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The first ram photo is of HLB1412 – “Next Chapter”. Chap, as we call him, is an RR ram. He was introduced to our herd in 2008. At 14 months and 10 days old, he weighed 262 lbs. He has qualities such as being heavy-boned, well muscled, excellent length, good height, parasite resistant, has good hooves and an A/AA hair coat. We are using Chap on some of our top-quality mature ewes. We hope to have lambs available for purchase in Spring 2010.
We would like to introduce you to our new ram – HSK0907 – “Bidder’s Dream”. His photo is featured below at 4 months old. He is a RR. He has excellent length, height and bone structure. We will be breeding him to a select set of ewe lambs that we have high hopes for. His actual 122 day weight was 120 lbs. His actual 177 day weight was 161 lbs. He is one of the best rams that we have ever raised at Hidden Springs. Please check back regularly for an updated photo.
To photo to the left features our ewe lamb flock for 2009. These ewe lambs were selected to enter our breeding program. These ewe lambs came from our hard-working, mature ewe flock which is pictured below.
We maintain a flock of 30 to 40 head of quality Katahdin sheep. We do rotational grazing while only supplementing grain and hay as we feel necessary. We will be lambing out in December and January so that our ram and ewe lambs are ready for the Fall breeding season. We also have a select number of 2009 RR and QR ram lambs available. Please call or e-mail for pricing and availability.
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Hidden Springs Katahdins has been in operation since 2002. We were involved in the meat goat industry for 10 years prior to discovering the Katahdin breed. Since the purchase of our first sheep, we've strived to develop a top-notch, quality Katahdin.
Our goal here at Hidden Springs is to raise an outstanding flock of Katahdins...by culling (sending sheep that do not meet our criteria to the slaughter market) and retaining only those sheep that meet our expectations of what a quality Katahdin should be. We have a very strict set of criteria that each sheep must meet (such as parasite resistance, good hooves, sound udders, ease in lambing, ability to raise twins/triplets in the field). We feel these criteria are essential in raising a quality animal. If you would like more information on our criteria, practices, etc., please feel free to contact us.
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Our main priority as shepherds is to give the best care possible to our sheep. We believe a healthy sheep is a productive sheep. We take pride in maintaining a healthy flock. We focus on good management practices. We are involved in the NSIP and will have EPDs available for our flock upon request. We are also involved in the mandatory Scrapie Eradication Program. We are members of the Katahdin Hair Sheep International, South Central Katahdin Hair Sheep Association and the Scott County Hair Sheep Association – Gate City, VA.
We have invested a lot of time, money and energy in developing our Katahdin flock. We do this in order to build a top-of-the-line genetic base. We have done the homework so we can bring to you, our customer, a quality Katahdin breeding stock. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to those who have been instrumental in helping us develop our flock as well as all of the people who have purchased from us – you have made 2009 a very productive season.
We, at Hidden Springs, would like to invite you to contact us concerning all of your sheep needs. We will be glad to assist you in any way possible. We will have select breeding stock available May 2010. Please feel free to contact us at any time.
We would like to take the time to thank you for spending some of your time viewing our Breeder Page…come back soon for updates from Hidden Springs Katahdins!
"The Lord is my shepherd..." Psalms 23:1
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