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Cotswold |
The Cotswold breed originated in the Cotswold Hills of Gloucester, a south midland county of England touching the Bristol Channel. Because of its mild, temperate climate, the area is well suited to sheep raising. The name "Cotswold" was given the breed because in the early days they were folded or housed in shelters known locally as "cots" or "cotes" and they were pastured on the wild, treeless hills of the area, called "wolds".
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The average ewe
will shear about twelve pounds annually, while rams should shear
appreciably more wool. The fleece of the Cotswold is white. The Cotswold has a white face and white legs, grayish-white color is not considered objectionable, and small black spots on the face or legs are not entirely unknown. They will also exhibit dark pigmentation on the skin of the nose, inside the ears and on the hooves. |
| Name | Farm Name | Address | Town | Prov | Code | Phone | Fax | |
| Dan & Judy FITZSIMONS | Rimridge Farm | RR 3, Site 4, Box 13 | Rimbey | AB | T0C 2J0 | 403-843-6830 |
