Dayspring Farm is a small family sheep farm nestled in the hills of Southern Vermont, specializing in raising quality  lambs for meat and breeding stock.

At Dayspring Farm, we raise and sell Katahdin sheep who enjoy grazing on our 30 acres of  rich green Vermont pastureland and hay fields.  Theses healthy and hardy Katahdin lambs are ideal as foundation animals for flock or herd development and as base animals for quality lamb meat products. Our lambs are pasture raised  and finished on a combination of grass, hay and whole grains resulting in a nutritious and high-quality meat product.

Why Katahdin Sheep?

Katahdin sheep were developed in Maine in the second half of the 20th century as meat sheep that did not require shearing. Katahdin are hardy and adaptable, and thrive on grass and forage-based management systems.  These sheep are fertile and make exceptional mothers, producing vigorous and alert lambs  resulting in superior lamb crops, lean, meaty carcasses, and mild, tasty lamb meat.

Katahdin sheep also are calm, easy to handle, and parasite-resistant, so that many do not require the periodic chemical de-worming additives that many other sheep breeds do. As a medium-sized hair sheep, Katahdins do not produce a fleece, eliminating the need for shearing.

Our Katahdin sheep are adaptable and low maintenance, and live a natural life feeding on green Vermont pasture.

Our site

Thank you for visiting our site. You are also welcome to visit our farm by appointment. We like to show our special animals, our beautiful farm and our husbandry methods to anyone interested in visiting.

 

Rod & Marilyn Hewitt • 217 Darby Hill Road • Rockingham, VT 05101 • (802) 376 5474 • Email Rod@dayspringfarm.com