Pasture Raised Lamb

We raise small and medium frame heritage sheep breeds that are tasty and produce good fleeces. We prefer this size for less compaction on the farm land and also for the hardiness of the breeds. We love colored sheep and horned sheep too. Our lambs are mostly cross bred, for the goal of producing beautiful sheep skins for tanning.

We raise our sheep with Livestock guardian dogs to promote predator friendly farming that deters the natural predators without harming them.

A commercial lamb is a large breed sheep is aged by its teeth and may be 12 to 14 months old. These lambs often spend the last 2 months of their life on a feed lot gaining weight and carcass fat from corn or grain feeds. A commercial lamb may weigh 120 or more lbs under this management system.

Here on our farm we aim to produce lambs for consumption that are 6-9 months old. They are raised on a rotational pasture system , with many flowering species to promote bee and insect species.  Our management system aligns with seasonal pasture cycles.  We lamb in January and February, so that our lambs are ready to go out to pasture when the season warms up and the grass starts growing.  We harvest in late October or early November when the pastures go dormant for winter.

Since we raise small and medium framed sheep on grass, we aim for our lambs to weigh 35-65 when hanging at the butcher (also called carcass weight). Without grain feeds our pasture raised lamb has more muscle meat and less fat. The fat content is healthier from exercised pasture sheep. Pasture raised lamb is different than the consumer might be used to from a grocery store. Cuts like chops will be smaller, but fine grained, flavorful and nutritious.

We take deposits for lamb in May or June for delivery late Summer and Fall. Lamb is available for pick up in Southern Oregon, The SF Bay Area, Eugene and Portland.