Tails are not docked. Successful Farming Staff. It's common for hobby farmers to raise sheep that are eventually sold off to the market for meat. Soays are a delightful little sheep to own, although not a breed for the faint-hearted! In historic times, St. Kilda’s only settlement was at Village Bay on Hirta, although ruins on Boreray (an island four miles to the north) and at another site on Hirta suggest earlier settlements there. Since the sheep belonged to the Scottish laird who owned St. Kilda, Soay’s sheep were rarely carried home to be slaughtered for meat. 8/14/2012. They're one of the oldest She known breed of sheep in the world, and one of the smallest. Soay ewes produce a single lamb, twins or triplets. By. Priscilla Weaver raises Soay sheep on her farm in Oregon. Lambs intended for meat take longer to mature than modern commercial breeds of sheep, but the meat is very tasty as is the case with most ancient breeds. Their name comes from the island of Soay off the coast of Scotland. Raising Soay Sheep.