Babydoll Sheep New Zealand

Babydoll Sheep New Zealand Purebred babydoll sheep located in Central Hawkes Bay and Feilding, NZ Babydolls have a short fleece staple, it should be fairly dense, yet fine.

Babydolls in our flock were imported from Australia in 2014 -they are purebred babydoll miniature sheep, a very rare breed. "World Famous in NZ" due to Yealands Winery in Marlborough using them instead of lawnmowers, in order to reduce emissions: http://www.babydollwines.co.nz/pages/baby-doll/meet-babydolls

Our flock was imported from the same Aussie breeder as Yealands flock. These lovely sheep

are NOT runts or stunted sheep, nor sheep bred down for size; they are the original "Olde English" Southdowns. They have been named Babydoll Southdowns, to distinguish between these "original type" of smaller Southdown and the "modern" larger Southdown that is widely bred throughout Australia and NZ today. The Babydoll Southdown sheep is recognised as one of the oldest Downs breeds that originated in the United Kingdom. Their ancestors are believed to have been grazing the short sweet herbage of the Downs when William of Normandy set foot on English soil at Pevensy. Babydolls can be different colours ranging from off white to black. Although, these sheep are quite rare in Australia and NZ and the main colour found to date is an off white to cinnamon colour with dark brown points and legs. Their woolly faces and a permanent smile have given them the nick name of "Teddy Bear" sheep. Their temperament is gentle, (sometimes even docile), friendly and curious. The Babydolls have been used widely throughout the US and UK to eat the undergrowth in vineyards and orchards alike. They are great lawn mowers and rarely go out of their way to damage growth on trees. Due to their stocky build and can mature between 17" to 24" (42.5cm to 60cm) at the shoulders, they are limited to how far they can reach the limbs on trees. Babydolls were the original meat sheep and their wool used for craft purposes. There almost square stature gives them a firm foot hold on the ground and are fairly robust for such a small animal.

Now available: Purebred Babydoll lambs, 2-3 months old so ready or close to weaning. We have imported our breeding stock...
22/09/2025

Now available: Purebred Babydoll lambs, 2-3 months old so ready or close to weaning. We have imported our breeding stock from Australia, and we absolutely guarantee 100% purebred babydoll (we imported our base stock from Roblin Babydolls in NSW in 2014). All lambs are registered and wear brass rego tags in their ears.
We also have two bottle babies, if you need a lamb for Pet Day.
PM us to enquire.
You can pick them up from either Waipukurau OR Feilding.
Also, our lambs travel all over NZ with per transport . We recommend Pt's Pet transport which goes from Far North to Southland and back every 2 weeks.
Notes: for people on our waiting list -we are going thru it as time allows -but if you are still interested, do PM us please, or email [email protected]

***SOLD***We have two cutest pet lambs available 🙂 They are both tiny, but drinking great and healthy as. Goldie: Pictur...
06/09/2025

***SOLD***
We have two cutest pet lambs available 🙂 They are both tiny, but drinking great and healthy as.
Goldie: Picture 1 is a purebred babydoll , three weeks old.
Timothy: Picture 2. Timothy is 3/4 babydoll, 1/4 Dwarf Romney, cute as a button and full of personality 🙂 He of course will be wethered.
They will be vaccinated and docked, and sure to steal the show at pet day with their little teddy-bear like faces and sweet nature.
PM us to enquire, and we can of course send more photos and videos etc. 🐑Please note these are NOT free nor cheap animals; they are miniature sheep, carefully bred from Babydoll (we guarantee 100% purebred Babydoll for all our stock (like Goldie), or carefully selected cross (like Timothy)).
(They are based on our farm on SH2 just out of Waipukurau). Our lambs travel all over NZ via pet transport companies.

The daffodils are in early this year 💛
04/09/2025

The daffodils are in early this year 💛

And - we have two more pet lambs available :) They are twins (boy and girl), just under a week old, absolutely TINY, but...
17/09/2024

And - we have two more pet lambs available :) They are twins (boy and girl), just under a week old, absolutely TINY, but drinking great and healthy as. Their Mum was a hogget from last year - she was just not ready for motherhood! :) They will be vaccinated and docked, and sure to steal the show at pet day with their little teddy-bear like faces and sweet nature.
PM us to enquire, and we can of course send more photos and videos etc. 🐑Please note these are NOT cheap animals; they are purebred miniature babydoll lambs (we guarantee 100% purebred babydoll for all our stock). Boy of course will be wethered.
(They are based on our farm on SH2 just out of Waipukurau). Our lambs travel all over NZ via pet transport companies.

We have almost finished lambing (less than a dozen ewes to go) and we can now take orders for the following : - purebred...
31/08/2024

We have almost finished lambing (less than a dozen ewes to go) and we can now take orders for the following :
- purebred babydoll ram lambs
- purebred babydoll wethers
- 3/4 babydoll x 1/4 dwarf romney ewe lambs , ram lambs, and wethers (only very small number of these available).
- we have two purebred babydoll orphan lambs who would make perfect pet day pets
- orphan ewe lamb, 3/4 babydoll x 1/4 dwarf Romney orphan ewe lamb, who would make a great pet day lamb
- we have a VERY limited number of cutest African Pygmy x babydoll lambs, please PM if you are interested in those.
All lambs are vaccinated, docked and purebred babydoll ones have brass ID tags in their ears. Please note we have imported our stock from Roblin Babydoll stud in Australia and we 100% guarantee purebred babydoll.
If you are on our waiting list for ewe lambs (or ram lambs) please do PM us here (or email [email protected]) if you are ready. You can also call/text 0274526723.
(most lambs are based our farm on SH2 just out of Waipukurau, with a small number on our Feilding farm). Our lambs travel all over NZ via pet transport companies.

Shrimpy is a sweet little purebred babydoll lamb who needs a home. Could it be with you? Shrimpy's Mum had twins, but de...
27/08/2024

Shrimpy is a sweet little purebred babydoll lamb who needs a home. Could it be with you?
Shrimpy's Mum had twins, but decided that really, she only wanted one baby. So, Shrimpy became a pet :)
He is 10 days old, size of a cat, drinking well (starting to nibble at lamb muesli too), and is the sweetest little man. He has been vaccinated and docked. He will be sure to steal the show at pet day with his little teddy-bear like face and sweet nature.
PM us to enquire about adopting Shrimpy. 🐑🦐
(Shrimpy is based on our farm on SH2 just out of Waipukurau). Our lambs travel all over NZ via pet transport companies.

We are right in the middle of lambing - exciting times! We have to share this photo of our 'little hobby project" -meet ...
06/08/2024

We are right in the middle of lambing - exciting times!
We have to share this photo of our 'little hobby project" -meet little Dee! (who will be looking for a new home upon weaning!).
Dee is one week old and quite different from our purebred babydoll stock - his Dad is purebred African Pygmy ram, and his Mum is a tiny 1/2 babydoll, 1/2 Dwarf Romney. While we are a purebred babydoll stud, we could not resist purchasing a small group of purebred African Pygmy sheep, who are even smaller than babydolls. For now, we have crossed one of the African Pygmy rams with our babydoll/dwarf Romney cross ewes. Dee has also inherited some of his Dad'd brown coloring -he is very handsome!
Dee will be available to adopt - we would prefer as a wether, but we would consider a breeding home aswell.
PM us to enquire about adopting Dee. 🐑
(Dee is based in Central Hawkes Bay, but we can easily get him to Manawatu as we go there all the time too)

*****Update: Lambert has now found a lovely home
15/09/2023

*****Update: Lambert has now found a lovely home

New lambs update: Hello from little Vanilla
23/07/2023

New lambs update:
Hello from little Vanilla

Beautiful morning for checking the ewes and lambs! No fresh lambs this morning, but we had 2 sets of twins yesterday fro...
12/07/2023

Beautiful morning for checking the ewes and lambs! No fresh lambs this morning, but we had 2 sets of twins yesterday from this mob

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump.Do you need a sweet lamb with ...
10/07/2023

"Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump.

Do you need a sweet lamb with a bit of a story to tell? Introducing your very own Forrest Gump - More affectionately known as Gumpy or The Gumpster. Gumpy was born on the 24th of June and was unfortunately rejected by his Mum who decided she only wanted to care for one baby this year. We were lucky we managed to save him as he was cold when we found him and within a day, we noticed there was something not quite right.

Gumpy had bowed knees. He was slow to walk, and struggled to walk for any length of time. So we took him to the vets who splinted his legs and he quickly adapted and got stronger by the day! Can you see why he was named Forrest Gump? His legs are currently straight but we can't promise that they will stay this way - although we hope they do! Regardless, he will have a fantastic life ahead of him as a companion sheep.

He is 3/4 Baby doll and 1/4 Dwarf romney and has been wethered which means he is the perfect pet day lamb! He is friendly, affectionate and will lie and try to tell you he hasn't eaten - even when he's just chugged a whole bottle! He's been on a lead several times and isn't opposed to being led around, especially when there's a bottle around!

If you think the Gumpster would be the perfect lawn mower for your lawn, please message us for more details.

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