NABSSAR


Height photo requirement goes into effect on January 1, 2026.
Any sheep being initially registered, or transferred, that was born in 2025, or later, will require a height photo if it is between the ages of 1 and 4 years old. This is in addition to the ear tag photo. Both can be combined in a single photo if you can meet the requirements for the height photos and the head shot / ear tag photo.  
We must be able to clearly see the entire sheep and your measuring setup. In the photo we need to see the sheep standing on level ground with the horizontal and vertical yardsticks or your measuring tools in place. If necessary, more than one photo can be submitted but it must be clear it is the same sheep in all the photos.
The sheep's official height measurement is taken at the withers with the horizontal measuring tool at skin level. Push it down if the sheep is not sheared. (Withers is the highest ridge of the spine between the shoulder blades.)
We need to be able to see the sheep is over 18" and under 24" on your actual measuring tool.


Welcome to the North American BABYDOLL Southdown Sheep Association and Registry.
This year, 2025, we celebrate 22 years of serving the Babydoll Southdown community as a non-profit corporation.

Whether this is your first visit, or you are already raising and breeding BABYDOLL Southdowns, we invite you to take a look at all the NABSSAR has to offer, and then, get involved. Join, register your sheep, and participate in our Association and Registry whose goal is to preserve the standards of the breed and to help our members reach new enthusiasts and put a BABYDOLL Southdown in every yard.

If you are new to BABYDOLL Southdowns, get ready to fall in love with these charming creatures, just as each of us has before you. Learn about the intelligent, quiet, and docile temperament of these critters. Their diminutive size makes them perfect for hobby farms, mini farms or rural homes with smaller acreage but they manage just fine on large farms too.

The BABYDOLL Southdown is the perfect choice if you are a spinner. How wonderful is it spin the fiber from your own pet? Knowing and owning the animal the fiber came from adds a special quality to the experience.

Whatever your interest in BABYDOLL Southdowns, you have come to the right place. WE truly offer something for everyone.

Our 2026 calendar cover photo winner photo is by Lacher Family, Lacher Family Farm, Friend, NE

January - Diane Kuczkowski, The Birds and the Bees Farm, Akron,OH
February - Betsy DeKoster, Bluegrass Babydolls, Lawrenceburg, KY
March - Olivia Hemstock, Hemstock, Porterfield, WI
April - Ruth-Anne Belcher, Belcher's Hidden Hollar, Lockwood, MO
May - Michelle Schubert, Bergamascos' Babydoll Bridgade, Frankfort, KY
June - Marsha Phillips, Back Nine Farms, Seabeck, WA
July - Maxwell Family, Shady Bend Grove, Gepp, AR
August - Kellie Widner, Widner Farm, Seymour, TN
September - Raysha Rhea, Rhea Farms, Florence, AL
October - Kimberly Adamson, Wooly Moon Farms, LLC, Berthoud, CO
November - Hoving Family, Drummond Hill Farm, Bristol, ME
December - Ingrid Moshier, Southdown Meadows, Castorland, NY


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Photo by Lacher Family, Lacher Family Farm, Friend, NE
Updated 12/2025