Desert Weyr Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
At Desert Weyr we breed high performance Black Welsh Mountain sheep for the farm flock owner who wants easy care sheep that perform well on forages alone. Our superior mutton is for the local food aficionado ready for a rich flavorful meat that is out of the ordinary. Rich, deep black wool provides a neutral background for the fiber artist whether you are a spinner, knitter, weaver or crocheter.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our small family farm produces animal products in a humane and environmentally friendly way. We provide our food and fiber animals with a healthy life and a quick humane death. We manage our pastures in a sustainable fashion designed to improve soil fertility and the farm environment.
The fleece is a dark black or reddish black called cuchddu. Check out our shop for raw fleeces, washed and carded roving, spun yarn and sturdy hiking socks.
Sheep manure is a wonderful fertilizer and we offer it for sale to local gardeners by reservation. We also save and prepare the horns from the rams for crooks, buttons and knife handles.
It is our responsibility to use as much of the animal as we can and we take our responsibility seriously.
Come visit and see our wonderful sheep.
OUR BLOG
Learn how we manage our small farm on a daily basis and get to know our flock!
Removing Old Corrals
We've removed all the old corrals and handling system stuff in preparation for the rebuilding later this summer.
Shearing the Sheep
Shearing has begun. We're betting on twins in there. And twins most likely in this one too.
Elk at Sunset
Elk at sunset up on the Terror Creek Winery hay fields.
Sheep Handling System
We're planning on reconfiguring the sheep sweep handling system when we put it under the other side of the hay barn. But to be sure it will fit and see how the sheep work through it we decided to get it moved up to the main hay barn area before shearing. Here it is...
Wider than they are tall!
Pregnant Ewe The ewes aren't due to lamb until the last week in April. However, they are really round now. I always tell people that our sheep are wider than they are tall when they are heavily pregnant but most folks don't believe me. So here is the proof!
Hay Barn Re-Configuration
Now that we've made the transition to large square hay bales we no longer need the backstop that the old hay stack wagon used to push the small bales up against. We've decided to take it down and see if we can move the sheep handling system under the hay barn so we...