Sheep Club Black Welsh Mountain Sheep are a small dual purpose breed that provides excellent mild mutton and a completely black, dense, durable fleece. A single importation in the 1970 s forms the basis for the majority of the North American flocks. In the late 1990 s frozen semen from the UK was also imported adding needed genetic diversity to the breed in North America. Black Welsh are small and easy to handle and are ideal for farms where their hardiness, good mothering and feed efficiency are significant assets.
Rams are horned and ewes are polled.
They make a perfect cottager s sheep. Here in North America Black Welsh Mountain Sheep are registered either with the UK Association or with the privately owned North American Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Registry. There are flocks that are double registered. The Club was formed to promote the breed and is separate from the registry. We use as our breed standard that which is used by the United Kingdom Association.