Our Dorset flock doesn’t seem to notice the weather change as their wool provides a much needed covering through the winter months. Dorset sheep only get sheared once a year and we like to keep them fully wooled out until after the winter season is over. So, it’s common to see our flock hanging in the paddock outside the barn with our Maremma LGDs in their midst. It’s only a few short months before we’ll have spring lambs running around and the barns full and active again. 

We are now taking deposits on this year’s lambing, 2022. If you are looking for Dorset breeding stock our flock is 100% purebred and registered with the Continental Dorset Club. We also offer castrated meat lambs to raise yourself. 

These are polled (hornless) production Dorset sheep grown for meat, not the typical show line Dorset. We have ram and ewe lambs available for sale seasonally from our best producing lines. With 2 different ram lines we also offer ram and ewe lamb combinations for folks looking to start a small flock of their own (deposits need to be taken early in the year for combos). 

We typically lamb from late March to early April and have lambs ready for sale around the end of May or later. We’re happy to provide excellent quality lambs for your family and homestead. We do sell out most years early in the season, so check in soon if you’d like to reserve lambs for this coming summer. 

See pricing below.

We have had a closed flock since 2009 with our foundation stock coming from KBarK Farm in Pennsylvania, until we recently added 2 new rams (summer 2016) to bring in some new blood from a farm in Indiana called, Hunter’s Dorsets. We have been pleased with the weight gain of our lambs using the new rams and continue to have great lambing results, with little to no health issues, and a high tolerance against parasites.

Dorset sheep are known to be a very friendly breed with calm temperaments and great mothering instincts. Ewes have twins and triplets regularly, and yearlings can have their first lambing at 12-14 months of age with proper feed and nutrition throughout pregnancy. Dorsets are a true meat breed with stocky, well muscled, and quick growing lambs that reach 120-140 lbs in the first 6-8 months. As adults o ur rams weigh around 250-350 lbs and our ewes weigh 175-225 lbs. Lambs have quick growth rates and do well even without added grain. However, we do grain feed our lambs to add a little marbling and flavor to their meat, mostly because we prefer the taste better. We have limited pasture for them to graze, so our flock is also supplemented with free choice hay year round. 

Dorset wool is also useful for many fiber projects falling in the mid to mid/upper grade of wool quality, with one shearing yearly.

We like to spoil our flock, so they are all handled often and enjoy human company. Many of our customers comment to us on how friendly and sociable our lambs are after they take them home.

Feel free to contact us with questions or availability of lambs or sheep for sale.

Since adding Dorset sheep to our farm we have been enjoying their great tasting meat and warm fleeces. The fleeces have proven their worth in the cold Vermont weather, and lend themselves to our wooden rocking chairs and cold car seats. We have them professionally tanned, and the suppleness of the hides give the fleeces an easy drape. As with any completely natural product, there are variations in color or texture which are completely normal. Each skin is unique and priced by size and condition. Average age of lamb fleeces is 6-12 months. All pelts are products of our sheep here at the NEK Sheep and Goat Farm.