World’s most expensive sheep sold in Scotland

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The world’s most expensive sheep has been sold in Scotland.

The sheep is named Double Diamond and was sold this week for $720,000 NZD.

The lamb was sold by Charlie Boden and family from their Sportsmans flock in Cheshire.

The sheep was bought by Jeff Aiken, one of three breeders who joined forces to pay the highest price ever commanded by a sheep.

He said he had been eyeing up Double Diamond for several weeks, saying the sheep was “heavily muscled, and genetically perfect.”

The sheep is a special breed called a Texel.

Texels are a highly sought-after breed that originated on the small island of Texel, off the coast of the Netherlands. They regularly sell for huge amounts of money.

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Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

5 Responses

Ben! says:

September 5, 2020 at 10:41 am

Thats cool.
unknown says:

September 5, 2020 at 12:15 pm

WOW who would buy a sheep for that much
It’s soooo cute!
stella nutella says:

September 8, 2020 at 9:44 am

i like sheeps, cows, piggs and chickens. they fat 🙂
M.A.L.I says:

September 11, 2020 at 11:59 am

this was amazing
hyf says:

September 14, 2020 at 9:53 am

Why did the farmer sell it if its so rare????