Author: fourfarmdogs

Offered for sale as a registered Katahdin ewe $575, with ewelamb at side

Nice framey, white ewe with a great hair coat in summer. Balanced EBVs across the board, modest on prolificacy so she may have singles some of the time and will be less likely to triplet. Really strong maternal behavior. Lambing record starting as a two-year-old: 2/2, 2/2, 2/2, 1/1, 1/1

Her pedigree is a diverse set of out-of-town genes, tracing back to Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare DVM in Iowa), Misty Oaks Farm (Kathy Bielek in Ohio), White Post Farm (East Coast, now retired) and Aspen Mountain Farm (Aileen Scott Montana).

Photo taken December 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop EPWWT data. This ewe is NSIP genotyped. She has a beefy white ewelamb at side (pictured below) which can be registered. Price for the pair good through the end of April.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ewelamb, $300

Beefy little white ewelamb with brown spots. She’s got really strong EBVs across the board, this is a very good set of genetics. Dam traces back to Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri) and KRK (Karen Kenagy, Oregon) 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 September 2022. EBVs from EPWWT data. She 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 is NSIP Maternal Certified.

Offered for sale as a pet Katahdin ewe $275

Nice white ewe with strong and balanced EBVs across the board. Really good maternal behavior, but she’s got compromised milk production,  due to subclinical mastitis developing over the last three years. So if she’s bred again, her lambs will need to be trained to supplement off a teat bucket. Otherwise she’ll make a nice pasture pet. Lambing record starting as a yearling: 1/1, 2/2, 2/1, 2/0, 2/0.

Photo taken May 2022. EBVs from 2022 WWT lamb crop data. Her lamb is weaned and she can go to a new home today.

Offered for sale as a pet Katahdin ewe $275

Beautiful buckskin ewe with a brockle face. She hasn’t lambed in three seasons, so must be one of those rare ones that’s got a fertility problem and is not likely to ever conceive. Selling her at pet/cull price. She is in prime condition and will make a beautiful lawnmower or pet. Photo taken May 2022.

Offered for sale as a pet Katahdin ewe $275

Sweet and gentle old wheaten colored girl who’s had lots of lambs here in her lifetime.  Good hair coat. Her performance is starting to dwindle here, but she could be bred again in a more generous feeding environment at a small homestead. Or she can just retire and live out her days as a lawnmower. Lambing record starting as a yearling: 1/1, 2/2, 2/2, 3/3, 2/2, 3/2, 3/2, 2/0, 3/2, 2/0. She was capable of raising triplets as a young ewe, but in her later years, I pulled one and let her raise twins. Twice she’s aborted twins early, including this year, so this could be a signal that her productive years are winding down. But she does have really good genetics, especially for prolifacy.

Photo taken May 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop WWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations, and this ewe has been genotyped. This ewe can go to a new home any time.

Offered for sale as a purebred  yearling Katahdin ewe $350

Really substantial, heavy-bodied, dark chocolate ewe. Good EBVs for growth, milk and survival; modest  on prolificacy, she’ll tend towards singles/twins and away from triplets. Sired by a framey, dark chocolate ram from Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri). Dam traces to Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare DVM in Iowa) and Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko in Moses Lake, now retired). There is a Texel several generations back in that sire’s pedigree, and the shedding impact is still lingering a bit, she is a B coat this year as a yearling (but she may shed fully in subsequent years, they often do). She did not breed to lamb as a yearling.

Photo from August 2022.  EBVs from 2022 lamb crop WWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations (this ewe is not genotyped herself).  This ewe is ready to go to a new home today and be bred this fall.

Offered for sale as a purebred  yearling Katahdin ewe $300

Beautiful buckskin ewe with a really nice hair coat. Good EBVs for growth and milk; but lower on prolificacy and survival, she’ll tend towards singles/twins and away from triplets. Sired by a framey, dark chocolate ram from Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri). Dam traces to Birch Cove and also Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare DVM in Iowa). This girl had a pretty little lamb that she was mothering well, but some strange disturbance resulted in the guardian dogs getting a hold of it hours after birth. So this was no fault of this ewe’s.

Photo from May 2022.  EBVs from 2022 lamb crop WWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations, and this ewe is genotyped herself.  This ewe is register-able, and ready to go to a new home today and be bred this fall.

Offered for sale as a purebred  Katahdin ewelamb $300, genotyped

Cute red pinto ewelamb. Dam traces back to Thistle Grove Farm in Iowa (John Bare, DVM). She was born late, so I don’t yet know who her sire is. When we finally get the late-summer genomics run back, I may have the answer to that, and she could then be registered. I’ll get accurate EBVs at that time as well.

Photo from February 2022.  This ewe is genotyped herself. This ewelamb is weaned, and ready to go to a new home today! She was exposed to a ram in winter, but tested open in Feb, and was likely too small/young to breed this year. She will be ready to breed and lamb as a 2-year-old.

Offered for sale as a purebred  Katahdin ewelamb $300, genotyped

Petite white ewelamb. Balanced and positive EBVs across the board for growth, milk and prolificacy. Sired by a framey, dark chocolate ram from Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri). Dam traces back to Thistle Grove Farm in Iowa (John Bare, DVM) and Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired).

Photo from February 2022.  EBVs from 2021 lamb crop EPWWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations, and this ewe is genotyped herself. NSIP is currently not reporting the USA HAIR index, until it can be updated with the new Genomics calculations.  This ewelamb is register-able, weaned, and ready to go to a new home today! She was exposed to a ram in winter, but tested open in Feb. So likely ready to breed and lamb as a 2-year-old.

Offered for sale as a purebred  Katahdin ewelamb $300, genotyped

Standard white ewe with red spots. Positive on growth and very strong on prolificacy and milk. Dam traces back to Thistle Grove Farm in Iowa (John Bare, DVM) and Aspen Mountain Katahdins (Aileen Scott, MT). Sire is from Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, MO); one of the top sires in the country for growth, prolificacy and milk.

Photo from February 2022.  EBVs from 2021 lamb crop EPWWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations, and this ewe is genotyped herself. NSIP is currently not reporting the USA HAIR index, until it can be updated with the new Genomics calculations.  This ewelamb is register-able, weaned, and ready to go to a new home today! She was exposed to a ram in winter, but tested open in Feb. So likely ready to breed and lamb as a 2-year-old.