Valais Blacknose x Teeswater sheep fleece with Merino backing

Medium - Long staple length

This fleece is from our sweet Prometheus. He came to our farm last year from Wing & A Prayer Farm in VT.

We were very lucky to recently acquire a few of these rare and sweet sheep here at Echo Orchard. They were introduced to the United States just a few years ago. More can be read on the breed below!

For centuries, the Valais Blacknose sheep were found only in Switzerland on the remote snow-covered peaks of Valais. Although the sheep are believed to have existed since the 15th century, it became a breed recognized by the Swiss Sheep Breeding Association in the mid 1960’s as the Walliser Schwarznasen or Valais Blacknose because of its unique markings.

The Blacknose Sheep Association of North America was formed in 2017 to support the introduction of the breed to the United States and record the offspring of the breed up programs already in progress.