We raise Registered  Dorper sheep primarily for breeding stock and as fat lambs. These are a very productive a sheep breed that is easy to manage and produce excellent rams for cross breeding. Dorper ewes are in great demand as a low maintenance sheep that command good prices at the sale barn in the freezer trade and for base flock mothers and rams.

 Dorper sheep are  non-wool producing, self-shedding animals (hair sheep) that don’t require shearing.  These sheep were developed in Africa and are the second most prevalent sheep breed in that continent. Known for their gentle temperament, fast growth rate, parasite resistance  and excellent mild tasting meat the Dorper sheep make an outstanding and strikingly beautiful sheep with their black heads and white bodies.

Dorper lamb meat contains only 40% less cholesterol that found in the low cholesterol meat from turkeys and is easily digestible. The tasty meat also has a very mild flavor because these sheep breeds are hair sheep with a minimum of the lanolin found in the wool-producing breeds.

What do we sell?

We raise and sell breeding stock and fat lambs for the table. Lambs can be purchased at any stage of development, live, by the carcass or the form of packaged frozen lamb meat ready for the grill or oven. For meat lamb see our lamb meat page for details.  You can also find wooden sheep equipment for sale on our sheep equipment page.

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