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Offered for sale as a purebred register-able Katahdin ram lamb, $400

Nice, solid white ram lamb. He’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 Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM, Iowa). Sire is from Birch Cove, he is one of the nicest 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 June 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop WWT data run. He is NSIP Stud and Maternal Certified. This guy was born a quad to a dam who has a damaged udder from past subclinical mastitis. So I orphan-reared two of her lambs to reduce her burden. This guy is now weaned and eating creep and alfalfa well. He will need some time to transition/ train to eat grass (ideally with some other sheep to model), as he’s been indoors since birth.  Note despite being an orphan-rear, he is not tame (has hasn’t been bottle/hand fed, rather has been drinking from the teat bucket since 1 day old). So there is no concern about him becoming aggressive or hard to handle as an adult. He can go to a new home any time and will be ready to breed this fall.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ewelamb, $325

Cute red brockle-faced ewelamb. 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 Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM, Iowa). Sire is from Birch Cove, he is one of the nicest 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 June 2022. This girl was born a quad to a dam who has a damaged udder from past subclinical mastitis. So I orphan-reared two of her lambs to reduce her burden. This girl is trained to the teat bucket and will be weaned off milk late June. She is eating creep and alfalfa well. She will need some time to transition/ train to eat grass (ideally with some other sheep to model), as she’s been indoors since birth.  She can go to a new home any time.

Offered for sale as a pet Katahdin ewe $275

Well-conditioned three-year-old white ewe. She early-aborted twins last year and did not conceive this year, so may have ongoing maternal problems. 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 registered Katahdin ewe $900, with lambs at side

Big-bodied, classic white ewe. She’s a nice blend of out-of-town genetics, tracing back to Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM, in Iowa) and Birch Cove Farm (David Coplen, Missouri). Positive for growth, and really strong on prolificacy, survival and milk. Lambing record starting as a 2-year-old: 2/2, 2/2, 2/2, 3/1 (lost one, I orphaned one by choice), 3/2 (I grafted one by choice).

Photo taken May 2022. EBVs from 2022 lamb crop BWT data and includes the new Genomics run calculations, and this ewe has been genotyped. NSIP is currently not reporting the USA HAIR index, until it can be updated with the new Genomics calculations.  This ewe is being sold with white ram and white ewelamb at side, at this price through end of July.

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.