The Sheep of Brattonsville 2
by Lydia Holly
Title
The Sheep of Brattonsville 2
Artist
Lydia Holly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Historic Brattonsville offers much in the way of pioneer history. Story tellers in historic garb bring the past into present as you tour historic log cabins, houses and other historical structures. The organic museum also has a working farm, and on that farm there is a flock of sheep. Sheep are among my favorite animals which is why I have a gallery devoted just to them. On Brattonsville's website you will see the following about this unique animal. "Historic Brattonsville is home to a flock of rare Gulf Coast Sheep. The breed is listed as “critical” by the American Livestock Breed Conservancy because their worldwide numbers are fewer than two thousand. Brattonsville’s Heritage Breed Program is actively working to preserve this unique and important animal. Gulf Coast Sheep are a remnant population descended from Spanish sheep first brought to Florida in the 1500s. With nearly four centuries of free ranging the Gulf Coast region, and strong natural selection, they have developed a great tolerance to heat and humidity and a strong immunity to parasites. Every spring Historic Brattonsville’s ewes have lambs that have been sold to other museums and breeders throughout the United States."
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April 9th, 2019
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