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Welcome
to Portland Prairie Texels!
We have
been raising sheep since 1988 and added Texels from Paul Nelson in
1994. From the beginning, a low maintenance ewe with the body
capacity to efficiently turn grass into lamb has been our goal. Our
purebred Texel and crossbred ewe flock (managed as one unit of ~110
ewes) eats grass only from late April until mid December (ice and
snow permitting). They then eat round bales of hay until shortly
before lambing at the end of March or first of April. Lactating ewes
will be fed whole shelled corn in addition to hay for the period
between lambing and pasture turnout. |
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| Our search for a terminal sire that fits well with a pasture based
system and has a carcass that is second to none brought us to the
Texel breed. Tender, flavorful, low fat meat is what lamb production
should be all about and this is exactly what the Texel breed
delivers. |
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