The Katahdin breed of hair sheep was developed from 20 years of select cross breed that began in the 1950's with a flock of wool-less sheep imported from the Caribbean by Michael Piel of Maine, in the U.S.A.   Piel felt that eliminating wool as a factor in selecting cross breeding stock would result in advantages to breed for meat and carcass quality.   The Caribbean sheep first imported introduced a prolific and hardy strain of sheep with the favored shedding coat, that could be crossed on various British breeds.    Most notably used by Piel in his outbreeding early on was the British Sufflolk breed.

In the 70's Piel's resulting flock was a combination of his most desirable traits.   At this time he gathered his best ewes and named them "Katahdin" after nearby Mount Katahdin in Maine.  It is after this period that he bred in the Wiltshire Horned Sheep from England which added size and carcass quality.

The Katahdin is now a recognized breed in Canada with the incorporation of the Canadian Katahdin Sheep Association in 1995.   The objective of the Canadian association is to continue to improve the breed through selective breeding practices to maximize growth rate, enhance size and quality of the carcass overall.

We will be offering lambs for sale in the future.

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