970's and are still a rare breed in North America. Coopworth fleece is popular with handspinners who find the wool easy to spin.
Both white and natural colored Coopworths are accepted for registration in The American Coopworth Registry.

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Breeding Question
Joel- I forgot to explain the "F1" and "F2" terms. In sheep these are usually used when talking about generations of a cross. When the Coopworth was developed,
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 1:35 pm
Jim & Martha McGrath
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Joel- This is called "linebreeding", and I see no problem provided the half sibs have not both inherited a gene for a recessive fault from their sire. It has
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:06 pm
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I was going through all my sheep records and noticed a problem, or so I think.  I purchased a starter flock this last summer and was assured that the ram
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:13 am
Joel Steele
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Re: fleece
Well, I know that there is a lot of variation within a breed. I guess I haven't analyzed this batch of fleeces well enough to really know how it will come
Posted - Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:33 pm
Janet Finch
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Re: fleece
Debbie Martzall Hearts of the Meadow Farm 2576 Laurel Creek Road Big Springs, WV 26137 304-462-8043 Hi Janet, I have knitted socks with my Coopworth roving
Posted - Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:43 pm
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