We currently have about 250 Dorset ewes, but are working to nearly double our numbers. Flock selection is based on a self-sufficiency approach and fifteen years of selection has created a productive easy care flock. Emphasis for genetic selection is based on udder placement, mothering ability, milking ability, twinning, average daily gains, pasture survivability, and meaty carcasses. Selection for these traits enables us to be a reliable source of breeding stock for other producers. Whether you are just starting out in the sheep business, expanding your current flock size, or adding new genetics, sheep from our farm will help increase your bottom line and improve your flock. Our sheep are efficient easy keepers that have a docile temperament. The ewes are muscular, full-bodied ewes with wide muzzels that are very hardy and productive. The rams are strong, aggressive breeders with muscling that will put dollars in your pocket. Each year we sell rams and ewes to both large and small flocks across the upper Midwest. Our Dorsets are accelerated lambers which means that they lamb out of season or three times in two years. Our direct marketing needs require us to have a fresh year around supply of lamb and these sheep do just that. We winter lamb about 100 ewes around mid February and wean those lambs in April. The main flock then begins to lamb in May on pasture and the winter lambing ewes are re-bred back to lamb again in October. Our sheep graze from April through December depending on the Minnesota weather. Stored hay is fed during the coldest winter months.