Bullthistle Farm's Cotswold Sheep

Brought to England by the Romans over 2000 years ago, Cotswolds were made popular then and now by devoted hand spinners who prize their long silky wool.  This breed is responsible for the wealth and rise of power of the English during the Elizabethan times.  An old spinners song claimed the best wool in the world was English, and the best of England was Cotswold.  Their fleece is sometimes referred to as the poor man's mohair.  

The modern Cotswold was developed about 1800, and has been bred purely since then.  They are a large framed sheep, maturing between 225 and 300 pounds.  They are considered the "gentle giants."

White Cotswolds have a buttery colored fleece growing about an inch a month.  The Black Cotswold has an incredible array of shadings from black to grays to browns, sometimes all variations occurring in a single fleece.  

Cotswolds are long lived and excellent mothers, usually not breeding until about 18 months of age.

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