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PRICES
Adult Breeding Rams: $300
Rams will be a minimum of 12 months old, they will be polled, and they will not have scurs. We
can tell you from our own personal experiences that the initial investment in buying a good quality adult ram may cost a little more, but in the long run it won't cost you the money or time you may waste by replacing a ram lamb, again and again, that does not turn out to be the quality you were expecting to get to breed to your good ewes. Please see our Ram Policy for details about our replacement guarantee.
Adult Ewes: $225
At Lone Star we consider ewes to be adults at about one year of age and we have never bred a
ewe any younger than that. We are not here to pass judgment on anyone, we have just found that this works best for us. If a ewe is bred at one year or even later for most, she is close to being
fully developed and her pregnancy will not deplete her of the vitamins and nutrients that she may
still need for her own body. That way we are more assured of being blessed with a healthy lamb,
or two, or sometimes even three, and a happy ewe who is not fretting. Fretting ewes are
nerve-wracking, especially for a first-time buyer.
Ewe Lambs: $175
We do not allow breeding lambs to go to their new homes until they are at least 3 months old.
They must have time to nurse and grow with mom, get their vaccinations, be wormed, be
weaned, be eating well on their own and gaining, and adapted to being without mom, to be able
to thrive in their new environment. Though adult Blackbellies are very tolerant of parasites, the
young lambs should be wormed or you may lose them if they have a large infestation. We
worm our lambs at 8 weeks and 11 weeks. We worm them again at 3 months. At 6 months,
we look at them individually to see if they need worming. After that, they are usually old enough
to have developed some resistance and are not wormed unless there is a problem requiring it.
To this date, we have not had to worm any after the 6 month mark. Depending on how far they
will be traveling to their new homes and how many hours they will be on the road makes a big difference in the life of a lamb. All those things create stress for a lamb. We want your lambs
to have a good start and we want you to be successful in your endeavors with your sheep. Let’s
give each of you the best beginning, shall we?
Wethers (castrated ram lambs): $125
This category includes market lambs, lambs for pets or lambs purchased for herding training.
Please note: these wethers will be completely untrained for herding, as they trust the Livestock
Guard Dogs they live with to protect them.
TERMS
A 50% deposit is required to reserve your sheep, then the balance is due at the time of pick up,
or before the animals are shipped which shall be within 30 days of purchase unless arrangements have been made in advance. Also all other fees must be paid before shipping. If your animals
will be leaving the state of Texas, they will require a health certificate. Unfortunately, our local veterinarians have increased their fees to $150.00 for this service, for one or multiple animals, plus any other test requirements that must be performed for the animals to enter your state.
Each breeding animal comes with its own registration certificate signed over to you and a
pedigree when they leave our farm.
We offer a 10% discount off the price of your sheep for purchases of four or more animals.
As an added bonus, if you are not a member of the BBSAI when you purchase breeding
stock from us, we will provide a one-year individual Regular Membership as a thank you for
your business.
Transportation is the responsibility of the buyer.
Note: Prices are subject to change without notice.
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