Philosophy

Our sheep flock is managed in a no-nonsense way with extremely low inputs. They are a mix of approximately 75% katahdin and 25% dorper genetics. We bought our original sheep in 2016 from a gentleman who had not wormed or trimmed hooves for decades. He had a survival of the fittest mentality, letting mother nature identify the weaker genetics, which he removed. We have continued this management style and stick to the following principles:

No Hoof trimming: We do not trim hooves. If a hoof needs to be trimmed, the animal is sent to the sale barn. This only happens to one or two animals per year, if any at all.

No worming: We do not worm our sheep. We do rotate pastures religiously and give approximately 40 days rest before we come back to a pasture. If a ewe or lamb gets wormy, they are treated and sold at the salebarn within a couple weeks. This is only a few animals a year and is usually ewes that are 7+ years old.

No weaning: We do not wean our replacement ewe lambs. They breed naturally at approximately 7 months of age.

No Barns: Our sheep are in the pasture 365 days of the year. Ewes have their lambs outside. Our sheep have never been in a barn.

No Special Hay: We feed hay 2-3 months of the winter. This hay is plain cow hay that was cut in the spring. No alfalfa. Just plain hay that was put up right.

Salt Only: The only supplement our sheep get is straight salt from Independant Salt Company in Kansas. This salt around $6 per 50 lb bag. Grass, weeds, hay, salt, and water. That is all our sheep need to thrive.

Rams

We have low imput, survival of the fittest, ram lambs avaialable throughout the year. Price is $300 picked up here at the farm. Call for availability.

Ewe Lambs

Replacement ewe lambs for 2023 are all spoken for. Call to get on the list for 2024. Price is $300 picked up here at the farm. Call for availability.