We started raising sheep about 16 years ago as a backyard flock with three Suffolk ewes and a Hampshire ram that my nephew owned.  As sheep came up for sale in the local paper I bought them.   For quite a few years I really didn't know that much about show lambs and had never heard of a wether sire or wether dam or even a club lamb.

 

Several years ago when the Gold Rush Sale came to Tulare, I talked to a lot of breeders and, after another fair with my lambs finishing last in their classes, I came to a conclusion.  I was spending too much money on the wrong breeding stock and going in all kinds of different directions.  I decided to either give up or get going.  I sold off most of my ewes that didn't work for what I was going to do.

I then bought 10 new ewes and our first Shadow warrior, Blue Shadow.  He was a Jigsaw son from Beavercreek Club Lambs. 

 

The next year we moved into the winners circle!  We didn't win but we were there and there to stay.  The next few years moved us forward to our first champions at fairs at both ends of the state.  We also have had breed champions in fairs across the state for last six years.