The final sale sheep have left the ranch today! The next availability will be after weaning in May of 2020. We will have registered St Croix, registered Katahdin, commercial Crossbreds, and meat lambs available at that time. Please keep following our blog as lambing season starts January 23rd and baby pictures will be shared! Have … Continue reading Sales Complete until May 2020
New St Croix Ewe Lambs Arrived!
Gilroy and Santa Barbara The newest members of the St Croix flock have arrived today from the Shasta Ranch in Klamath Falls, OR! Bloodlines go back to Bill Wire's flock in California, some Pitkin bloodlines from Idaho, and some Barnes bloodlines from here in Oregon. Very beautiful girls and we couldn't be happier to have … Continue reading New St Croix Ewe Lambs Arrived!
Breeding has begun!
It's that time of year again! Aug 30th (a new moon) we separated the ewes and rams into breeding groups for lambs born starting Jan 24th! We have a 7 ewe St Croix group, a 6 ewe Katahdin group, a 5 ewe Crossbred group, a 3 ewe Crossbred try-it-and-see-how-the-ram-does-this-year group, a Katahdin she's-a-mom-and-he's-5-months-old-we'll-see pairing, and … Continue reading Breeding has begun!
Flushing Time!
The ewes are less than a month away from breeding! We just started feeding them and the rams a tiny bit of alfalfa in the evenings. They'll share a fence in a couple weeks for the teaser ram effect. Really hoping we get lots of twins this winter and fairly close together! Breeding will be … Continue reading Flushing Time!
Test Results Are In
Just received our results on the 3 sheep submitted for Biosecurity Screen (We test 10% annually) and are all clear, AGAIN! I always pick the ones that look like they could have a problem and not the most fit. Always so relieved every time we get an all clear hahah. You'd have to know our … Continue reading Test Results Are In