Welcome to the Valais Blacknose Sheep society.
Our breed society was set up in 2015 to protect the breed and help breeders throughout the UK connect with others. Whether you are a VBN owner or an admirer - we all love these sheep. Believed by many to be 'The World's Cutest Sheep' the VBN sheep breed has taken the UK by storm.
2020 Show List
Devon County - 21-23rd May
Judge Mr R Harding
Royal Bath and West-28 -30th May
Judge Mr R Clarke
Royal Three Counties- 12-14th June
Judge Mr D Drake
Royal Cheshire-16 - 17th June
Judge Mr J Walters
Natwich and south Cheshire-29th July
Judge Mr D Hodge
Okehampton- 13th August
Judge Mr D Drake
Bury and district agricultural show- 28th June
Judge Mr C Slee
Dorset-5-6th September
Judge TBC
The Valais Blacknose sheep
These sheep are one of the most tame and docile you will have ever come across, they are also beautiful and have the cutest off spring.
The Valais are a long wool sheep which need shearing twice a year, they don't have as much lanolin in their fleeces as other breeds. The fleece although it looks curly and soft it is actually quite course and very good for felting.
They are good meat animals with ewes weighing between 60-90 kg and Rams 90-180kgs. They are quite lean being mountain sheep.
The VBN are often thought to be quite hardy, however traditionally in Switzerland they would be inside for up to 7 months of year and are not used to much rain having come from one of the driest places in Switzerland.