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Welcome to Midview Valais. Registered Valais blacknose sheep breeder based in Taranaki.

08/10/2026

🐑💕 MORE BEAUTIFUL BABIES HAVE ARRIVED! 💕🐑

It's been another busy few days in the lambing paddocks, with more gorgeous little faces joining the flock! 🥰

🌸 Sylvia – Our first-time mum has done a fantastic job, welcoming a beautiful set of twins! One ram and one ewe. 💙🩷

🌸 Izzy – FINALLY!! 😂 After keeping us waiting, Izzy decided overnight was the perfect time to have her babies. Another set of triplets!
Sadly, this one came with a little heartbreak. 💔

I initially thought she'd had twins, but while walking over to check on Beth, I came across a tiny wee lamb that had passed away in the paddock. 😢 I'm fairly certain he belonged to Izzy, as her little ewe has very similar distinctive splotchy markings.

It's always sad to lose one, but unfortunately that's part of farming. 💕

🌸 Beth – Not wanting to miss out on the action, Beth welcomed a gorgeous little ewe this morning! 🩷 I'm pretty sure she's finished, although with sheep, you never quite know! 😂

🐑 LATEST LAMBING TALLY 🐑
🌟 PUREBREDS 🩷 5 Ewes (sadly 1 lost 💔) 💙 1 Ram ⏳ 5 girls still to lamb – although we're not 100% convinced they're all pregnant!

🌟 BREED-UPS 🩷 12 Ewes 💙 12 Rams ⏳ Just 2 girls left to lamb, and we're thinking one of those might just be enjoying a little extra food rather than growing babies! 😂 If she is, shes nit due till December.

We're getting closer and closer to the end of lambing season now. It's been a busy one, with plenty of surprises, some sad moments, and lots of beautiful babies to make us smile. 🥰🐑

Can't wait to see what our remaining girls have in store for us! 💕

05/10/2026

A bit of a sad start to our purebred lambing tonight 💔🐑

Lily had three tiny purebred ewe lambs, but sadly the last little girl didn’t make it. The two girls we do have are both quite small and not the strongest, so we’ll be keeping a very close eye on them tonight.

It’s one of those nights where there are so many “could haves” and “should haves” going through your head afterwards.

Baby #2 held things up a bit. When we went in, she was there ready to come, but obviously wasn’t quite ready to enter the big wide world! She was pretty slow to get going, so our focus went straight onto getting her breathing and making sure she was okay.

I had suspected there could be three ( I never scanned ), but with everything going on with #2, checking Lily straight away for another lamb wasn’t our priority.
Not long after, maybe 5 minutes Lily started pushing again herself and out popped another little nose. Matt tucked his hand in to flick her feet forward and once they were there, she came pretty easily on her own.
Sadly she was covered in meconium. She was alive and she was trying, and we tried everything we could, but we just couldn’t get her breathing on her own. 💔

That’s the tough side of lambing. Afterwards you replay it all and wonder if you should have done something sooner or differently.

For now, we’re just hoping these two little girls find a bit more strength and keep heading in the right direction. 🤞🐑❤️

30/08/2026

Update SOLD
If anyone is interested in a pet F3 ewe or ram ( wethered) please flick me a message.(Not free) I've had one lamb today that I don't think she's going to be able to handle the two of them, so looking at taking one off her.
May need to take the ewe, she was opposite side of paddock when I got home and Polly hadn't even noticed she was missing. I've put them back together and will watch.
If you were after two, I could potentially have another ewe or ram but would need to know in next 12 ish hours

26/07/2026

🐑 Lambing is just around the corner! 🐑

We're getting very close to one of our favourite times of the year! ❤️

There is a small possibility we'll have a few bottle-fed lambs available this season. I already have a few people on the waiting list, but if you'd like to add your name just in case, please get in touch. Please note there is no guarantee that a bottle baby will become available, and they are not free. Feel free to send me a PM for pricing.

I also can't keep them all after weaning, so if you're looking for a weaned Valais Blacknose or breed-up lamb, I'd love to hear from you.

Possible availability includes:

🐑 Ewes • F1 • F2 • F3 • Purebred

🐑 Wethers • F1 • F2 • F3 • F4 • Purebred

🐏 Rams • Purebred

I could even sell a ewe with lamb or lambs at foot if you don't want the stress of lambing.

Our breed-up lambs are due to start arriving in the next couple of weeks and will continue through until October. Our purebred lambs are due from October onwards.
If you're interested in adding one of these beautiful sheep to your flock, send me a message and I'll happily chat about what may be available this season. 😊

09/07/2026

A little Midview update! 🐑❄️

This week we welcomed Flynn Rider to the flock. He's settling in well, although this blustery Taranaki weather has been a bit much for the poor fella, so he's been making good use of the shed. Thankfully he's still wearing his full winter fleece, so he's nice and toasty.

Lambing is now only about 4 weeks away! This season is going to be a long one, with our Breed Ups arriving from August and the Purebreds kicking off from October. It feels like the countdown has officially begun!

This year's dating roster looked a little like this...

🤍 Ambrose covered the handful of girls he could. 🤍

Creed, our much-loved grandad ram, tackled the rest. He's always willing to give it a crack, although these days his swimmers occasionally seem to forget which direction they're meant to be going! 😂 A few of the girls took a couple of extra dates before they finally said yes.

To make sure we weren't still lambing in December, Benmor came to tidy up any girls that were still empty. The sweet young lad ended up getting lucky with two purebreds and one breed-up. He was such a sweetheart—just a young fulla who looked like a possum caught in the headlights. I think he was a little overwhelmed by the job that had suddenly landed in front of him! Thank you Sue. Can't wait to see what he produces.

With mating season behind us, Ambrose and Creed are now looking for new paddocks.

🐏 Creed would be best suited to a one-ram home with just a few ladies. He'll get the job done eventually, so if timing isn't a huge priority and you'd love a gentle old character producing some gorgeous lambs, he'd make a wonderful addition. He also had his horns removed after suffering a skull fracture, and is one of the quietest boys you'll meet.

🐏 Ambrose is coming up four years old, is proven, and consistently throws beautiful lambs. His only little quirk is that his hooves grow like mushrooms, so he does need regular foot trims. He's a quiet gentle boy too.

Now we wait... hopefully the weather starts behaving itself before the first little black noses begin arriving! 🖤🐑

21/12/2025

It’s been a while since I’ve wandered around here with the camera.

Life on the farm ( and shop) never really slows, even when you need it to. Recovery from a concussion has been a bit of a rollercoaster, and we’ve also had a hard run, losing two much-loved pets far too close together.

But the farm keeps moving. The grass is growing like crazy, the beefies have done a full round cleaning up paddocks beautifully behind the girls. They've had to return to their side of the farm to try and regain control of that so a bit of topping here and there behind and infront has kept things in check — the current paddock I trimmed it over half way down about 10 days ago and you’d never know it.
Shearing was around the same time, and I was really happy with how everyone looked once the wool came off. They must be feeling so much better especially with the hot few weeks we had.

Here are a couple of pics of the girls this evening, enjoying the calm and settled weather 🐑🌾

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