Katahdin sheep for sale Texas

Dorpcroix X Katahdin lambs for sale Texas

Hair sheep ewe and ram lambs

Hair sheep breeding stock for sale

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Bottle lambs (rejected by ewes) for sale -  Ram lambs and ewe lambs available.  Black (ram lamb), brown (ewe lamb) and white (rams and ewes) available. Currently being bottle raised on goat milk. $150.00 each. Call or email for more information. Photos below -

Due to the Dorper half of the Dorpcroix rams, we have a few black and white spotted lambs this year. If you would like to purchase them as a group, call or email to reserve them. Non-refundable deposit required to hold until weaning.

Dorpcroix X Katahdin spring born lambs available (weaned) late July 2008.   These lambs are from grass-fed ewes that lamb on pasture.  $150.00 each.

Dorpcroix X Katahdin "off season" lambs available late October 2008.   LAMBS FROM PROVEN POLYESTRUS (ASEASONAL) EWES that will breed in February 2008.  These lambs are from grass-fed ewes that lamb on pasture.  $175.00 each.

 Prices quoted are for lambs picked up at our farm in Northeast Texas. Price does not include any health papers or vet inspection. Health certificates are available at an additional fee and may be required by your state - check with your veterinarian. If you need information on how to care for lambs, please remember that we cannot instruct you on the PROPER care of lambs and sheep at the time of pickup. Sheep raising cannot be conveyed in 20 minutes. We have raised sheep for years, and may easily miss something a beginner may need to know. And as a new shepherd, it is hard to know which questions to ask ! Please make arrangements in advance for your new flock consultation.

Our Program of Keeping Hair Sheep

We keep sheep to produce lamb for consumption by our farm customers.   All our lamb is sold directly to farm customers desiring clean, nutritious and great tasting lamb.   We believe hair sheep are a great choice for our needs.  Our Dorpcroix and Katahdin sheep are low maintenance and easy keepers on our program.

 The  ewe flock is forage based and grazes all year.  We provide hay free choice when needed. Sheep mineral is kept available year 'round.  We rotate pastures for parasite control and best forage potential.   Our ewes lamb out on pasture. Protection from predation is afforded by livestock guardian dogs.

We have a very diverse farm enterprise with conservation of labor being an important factor.  Keeping a  ewe flock of  Katahdin sheep and Katahdin/Dorpcroix crosses has worked best for our needs. If you are considering shepherding, a hair sheep breed may work for you.   For more Katahdin info. visit www.khsi.org  

Sheep are nice critters that mind their own business, happily clearing your fields of broad-leaf weeds, shrubs and poison ivy. They leave the grass for last.  This makes them nice grazing companions to cattle and horses. Cattle and horses love the grass but tend to leave the "weeds" alone, thus resulting in an uneven pasture. Keeping a few hair sheep for weed control will prove beneficial. You don't have to breed them, just have a few wethers (castrated males) for an easy care flock.  It is a waste of time and money (not to mention fossil fuels and machinery) to mow grass and/or weeds or spray toxic weed killers. Co-species grazing helps with parasite control. Grazing a few sheep with your cattle and/or horses is a positive contribution to pasture management. Sheep can turn grass, weeds, leaves, hay and grain in to great tasting, nutritious lamb !   The taste of lamb from tropical breeds of hair sheep is a gourmet treat.

Lamb from our hair sheep tastes great and is sold by the cut from our farm. Click here for more information on packaged lamb meat.