We raise Dorper and Black Belly Barbados sheep
to compliment our cattle operation

  • Developed in South Africa over 60 years ag
  • Outstanding forgers on fescue pastures
  • Excellent Conformation
  • Have black head and white body (Dorper) or are completely white (White Dorper)
  • Thickly muscled hind quarters
  • Ideal size - mature ewes average 210 pounds
  • Heavily muscled hind quarters
  • Lean Meat
  • Fleeces, which are a hair/wool mix, are shed once a year
  • Fleece staple length is short
  • More meat, less wool!
  • Nonselective grazers
  • Internal and external parasite tolerance
  • Long lived
  • Easy keepers so maintenance costs are low
  • Thrive in marginal conditions
  • Lambs are very vigorous at birth so lamb mortality is low
  • Do well in a variety of climates - arid, wet, hot and cold
  • Top performance under extensive or intensive conditions
  • Rams may breed as early as 100 days
  • Breed year round
  • 3 lamb crops in 2 years can be readily achieved.
  • Heavy milking with great udder conformation
  • Easy lambers (lambs are well proportioned at birth with smaller heads. Muscling begins to develop by 2 - 3 weeks of age)
  • Docile