What are we all about at Desert Weyr?
Our mission is to be stewards of a truly fantastic heritage breed: the Black Welsh Mountain sheep. We believe that these sheep offer the ideal combination of traits for the American small farmer. These traits include:
- True black wool and specialty yarns for fiber artists
- High-quality, grass-fed and finished mutton
- Heritage animals that self-sustain with little intervention from humans
- Healthy, robust, and adaptable populations that thrive in a variety of environments
Our Black Welsh Mountain sheep flock is the only performance-recorded flock in the entire world, and we have the numbers to back up our claims. We record our flock EBVs with the NSIP, and we maintain 2 of the 8 known bloodline clusters of Black Welsh Mountain sheep in North America. We focus on maintaining genetic diversity in our flocks.
Our Black Welsh Mountain stock are also double-registered in the US and UK. We are export-qualified Federal Scrapie free and OPP free. While buyers must arrange shipping, our sheep are eligible for transportation across the USA and Canada.
If you’re looking for a heritage breed sheep that can perform well on forage and with little intervention, all without sacrificing performance and marketability, then you’re in the right place.
In the News
YST Episode 172: Black Welsh and White Welsh Fiber
agri-Culture Episode 006: Oogie McGuire Desert Weyr
Local Sheep Ranchers Unveil Open-Source, DIY Tracking System
Aspen Times Weekly: I Met the Mutton Man
The Little Black Hat – Lost in Paonia (featuring Desert Weyr Yoda and Desert Weyr Agent 90)
YST Episode 64: Interview with Oogie McGuire