1st Place
February Slick Sheared Ewe Lamb
NAILE 2005

1st place February Slick
Sheared Ewe Lamb
NAILE 2006

Like most sheep flocks, our flock started as a 4-H project in 1985. Raising competitive Hampshires for over 20 years, some things have changed, but our goal remains the same: Focusing on quality instead of quantity.
 

For the first decade and a half we were raising and showing Hampshires that had pedigrees with rich genetic backgrounds such as Heggemeier, Bedinger, Nichols, and Kirlin. Being competitive in the show ring was our focus, and we were quite successful at the county, state, and national levels. In recent years, things have changed, although the focus of raising quality over quantity still exists. While you can still find a few ewes around here with Heggemeier, Bedinger, Nichols, and Kirlin in their pedigree, it will be more common to find the names like Poe, Cabaniss, and Miller. We are raising Hamps that are structurally correct, level, and muscular while keeping a good frame size. This allows us to fit a market for both competitive club lambs as well as registered Hampshire sheep.
 

We still believe that there is nothing prettier than a perfectly fitted Hampshire ewe in the show ring. However, we think that there is nothing more practical than a Hampshire ewe, shown without wool, to expose her qualities or inadequacies. We thank you for visiting our site and invite you to contact us to talk about your next show or breeding prospect.