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 three 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 1/4 inches tall and is a good looking boy, but we do have to keep an eye on him as he is a little ornery.
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.
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.
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.
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 tamed down considerably. She will take treats by hand and even accepts a pat on the head. She has a nice clean face.
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.
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 will be 12 years old in 2018 and we will evaluate her health in the fall and then make a decision on whether she will be bred again or not.
Registered Name: Sheepfields 452 Daisy
Sire & Dam: Hunt KS23-06 Chester x Sheepfields SF314

Indigo is a 2018 lamb out of Virginia and Blackjack (see former sheep below).
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.
Registered Name: Minis N Friends M7 Moonbeam
Sire & Dam: Fuller 0998 QR x Standish R23 Missie

Lavender is a 2017 lamb that we retained. She will not be bred until the fall of 2018. She is out of Gus and Zinnia. She is halter broke.
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.
Registered Name: Minis N Friends M6 Myrtle
Sire & Dam: Fuller 0998 QR x Standish R23 Missie

Peach Blossom is a 2017 lamb out of Albert (see former sires below) and Bonnie that we retained. She will not be bred until the fall of 2018. She is halter broke, but a little hard to catch.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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.
Sire & Dam: Unknown x Orchid

Fern coming the end of October from Iowa.

Hyacinth is a twin sister to Orchid (shown below). She is quite small. Look close she is being cheeky and sticking her tongue out.

Orchid is a twin sister to Hyacinth (shown above). She is also a very short ewe and friendly.

Tulip coming the end of October from Iowa.

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 Missie died 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 2018. 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. He was friendly but has some attitude too.
Registered Name: Yetter OK002976 0088 Oklahoma
Sire & Dam: 11715OE x 8525OE