Location RR#1 Omemee
Farm Name Woollyhill Acres
Phone # 705 799 1147
e-mail address mailto:[email protected]
Flock size : 200
Breeds in Flock Scottish Blackface & Horned Dorset
Acreage 96
Breeding at the
beginning of September for February lambs. Lambs left on ewes till sold. This
will likely change if we increase flock size
and then we will wean and feed lambs to desired weight.
In April and May 40
to 50 lb. lambs are sold at the farm gate( orders of ten or more only) the
balance are shipped to Cookstown at
greater weight that is determined by condition of pasture
and feed availability.
Ewes are on pasture
until depleted ( at present they are on very old and poor pasture) and are then
fed hay in round bales by way of
skidsteer. One third of the bale is unwound in the yard and
the balance of each bale placed in round bale feeders. They get grain
(barley,oats,whole corn) for flushing and then varying
amounts till about mid March. All grain is fed whole.
Growing from 40 to 200 ewes presented a grain feeding
problem which was solved with a 120 foot raised feed trough outside and
troughs along the inside pens.This keeps the ewes on their
own side allowing us to set out the pails without ewes underfoot.
