Sheep
Its lambing time again! What
a delight to watch moms and babies.
Katahdins
Katahdins are a hair sheep breed, which means they don't have wool. They grow a thick coat for the winter and shed out during the spring, eliminating the need for shearing. They are a smaller, hardy meat breed that do well on pasture. They are easy to handle, and the ewes are excellent mothers. The meat is mild flavored, lean and tender.
Border Leicesters
We have registered white and natural colored Border Leicesters. They
have beautiful long fleece that is a favorite of handspinners.
They are a laid back breed, which makes them easy to handle, and their
fleece has a variety of uses. Like the Katahdins the ewes are
excellent mothers, with twins being the norm.
We don't show our leicesters in
the breed ring as we feel that once a person starts trying to breed for what
will win in the breed ring, the original attributes of that breed is
lost. We breed for quality fleece with nice crimp and lots of luster,
plus one that can produce quality market lambs.
Rams of the farm
Paddy- 2005 Border Leicester
Maverick- 2009 Katahdin.