Hi Folks,
Welcome
to Lazy B Livestock LLC., Prague Oklahoma. This farm was acquired by my
parents in 1952, a diversified family farm, they ran a grade A dairy for
20 years, then beef cattle and chickens.
In 1968,
Lavonne and I took over the farm, we raised Registered Hampshire hogs and
later commercial sheep. In July 2004, we started a Registered Katahdin
flock, no comparison to the western sheep, we ran. In 2005, we entered the
Volunteer Scrapie Flock Program, and 2006, we started National Sheep
Improvement Program (NSIP) (EPD’s).
Our farm
now raises registered and commercial Katahdins and commercial cattle.
Really this farm turns forge into
meat on our 200 acres.
We have 60 full blood Katahdin Ewes, 60 percentage Ewes, and 50
commercial Ewes.
We raise
Katahdin’s just like other livestock. That is why we use any and all
technology available to our industry. Genetics, forage, grain, wormer,
scales and records. We manage our operation by rotational grazing and
checking eyelids(Famacha). We feed some grain, I want to know, if they are
capable of growing, with their skeleton staying correct, with good bone
and muscle development and not being fat. Your EPD’s will suffer, if you
don’t use all tools available. After 4 or 5 month of age the Ewe lambs
are grazed with ½ pounds of grain because we lamb them as
yearlings,(babies raising babies). KHSI open flock book enables breeders
to upgrade their commercial flock, to purebloods by using registered rams.
Our goal is pounds of lamb/per ewe/per year
Flock
Management. We lamb outside, lambs are tagged, weighed, recorded, navels
are iodined, and ewes udders checked. Lambs are vaccinated twice before
weaning for over eating and tetanus. And that is our health program.
Besides worming and feeding as needed.
We are
members of Katahdin Hair Sheep International ( KHSI) and South Central
Katahdin Association (SCKA.). We use livestock guard dogs for predator
control, and at times have dogs for sale.
We are
located 2 ½ miles north of I- 40 at exit 200,east of Oklahoma City, OK.
For more information on our sheep give us a call or come by. We would
enjoy talking sheep. Visitors always welcome.
Thanks for your interest,
Howard and Lavonne Brown
mapabrown2@yahoo.com
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