Orrie Cowie Sheepmasters

At Orrie Cowie we aim to breed:

big, robust, structurally correct sheep

merinos and poll merinos carrying a genuine heavy fleece- white, nourished, elite quality, 20.5 µ wool

EASY care sheep (easier to shear, resistance to flies, dermatitis, fleece rot and worms)

fertile ewes producing fast-growing lambs

SheepMaster sheep that are fully shedding

...AND WE ARE ACHIEVNG THIS 

SheepMaster

In November 2022, Orrie Cowie purchased Lot 1 at the National Elders SheepMaster Ram Sale, Elleker, WA for $110,000. We also purchased 4 special stud sires and 300 SheepMaster ewe lambs to form an excellent foundation for our SheepMaster Stud.

Why did we go this way? With the devaluing of the downs wool from terminal sire breeds of White suffolk, Suffolk and Poll Dorset and the cost of & lack of shearers we have been looking at shedding sheep breeds for a while. We have chosen the SheepMaster, for their excellent shedding ability, their placid temperament, grazing habits and most importantly, muscling and early fertility. ........

No shearing, no tailing and no flies.