Daydreaming while waiting impatiently!

[tortoise]

I suggested to DH that we switch to Dorper (hair) sheep. Can't imagine that happening soon, but maybe? It's hard to find a good shearer for a small flock in our area and I don't want to shear more than we already have. I'd like to expand our flock, but the shearing problem...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Unless you're in it for the wool - hair sheep might be the way to go.

 

[NH Homesteader]

If you can, Go with katahdins instead. I’ve heard dorper rams are jerks, and katahdins are super hardy and parasite resistant.

 

[tortoise]

If you can, Go with katahdins instead. I’ve heard dorper rams are jerks, and katahdins are super hardy and parasite resistant.

we were thinking dorper for carcass quality, katahdins (at least the ones around here) are more like goats.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Ah the ones I’ve seen here look solid. There are a fair amount of katahdins here, not a lot of dorpers. Mostly wool sheep here though.

 

[flowerbug]

I suggested to DH that we switch to Dorper (hair) sheep. Can't imagine that happening soon, but maybe? It's hard to find a good shearer for a small flock in our area and I don't want to shear more than we already have. I'd like to expand our flock, but the shearing problem...

they don't have an app for that? yeah, yeah, i know, just kidding (oh, no, that's goats not sheepies ) ...

 

[baymule]

I started with Dorper/Katahdin cross ewes and a Dorper ram. He was a jerk. I got a Katahdin ram, going to get another one in July. Both are parasite resistant. I have daughters and now a few granddaughters from the first Katahdin ram, to breed to the second ram. Mostly white, but I have some colored ones. I also like that they come in all colors,long tailed and no docking. Most of all, no shearing! I have a couple of ewes from the Dorper ram that keep a Mohawk woolly Matt on their back, but I hand shear them. No biggie. They are very low maintenance.

 

[NH Homesteader]

I considered at one point getting a few katahdin ewes to keep with my Shetlands for better meat quality but I’ve heard the hair contaminates the wool when they live together. So itty bitty Shetlands it is for me

 

[NH Homesteader]

I shouldn’t say quality, I should say quantity. Shetlands are delicious

 

[Chic Rustler]

a friend of mine brags about Barbados sheep. (probably not spelled right) he insistes they are docile. ive thought about trying some if i ever get into sheep