Blacknose Dolls®

Valais Blacknose Sheep

Here at the Farm At Sparrow Hill we are excited to be starting the journey of breeding purebred Valais Blacknose Sheep. What are Valais Blacknose Sheep you ask?…Well, they are only the Cutest Sheep in the WORLD. These extremely hardy sheep native to the Swiss Alps Region are accustomed to harsh mountain conditions. They are a large breed raised for meat and wool. They are fluffy and white with black on the nose, eyes, ears, knees, hocks, and feet. They have beautiful helical or spiral shaped horns, and their friendly nature and cute appearance has given them the recognition as being the “cutest sheep in the world.”

How They Came to the States

The United States restricts the importation of live animals, so the Valais Blacknose Sheep (VBS) have been brought to America through semen --using Laproscopic Artificial Insemination, or through embryos --using Embryo Transplants. In order to breed VBS in the US with semen, an established sheep breed and breed-up program is used to reach 97% status to be considered purebred VBS.

First generation is an F1 (50% Valais), second generation is an F2 (75% Valais), third generation is an F3 (88% Valais), fourth generation is an F4 (94% Valais), and the fifth generation is an F5 purebred (97% Valais).

The Creation of Blacknose Dolls®

Now you know about the “cutest sheep” but have your heard of “smiling sheep” or Babydoll Sheep? It could be argued that these two sheep, the Valais Blacknose and Babydoll sheep are the cutest sheep you ever come across, so why not combine them? Hence the reason for….

THE CUTEST SHEEP IN THE WORLD crossed with THE SMILING SHEEP to make BLACKNOSE DOLLS® 

Valais Blacknose/Babydoll crosses are such an ideal mix. Babydolls are smaller more compact sheep, polled (no horns), have sought-after wool, and are friendly. Valais are adorable in their fluffy appearance, have amazing wool, and are friendly too! So of course, a cross of these two sheep is inevitable.

Get on our list and reserve your cute, smiling, fluff-ball sheep we’ve named Blacknose Dolls®

***All Farm At Sparrow Hill Valais Blacknose Sheep are registered with Valais Blacknose Sheep Society (VBSS)

***All Farm At Sparrow Hill Spotted Babydoll Sheep are registered with the Babydoll Sheep Registry Association (BSRA)

A young girl with curly red hair, glasses, and a purple flower crown holds a speckled black and white baby goat.
Two young sheep in a cozy barn with pink and purple walls, resting on hay. There are wooden fences, lamps hanging from the ceiling, and chalkboard signs with names above each sheep.
A fluffy sheep with a black face and curved horns standing on a grassy hill at sunset, with mountains and a pink and purple sky in the background.
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Availability

  • F1 Blacknose Doll®

    50% Valais Blacknose and 50% Babydoll.

    Available Spring 2026

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  • F2 Blacknose Doll®

    75% Valais Blacknose and 25% Babydoll.

    Available Spring 2026

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  • F3 Blacknose Doll®

    88% Valais Blacknose and 12% Babydoll.

    Available Fall 2026

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  • Spotted Babydoll Sheep

    100% PUREBRED REGISTERED Babydoll or “The Smiling Sheep”

    Available Spring 2026

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Reserve Your Sheep TODAY!
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Two baby goats with curly fur, black and white markings, standing on straw inside a barn with pink and gray walls.
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Family outdoors in a wooded area, holding and hugging lambs.
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A young girl with curly red hair, wearing glasses and a purple dress with a purple flower crown, holding a small black and white goat kid.
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Two sheep standing inside a red barn, looking out through an open door, with straw on the ground.
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A young lamb with curly fleece, black nose, and distinctive black markings on its legs and ears, standing outdoors on dirt ground near a tree trunk, with a wooden fence in the background.
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A young lamb with a fluffy white coat and black markings on its face and legs standing on dirt, with a barn or shed in the background.
A young lamb with curly white wool and black markings on its face and legs standing on dirt ground inside a barn or petting zoo, with other sheep and a blue wooden shelter in the background.
A group of baby goats, including some with curly wool, lying in a large plastic container in a barnyard with hay on the ground.
Group of five baby lambs resting inside a barn with a blue wooden wall and a hay-covered floor.
A fluffy sheep standing on grassy ground in a backyard with a wooden fence, trees, and a house in the background.
Two black and white lambs resting on a weathered wooden bench outdoors under dappled sunlight.
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A woman wearing a llama costume hugging a real sheep with a llama hat on her head outdoors with trees and a fenced area in the background.
A fluffy sheep with black face and horns standing on a dirt and grass field during sunset or sunrise, with mountains and a colorful sky in the background.
A fluffy sheep with black face and horns standing on a grassy hill during a colorful sunset with pink and purple clouds and mountains in the background.
A tiny, sleeping black and white speckled puppy lying on a soft, furry surface with paws stretched out.
A baby goat with black and white fur standing on straw, with a pink container in the background.

Contact us.

farmatsparrowhill@gmail.com

Fort Collins, Colorado