In 1992 thirteen Dorset ewes were purchased from Eugene and Jeff Poynter, Paris, Illinois.  These ewes became the basis of the Windrush flock.  Our goal was to maintain size and meatiness, out of season breeding and good milking and mothering ability.  Since then we have purchased a small number of additional ewes and rams from Poynters.  In 1993 a ram, A. Diel 215 (Oklahoma State 212 x Quail Creek 1372), was purchased to breed to these ewes.  The resulting daughters were excellent ewes.

Dr. Leroy Boyd was kind enough to allow us to have his ram, Moore 300, in 1998.  This unique ram had a high coefficient of inbreeding.  Moore 300 was an “outcross” ram on our Poynter/Diel daughters.  When Mississippi State University dispersed their flock, a few ewes were purchased that were daughters or granddaughters of Moore 300.  They were added to our flock.

From 2000 to 2004 Windrush J16A (Moore 300 x 16A – J Poynter) was used extensively as our primary ram.  A second ram 5D Dorsets 14-00 (McCarthy 9005 x 5D Dorsets 16-98) was also used.  This ram was related to A. Diel 215 on the dam side. The daughters of one ram were bred to the other ram.  Late in 2003 a trip was made to Roger Huntrod’s to look at rams.  Huntrods 4777 (‘Kudzu’ Dogwood Hills x Huntrods 4694) caught our eye.  Roger did decide to part with this ram in May, 2004.

Mithoefer 4002 (‘Pacific Pride’ Reynolds Stock Farm x Mithoefer 4002) was purchased in March, 2004.  He has bred ewes owned by both Windrush Farms and KG Farms.  Plans are to breed the daughters of one ram back to the other.

In 2005, the decision was made to disperse the ewe flock.  The majority of the ewes have gone to KG Farms.  Dr. Lisa King and her husband, Mick, are going to continue to work towards the original goals of the Windrush flock.  An outcross ram bred by Sanford and Sons, Sandford and Sons D172, was purchased in 2005.  He will be used, along with the Mithoefer and Huntrods rams, to continue to breed "practical sheep for practical shepherds."

Dr. King will be happy to blood test ram lambs prior to purchase for scrapie susceptibility.  Dr. King also offers semen evaluation.

For further information contact Dr. Lisa King at KG Farms at 641-673-0124 (home),
641-660-1844 (cell), kgfarms@mahaska.org.