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Old 03/24/11, 08:40 PM
 
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Location: Wintersville, OH
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Looking for Dorper Ewes

My father and I are selling most of our Boer goat herd and looking to add more Dorper Sheep to our small flock. We are looking for 5-10 high percentage non-registered Dorper ewes. Are there any breeders in the WV/PA/OH area that have ewes available? Also what are acceptable prices? I got a deal when I purchased my started flock at $75 ea but don't know what an acceptable price is.
Thanks for any help!
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Old 03/24/11, 10:15 PM
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We paid $260-$300 each but those were for registered full bloods. Not sure what yours will run. Sorry I don't know of breeders in your area. We had to drive 10 hours to get ours with no breeders close.

I would love to see pics of your herd. How many do you have?
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Old 03/24/11, 10:41 PM
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David Anderson or Judy Harvey Mtn View Dorpers
HC 68 Box 5, Kegley, WV 24731
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E-mail: mountainviewfarms68@yahoo.com Web Site:
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Thomas Ward Grimes
Rt 1 Box 44, Green Bank, WV 24944
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Kevin Okes Okes Family Farms
614 Blue Jay 6 Rd, Cool Ridge, WV 25825
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John Scott, Jr Scott Mountain
2826 Gardner Rd, Princeton, WV 24740
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Old 03/27/11, 07:35 PM
 
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Thank you so much for the info!

We have 4 ewes and a ram. We have 4 lambs that survived this year, total of 3 ewes and 1 ram. Unfortunately we found 2 dead lambs which I think my sister's pup was responsible for. That issue has since been resolved. It is a small flock but we hope to add some solid ewes. The ram is pretty amazing to us. I raised him last year and for only being a year old he is huge. Unfortuntately I have no current pictures at this time.
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