Hill Radnor
The Hill Radnor is a native British hill sheep from the old Radnorshire country on the Wales and England border. It is a sturdy white-fleeced breed with a tan or light brown face and legs, a deep body, and the substance needed for rough upland grazing. Rams are commonly horned, while ewes are generally polled, though details can vary by line and registry. The breed sits between hill utility and rare-breed preservation.
Hill Radnors are kept for maternal ability, easy-care hill lamb production, and conservation of a regional breed. They can work on upland grass, improved pasture, or mixed farms, but rich lowland keep may require attention to body condition and feet. The fleece is useful to handspinners and small fiber enterprises, and ewes may be crossed with terminal sires where commercial lambs are the goal. For breeding flocks, registration and avoidance of close inbreeding are important because numbers remain limited.
Colors: Badgerface, Black, Blackbelly, Brown, Gray, Gulmoget, Katmoget, Moorit, Piebald, Red, Silver, Spotted, Tan, White, White with Black Points, White with Brown Points, White with Speckled Face and Legs
