KMC 5011

Offered for sale as a registered Katahdin ewe (pet) $275

Pretty white 8-year-old ewe with a modest frame size. She is a really mellow girl and a very dedicated mama who loves her babies. She has modest growth and survival EBVs, but is very strong in prolificacy and milk. But as she’s gotten older, her milk supply has dwindled, probably due to damage from subclinical mastitis in past years. This year she had twins and I let her raise a single, but even that one didn’t grow very well.  So she could be retired out as a pet, or if someone wanted to breed her to capture some of these diverse genetics, just be ready to supplement her lambs. This ewe is out of the now-retired Misty River flock and John Bare’s Thistle Grove Farm in Iowa, both dedicated NSIP flocks. Lambing record starting as a two year old: 1/1, 2/2, 2/2, 2/1, 2/2, 2/2, 2/1.

EBVs from the 2023 lamb crop WWT data. Photo taken May 2023. This ewe’s lambs are weaned and she can go to a new home today.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.233 0.790 -0.408 17% 5% 0.345 1.083 105.56 100.89

 

KMC5011
Twin birth
DOB: 3/29/15
RR at codon 171
OPP 1,4LS
JRB14007 MOF1107 WJF0905
MOF4001
JRB1232 GF9329
JRB1034
MRL295 KRK2123RR KRK0845
VJ8086
MRL231 KRK921
KRK936

 

KMC 21090

Offered for sale as a commercial/pet Katahdin ewe $275

This pretty 2-year old mahogany girl with a brockle face is a good mama with a really high milk score who raises beefy lambs. I’ve decided to sell her because her growth, prolificacy and index EBVs are on the lower end of my spread. She has also had vaginal prolapse two years in a row. This is not always a dealbreaker for me, I usually catch it right when it presents itself, it takes 10 minutes to get a spoon and harness on them, and they are usually fine and lamb normally. But prolapse is lowly heritable and can recur, so I won’t be selling her with her registration papers. She can go to a pet home, or to a vigilant home who can manage her properly in subsequent breedings (careful nutrition and being ready to harness if needed). She can go to a new home late June when her lamb is weaned, or with her white ram lamb sooner for an extra fee.

KMC 23033

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ram lamb, $450

Classic white ram. This is one of the higher indexing rams here this year, really nice EBVs across the board. A mix of local, Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), and a USDA ram from the Booneville facility that we got to borrow in 2021.

This guy’s dam died tragically from sepsis as a two year old, leaving 60 day old, very well-fed ram lambs behind. This guy is weaned and eating well on creep and alfalfa and can go to a new home today and breed late summer/early fall. He should stay on creep feed at least until July before being turned out on grass alone, to allow his rumen to fully develop. Photo taken July 2023. EBVs from WWT data.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.566 2.684 4.517 10% 19% 0.398 1.677 134.54 104.73
KMC23033
Twin birth
DOB: 2/24/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC21128 USD19094 BC E 836-33
USD17008
KMC20100 KMC7045
BC C 279

 

KMC 23144

Offered for sale as a castrated wether Katahdin lamb/ pet $180

This is a very pretty red ram with long white socks and a big white blaze. He’s got a mild parrot mouth, which I only see rarely, but is not great for a breeder, because more extreme versions of this can render lambs that can’t graze well and thus don’t grow well. So I’m selling him as a pet and will wether him before he leaves. He was born 4/2/23. His dam was ill when she lambed and didn’t have a great milk supply, so I raised this guy half as an orphan on the teat bucket and half eventually grafted onto another ewe. He is eating creep/alfalfa well and can go to a new home any time; and should stay on creep through the end of July. Photo taken in May, he is already shedding his soft lamb coat (rubbed off from the creep gate!) so should be a very slick shedder/ AA coat. Price good through end of June and will rise as he gets bigger and I have more feed into him.

 

KMC 23086

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ram lamb, $375

Blocky and long, white ram lamb. He’s got good growth and milk scores, but more mediocre on prolificacy and survival.  Pedigree has a lot of Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri) and my own flock genetics.

This guy had some trauma at birth and his older dam didn’t have great milk, so I had them in the barn together to help them both out. I recently weaned him and he’s looking great on creep feed and alfalfa, so can go to a new home at any time. He should stay on creep feed at least until July before being turned out on grass alone, to allow his rumen to fully develop. Photo taken May 2023. EBVs from WWT data.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.459 2.229 3.381 1% 9% 0.288 1.300 122.70 102.75
KMC23086
Twin birth
DOB: 3/3/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC6070 KMC5071 KMC2022
BC C 291
BC C 298 CMG10019
BC T 14033

 

KMC 23092

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

Flashy dark chocolate ram with a clownface, four long white socks and white tail. He’s got good growth, survival and milk scores, more modest on prolificacy for those who like to steer clear of a lot of multi births in their replacement ewes. A mix of Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), Misty River Farm (Mary Bakko, Moses Lake, now retired) and my own flock genetics.

Photo taken August 2023. EBVs from 2023 EPWWT data. This ram is both NSIP Maternal and Stud Certified. He is weaned and ready to go to a new home and start breeding today!

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.511 2.776 3.542 -1% 13% 0.331 1.430 125.44 103.94
KMC23092
Twin birth
DOB: 3/4/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC18114 KMC7045 KMC5071
MRL358
MRL373 KMC5043
MRL271

 

KMC 23032

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ram lamb, $450

Classic white ram. This is one of the higher indexing rams here this year, really nice EBVs across the board. A mix of local, Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), and a USDA ram from the Booneville facility that we got to borrow in 2021.

This guy’s dam died tragically from sepsis as a two year old, leaving 60 day old, very well-fed ram lambs behind. This guy is weaned and eating well on creep and alfalfa and can go to a new home today and breed late summer/early fall. He should stay on creep feed at least until July before being turned out on grass alone, to allow his rumen to fully develop. Photo taken May 2023. EBVs from WWT data.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.638 2.963 4.868 10% 19% 0.398 1.677 135.60 104.79
KMC23032
Twin birth
DOB: 2/24/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC21128 USD19094 BC E 836-33
USD17008
KMC20100 KMC7045
BC C 279

 

KMC 23133

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

Dark mahogany ram with broken blaze and white bib and body spots. He has solid growth EBVs, especially high on prolificacy  and milk.  A mix of local, Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM Iowa) and Misty Oaks Farm (Kathy Bielek, OH) genetics.

Photo taken August 2023. EBVs from 2023 EPWWT data. This ram is NSIP Maternal Certified. He is weaned and ready to go to a new home and start breeding today!

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.344 2.037 3.422 17% 15% 0.493 1.345 128.66 103.59
KMC23133
Twin birth
DOB: 3/19/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC6043 JRB14007 MOF1107
JRB1232
KMC5095 WRN006
KMC1041

 

KMC 23108

Offered for sale as a purebred, register-able Katahdin ram lamb, $450

Flashy red tick roan ram lamb. He has solid EBVs, especially high on prolificacy and lots of colors in this pedigree. A mix of local, Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri), Thistle Grove Farm (John Bare, DVM Iowa) and Misty Oaks Farm (Kathy Bielek, OH) genetics.

This due was born a quad, and I didn’t want the dam to try to raise them all, so this guy was the pick for orphan rearing. He’s been trained to the teat bucket from the start (not hand/bottle fed), so isn’t overly tame and at risk of becoming an obnoxious adult. He is ready to wean and go to a new home today, but should stay on creep feed at least until June before being turned out on grass alone, to allow his rumen to fully develop. Photo taken April 2023. EBVs from BWT data.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.310 2.217 3.512 20% 15% 0.174 0.908 126.94 103.13
KMC23108
Quad birth
DOB: 3/6/23
QR or RR at codon  71 (by parentage) 
KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KCM7034 KMC14007 MOF1107
JRB1232
KMC3032 SJG494
KMC1030

 

KMC 23051

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

Unusual dilute/buckskin roan tick, panda faced ram lamb. He has modest and balanced EBVs across the board, is just a standard, middle-of-the-road guy, but I know someone is going to want these fancy colors. A mix of local and Birch Cove (David Coplen, Missouri) genetics.

I brought this one inside on a dark and stormy night because he kept getting separated from his dam in the big field, and I didn’t have time to mess with them. Meanwhile a ewe in the barn aborted twins, so I just grafted this one on to her. He does nurse off her and they are bonded. But she turned out not to have a great milk supply, so he’s mostly been eating creep feed at this point, and could be weaned and go to a new home at any time. He should stay on creep feed at least until June before being turned out on grass alone, to allow his rumen to fully develop. Photo taken April 2023. EBVs from BWT data.

BWT WWT PWWT NLB NLW MBWT MWWT MAT$ HAIR
0.353 1.837 2.679 7% 10% 0.241 0.795 119.00 102.44
KMC23051
Twin birth
DOB: 2/27/23 


KMC22035 BC H 973 BC G 933
BC D 337-22
KMC19041 KMC 7018
BC C 279
KMC18041 KMC5088 WRN006
BC C 298
KMC5005 WRN006
KMC3015