Fall 2006 Lambs All of our white Rambouillet lambs have been SOLD! We will have a new crop of lambs starting in September 2007. Click the thumbnails above for a larger view. SOLD to Arkansas SOLD We started lambing September 1st, 2006.  These pictures were taken when the lambs were just a few days old.   89% of our natural colored Rambouillet ewes have lambed  and 40% of our white Rambouillet ewes have lambed as of October 24th. Mom and triplets.   This ram lamb was born September 1, 06.  Picture was taken Oct. 29. SOLD   New fall 2006 crop of lambs. Picture was taken in September. Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 ewes. Three of these are for sale.   Mary had a little lamb. It's fleece was black as coal. It followed her to school one day-----. Every fall my grandson and I demonstrate how clothing was made in the pioneer days to the first grade students in a local elementary school. The show stopper is always the lamb. Most children have never touched a real live lamb.     MISSOURI PREMIER EXHIBITOR NCWGA 2005 CHAMPION FLEECE PAUL TURNEY SHEPARD AWARD-Best Display MISSOURI FIRST PLACE RAM LAMBS MISSOURI FIRST PLACE EWE LAMBS MISSOURI FIRST PLACE PEN OF 4 LAMBS MISSOURI FIRST PLACE YOUNG FLOCK   Our 2005 Fall Ram Lamb 3rd Place at the NCWGA National Show 1st Place Missouri State Fair Colt is SOLD! Our 2005 Fall Yearling Ram 3rd Place at the NCWGA National Show 1st Place Missouri State Fair Sold to North Carolina Our 2005 Fall Ewe Lamb 4th Place at the NCWGA National Show 1st Place Missouri State Fair   Our 2005 Young Flock 1st Place Missouri State Fair       STUD RAMS FOR SALE ALL FOUR RAMS ARE SOLD . The first sheep to arrive in 1980 were ten western Rambouillet ewes. We loved the dual-purpose Rambouillet so much because of their hardiness, large size, fall lambing, gentleness, fine wool, and herding instinct that we decided to start a registered flock.   "Reserve Champion" 1st Fall Ewe Lamb N.A.I.L.E. Expo Our breeding comes from two old, pure bred, hardy Rambouillet flocks. The Glen Brown bred ewes from South Dakota gave us large framed, fine wool, clean faced lambs from six different bloodlines. A few years later we introduced E.E. Perez rams and the combination gave us unbelievable fine, uniform, fleeces and an unexpected long loin.   "Wanda at N.A.I.L.E. Expo Louisville, KY We raise healthy, happy sheep. Never have we had a case of foot rot. We are enrolled in the local volunteer scrapie program. We help our customers get started in the sheep business by selling them quality sheep and by supplying them with customer support that includes questions by phone, email or letter. Adult sheep and lambs are available now for sale at the farm. Please contact us for more information, prices and directions to Bluestem Farm.   The natural colored flock began in 1993 with the purchase of a beautiful purebred Rambouillet colored ewe, Velvet. In 1994 a purebred Rambouillet ram, Ace, was bought and so began the natural colored flock.   "Velvet, Bonnet & Ace" Ace & Velvet were my start in natural colored purebred Rambouillet. Bonnet was their first offspring. "Ace" Ace's fleece microns at 21.9. I feel very privileged to have won first place in the natural colored fine wool show at the N.A.I.L.E. (North American International Livestock Exposition) in Louisville, Kentucky in November 2001. His son, Cody, won second in the same class. All the September natural colored ewe lambs are sold and some of the Octobers. There are 2 triplet ewes left and 1 twin ewe.  HURRY!!!  Please email if you are interested!   NATURAL COLORED PUREBRED RAMBOUILLET FOR SALE • 18 11 EWES SOLD • 3 YEARLING EWES SOLD • 1 SPRING 2006 RAM 'WINCHESTER' • 1 YEARLING RAM- 'FIRE' • 10 FALL 2006 RAM LAMBS ALL SOLD • 3 FALL 2006 EWE LAMBS [2 are triplet sisters, we sold the 3rd triplet and one is a twin]   WHITE PUREBRED RAMBOUILLET • 1 FOUR-YEAR OLD RAM • 1 THREE- YEAR OLD RAM • 1 FALL 2006 RAM SOLD Please email if you are interested!   The Rambouillet originated from Spain's prominent Merino flocks, which were known for producers of the world's finest wool. The Spanish government was so protective of their Merino flocks that any exportation was forbidden. However, in 1786, the King of Spain granted a request from the government of France that sent 359 carefully selected rams and ewes to help improve the native French stock. The sheep were held at the Rambouillet farm near Paris where according to government records have been bred purely since 1801. The sheep were brought to the United States in 1843 and were first shown at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The Rambouillet attracted much attention with its size and distinct characteristics. The Rambouillet is know for its superior, long staple, dense, fine wool. But, what does this mean to the producer? A light-shrinking staple of 3 inches or better results in greater thread length hence more thread produced per pound of wool. Fine wool means the threads are thinner and finer, again resulting in a higher thread count. Put the two together and an ewe's wool produces a premium price on the market. The average ewe will shear about 10 pounds or even more of wool each year. This wool is used in finer, worsted fabrics and choice scarves.