Author: fourfarmdogs

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $300

Feminine and well-built white ewelamb. Positive EBVs across the board, especially strong on milk. She also has pretty good parasite resistant scores, and their accuracy is higher because Caleb (sire producer) measures. Pedigree traces back to Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), and a USDA ram from the Booneville Research Station we were able to borrow in the PNW in 2019. This ewe is complete out-of-state genetics, so can bring some fresh blood to your flock.

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from PWWT data.   This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today. She is NSIP genotyped. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling. She already looks pretty round, so I suspect she is pregnant.

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $300

Pretty brockle-faced ewelamb with black legs. Positive growth and prolificacy scores, and really strong on milk. Pedigree traces back to Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri) and Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, now retired) genetics. Sire is from Birch Cove, he is one of the strongest EBV rams in the country right now, with strong, proven data behind him. We are lucky to have him here on the west coast and he’s going to be an influencer for some time to come.

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from PWWT data. This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling. She has been NSIP genotyped and is NSIP Maternal Certified.

Offered for sale as a purebred,, register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $325

Classic white ewelamb with one very dark brown front leg and a lot of black spots. Modest on growth and lower on prolificacy, but incredible milk score (top 1%). She also has pretty good parasite resistant scores, and their accuracy is higher because Caleb measures. Pedigree traces back to Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), a USDA ram from the Booneville Research Station we were able to borrow in the PNW in 2019, and Good Shepherd Farm (Caleb Pirc, Idaho) plus a little from Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired) and my own genetics.

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from PWWT data.  She is NSIP genotyped. This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling.

Offered for sale as a purebred,, register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $325

Buckskin ewe with a very nice AA hair coat. Very strong EBVs across the board, this is a good maternal ewe that has strong growth traits as well. Pedigree traces back to Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), KRK (Karen Kenagy, Oregon) and Thistle Grove farm (John Bare, DVM, Iowa) genetics. Sire is from Birch Cove, he is one of the strongest EBV rams in the country right now, with strong, proven data behind him. We are lucky to have him here on the west coast and he’s going to be an influencer for some time to come.

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from PWWT data. This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling. She has been NSIP genotyped and is NSIP Maternal Certified.

Offered for sale as a purebred register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $300

Framey white ewe with black spotting. Balanced and moderate EBVs across the board. Lots of Birch Cove Genetics (David Coplen, Missouri) in this pedigree, plus Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired).

Photo taken December 2022.  EBVs from 2022 lamb crop PWWT data run. She is NSIP genotyped. This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today! She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling.

Offered for sale as a purebred register-able Katahdin ewelamb, $300

Substantial fawn pinto ewe. Really strong growth and milk EBVs, modest on prolificacy for those who like to steer away from triplets. Lots of Birch Cove Genetics (David Coplen, Missouri) in this pedigree, plus a little bit of Eastern WA genetics from now-retired folks.

Photo taken December 2022.  EBVs from 2022 lamb crop PWWT data run.  She is NSIP genotyped. This ewelamb is weaned and ready to go to a new home today! She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and may be bred to lamb as a yearling.

Offered for sale as a registered Katahdin ewe $500, exposed

Tall and framey white yearling ewe going on 2 years old. Balanced but modest EBVs across the board; she should be a solid producer with no extremes.  This pedigree captures genetics from Carl Ginapp (Iowa, now retired), Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), Fahrmeier Katahdins (Missouri), Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired) and On the Lamb Farm (Sara Jo Gahm, Arlington). A good chance to capture some diverse genetics from long-time NSIP producers.

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop EPWWT data. This ewe is NSIP genotyped. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and is expected to lamb in the March-April timeframe.

Offered for sale as a registered Katahdin ewe $500, exposed

Stocky white six year old ewe. Very high milk score, moderate on prolificacy (though she’s still had three sets of triplets!) and a little low on growth EBVs. She is a calm and dedicated mother. This pedigree captures genetics from Carl Ginapp (Iowa, now retired), Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), and KRK (Karen Kenagy, Oregon). A good chance to capture some diverse genetics from long-time NSIP producers.

Lambing record starting as a 2-year-old: 2/2*, 2/1*, 3/2*, 3/3, 3/2. *These three years I grafted one of her lambs onto other ewes due to management decisions, not because she was doing anything wrong. In 2021 she raised triplets successfully, and in 2022 she had one stillborn triplet and raised the twins on her own.

Photo taken December 2022 and she’s looking heavily pregnant already. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop EPWWT data. This ewe is NSIP genotyped. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and is expected to lamb in the March-April timeframe.

Offered for sale as a registered Katahdin ewe $500, exposed

Stocky white six year old ewe. Strong growth and milk, with lower prolificacy in her EBVs; so she may steer away from triplets, though you can see she had them once, and she’s pretty huge again this winter! She is a calm and dedicated mother. This pedigree captures Thistle Grove farm (John Bare, DVM in Iowa), Carl Ginapp’s genetics (Iowa, now retired), Lynn Fahrmeier (Missouri), Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri), Dosch Katahdins ( South Dakota, now retired) and some local genetics. A good chance to capture so-of-town genetics from long-time NSIP producers. Lambing record starting as a 2-year-old: 3/3, 2/1, 2/2, 1/1, 1/1

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop EPWWT data. This ewe is NSIP genotyped. She has been exposed to a ram since 9/20/22 and is expected to lamb in the March-April timeframe.