Our Katahdin sheep grazing pasture during a late summer evening in preparation for breeding season. Our flock of Katahdin sheep enjoying late summer pasture in preparation for breeding. Many of our Katahdin ewes have EBVs as part of the National Sheep Improvement Program.
We began our Katahdin Sheep herd with non-registered sheep but have added registered Katahdin ewes to our farm.  We currently manage between 45-60 ewes per year with about 70% of our flock being registered. Our flock is managed through pasture rotation from April until late December. Our paddocks are grazed for 5-7 days followed by 25-34 days of rest to allow regrowth of forages. If you are seeking Katahdin sheep for a pasture based system, then our stock would be a great choice. Our flock is maintained on hay and grain from January-March. We begin supplementing our ewes with grain 6 weeks prior to lambing and continue that process one week prior to weaning. Our ewes are fed a 12% protein pellet during that time frame. Our lambs are weaned at an group average age of 60-75 days. At weaning they will remain on pasture rotation with access to creep feed until the group age averages 120-135 days. They are then sorted by sex and breeding stock is selected. All lambs that fail to meet the quality of breeding stock are taken to our local livestock auction. We sell both registered and non-registered Katahdin ewe and ram lambs.
Registered Katahdin ewe with EBVs from the National Sheep Improvement ProgramOne of our Katahdin ewes raising triplets.
Joining National Sheep Improvement Program(NSIP) and the Eastern Alliance for Production of Katahdins is a long term commitment we made to advance the genetic merit of our flock. We have greatly increased our recorded data to help insure the best breeding stock in being retained. We are focusing our breeding on maternal traits, growth rates, and increasing our lamb weaned percentage.  Every animal in our breeding program is enrolled and active in NSIP. This program provides us with critical data in assessing lamb for breeding purposes. We have also incorporated fecal egg counts into our NSIP data allowing us to identify ewes and lambs that produce more parasite resistant offspring. 

Please visit our Sheep for Sale page to inquire about available sheep and fill out the contact us form. ​We are thrilled to have the opportunity to share our genetics with other Katahdin breeders. Our Katahdin sheep are a great option if you are looking for rams, replacement ewes, or starting your herd. We are always open to visitors on the farm and enjoy discussing Katadhin with new breeders and experienced breeders as their are always opportunities to learn new things involving sheep. 

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Our Current Registered Ram(s)

Fred, MZN 19279

Light Brown Registered Katadhin Ram
Our new ram brings some big time growth rates. We are excited about the growth potential of his offspring.
​MZN 19279, was bred at Glenbrook Farm by Matt Nolt. Fred is unrelated to our flock and will be exposed to a majority of our ewes this fall. He is a well balanced ram with tremendous growth EBVs and strong maternal traits. Fred truly looks the part of a stud ram. He is thick all over and we are looking forward to seeing his offspring. 

​​NSIP Data Link

TLF 21009

TLF 21009 comes to us from Triple L Farms in Waynesboro, Virginia. He was exposed to 11 ewe lambs this year. He brings balance across all NSIP EBV's. We are looking forward to incorporating his offspring into our 2023 lambing group. 

NSIP Data Link 

GBR 0216

GBR 0216 comes to us from Gibraltar Farm in North Brookfield, New York.  This growth machine will be used to breed our 2022 born ewe lambs going into production. His first batch of lambs will hit the ground in spring of 2023.  He is a well balanced ram that should help to increase our overall weaning percentage. 

NSIP Data Link