Sheep for Sale
Paicines Ranch is proud to offer commercial Dorper lambs for sale.
Our flock of Dorper-crosses have been through a rigorous selection process, having originally grown from a Katahdin flock started in 2014.
For nearly a decade, our shepherds have tracked and only kept replacement ewes that could perform in these areas:
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Ewes must be able to thrive on both rugged rangeland and irrigated cropland.
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Successfully birth and mother healthy lambs with minimal to no assistance from our shepherds.
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Raise lambs that finish easily on pasture without supplements.
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They must handle easily and calmly when moving through chutes, scales and loading trailers.
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Respect electric fence- both net and polywire.
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Perform in our low-input veterinary program by having a high natural resistance to local parasites and pathogens.
What We Offer
Market Lambs
We have live market lambs and mutton ewes for sale. We raise hair sheep, which shed their wool, and are raised for meat rather than fiber. Our genetics lean more towards a Dorper sheep phenotype: short, broad, and thick. Dorpers are well known for heavy muscling and high yielding carcasses. Our animals grow evenly and are tender and with a lovely, mild flavor. Hair sheep breeds do not create lanolin, which is often sighted for giving wool breeds a stronger, gamey flavor. Feeder lambs are available from June-September. Finished Lambs November-January.
Contact us for availability.