Black Welsh Mountain sheep
Apart from being wholly black, the Black Welsh Mountain is like other Welsh Mountain sheep – small and hardy with no wool on the face or legs; the males are horned, but females are normally polled. These sheep are known for lambing easily, as well as good milk and very high fertility. A small number of wild Mouflon sheep were introduced from Sardinia in 1906 and from Corsica in 1908 to Lambay Island (off the coast of Dublin) where they produced offspring. These were crossed with Welsh Black Mountain sheep and the inheritance of their wool-colour studied (Fraser Roberts, A. J. 1931 Colour inheritance in sheep; vi The genetic constitution of the Wild Mouflon, J. Genetics XXV (1)). The band State Radio released the song "Black Welsh Mountain" on their 2012 album "Rabbit Inn Rebellion" with Nettwerk Music. The lead singer, Chad Urmston, explains the song is about a man who falls in love with a Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, only to have it taken away from him.
Characteristics
The Black Welsh Mountain sheep (, ) is a colour type of the Welsh Mountain sheep, bred for sheep farming in Wales. The worldwide population of Black Welsh Mountain sheep is approximately 10000.