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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.

Look at little Podge!
16/09/2026

Look at little Podge!

Take a pet to work day today. Umm I had several to choose from…… BUT Podge and Lucy stole the show

UPDATE: ************************************Little Furby has found a lovely new home now. We will have weaned lambs avai...
08/09/2026

UPDATE:
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Little Furby has found a lovely new home now.
We will have weaned lambs available in 6-8 weeks -so do PM us if you are interested.
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Cutest little bottle baby available

Gorgeous triplets born this morning! All three up and drinking
08/09/2026

Gorgeous triplets born this morning! All three up and drinking

This little Babydoll boy is off all the way to Southland tonight! He was picked up by Trish from PT's Pet Transport, who...
01/09/2026

This little Babydoll boy is off all the way to Southland tonight! He was picked up by Trish from PT's Pet Transport, who will make sure he gets his bottle until he arrives to his new home

******Update***********This little cutie is now reserved for a lovely new home. Thank you for your messages, we have had...
22/08/2026

******Update***********
This little cutie is now reserved for a lovely new home. Thank you for your messages, we have had literally hundreds. We will endeavor to reply to all of you during the next couple of days, and let you know about availability of weaned lambs (F1, F2 and purebred African Pygmy). In the meantime, do follow our African Pygmy page for updates:
https://www.facebook.com/AfricanPygmySheepNZ
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This cutie is not a Babydoll - but she is even smaller and is available now as a pet lamb. She is F2 African Pygmy: her Dad is purebred African Pygmy ram, Mum is 50% African Pygmy, and 50% Gotland/Babydoll cross. African Pygmies are way smaller than Babydoll (smallest sheep available in NZ).
This little girl would be sure to steal the show at pet day with her striking coloring and true miniature size.
She is only 2 days old

A tiny little one week old girl with her Mum
20/08/2026

A tiny little one week old girl with her Mum

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 💛

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