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New Website!

August 10, 2011

Welcome to the new online home of Pitchfork Ranch. We were among the very first sheep farms online when we established www.pitchfork.org in 2000.  A bit skeptical at first, we were unsure as to whether this newfangled “Internet” thingy was going to prove worth the time and expense we invested in it. However, after selling a [...]

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We’s got bees!

August 9, 2011

Here’s the story of how we became beekeepers (on a very small scale). For  long time, we had a bee colony cozily ensconced in one of the dormers of the house. Over the years, various workmen (roofers, painters, chimney sweeps) emptied cans of spray into the tiny hole that served as an entrance to the [...]

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PFR 652

August 6, 2011

PFR 652 SOLD Triplet ewe lamb Born 2/6/2011 Sire: Ward 10-0908 Moor Clive (triplet) Dam PFR 556 Louise (twin) A solid ewe lamb with a good legs, top, fleece. Good blue color, solid white legs. Outstanding fertility in pedigree.  

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PFR 635

July 20, 2011

PFR 635 “Beastie Boy” Single ram lamb Born 1/31/2011 Sire: Ward 10-0908 Moor Clive (Triplet) Dam: Ward 08-0853 Cori (Twin) Weight as of July 24, 2011: 170 lbs This guy had a bit of a  head start, being an early-born single out of a heavy-milking dam. However, his rate of gain has been steady at [...]

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