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American Blackbelly Sheep

The 2023 blackbelly lambing season has begun

All ewe lambs have been placed or are being retained this year. We do have one 2-year old proven adult ewe availale (Storybook Adorable) – she had twin ewes this season). If you are interested in a registered ram lamb or Storybook Adorable, please reach out to us at 507-232-9902 or email [email protected]

Sunset Elk Ranch Ivy (WI58910001)SCOTTXXX
Storybook Adorable (MN1929482015)SCOTT2 ewes3/13/23retained
Krause’s Dora (0286-2016)SCOTTxxx
Sunset Elk Ranch Annette (10002-2017)SCOTTxxx
Krause’s Ayla (WI2653 0281)SCOTTxxx

The 2022 blackbelly lamb season

Sunset Elk Ranch Ivy (WI58910001)Krause’s Lucas2 rams4/19/222 Availale rams
Storybook Adorable (MN1929482015)Krause’s Lucas1 ram | 1 Ewe4/18/221 Available ram | Ewe retained
Krause’s Dora (0286-2016)Krause’s Lucas2 ewes4/15/22Ewes reserved
Sunset Elk Ranch Annette (10002-2017)Krause’s Lucas1 ram4/17/221 Available ram
Krause’s Ayla (WI2653 0281)Krause’s Lucas3 ewes | 1 ram4/20/221 Available ram | Ewes reserved

We were first drawn to American Blackbelly Sheep because of their intelligent, majestic appearance, excellent mothering instincts and mild meat. The rams boast large curled horns, making them almost resemble a wild mountain sheep and add interest to any homestead.

Blackbelly’s are a hair sheep, and therefore do not require shearing. Though without human interaction they are known to be a flighty breed, our sheep our very personable, and allow us to hand feed them, give them a scratch behind the ear, or even milk them to supplement our bottle lamb milk. They are excellent mothers, and because of the lack of wool (and the oils wool contains) have better flavor, in our opinion.

Benjamin’s uncle Steve Thom always had this breed on his farm in Minnesota Lake, and after doing a little research on them and finding they are hardy, easy to care for and require no shearing or tail docking we decided to start a flock with six BBSAI foundation ewes that originated from Wisconsin. Finding registered breeding stock in Minnesota is difficult, and we are the only farm we can locate in the state that has an active membership with the BBSAI. If you are a breeder please reach out to us, we would love to learn more about your genetics and experience with this special breed.


2021 Lambing Season Highlights

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