Best Duel Purpose breed

[Alice Acres]

I found a Jacobs sheep breeder who actually got back to me So i think come spring we will be getting a ewe from them, and then I am actually looking at the Suffolk however i cant find a breeder of them in Massachusits...
I even searched the 4-H sites, but I guess that means I just have to keep looking!

Sounds like everyone is getting Jacobs. haha

Must be a regional thing. Suffolks are very, very common here.
But NO Jacobs. I've never seen one in person, except like at the State Fair.
Amongst my friends who use them primarily for sheep to work in herding with dogs (either their own dogs, or people who have classes for training sheep herding dogs) I see a lot of Dorper and Katahdin hair sheep.

 

[BrownSheep]

Same here Alice. I would have to drive quite a ways to get a Jacob.

 

[Southern by choice]

Blue Moon, when we went to the fiber production workshop we were really shocked at how many people right here in our area have sheep! I NEVER would have guessed, and what's really neat is there is a lot of diversity here. So many different breeds it is nice to have the ability to go to different farms, talk to the people, feel the fleece, hair, and really wait til something "clicks".
The class was offered by the counties extension services through NC State. See if there is an extension agency that can tell you of upcoming events/classes or even a list of sheep breeders.

 

[purplequeenvt]

I found a Jacobs sheep breeder who actually got back to me So i think come spring we will be getting a ewe from them, and then I am actually looking at the Suffolk however i cant find a breeder of them in Massachusits...
I even searched the 4-H sites, but I guess that means I just have to keep looking!

I found some Suffolk breeders in MA. You can PM me for their info if you are interested.

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

I found a Jacobs sheep breeder who actually got back to me So i think come spring we will be getting a ewe from them, and then I am actually looking at the Suffolk however i cant find a breeder of them in Massachusits...
I even searched the 4-H sites, but I guess that means I just have to keep looking!

I found some Suffolk breeders in MA. You can PM me for their info if you are interested.

Consider yourself PM'ed! I am very interested

 

[Royd Wood]

Getting in late here and bad seeds have been sown

ROMNEY - do the reserch and it makes sense

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

If I were to ever get into sheep that's the breed I'd choose for sure.

 

[Southern by choice]

Oh Royd- stop showing off with all your beautiful animals!

Seriously he's gorgeous!

sheep...just tooo many to choose from

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Getting in late here and bad seeds have been sown

ROMNEY - do the reserch and it makes sense

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1463_farm_shots_042.jpg

Hu...I think I will research them Thank you!

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

Oh yeah! And we have figured out one of two things we will do when it comes to getting a Ram. We will either be purchasing a ram and putting him in with my buck Chooch and then let them breed the girls come heat time. Or we will be purchasing a ram lamb when we want to breed the ewes, and then either sell or send the boy off to freezer camp when we are done. Then we have lambs in spring and Hubby can have his duel purpose ^^
Now we are just trying to figure out which option would be best.