Royal
White sheep are a hair breed, privately funded and developed in the United
States by William Hoag of Dorpcroix Sheep Farm in Hermleigh, Texas. Hoag
started sheep raising as a hobby in 1994-95 with St.
Croix sheep in Utah and then infused the Dorper and White Dorpers. Large framed registered St. Croix ewes were selected
from a wide variety of small flocks mainly in the Western portion of the
USA. The selected offspring from these crosses were then called Dorpcroix
sheep and sold to the public for breeding enabling many traditional wool
producers to retain wool ewes and utilize the Dorpcroix rams to achieve
the lower maintenance and labor benefit and in many cases more lambs with
better survivability.
The Royal White sheep has height to weight proportionate frames. They grow a longer hair coat in the fall and the shed it off naturally in the spring. The Royal White is pure white. Ewes and rams are polled or naturally hornless.
Weights Range:
Rams 185-250+ lbs
Ewes 145-185+ lbs
The Royal White Sheep Association continues to improve this breed.
Royal White Sheep Association
51704 Run Road
Beallsville, OH 43716
740-926-1085
royalwhitesheep@att.net
Reference:
William Hoag, Hermleigh, Texas
Photographs:
William Hoag, Hermleigh, Texas
Last updated on January 23, 2009
