New Lamb born today

Another new addition to our sheep herd was born this morning at 7am and weights 2.2 kilograms. The ewe lamb was really small and weak but gained strenght throughout the day. We fed her additional milk with a bottle as her mother had very little milk,we suspects that she was born a little too early.

Meatmaster Sheep Breed

The Meatmaster is a breed of domestic sheep native to South Africa. Bred in the early 1990's from various hair sheep breeds, the Meatmaster was created with the goal of improving the meat characteristics of African Fat-tailed sheep breeds. Today Meatmaster bloodlines can be,  a composite of any number of breeds, such as Van Rooy or South African Meat Merino, but must contain Damara breeding.

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Dorper Sheep Breed

The Dorper Sheep is a South African breed of domestic sheep developed by crossing Dorset Horn and the Blackhead Persian sheep. The breed was created through the efforts of the South African Department of Agriculture to breed a meet sheep suitable to the more arid  regions of the country. It is now farmed in other ereas as well, and is the second most common sheep breed in South Africa.

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Sheep Pen

New Addition

Dorper ewe lamb born on farm, 4 September 2013