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Hello, and thanks
for taking the time to visit the Rocking HP Farm. Web Site, Our
farm consists of 18 acres and is operated by Rhonda and I, along
with our three children, Lana, Luke, Krystle and our son in law
Trent. The Rocking HP is located in the small community of Pecan
Island, in the most southern part of Vermilion Parish, in
Southwest Louisiana (Cajun Country). We are surrounded by marsh,
with plenty of Alligators, fish, shrimp, crabs, etc., and also
plenty of insects, like mosquitoes, and deer flies. It’s a known
fact that if an animal can thrive here in the marsh, with the mud,
insects, heat and high humidity they will do very well anywhere
else. This brings us to the Katahdins. I did some research on
different types of hair sheep that could survive these conditions.
The Barbado hair sheep did well, but they were not heavy enough at
weaning time, and a little spirited. After doing more research we
decided to try the Katahdin hair sheep. The Katahdin’s do very
well here and produce the weights we were looking for at weaning
time. They are good mothers, plenty of milk, very fertile, high
parasite tolerance, gentle, making them easy to handle, non
seasonal breeders, lamb twin or triplets, and as a bonus they have
a hair coat which they shed in the spring, they require no
shearing and normally polled (no horns).
At the Rocking HP
we have been breeding purebred Katahdins for a few years and after
seeing how well the Katahdins do here, we decided to start raising
some registered Katahdins along with our commercial Katahdins. Our
flock, consist of 9 commercial ewes, 7 registered ewes and 2
registered unrelated rams. Our registered flock was purchased from
Mark & Sara Dennis at the Country Oak Ranch. We are very proud
of the sheep, professionalism, knowledge and friendship we
received at the Country Oak Ranch. Our flock is well cared for,
and monitored daily. A health record and production report is kept
on each one. We will have both purebred lambs and registered lambs
for sale in 2004.
We are now taking
orders for spring lambs. Sorry all of our 2003 lambs are gone.
Our goal at the
Rocking HP is to raise as good a Quality Katahdin hair sheep as
possible, by culling our lambs and ewe flock very strict, selling
only what we would keep for ourselves as breeding stock. Sending
all culls to slaughter. Carefully selecting our flock rams,
looking at his bloodline, size, genes, conformation, hair coat and
EPDs if available. All of our sheep have A or AA hair coats.
Promote the Katahdin hair sheep, assist other breeders and
continue to make friends through the Katahdin Sheep.
We are proud
members of the (SCKA) South Central Katahdin Association and the (KHSI)
Katahdin Hair Sheep International. Elected as a board member for
the (SCKA) at the 2003 annual meeting in Mississippi. Where we met
some of the friendliest, outgoing and info sharing people. Seen
some good quality animals on display / sale, and dined on some
fine Katahdin recipe’s used during the Katahdin cook off
contest. The Rocking HP will be the proud host of the 2004 annual
meeting, field day, display/ sale, Katahdin sheep weight guessing
contest and the Katahdin cook off to be held on June 11 & 12
2004. So come and join the fun and dine on some fine lamb, as you
learn.
Visitors
Welcomed,
ROCKING HP FARM
Brent / Rhonda Harrington
31807 W. La. Hwy. 82
Kaplan, La. 70548
337-737-2286
brenth@kaplantel.net
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All Visitors Welcomed.
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| This alligator
was caught in the ditch, that borders the pasture where
our Katahdins graze daily at the Rocking HP Farm, where
tame katahdins and wild alligators live. The alligator
measured over 10 foot in length and weighted well
over 300 pounds. PIctured with the gator is
our alligator hunting crew which harvested the animal,
and are from left to right, Luke Harrington, David
Veazey, Bryan Veazey, Brent Harrington, Gerald Veazey and
Victor(chick) Conner. Alligator season normally takes place
in September and runs about 30 days. |
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