History
The Chalkidiki Sheep was already mentioned by I.N.Dimitriadis in 1954 as one of the breeds descending from ‘ruda’ type sheep originally from Albania. It is a medium-sized, even-woolled, and thin-tailed sheep with very good productivity, especially in milk output. It was mainly bred in the northeast of the Chalkidiki prefecture. A small herd of the Chalkidiki Sheep breed was maintained for a short period (1956-1959) at the ‘Agios Mamas Agricultural Research Station’, hence the available data on its productivity. In the 1960s its population suffered a drastic decline with only 600-900 animals remaining at the end of the decade. In 2000 all pure herds were extinct. In 2017 a small herd of the breed was located by the ‘Amalthia Network’ near Vavdos (Chalkidiki).
Population
The population and status of the breed are unknown.