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Offered for sale as a purebred record-able Katahdin ram $450

White ram with some gray/brown mottling. Really nice EBVs across the board, good growth, high prolificacy, survival and milk. This ram will produce both good replacement ewes and fast-growing butcher lambs. This lamb meets the criteria to be NSIP maternal certified.

He is out of my newly-purchased white ram from Birch Cove Farm in Missouri (David Coplen); which is a grass-based, minimal input system with a long history of NSIP data. Note that ram has some Texel in his background, and is an 87.5% recorded ram. He has not shed adequately this year, so I will not be upgrading him (yet). Thus his lambs will also be record-able and eligible for upgrade upon hair coat inspection (which I can do) next summer. This lamb’s coat looks like it should have no problem fully shedding next year. For me, this ram’s productivity scores outweigh the shedding drawback in the pedigree, but I have discounted his lambs accordingly. On the maternal side, this lamb captures some really nice genetics from Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM, Iowa) which is another grass-based flock that’s long been active in NSIP; and also Aspen Mountain Farm (Aileen Scott, Montana).

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred record-able Katahdin ram $450

White ram with a large, round brown spot on his neck (a throwback to Wiltshire Horn genetics!). Nice, short hair coat. Really nice EBVs across the board, good growth, high prolificacy and milk, and positive survival. This ram will produce both good replacement ewes and fast-growing butcher lambs. He meets the criteria for NSIP certified.

He is out of my newly-purchased white ram from Birch Cove Farm in Missouri (David Coplen); which is a grass-based, minimal input system with a long history of NSIP data. Note that ram has some Texel in his background, and is an 87.5% recorded ram. He has not shed adequately this year, so I will not be upgrading him (yet). Thus his lambs will also be record-able and eligible for upgrade upon hair coat inspection (which I can do) next summer. This lamb’s coat looks like it should have no problem fully shedding next year. For me, this ram’s productivity scores outweigh the shedding drawback in the pedigree, but I have discounted his lambs accordingly. On the maternal side, this lamb captures some really nice genetics from Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM, Iowa) which is another grass-based flock that’s long been active in NSIP.

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $300

Chocolate ram with a really nice hair coat. Positive growth, low on prolificacy and milk, but really good survival. This will be a good maternal sire for those wanting replacement ewes that are less likely to triplet, while still offering solid growth genetics. He would also make a good terminal sire. Out of a lot of my home-bred stock and local genetics, but tracing back to Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired), Aspen Mountain (Aileen Scott, Montana), and White Post Farm (East Coast, now retired).

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $350

Chocolate ram line-bred on KMC7045. Positive growth, modest prolificacy but really good survival and milk. This will be a good maternal sire for those wanting replacement ewes that are less likely to triplet, while still offering solid growth genetics. Out of a lot of my home-bred stock, but tracing back to Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired), Aspen Mountain (Aileen Scott, Montana), and Just Plain Sheep (Jody Ouradnik, Eastern WA). This guy is a little shaggy, and his dual-grandsire sometimes retains some pants, so it’s possible he’ll be a B coat. He’s a twin out of a two-year-old, but don’t let his small size now fool you, he’s got good growth numbers and is out of some very framey stock, so I think he’ll grow into a big ram.

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $400

Very flashy-marked chocolate dappled ram with black socks and tons of wild spots. Positive growth, modest prolificacy but really good survival and milk. This will be a good maternal sire for those wanting replacement ewes that are less likely to triplet, while still offering solid growth genetics. Out of more of my home-bred stock, but tracing back to Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, Iowa), Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired), Aspen Mountain (Aileen Scott, Montana), and some KRK (Oregon) genetics as well.

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $500

Very dark mahogany ram with white flecks on his face, chest and sides, and lots of color in this pedigree. Strong growth, very high milk and survival, and moderate prolificacy scores. He is a good candidate for a terminal sire, or for those who prefer replacement ewes that tend way away from triplets, but still have strong milk and survival genes. Pedigree is a blend of local genetics, plus Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), KRK (Oregon), and Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired). This ram looks a little small compared to the other lambs, and he is, but it’s because he was born late, and is 4-6 weeks younger than the rest. He is the highest indexing ram lamb born here this year, though, so is definitely a keeper!

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $450

A very flashy bicolor ram, nice short hair coat. Very strong growth, good milk, but low on prolificacy. He is a good candidate for a terminal sire, or for those who prefer replacement ewes that tend way away from triplets. Pedigree is a good blend of Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), KRK (Oregon), Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired), and Just Plain Sheep (Jody Ouradnik in Eastern WA). A strong North Dakota State U ram as a maternal grandsire as well. Pictured here with his dam, he was a single, so is pretty big and should be able to cover a lot of ewes this fall.

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram is weaned and ready to go to a new home and start breeding today!

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $450

A pretty, tall, chocolate ram with dapple coloring over his face and legs. Very strong growth, prolificacy and milk, a little more modest on survival. A good, balanced sire for both grower lambs and replacement ewes. Pedigree is a good blend of Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), KRK (Oregon), and Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired).

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

Offered for sale as a purebred Katahdin ram $450

This ram has pretty cute markings, he’s white and a baldface, but has a splash of brown spilled over his ears, shoulders and chest! Nice short hair coat. Very strong growth, milk and survival, and a little lower on prolificacy. He will make a great terminal sire or a father of replacement ewes for those who don’t like a lot of triplets. Pedigree si a good blend of Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), KRK (Oregon), Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired), and Aspen Mountain Farm (Aileen Scott, Montana).

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.

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

Chocolate ram with a pale face. Really strong growth and milk numbers, positive on prolificacy and survival. This is a balanced ram that can produce fast-growing meat lambs and good replacement ewes. He is out of my newly-purchased white ram from Birch Cove Farm in Missouri (David Coplen); which is a grass-based, minimal input system with a long history of NSIP data. Note that ram has some Texel in his background, and is an 87.5% recorded ram. He has not shed adequately this year, so I will not be upgrading him (yet). Thus his lambs will also be record-able and eligible for upgrade upon hair coat inspection (which I can do) next summer. This lamb’s coat looks like it should have no problem fully shedding next year. For me, this ram’s productivity scores outweigh the shedding drawback in the pedigree, but I have discounted his lambs accordingly. On the maternal side, this lamb has good local genetics plus a ewe that’s also from Birch Cove.

Photo taken Aug 2020.  EBVs from 2020 lamb crop WWT data. This ram will be weaned and ready to go to a new home late August.