POLYPAY SHEEP
We raise
grade polypay sheep. When I was growing up, Dad used to
have about 100 ewes and I lived in the barn during lambing.
My older brother didn't care for the animals, so he would
help in the house as much as he could to get away from the
animals. Now we only have 13 sheep, but I always look forward
to lambing. We have polypay sheep. They are a relatively
new breed developed from crossing Rambouillet, Dorset,
Targhee, and Finnsheep breeds.For more
info about Polypays, click here. They are prolific-usually twins and
triplets, but often more. They will often breed out of
season, so you can try to hit the market at the best time.
They also have that hybrid vigor that we like to see, I
seldom have to pull any lambs or have problems with them.
This year our 12 ewes raised 24 lambs and since you shoot for 180% lamb
crop we are very pleased.
The kids have shown them in 4-H since they were old enough
and always have one or more to take to the state fair.
Catey had some bad luck with hers and decided to get out
of the sheep and raise goats instead, so last year she
bought her LaMancha goat.
Our sheep are pretty tame. One
day Maybelline was out and couldn't find her way home. Dale
stood at the end of the driveway and called her. She
came running to
the gate and waited to be let in.
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