NCC Rams have consistently proved their worth as crossing sires,
particularly with other hill breeds.
The ewes make first class mothers, with lambing percentages ranging
from 90% on the harder hills to 170% and upwards on low ground.
A special feature of the breed (and its crosses) is that both male
and female lambs are in constant demand - ewe lambs for breeding, pure or crossed, and wether lambs for quality carcases which retain leanness and conformation right through from late summer to early spring.