'Shalais' twins born after ewe jumps into Valais pen

The lambs were born in Dorset at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park

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One of the 'Shalais' lambs born at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park in Dorset
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One of the 'Shalais' lambs born at Farmer Palmer's Farm Park in Dorset

An unusual cross breed of sheep has been born at a farm in Dorset after a ewe crossed into a ram's pen. Sandra Palmer-Snellin, from Poole, said she was surprised to find that her sole Shetland Ewe had...

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