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{{Infobox sheep breed
[[File:Porkeri sheep.jpg|270px|thumb|Faroese ewe with lambs in Porkeri, Faroe Islands]]▼
| name = Faroe
| image = Porkeri sheep.jpg
| image_size = thumb
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| country = Faroe Islands
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| type =
| use = Meat
| maleweight = {{Convert|45|to|90|lb|kg|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}
| femaleweight = {{Convert|45|lb|kg|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}
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| horns = Rams are horned and ewes are polled (hornless)
| note = Very little flocking instinct
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The '''Faroese sheep''' is a breed of [[domestic sheep]] native to the [[Faroe Islands]]. One of the [[Northern European short-tailed sheep]], it is a small, very hardy breed. Faroes ewes weigh around {{Convert|45|lb|sigfig=1}} at maturity, and rams are {{Convert|45|-|90|lb|sigfig=1}}. Rams are [[horn (anatomy)|horned]] and ewes are usually [[polled livestock|polled]], and the breed occurs naturally in many different colors. Faroes tend to have very little [[Domestic sheep#Behavior and intelligence|flocking]] instinct, and will range freely in small groups in pastureland. They are most closely related to the [[Spælsau (sheep)|Old Norwegian]] and [[Icelandic sheep|Icelandic]] breeds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/faeroes/index.htm |title=Faeroes |work=ansi.okstate.edu |publisher=Oklahoma State University Dept. of Animal Science}}</ref>
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