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Check out our handy guide for the treatment and prevention of NWS. As always, ensure you communicate with your veterinarian prior to any treatment protocol. Vigilance is key. 🔑🐑🐐

Understanding Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) can feel overwhelming at first, but they’re simply another tool producers can use alongside visual appraisal and good shepherding when making breeding decisions. Our new “Making Sense of EBVs” information sheets were created to break down the basics in a practical, easy-to-understand way — covering topics like accuracy, percentile rankings, and selection indexes. Whether you actively use EBVs in your flock or are just curious about what the numbers mean, we hope these resources help make the conversation around sheep genetics more approachable and useful for producers at every level.

Best pic today!!

It was a good day at the TexKats Sheep Field Day in Gatesville, TX. Five of our registered Katahdin Rams & Ewes headed to San Angelo, Decatur, and even one all the way to Pennsylvania! Thanks to all the people who stopped by our pens to visit with us.

Ram and ewe lambs born in January/February will be available in June! Our best crop of lambs yet!

Maybe the most delicious lamb we’ve ever enjoyed. Caramelized Lamb Shank with Honey and Orange. Paris ❤️

Registered Katahdin Ewes – Ready for your pasture and rams
We will be offering these 15-month-old registered Katahdin ewes (NPR273 and NPR279), at the upcoming Texas Sheep Field Day May 1-2, 2026, in Gatesville, TX.
These ewes are vibrant, balanced, structurally sound, and show the kind of working ability you want in a productive flock. They’ve been developed in a practical program focused on soundness, adaptability, and low-maintenance performance.
• NSIP IDs: 6402172025NPR273, 6402172025NPR279
• KHSI Registration: 224903, 224904
• Correct, balanced, and ready to go into a breeding program
• Suitable for producers looking to build or strengthen a commercial or registered flock
If you’re looking for young ewes that can step in and contribute, these are the ewes you want.
For more information message me.

Registered Katahdin Ram – Ready to Go to Work

Available at the Texas Sheep Field Day and Private Treaty Sale May 1-2, in Gatesville, TX: NPR298 is a 13 month old, registered Katahdin ram with the kind of build and presence that stands out in the pasture.

This ram is well-grown, balanced, and structurally sound, with good length, muscle expression, and a clean hair coat. He’s at a great age to step in and go straight to work—whether you’re building your flock or adding new genetics.
• NSIP ID: 6402172025NPR298
• KHSI Registration: 230270
• Calm, manageable disposition
• Raised in a practical, performance-minded program

If you’re looking for a ram that can contribute both function and consistency to your flock, this ram is worth a serious look.

For performance data: http://nsipsearch.nsip.org/ #!/details/6402172025NPR298

Message me for more details.

This is what a good spring looks like at our place. Oats chest-high, crimson clover blooming, and a flock that doesn’t have time to be pretty — they’re too busy snacking on pasture and nursing their lambs. Hard to complain about a day like this.

Still thinking about it? Don’t.
If you’ve got sheep—or plan to—this is time well spent. Whether you’ve been in the sheep business for years or are just getting started, the Texas Sheep Field Day delivers practical know-how you can take home and use. Expect hands-on demos, straight talk with other producers, a lamb meal, and a private treaty sale—all in one place.
Gatesville, TX
May 1–2
Don’t be the one hearing about it later—be there.
For more information or to register:
https://texassheepfieldday2026.eventbrite.com
We’d sure like to see you there.