Author: fourfarmdogs

Offered for sale as a commercial Katahdin ram lamb $250

Dark mahogany lamb with blaze. Dam hearkens to local genetics plus Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, MO) and Misty River Farm (Mark Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired). Sire is from local genetics and traces back to Birch Cove and Lynn Fahrmeier (MO). Strong EBVs across the board, this ram will make a really nice sire for grower lambs and replacement ewes.

EBVs from 2026 lamb crop BWT data. Photo taken April 2026. This ram’s dam died from hypocalc when he was a couple of days old, so he was orphan-reared on a teat bucket (so no concerns around tameness, he was not bottle/hand fed). This guy can go as as weaned commercial grower lamb in early June for $250. $100 additional for registration form paperwork (buyer pays to register). Price will go up in July.  He should be maintained on high protein creep feed ideally until August when he is  120 days old, after which he can grow out on grass.

Offered for sale as a commercial Katahdin ram lamb $200

Flashy chocolate roan ram. Dam hearkens to local genetics plus Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, MO) and Lynn Fahrmeier (MO). Sire is From Karen Kenagy in OR with some background form the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR. Really nice EBVs for growth, milk and parasite resistance, more moderate on prolificacy.

EBVs from 2026 lamb crop BWT data. Photo taken April 2026. This ram got lost in the shuffle of some birth mixups, his dam tried to reject, and I didn’t have enough stanchion room to get her to take him, so he became an orphan-rear. (He is bucket trained, not bottle fed, so there should be no risk of him being too tame/ familiar with people.) This guy can go as as weaned commercial grower lamb in early June for $200. $100 additional for registration form paperwork (buyer pays to register). Price will go up in July.  He should be maintained on high protein creep feed ideally until August when he is  120 days old, after which he can grow out on grass.

Offered for sale as a commercial Katahdin ram lamb $200

Pretty chocolate ram with white krunet marking. Dam hearkens to local genetics plus Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, MO). Sire is from North Carolina State University and captures genetics from Roxanne Newton (GA), Lee Wright (VA) and the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR. A very diverse pedigree from around the US. Strong growth and maternal EBVs, modest on milk and not as strong for parasite resistance.

EBVs from 2026 lamb crop BWT data. Photo taken April 2026. This ram’s dam didn’t have enough milk for triplets, so he was orphan-reared on a teat bucket (so no concerns around tameness, he was not bottle/hand fed). This guy can go as as weaned commercial grower lamb in early June for $200. $100 additional for registration form paperwork (buyer pays to register). Price will go up in July.  He should be maintained on high protein creep feed ideally until August when he is  120 days old, after which he can grow out on grass.

Offered for sale as a record-able Katahdin ewelamb $275

Cute chocolate yearling ewe. Her dam must have lost a pregnancy and re-bred late, as she was born in July. I don’t know who her sire is, so she’s purebred, but record-able as 50% (NSIP DNA tests from July may eventually turn up, but right now are MIA). Dam genetics are from out-of-state lines, USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR and Birch Cove (David Coplen, MO, new retired).

EBVs from 2025 lamb crop EPWWT data. Photo taken April 2026. She blood tested open in February (smaller yearlings often don’t lamb here) and is ready to grow out and breed this fall to lamb as a 2-year-old. Note she has slight ear damage from ear tag tearing.

Offered for sale as a register-able Katahdin ewelamb $350

Really pretty fawn/peach-colored ewe with a white face. Positive EBVs across the board, very strong growth and prolificacy. Sire pulls in genetics from the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR. Dam’s sire is from Gibraltar Farm in New York.

EBVs from 2025 lamb crop EPWWT data. Photo taken March 2026. She blood tested open in February (smaller yearlings often don’t lamb here) and is ready to grow out and breed this fall to lamb as a 2-year-old.

Offered for sale as a register-able Katahdin yearling ewe $325

Classic white ewe. Solid EBVs across the board. Sire is an outcross of Birch Cove (David Coplen, MO, now retired) and Lynn Fahrmeier (MO). Dam traces back to a ram borrowed from the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR and my local genetics.

EBVs from 2025 lamb crop EPWWT data. Photo taken March 2206. She blood tested open in February (smaller yearlings often don’t lamb here) and is ready to grow out and breed this fall to lamb as a 2-year-old. Note: she has (healed) torn ears from ripping her tags out, which is a small cosmetic issue.

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

Cute chocolate ewelamb. Positive EBVs across the board, stronger on maternal side than growth.  Sire pulls in genetics from the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR and some local genetics. Dam’s sire is from New York (Gibraltar Farm) and traces back to Birch Cove in Missouri. A nice, diverse pedigree that spans the nation in roots.

EBVs from 2025 lamb crop EPWWT data. Photo taken January 202. She blood tested open in February (smaller yearlings often don’t lamb here) and is ready to grow out and breed this fall to lamb as a 2-year-old.

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

Sturdy white ewelamb with a tan freckle face. Solid EBVs across the board, very strong maternal traits. Sire was born on the US Sheep Research Station in Dubois ID; and his dam sources back to US Meat Animal Research Station stock from Lincoln, NE. This is hardy range stock. Dam is  an outcross of Birch Cove (David Coplen, MO, now retired) and a ram borrowed from the USDA Research Station in Booneville, AR. This is almost a completely out-of-state pedigree to bring in some fresh genetics!

EBVs from 2025 lamb crop EPWWT data. Photo taken January 2026. She blood tested open in February (smaller yearlings often don’t lamb here) and is ready to grow out and breed this fall to lamb as a 2-year-old.