Cait McKeown (Mousebreeder on here) breeds chocolate rumpwhites, you'd have to collect them from Leicester though.
Lot of folks breed chocolate and black tan, you shouldn't have any trouble finding them. Are you an NMC member? If not join and read through the yearbook as this has breeders' adverts in. These are good beginners' varieties as excellent stock can be easily found.
Tricolours are currently very, very new (the first ones arrived in England last month) and in the hands of a very few breeders - but I expect within the next couple of years they will become very widely available.
Texel is a longhaired astrex, these are rare - but I think Megzilla on here might have some, and if not she definitely has astrex. I don't think longhaired astrex is showable but astrex is. If you want to win this isn't a recommended variety however. If you're not bothered about not winning, then go for it - but be warned, not being bothered about winning won't last long!
The closest show to Wales is next month on the 20th of March in South Gloucestershire (BS35 2QX). You'd be very welcome to pop along for a chat!
ETA: The best advice I can give for someone starting out is to choose just one variety and stick with it for at least the first year, then think about a second variety.
Sarah xxx
Lot of folks breed chocolate and black tan, you shouldn't have any trouble finding them. Are you an NMC member? If not join and read through the yearbook as this has breeders' adverts in. These are good beginners' varieties as excellent stock can be easily found.
Tricolours are currently very, very new (the first ones arrived in England last month) and in the hands of a very few breeders - but I expect within the next couple of years they will become very widely available.
Texel is a longhaired astrex, these are rare - but I think Megzilla on here might have some, and if not she definitely has astrex. I don't think longhaired astrex is showable but astrex is. If you want to win this isn't a recommended variety however. If you're not bothered about not winning, then go for it - but be warned, not being bothered about winning won't last long!
The closest show to Wales is next month on the 20th of March in South Gloucestershire (BS35 2QX). You'd be very welcome to pop along for a chat!
ETA: The best advice I can give for someone starting out is to choose just one variety and stick with it for at least the first year, then think about a second variety.
Sarah xxx
