WELCOME. Shetland meat for sale from members of the Shetland Sheep Society. With a primitive breed such as Shetlands, the extra year means that the carcass size provides more meat than a Shetland lamb would – this is particularly true as my sheep are pasture-fed (with additional haylage/hay in winter) rather than fattened with ‘concentrates’ in their … We do this by exhibiting our sheep, their wool and craft products, at shows and events all over the UK. The meat falls into three classes: Lamb - Lamb is from sheep of under one year of age. The Shetland Sheep originate from the Shetland Islands in Scotland. A whole lamb will kill out at around 12-17 kg depending on its diet. The mission of the Shetland Sheep Society is to promote all aspects of the breed, to encourage the breeding, keeping and welfare of Shetland Sheep and to uphold the 1927 Breed Standard, within the UK mainland. If you would like to sell your shetland lamb or mutton here become a member today! The Shetland sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Scotland. They are highly adaptive, prolific and offer soft succulent meat and a myriad of colorful fine quality wool. Purebred Shetland lambs are ready at 25 - 35kg live weight and can hit these weights off autumn grass. Shetland lamb is ideal ... Hogget - Hoggs or Hoggets are aged between 1 and 2 years and kill out at 16-20kgs in April/May. Marketplace Marketplace is the Shetland Sheep Society's online shop and is THE place to buy all things Shetland Sheep. It is a small sized wool-producing breed originating in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. Find out more But today the breed is also raised in many other parts of the world. They are very hardy small breed of sheep that have developed the ability to survive harsh conditions. Marketplace is open to all to browse and buy. Livestock, products, equipment, fresh meat, hay & straw...you name it we have it! I am a Shetland Sheep breeder on Shetland and I sell whole Native Shetland Lamb PDO. SHETLAND SHEEP QUICK PROFILE OVERVIEW The Shetland’s high meat to bone ratio means that both crossbred and pure carcasses can achieve a killing out percentage of more than 50%.

18-month old hogget is also available in the same form. This lamb with subtly different characteristics is available freshly butchered, chilled and packed suitable for restaurants and for home freezing. The breed is closely related to the extinct Scottish Dunface breed, and it is part of the Northern European short-tailed sheep group.