Last autumn we introduced the ram for two lambing groups, late winter and late spring. Most of our mature ewes gave birth in February and early March. The later group, bred to give birth in May 2026, includes several first freshener yearling ewes. As of this writing, we have yet to see how many ewe lambs and ram lambs will be born from the late spring breeding group.
Currently, in late April, only ram lambs available from the early breeding group. All our ewe lambs from the early breeding group are sold or sale-pending-pickup. In late May 2026/ June 2026 I will evaluate the lambs born to the first freshner ewes and make a decision at that time if I will sell any family groups. The late brorn lambs will be available for pick up in July as they reach age 8 weeks.
Generally lambs will be available for pick up when 8 weeks old. I begin to accept hold deposits on lambs when they are 4 weeks old. In additon to lambs I sell a few ewes in milk each year, often with a lamb at thier side. Lambs age 7 weeks or less are only sold in family groups (see more on family groups below), together with their siblings and mother.
A last category of lamb, very occasionally I sell bottle babies, these are lambs who are not likely to thrive with their mother. Sometimes the reason is that Mama ewe gave birth to quads and it drains her too much to feed 4 babies, sometimes I place one from a set of mismatched twins/tripes with one significantly smaller or larger than the siblings, only once have we had a ewe reject a lamb. Thankfully we have never, yet, had a ewe die of birthing complications, yet it happens and is another cause for a bottle lamb. Please reach out if you want to be on my call list for bottle babies.
Prices:
Ewe in milk $600 - $800
Ewe lamb age 8 -16 weeks $350 - $450
Ram lamb age 8 - 16 weeks $300 - $400
Bottle Lamb age 2 days to 4 days old $100
Why I recommend Family Groups: When a ewe in milk is purchased on her own, without her lambs, the buyer will need to milk the ewe every day, preferable every 12 hours, including the evening of the day of purchase. Moving is stressful for sheep: leaving their flock mates, separation from their lambs, riding in a truck or trailer, integrating into a new flock on a new unfamiliar farm, being milked by a stranger, all of this is stressful for a ewe. Milking her out completely is likely to be a struggle. It puts a new owner's relationship with their new ewe on rough start and puts the ewe at higher risk of mastitis. If mama ewe can move with her lambs, in a family group - not alone, then the babies drink all her milk on the day of the move, maybe the first week on her new farm, she can settle in more gently. The ewe, and her new shepherd can build a kinder relationship for milking with more patience.
SOLD Family Group Nootka and her twins. $1,400
Nootka gave birth to twins in late February 2026. Nootka is 75% dairy (east friesian x lacaune) and 25% Icelandic. Bay, the sire (dad), of the lambs is high % east Friesain commercial dairy sheep. The lambs are 12.5% Icelandic and 87.5% dairy.
Ewe Lamb
Sister and Brother
Sire of lambs
Mother of Nootka
Add some fun spotty color to your flock with these cutiepies and their mom.