Southdown Babydoll Sheep

Our Babydoll Sheep

Minis 'N Friends' flock of Babydoll Southdown sheep in Nebraska has three NABSSAR registered rams, thirteen NABSSAR registered ewes, and five unregistered ewes. They all come running for treats when called and though we can't easily catch and halter all of them we can hand feed them all. We love their smiling faces and chubby bodies. Check out our "Fun Pictures" page to see some cute images of our Babydolls.

Babydolls are raised for their wool, as pets, weed eaters, and for meat. Vineyards and orchards are using them to control the weeds around their fruit plants. They work great because they are so short. We use ours as natural mowers in our corrals, around our farm outbuildings, and even in our yard. While we are not spinners, we have found some inventive ways of using their wool, such as mulch and insulation.

As breeders we are striving for a small stout sheep that is hardy and low maintenance for care (we like the clean faces) and we are continuing to bring in new bloodlines to keep our flock genetically diverse. We lamb each year around the 1st of April, see our For Sale page for available animals.

If you want to learn more about Babydoll sheep, check out the North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association and Registry (NABSSAR) website: http://nabssar.org/

REGISTERED RAMS

Charlie brings in some bloodlines from the east. He originally came from Kentucky. He is 23 inches tall and is a good looking boy, but we do have to keep an eye on him as he is a little ornery. 11/3/18-went in with Belle, Kory, Lavender, Poppy, Sasafrass, and Zinnia 11/24/18-went in with Daisy
Registered Name: Beacon House KY6881-0010 Janus
Sire & Dam: Bergamascos' KY6184-1313 Durham x My Little Sheep 418 Harmony

Gus came from Idaho. He brought in blood lines from out west. He is easily caught and very friendly and sweet. 11/3/18-went in with Bonnie, Myrtle, Virginia, and Peach Blossom 11/24/18- went in with Tulip
Registered Name: Shamrock Meadows 14-01 Augustus
Sire & Dam: Finegan's 12-03 Finegan x KLOCKO 9 San Isidro's Dulce

Barney our newest ram came to us from Minnesota. He is halter broke and a really sweet guy. 11/3/18-went in with Amaryllis, Easter, Hyacinth, and Orchid
Registered Name: Twi-Lite Acres MN78796 0038
Sire & Dam: Fuller 2873 RR Black Thunder x Twi-Lite Acres MN78796 0006 (OE16294)

REGISTERED EWES

Amaryllis is out of Baa Baa and Leroy Brown (see former dams and sires below). She is quite laid-back and friendly. She has been used in our animal presentations to kids. 11/3/18-went in with Barney
Registered Name: Minis N Friends A6 Amaryllis
Sire & Dam: Yetter OK002976 0088 Oklahoma x Standish R21 Ali Baa Baa

Belle she came to us quite timid, but she has shown that she has a feisty personality. She will charge and chase our dog when he is in the pen. She has a nice clean face. 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Burr Ranch 0003 Belle
Sire & Dam: Blide 0094 Tucker x LT Livestock 0 Darla

Bonnie is out of Daisy and Cecil (see former sires below). She is quite friendly and spoiled rotten. She gives us quite a few laughs because she is such a feisty sheep and actually chases our donkeys around. She has been used in our animal presentations for kids. 11/3/18-went in with Gus
Registered Name: Minis N Friends 11-01 Bonnie
Sire & Dam: Sheepfields 469 x Sheepfields 452 Daisy

Daisy is one of the first ewes we ever bought. She is halter broke and when we lead her the rest of the flock will follow along. Daisy is 12 years old in 2018. She is still in very good health with no arthritis so she will be bred for 2019. If she has a ewe lamb, it will not be for sale. 11/24/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Sheepfields 452 Daisy
Sire & Dam: Hunt KS23-06 Chester x Sheepfields SF314

Indigo is out of Virginia and Blackjack (see former sheep below). We are working on halter breaking her. She is already a glutton for treats.
Registered Name: Minis N Friends V2 Indigo
Sire & Dam: Fuller 0998 QR x Canyon Mist 3101 Virginia

Kory is out of Missie and Blackjack (see former dams and sires below). She is halter broke and is a full sister to Myrtle (shown below). In personality, she really took after her sire as she is very laid back. She has been used in our animal presentations for kids. She has also had three sets of triplets. 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Minis N Friends M7 Moonbeam
Sire & Dam: Fuller 0998 QR x Standish R23 Missie

Lavender is out of Gus and Zinnia. She is friendly and halter broke but a little hard to catch. 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Minis N Friends Z24 Lavendar
Sire & Dam: FINEGAN'S 12-03 Finegan x Blide 00109

Myrtle is out of Missie and Blackjack (see former dams and sires below). She is a full sister to Kory (listed above), but a year younger. Her personality took after her dam, she is standoffish and very protective of her lambs. 11/3/18-went in with Gus
Registered Name: Minis N Friends M6 Myrtle
Sire & Dam: Fuller 0998 QR x Standish R23 Missie

Peach Blossom is out of Albert (see former sires below) and Bonnie that we retained. She is rather timid and easily startled. Unlike her mother who is our tamest ewe. 11/3/18-went in with Gus
Registered Name: Minis N Friends B10 Peach Blossom
Sire & Dam: Burr Ranch 002 Albert x Minis N Friends 11-01 Bonnie

Poppy came from central Washington and is always right there waiting for her share of treats. If you don't give her some, she has the bad habit of pawing at you with a front foot. (Note: Poppy does have four teats which is considered a fault by the registry, but not a disqualification. We have not found that they cause any problems). 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Canyon Mist 3103 Poppy
Sire & Dam: Reed IDZ-659-0093 x Flying D 0109 Beckett

Sasafrass has a clean face and she loves treats, but she is quiet and not aggressive so she is usually at the back of the flock. 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Shank Farm 6092A Sasafrass
Sire & Dam: BLIDE 0079 x Shank Farm 2247A Marigold

Virginia came from central Washington. She is the noisy one of the flock and lets you know when she thinks she needs something. She has a nice clean face. (Note: Virginia does have four teats which is considered a fault by the registry, but not a disqualification. We have not found that they cause any problems). 11/3/18-went in with Gus
Registered Name: Canyon Mist 3101 Virginia
Sire & Dam: Reed IDZ-659-0093 x Flying D 0107 Jenny

Zinnia She is quite flighty, but we are working on getting her to come for treats. Ironically, her 2017 lamb, Lavender, that we retained is very calm and friendly. 11/3/18-went in with Charlie
Registered Name: Blide 00109
Sire & Dam: Western Woolies 1410 Peeta x Blide 0054 Barbie

UNREGISTERED EWES

Easter Her dam is Orchid (shown below) and her sire is unknown. She is very timid, but will come for treats. 11/3/18-went in with Barney
Sire & Dam: Unknown x Orchid

Fern came to us from eastern Iowa and she is a half sister to Tulip below. She loves her treats and will eat out of your hand, but she is a little timid.

Hyacinth is a twin sister to Orchid (shown below). She is quite small. Look close she is being cheeky and sticking her tongue out. 11/3/18-went in with Barney

Orchid is a twin sister to Hyacinth (shown above). She is also a very short ewe and friendly. 11/3/18-went in with Barney

Tulip came to us from eastern Iowa. She is a half sister to Fern above. She is a glutton and comes running for treats. 11/24/18-went in with Gus

FORMER DAMS & SIRES

Baa Baa was sold in 2016. We kept her daughter, Amaryllis, out of our ram, Leroy Brown.
Registered Name: Standish R21 Ali Baa Baa
Sire & Dam: 6245 110 White x 2916 OE Standish

Standish R23 Missie We lost Missie in March of 2015. We have kept two of her daughters, Kory & Myrtle.
Sire & Dam: Johnson 04 Amos x 7008 OE Standish

Albert was owned briefly for the fall 2016 breeding season. He had nice conformation and was friendly, but a little rammy. We kept one of his spring 2017 ewe lambs, Peach Blossom.
Registered Name: Burr Ranch 002 Albert
Sire & Dam: Lazy JV 0408 Mr. Chips x Sheepfields 800 RR Dazzle

Sheepfields 469, or Cecil as we called him. He was short, about 22 inches, and very friendly. He tested RR. We owned him from 2009 to 2012. We kept one of his daughters, Bonnie.
Sire & Dam: Sheepfields SF353 Jet x Sheepfields SF 346

Blackjack was used as a sire from 2012 to 2017. He had excellent wool and was only 22 1/2 inches tall. We have three of his daughters - Kory, Myrtle, and Indigo.
Registered Name: Fuller 0998 QR
Sire & Dam: Sheepfields 468 x Fuller 0014 Nutmeg

Leroy Brown, as we call him, came to us from Oklahoma. We used him in 2015 through 2017. He was friendly but had some attitude too.
Registered Name: Yetter OK002976 0088 Oklahoma
Sire & Dam: 11715OE x 8525OE