Dec 28, 2021 · I’m looking to start a new flock of hair sheep at my homestead. My biggest priority is a sheep that produces delicious tasting meat. Also want a calm breed that is friendly. I’m …

Oct 27, 2010 · The Katahdin was developed in Maine from Caribbean shedding hair sheep mixed with English wool breeds to combine shedding, prolificacy (multiple lambs in one birth), good …

Sep 10, 2003 · The Dorper adds so much in the way of fast weight gains on the lambs and the Katahdins keep the coats slick and shedding well. Be sure to purchase good shedding animals …

Mar 30, 2005 · Thanks for the registry info but we register all our sheep in the Dorper Society registry ~ including our crossbred Dorper/Katahdins. We have been breeding up for four years …

Jan 13, 2013 · If you're breeding for terminal quality (meat), then breeding to a wooly sheep wouldn't matter so much, but if you're considering keeping any ewes, you probably want to …

Feb 24, 2005 · If we breed our Dorper/Katahdian ram to a Suffolk ewe, will the meat taste a little stronger? Our experience has been that the hair sheep don't have the flavor the Suffolk has.

Feb 24, 2012 · He is going to mature into a really good looking ram. Dorper sheep are a cross between Black Head Persians and Horned Dorset. Mine occasionally grow small horns. In the …

Nov 2, 2008 · The best milk breeds are East Friesians, Lacaune and Awassi, you can get the first 2 in America. I've milked dorper's before and I wouldn't bother again with them, they are really …

Sep 30, 2021 · I'm about to take on 10 Dorper ewes (from one homestead) and 1 Dorper/Katahdin ram (from a different homestead) this week. I've been reading online and people say not to …

Jun 23, 2009 · What is most important is if the breed of sheep you have will breed out of season. Most sheep are seasonal breeders (breed in fall for spring lambs). Sheep that developed …