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Dairy sheep - $300
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Fox 350
March 2023 ram, 3/4 EF 1/4 Icelandic
This is a ram I would trust my child with. He's so incredibly gentle. He's the kind of ram people say doesn't exist. Always wants his cheeks scratched, and has never once rammed anyone or even looked at me funny. Gets along with any sheep I put him with. Doesn't mess with fences. Just an absolute angel.
Has offspring with large teats, soft udders, some really cool colors, and as wonderfully friendly as he is.
Must go to a really nice home.
Astrid 300
2022 Icelandic ewe
Ridiculously friendly, smart, and well behaved. Will heel like a dog, and knows a couple of tricks.
Fantastic udder. She is a smaller sheep but she still gives a little over a quart a day at peak. Doesn't need any grain to do that either, she'll get fat on grass hay. I've kept her in milk from March to October, by the fall she does closer to a pint a day.
Cons- Has needed my help lambing twice. I'm not sure if it's due to breeding her to a bigger ram or if she just is one that needs help. Her lambs aren't enormous but she just doesn't push.
Also needs her feet trimmed regularly. Her back hooves have been twisting a bit if they get long. This doesn't seem to be genetic, and may go away entirely with a few good trims, but something to keep an eye on.
Also she has a silly voice! My husband says she sounds like a drunk homeless man. She's not any more talkative than my other sheep but she has a very unique sound. Some people love it!
Bred to EF/Awassi ram, due late April.
PENDING Violet 400
2019 ewe, EF/dairy mix
If you're looking for your first dairy sheep, this is your gal. She's so incredibly good at her job. Jumps straight up onto the stanchion and stands perfectly even when I forget the headgate. Giant "hot dog teats" super easy to hand milk. Produces about 3/4 gallon/day at peak and is hard to dry off in October. Has nice fine wool as a bonus!
Bred to my ram Fox, due late February/early March
Oyster 300
Ewe lamb born 4/7/25, 62.5% EF 37.5% Icelandic
Pearl x ram that was similar to Fox
Super super friendly and sweet. Really cool looking. Very fluffy. Her mom Pearl is a first freshener, has a really great soft udder with huge teats like a cow. This was going to be a keeper ewe for me but due to horse vet bills she is for sale.
In with the EF/Awassi ram right now but I don't think she's been bred just yet.
SOLD Pearl 400
Ewe born 3/11/24, 62.5% Icelandic 37.5% EF
Astrid x Fox
The friendliest animal I own, even friendlier than my dogs. She's the first ewe I got to raise from birth and I'm so so proud of her. Her udder is unbelievable, huge cow teats and super soft. She only gave about a quart a day but I expect she'll do more next year. She shed/rooed all her wool by herself in May so I didn't have to shear her. Had twin ewe lambs, she did reject the second one but did a great job raising the one.
Bred to EF/Awassi ram, due late April
SOLD Hope 300
Ewe lamb born 3/6/25, 7/8 EF 1/8 Icelandic
Molly x Fox
So so sweet and friendly just like both her parents
Bred to EF/Awassi ram, due late April