Rambouillet Sheep Breed Information
The Rambouillet sheep breed is a noble-looking breed which originally comes from France - the product of breeding local stock with Germany’s Spanish Merino. Rambouillet sheep are the most common breed of sheep and perhaps the first of the U.S western area sheep flocks. This breed is distinguishable by its white face and wooly legs. The Rambouillet is considered one of the leading breeds of fine-wool sheep and Rambouillets can thrive in a wide variety of conditions, making them a popular choice for large range operations in the western U.S. This breed is good at flocking due to natural instinct and have been around for a long period of time. The Rambouillet sheep breed has an exceptionally long breeding period - a characteristic which is valued by commercial farmers making Rambouillet ewes a common "core" for crossbred flocks. Highly valued for their outstanding wool production and high-quality fine wool fleeces, the Rambouillet sheep breed also offers commercial farmers a decent rate of growth and suitable carcass: traits which help to separate this breed from some of the smaller fine wool breeds which experience a much slower rate of growth in lambs. Rambouillet rams have an impressive rack of horns in either a tight curl close to their head (pictured above) or a sprawling curl which extends away from the face (pictured below). Rambouillet ewes are typically polled (meaning they have no horns) - a desirable trait for many shepherds.
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Rambouillet Sheep Breed Information
MATURE BODY WEIGHT
Ram 200-300 lb Ewe 140-180 lb AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER Micron 19-24 USDA Wool Grade 60s-70s GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 10-15 lb YIELD 45-55% STAPLE LENGTH 2 1/2 - 4" |
