Add Sheep To Your Homestead Or Ranch
Want to raise sheep without the stress?
Avoid High-Maintenance Sheep
Are you equipped to handle high-maintenance sheep?
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Most sheep are highly susceptible to the deadly barber’s pole worm. The Mid Atlantic and Southern US are a high risk area for this parasite. In recent years the barber’s pole worm has developed resistance to common chemical treatment making treatment & prevention more difficult.
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Shearing, drenching, and trimming hooves takes a novice hours to accomplish. High maintenance sheep breeds require regular intervention. This is an unnecessary time drain on your homestead or small farm.
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Higher maintenance sheep require much more infrastructure. They are harder to control with electric fencing due to their thick wool coat. The management challenges of these breeds generally require expensive perimeter fencing, sheering tools, drench shoots, and flip tables. These costs can 3x your cost of owning sheep.
Raise Healthy Low-Maintenance Sheep
Worry less about your sheep and enjoy them more.
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These premium St. Croix Hair sheep are born with and develop a natural resistance to parasites. With the right management they thrive without medical intervention or expensive vet visits. This benefit allows you to eat sustainably sourced and medication free meat all year long.
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The St. Croix hair sheep requires less care overall. They thrive on pastures, water, and mineral. They do not require shearing, hoof trimming, deworming, or drenching. Instead of handling them all the time you get to just watch them be beautiful sheep.
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St. Croix sheep require less shade in summer, can handle snow / cold in winter. They do not have thick wool that acts as a barrier to electric fencing. This allows them to be contained easier with effective electric fencing / netting.
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You don’t have to train your sheep, we’ve already done that for you. When purchasing sheep from Virginia Sheep Company, they will be trained to Electric netting, electric poly-wire, electric high tensile, and woven wire. They are used to daily / semi weekly moves from bith.
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If you have ever heard of a bottle baby lamb that is generally a negative aspect of owning sheep. Bottle fed rams are notorious for being overly aggressive. St. Croix sheep are praised for their exceptional mothering qualities and ability to raise lambs without intervention.
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St. Croix sheep are a great fit for homesteads and small farms due to their smaller frame. Many larger breeds of sheep are harder to handle and can be quite skittish. Everything from evening walks amongst your sheep to processing day is easier with a smaller & calmer sheep.
We understand your concerns with sheep.
You shouldn’t have to struggle to raise healthy sheep.
Generations of thriving sheep
Your sheep have been selected to be easy keepers from their first day to their last day.
Healthier Sheep Guaranteed
Your sheep thrive with just rotational grazing, free choice minerals, and sun shine!
3 simple steps to start raising sheep
Enjoy the benefits of easy sheep ownership.
Tell us about your homestead or ranch & get your questions answered.
Lock in your starter flock before we sell out!
Drive over to meet your sheep and take them home.
Start Your Journey Toward Sheep Ownership With Confidence
You deserve to own sheep not have sheep own you.
Many prospective sheep owners worry about the difficulties of maintaining sheep. You’ve heard they are needy, get sick, need constant attention, try to escape, on and on they go... At Virginia Sheep Company, we provide St. Croix sheep bred for low-maintenance and sustainability. Our hair sheep are trained to rotational grazing methods and equipment, this allows you to raise them without barns, sheers, flip tables, or handling shoots. Imagine enjoying stress-free sheep that lower your workload while providing nutritious meat for your family. With flexible management processes, you can focus on enjoying your homesteading / ranching journey.