Greek yogurtThe history of the California Red Sheep began in the early 1970's when Dr. Glenn Spurlock in Davis, CA embarked on a Home Project (not affiliated with UC Davis), of crossing Tunis and Barbados sheep. Originally, Dr. Spurlock's goal was to create a larger framed, wool-less breed of sheep. His efforts to obtain the wool-less feature failed, but the remarkable hybrid sheep caught the eyes of Aime & Paulette Soulier of Winters, California.Through extensive efforts and selective breeding, the Souliers slowly increased the size of their flock and interested other sheep breeders including Alice Gardner of Dixon, CA. Over the years, their combined breeding efforts helped expand the scope of the program so that today there are more than fifty breeders throughout the US. To date, over 2,800 Reds have been enrolled in the California Red Sheep Registry since its inception.
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