Torddu (pronounced Torthee) means black belly and is mainly white with a distinctive black underbelly and eye stripes, while the Torwen (white belly) shows the reverse colouring with smaller eye stripes. The Torddu is about three times more numerous than the Torwen and is known as the Badger Face.

2021年4月7日 · The Badger Face Welsh Mountain is a sheep with a long history. Sheep with the now familiar “badger” markings have been seen for as long as sheep have wandered the mountains and hills of Wales. The breed comes in two distinct colours; Torddu and Torwen.

The Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep Society exists to promote and improve the Torddu and Torwen sheep. The purpose of the website is to offer, for the wider public, an introduction to the breed and to the activities of the society.

The Badger Face Welsh Mountain (Welsh Defaid Idloes [ˈdevaɪd ˈɪdlɔɪs]; also known as Badger Faced Welsh Mountain or Welsh Badger-faced) is a distinct variety of the Welsh Mountain breed of domestic sheep bred for sheep farming in Wales. [1] It is a hardy upland breed known for producing a high percentage of twins and triplets under good ...

The main type is known by Torddu which means blackbelly but there is also a rarer Torwen which is the reverse coloration, black with a white belly. The Torddu variation have a distinctive broad striped face with a black band from jaw to belly and extending to the underside of the tail.

There are two types of Welsh Mountain Badger Face sheep, the Torwen (Torwen is Welsh for white belly – but the rest of the sheep is black) and the Torddu (Torddu is Welsh for black belly – but the rest of the sheep is white), and we keep both under the Kington flock name.

2024年8月21日 · The Badger Face Welsh Mountain sheep is a small sized animal with two color types Torddu and Torwen. The main or most common type is known by Torddu which means blackbelly. And the less common or rarer variety is Torwen which has the reverse coloration, black with a white belly.

Torwen . Head: Should be black or dark brown with distinct white facial markings. There should be no white hair on top of the nose. White outline on the top of the lip is acceptable, but no white between the upper lip and nostrils. The lower jaw must be white and this can run down the chest. There should be a minimum of a bib. Ears: Small. The ...

The Torwen – this variety of the breed has a black fleece with a white stripe in the same places as the Torddu. The Torwen has the exact opposite coloring to the Torddu. This is the rarer of the two varieties. They are docile and very alert; their ears are constantly flexed to hear any danger.

The Torwen Badgerface are one of the oldest British sheep breeds, they are hardy and easy to maintain. The Torwen Badgerface breed can be traced back to the 1st Century in Wales. They are still kept in specialist flocks in Wales and around the UK. 'Torwen' means 'white belly' in Welsh.