Texel sheep
All Texel sheep
come originally from the Netherlands. They are the result of cross breeding, in the late
1800s, of Lincoln, Leicester, Wensleydale and Hampshire Down. In 1908, some influential
breeders decided not to crossbreed anymore because the result did not meet their
expections. They started to select within the sheep population they had available to them.
Most of these farmers were from the Isle Texel which is located just off the north coast
of the Netherlands.
