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Do you sell lambs for 4-H?

Yes! I do plan on selling lambs to 4-H kids to take a project to the county fair. I breed my sheep specifically to have a group of lambs born December - January so that they are the perfect age for a 4-H project. Do not hesitate to reach out on my purchase inquiry page so we can talk about pricing and other logistics.

Do you sell individual cuts of lamb?

At this time (2023) I can not sell individual cuts of meat, but it is very common for people to “split” a lamb between several families to cut down on freezer space needed. Please reach out to me on my purchase inquiry page to talk about processing options that fit your situation.

Do you sell sheep milk or sheep dairy products?

At this time (2023) I can not sell sheep dairy products. There is a ton of regulation regarding dairy products and my farm just isn’t set up to handle that. Please visit my other farms page to look for dairy farms in your area to look for sheep dairy products.

Are your sheep/lambs grass fed?

Short answer: No

My lambs are sometimes born in the barn (during winter months) and never go out to pasture before the time that they leave my farm. These animals are raised exclusively for meat, and I feed them creep feed (constant access to grain feed) from the time they are 4 days old until about 9 months old. If a lamb makes it to 9 months old on my farm they are more than likely one of my replacement ewes and will then be put in with the Ram to get bred. Lambs also have access to hay (which is grass) but they aren’t getting the bulk of their nutrients from there.

My main flock of sheep is partially grass fed (pasture in the summer and hay when there is no grass growing) but they also get grain as a supplement. I practice rotational grazing so that my sheep are always on clean, fresh ground but my accelerated breeding program (breeding the sheep 3 times in 2 years rather than just once a year) means that I need to have good condition (amount of fat and muscle) on my ewes at all times. This would be very difficult on a fully grass fed diet, and the health of my sheep is the most important.

If I ever get sheep that are exclusively for fiber, I will very likely try to 100% grass feed them because fiber sheep being bred 1 time per year have a lot less strain on their body and could very likely thrive in a grass and hay-based system.