Welcome to the Web Site of Katahdin Hair Sheep International

 

Katahdin Sheep work very well in a variety of production situations as a low-maintenance, easy care sheep.  Katahdins have generated a great deal of interest from all parts of North America.  We have members from Mexico to Northern Canada and have exported to Ecuador, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Central America.  Katahdin hair sheep provide a practical option to producers who are primarily interested in raising a meat animal, with great lamb vigor, mothering ability and do not want to shear or are no longer able to find shearers.

 

In a recent presentation, Dr Dave Notter of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (a top Animal Science Geneticist in the USA), said –  the backbone of America’s future commercial flock will be a ewe with parasite resistance, low maintenance costs, high fertility/prolificacy, good mothering ability, and one that produces either no wool at all or the highest quality wool.

Buy your Katahdins to get the “no shearing, no crutching, no docking model” with these traits.

 

Website Changes and Pages to Check Out –

a) Breeder Pages – New pages being added regularly.  Currently there are 11 flocks with pages.  Keep coming back to check out new additions and new listings of sheep for sale.

b) New Contact Information and Forms.  New “Forms” including Animal Registration Forms and Membership Forms were placed on the websites on 3/23/06. 

c) Complete List of KHSI Prefixes - Note a complete list of Prefixes current as of 3/31/07 is available under forms.  Do you want to know who bred the sires and dams on your registration sheet?  Check out the list of prefixes under the Forms page.

d) Events Page –Events Page. 

e) Questions on Inspection, Registration and Recordations – There is a new list of FAQs, frequently asked questions, listed on the KHSI Registry Page.  Go To Registration and Recordation Info

 

Note – New Contact Information for the Katahdin Information for the Katahdin Hair Sheep International Registry (3/1/06).

The Katahdin Hair Sheep International board of directors has awarded the contract for the KHSI Registry to a new service provider. The change in address, email and phone numbers was effective in March, 2006.  If you have older forms or older forms copied by someone else, send information to the address below.  Forms with the correct address can be download from the KHSI Forms page.  Effective immediately (3/1/06), send your annual membership dues, paperwork and payment for animal recordations, registrations and ownership transfers to:

 

Carrie Scott, Registrar

KHSI Registry

777 Winrock Drive

Morrilton, AR 72110

501-652-0470

501-727-6437-fx

khsiregistry@yahoo.com

 

Are you looking to buy Katahdins?  You can currently find breeders who are selling sheep for sale in three ways at this site.

 

a) Go to the link on the left – Sheep Wanted/For Sale Listings This page is updated at least once/week (if new ads arrive).

 

b) Check out our Membership List - Go to the link on the left – Member Listing

            i) Under Member Listing – You can view the listing of members in each state.  Find those that are listed with an S for Sheep for sale.

ii) Or take advantage of the search for members with sheep for sale.  Set all the criteria you want.  For example you can select Tennessee, SFCP (Scrapie Flock Certification Program) & Sheep For Sale and all members of our organization that i) have sheep for sale, ii) have a farm/ranch in Tennessee and iii) participate in the Scrapie Flock Certification Program

iii) Print out the Katahdin Hair Sheep International membership list (or selected pages; You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader).

 

c) Breeder Pages ARE ACTIVE!!  View them today.  The first Breeder Pages have been uploaded.  Take a look and come back often to see new flocks.  The advantages of this site are

i) Single pages that can be quickly viewed. 

ii) Picture size is limited so that pages load quickly and you can view several flocks in a few minutes.

iii) Breeders can easily change pictures and information.  They can update their animals for sale on a weekly basis.

iv) See pictures of Katahdins working, grazing and producing meat for the World.

If you want to buy a page, contact Jim Morgan at 479-444-8441, khsint@earthlink.net        Fifty US Dollars for 12 Months is the going rate.