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KATAHDIN FEEDER LAMBS
PRICES for RAM LAMBS PICKED UP SHORTLY AFTER WEANING:
Lambs are born in February-March, ready to go in late May/June
1 to 9 lambs: $215 ea if outside of PA, add $10.50 per head for mandatory health certificate
10-25 lambs $200 ea if outside of PA, add $9.75 per head for mandatory health certificate
26-75 lambs $180 ea if outside of PA, add $8.00 per head for mandatory health certificate
76 and up $175 ea if outside of PA, add $6.00 per head for mandatory health certificate
TAILS & TESTICLES
We do not castrate our ram lambs. Tails are not docked, as this is not neccessary with hair sheep.
HOW TO BUY; Start the process with a call or email. Don't wait till spring: most of our customers put down deposits in the fall so they know they'll have spring lambs. A $25 deposit holds your reservation, the balance paid at pick-up.
WHY LAMB DEPOSITS ARE NONREFUNDABLE
When you commit to purchasing lambs from us, we ask for a deposit. That is more than just a show of good faith. By the time you pick up your lambs, we will have spent hours gathering, choosing, sorting, marking, and preparing your group. If you are out-of-state, we will have organized and paid for our veterinarian's mandatory health inspection. We will have taken care of routine health maintenance such as deworming and CDT vaccination. If we have noticed individuals set back from the stress of weaning, we will have replaced them. If your plans change just before pick-up time, we will never get that time back and of course the vet is already paid. That is why lamb deposits are non-refundable, and also not transferrable to another year.
KATAHDIN EWE LAMBS, BREEDING QUALITY
If you are buying ewe lambs from us to breed, they will be selected to meet the same standards as the ones we keep for ourselves. We select for fertility, twinning, mothering ability, foot health, and growth/vigor in a pasture-based system. We select against susceptibility to parasite pressure and foot scald
EWE LAMB PRICES
1-9 lambs $275 ea if outside of PA, add $10.50 per head for mandatory health certificate
10-25 lambs $250 ea if outside of PA, add $9.75 per head for mandatory health certificate
26-75 lambs $225 ea if outside of PA, add $8.00 per head for mandatory health certificate
76+ lambs $200 ea if outside of PA, add $6.00 per head for mandatory health certificate
RETIRING KATAHDIN EWES
We retire our ewes at 8 or 9, which means by definition they are excellent ewes who have produced lambs and stayed in good health year after year. In a small flock with personal attention and a schooch more feed, they could lamb 1-3 more times. The advantages for you are: she knows what she's doing and is happy to have you observe and 2) you get her excellent genetics.
Availability varies every year: contact us to see what's on the horizon. The price is $385 per head.
KATAHDIN BREEDING RAMS
We breed in September and October, using about 20 different rams who are either ram lambs 10 months old, or 2 year-olds. Many are offered for sale in November. The price is $425 each. Contact us in advance,as the supply is limited.