12/16/2022
Here is a short video of our November born lambs. Thank you to those who purchased ewe lambs from this group.
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Hurley Polypay Sheep Farm is located in NW Iowa. We focus on seedstock for commercial sheep producers
Operating as usual
12/14/2022
One of the benefits of buying Meinders Stock Farms bulls is our Calf Buy-Back Program! We will pay big premiums for your MSF sired calves!
12/07/2022
A few people have asked about the new buildings we built, so we thought we would add a few pictures and comments about them. They are 42' wide 128' long 14' tall. They have 16' over head doors on each end for a drive through feed alley. We feed on the inside and also along the south outside wall. There are divided into 4 pens. Three pens that hold 75 ewes, and 1 pen that holds 25 ewes. So far, we really like these buildings and they provide our sheep with exactly what we wanted them to. The biggest down side to this design is having to lock the ewes up each morning to drive the tractor through to feed them. It does not take long, but it adds a few minutes to chores for each of the buildings. The air quality in these buildings has been great with the 8' side curtains. We do have fans in the buildings to help move some hot air in the summer.
A little update on what is happening at Hurley Polypay Sheep Farm currently.
* Finishing up our November lambing ewes and Starting a December lambing group.
* Planning to shear the January lambing ewes the end of this week.
* Ultrasounding the March lambing ewe lambs soon.
* The September born ewe lambs will be ready to head to their new homes around the first of the year. They are looking good!
* All the November and December born ewe lambs are spoken for, but we are taking deposits on January and spring born ewe lambs.
11/25/2022
Meinders Stock Farms is planning an AI day on December 18th at their farm. Let us know if you have any interest in breeding to DLK 2227 on that day. We can get you the protocol for AI and a time lined up. MSF and Hurley Polypay own this great NSIP ram together.
DKL 2227
$5000 CNS record selling Polypay ram.
1.7 Mwwt, 6 Pwwt, 31 NLB, 40 NLW, 120.9 Index.
$75/unit. Fresh or Frozen. 10 minimum.
11/24/2022
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We hope you enjoy your day together with family and friends or doing what you enjoy the most!
11/15/2022
Kyle's personal account was hacked yesterday and is now disabled. Please do not reach out to him on this personal account. For now we can maintain this page but in 30 days it may also be disabled. Please, if you have bought ewe lambs from us keep Kyle's phone number and reach out to him that way. If anyone needs to get ahold of Kyle for questions or for buying breeding stock the best way to reach him will be by his phone. You can reach him at 712-480-5953
10/24/2022
We filled our bin with corn this week. We use the bins in the picture to store multiple different ingredients we use to feed our lambs out and to add to our corn silage and haylage based diets for the ewes. We use corn, oats, soyhull pellets, soybean meal, and a protein supplement pellet. Each stage of production uses different ingredients, depending on what the nutritional needs of the sheep are in that stage.
10/11/2022
Harvest is in full swing here like it may be for many of you. We finished up combining beans and have around ten days left on corn.
Our next lambing group will start November 10th, which will be here before we know it! We'll be weaning our oldest groups of September born lambs in the next couple of weeks (pictured below). We'll have a group of mature ewes lambing in January/February and the rams were put in last week with our ewe lambs for a March 1st start date (pictured in the video below).
09/14/2022
Thank you to the buyers and bidders of our ewe lambs on the NSIP Replacement Ewe Lamb Sale. Our lambs will be heading to South Dakota and Pennsylvania.
09/13/2022
Final last minutes of the sale. This high end September born set of lambs will be sold soon. https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644
09/13/2022
Final last minutes of the sale. This high end September born set of lambs will be sold soon. https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644
09/12/2022
Online Auctions
https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644 Today is sale day!
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09/05/2022
Ewes are coming in steady today! We've had 60 lambs born in the last 24 hours and many more to come today. The multiple birth females born in this lambing group will be sold on September 12th on an online sale @ https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644 . We have spilt them into multiple small groups to meet the needs of almost any buyer. These ewes lambed in January and now again in September. If you are looking to improve the number of lambs born on your farm this will be a prolific set of ewe lambs to buy. Let us know if you have any questions.
08/31/2022
We are consigning a great set of fall born ewe lambs to this sale. If you or someone you know is looking for ewe lambs check this sale out! Also if you or someone you know has NSIP influenced ewes that they are wanting to sell this is an excellent platform to sell on and it's not too late to consign. https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644
If you have ewes sired by NSIP rams you can consign to this sale. For full details visithttp://nsip.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NSIP-Influenced-Online-Replacement-Ewe-Sale-Rules.pdf
08/31/2022
https://wlivestock.com/auction/14644 Our lots are posted for the September 12th NSIP Replacement Ewe Sale. We will be selling our September born ewe lambs on this sale. They will be ready to be picked up December 24th 2022 through January 8th 2023. Let us know if you have any questions.
08/29/2022
Silage chopping is done for 2022 and now we're on to our fall lambing groups. We have ewes lambing in September and again in November. We want to thank everyone for their business this year buying ewe lambs and ram lambs and for everyone who supports our page. We appreciate your confidence in our program and we hope to continue to improve our operation and excel in the lamb industry.
08/08/2022
July 2022 Lambing
This was our first time lambing a group in July and over all, it went really well. We knew there would be challenges lambing this time of year, but we managed through them and learned a few things to make next time even better. We have a group lambing in September and we will finish our 2022 lambing season with another group in November. Let us know if you're looking for fall born ewe lambs. We have some already spoken for so don't wait long!
07/17/2022
We have a small group of rams available. A handful are purebred Targhees and the rest are purebred Polypays. None of them are registered. All are either twin or triplet born out of some of our best producing ewes. Prices range from $500-$700. Contact us for more information.
06/21/2022
We are looking to add to our team! If you, or any of your friends or family would be a good fit, pass the information along. Please see below for more information.
06/12/2022
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Minnesota West is looking for a Lamb and Wool management instructor. If you or someone you know is interested please apply.
An education at Minnesota West Community and Technical College prepares you for a purposeful future.
06/06/2022
Spring for us has been busy. We got our crops in, building pads built, construction started on 2 curtain barns, kids out of school for the summer, a quick trip to visit some friends and mentors, and ewes just keep on lambing. Our January ewe lambs are off to their new homes and the later groups are coming along nicely. We have three groups left to wean and will have a group start lambing July 15. We've got our January lambing ewes bred back to lamb in September and will be putting CIDRs in this week for a November lambing group.
01/31/2022
Many people have asked for pictures and videos of our bunk lids and want information on how they work. Here is a short video of us feeding ewes in our lambing barn. The ewes get fed on the inside of the building first. Then, we open the lids and feed them along the outside of the building. The lids can also be opened with the hydraulics of our skid loader if the electricity is out.
01/27/2022
Thank you to everyone who participated in bidding on our lots in the NSIP Influenced Ewe Sale. Our ewe lambs are going to Virginia, South Dakota, and Utah. We are excited for the new buyers!
01/27/2022
Thank you to everyone who is bidding our our ewe lambs on the sale. After tonight's sale we will be sold out of all spring born ewe lambs. If you're interested in our genetics this sale is the last chance for this springs ewe lambs.
01/26/2022
Today is an exciting day for us. Today is the first time we have had replacement ewe lambs on a public auction for anyone to get. Our ewe lambs are all twin triplet or quad born our of NSIP rams that have been DNA tested for multiple diseases. All are negative carries for the tested Diseases and average a 5.2 for OPP resistance. They are all also RR. We can help find transportation if needed. There are several good replacement ewes on the sale. Its not too late to get registered, if you do it soon. Check it out at https://wlivestock.com/auction/14188
01/22/2022
We are selling a great set of ewe lambs on this sale. They will be ready to get picked up in May. They are all out of NSIP rams that have been DNA tested for multiple different diseases through flock 54.
Expanding your flock? Want to get started with a commercial sheep flock? Here is your opportunity to purchase commercial ewes sired by NSIP rams. Online sale is Wednesday, January 26. https://wlivestock.com/auction/14188
01/20/2022
Online Auctions
We are consigning 50 January 2022 born ewe lambs to the NSIP influenced sale on January 26th! These will be divided into 4 groups. Two groups of 10 head and 2 groups of 15 head. These ewe lambs will be twin and triplet born out of proven dams and sires that are backed by NSIP data and flock 54 DNA tested. Be sure to pre register to be able to buy online. Check them out at https://wlivestock.com/auction/14188/352630?fsp=6060
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12/19/2021
I have had a few people ask me about mature rams lately and we don't have much for options at the moment. This may help some of you out.
❗️Announcing the first “Proven Polypay Ram Sale” hosted by PLAuctions.live on February 15th, 2022❗️Sale is open to consignments from all registered Polypay breeders. There will be a nomination process to ensure only the highest quality rams are added to the sale. This will be a great way to better utilize these elite mature rams who need to make a greater impact on the breed! 8% commission with no entry fee. 📧 Email your nominations to [email protected] today!
➡️ https://plauctions.live/auction/14911
12/04/2021
It’s hard to believe with all this nice weather we’ve been having, but cold weather is sure to be here before we know it. With that in mind, we want to remind everyone to prepare buildings, waters, and feed equipment for colder weather. It is important to keep in mind that ewes will have higher energy requirements in extreme cold situations. It is also time to be calling your shearer, if you haven’t done so already, to schedule your shearing to be done at least a month prior to lambing. Getting ewes sheared in preparation for lambing season has many benefits. It can help make it easier for lambs to nurse, it allows you to see what type of body condition the ewes are in so you can adjust their ration if necessary, and it can help keep your lambing barn drier and warmer.
Here is a look at our November born lambs. We have just a handful of ewes left in this group and will then have a break until we start lambing again January 10th.
11/14/2021
November lambing
We started lambing our November ewes on the 10th and, after a bit of a rough start, things are going much better! Most of these ewes had their first lambs back in April 2021 and are lambing again now.
10/22/2021
Our fall lambs are growing nicely and we will wean our oldest groups next week. We weaned some of our milk replacer lambs last week and they are really taking off! We wean lambs off the milk machines around 35 days of age. All of our twin/triplet born ewe lambs out of this group are going to Pennsylvania, but we will have some nice September born twin/triplet ram lambs available. Our next group of ewes will start lambing November 10th!
09/14/2021
Fall lambing always seems to come and go in a hurry, and this year was no exception. We are very happy with the lambs we have on the ground so far! We are about 3/4 of the way through our September group and have another group of 165 due November 10th. Silage chopping was a little ahead of schedule this year due to the dry weather. We chopped August 18th this year. As always, we have lots of good helpers around the barn :) They may not always be quite as helpful as they intend, but we're so glad they get to work side by side with us! (More pictures and videos in the comments)
08/24/2021
Just a few pictures we passed over during winter lambing. Soon we will begin our fall lambing group. This summer we added number 4 to our crew. She is 2 months old now.
07/26/2021
Come see us! This week the National Sheep Improvement Program is putting on a FREE workshop for producers. It can be beneficial to all types of producers, new comers or life long producers. Part of the workshop includes farm tours. One of the farms they are going to is our farm. We have utilized NSIP enrolled rams since we started and believe it has the potential to help everyone out. It is helpful with not only tracking genetics and finding breeding stock, but also with helping producers connect and help each other improve their farm and the sheep on it. We encourage anyone that is willing to make the trip to come to our farm this Thursday night, July 29th. If possible make a weekend out of it and go to Kevin Goeken's Friday morning and the NSIP sale on Saturday. Even if you do not need a ram this year, please come to meet producers to get and share ideas. We can not count the number of people who have asked to come to our farm for a tour, NOW is the time to come. This is a chance not only to visit with us, but to visit with multiple other producers. We all need each other's help to strengthen the American Sheep Industry. Please register at nsip.org/events
Mark your calendar now and join us for some great farm tours and educational sessions on July 29 and 30 followed by the Center of the Nation Sale on July 31.
06/05/2021
Sheep for Profit School
An education at Minnesota West Community and Technical College prepares you for a purposeful future.
03/25/2021
We haven’t been posting much lately so we thought we’d share this video. Just another day in the lambing barn! Our ewe lambs are off to a good start!
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November lambing
We have been getting lambs!!
Shearing January Lambing Ewes
New Building
Fall born lambs
Fall Born Lambs
Here is a short video of our September 2020 lambs. We have been extremely happy with this group. The twin and triplet, fall born ewe lambs out of this group are for sale and we are taking deposits on them now. Send us a message if you are interested and want more information.
Fall lambing 2020
We have been super busy lambing. These ewes lambed in January and were exposed back and are lambing for us again now. They as a group will average 3.75 lambs/ewe produced in 2020!
September lambing ewes up at the bunk
It's been a while since we have posted, so we thought we should give everyone an update! Our fall lambing ewes will begin lambing September first. There are 176 ewes that will lamb in a 25 day time frame. Late gestation is a critical time for the lamb's development. Nutrition, vaccinations, and overall daily care are vital to lamb survival at birth. Weak lambs are more susceptible to diseases and death. Raising profitable lambs starts with the ewe, so do not slack when it comes to the ewe's well being.
May lambing ewes with thier lambs
We took a quick video of the May lambing ewes with thier lambs today. We had a few challenges during lambing with this group of ewes due to hot weather, but things are back on track and going well.
A ewe with quad born lambs
Here is a perfect example of a highly productive ewe. Although we dont expect her to feed all 4 lambs, she sure puts a lot of effort into taking care of each one of them, keeping them close to each other when they are first born.
Shearing the February ewe lambs
On Saturday, we had the February lambs sheared. We are happy with how the replacment ewe lambs look after shearing. There are still about 65 of these ewe lambs available for sale. They will be ready to be picked up the first part of June. Please send us a message if you're interested and want more information on them.
These are some of the replacement ewe lambs we have this year. These are all born as twins, triplets, or quads. They are sired by polypay rams that are in the top 20% of the breed enrolled in the NSIP data base. We still have 80 February born ewe lambs available. If you are interested in our genetics now is the time to reserve your 2020 ewe lambs. These will go quick. All of our ewe lambs are sold gate cut.
Another Busy Week
This past week was a busy week here. We pulled CIDRs out of ewes and put rams in for fall lambing, We weaned another set of lambs, we got the May lambing group sheared and we began spring field work. Here is a video of our May lambing group being sheared. These ewes would be the ewes that lambed last September. We were hoping to shear the January lambs the same day but will the weather coming we decided it would be best to wait a week to do them. Also, thank you to everyone who has sent deposits on ewe lambs. They are growing and changing quickly!
Sorting January Twin Ewe Lambs
Yesterday we took the time to sort off the January twin and triplet born ewe lambs. We will let them grow and develop for about another 30 days, then we will go through and sort the top end of them out to go to our replacement ewe lamb buyers.
January Born lambs
Our January lambs are starting to look good! A few are missing from this video since they are not weaned yet. The ewe lambs in this group are all sold, however, there are still ewe lambs available from the February born lambs. Please let us know if you have any interest in ewe lambs. We take a $25 per head deposit to reserve them for you. There are also some of Pro Ewe Genetics ram lambs in this group. If your interested in any rams get ahold of us!
Braxton making things easier for us.
Braxton is starting to help out more and more. I think the nerf gun was kept close incase a ewe got past him.
First cut of fall born lambs
We sorted and sold the first cut of our fall born lambs the other day. These lambs weighed 142 pounds at 5 1/2 months old! We were extremely happy with this set of lambs from the start. We want to thank the people who bought the replacement ewe lambs from this group. We enjoyed meeting and visiting with everyone!
January 2020 lambs
January was a busy month for us. This is a video of most of our January born lambs. We are extremely happy with how they are developing. There will be a great set of ewe lambs for sale in May from these January lambs. Our Febuary lambing ewes start tommorow.
These are our first 90 families. We are happy with how they are doing so far.
Our ewes have been keeping us busy during the blizzard today!
January 2020 lambing group
This group of ewes starts lambing January 10th 2020. We are excited and looking forward to this year's lambing. We will have ewes lambing January, Febuary, March, May, and September.
26 commercial Polypay fall born ewe lambs
We have 26 fall born ewe lambs left for sale. These ewe lambs will make excellent ewes. The best part about buying ewe lambs is that you can grow and develope them YOUR way. You can breed them to the rams of your choice and have them in the correct condition. These commercial polypay ewe lambs were born in September of 2019 and weigh around 80 pounds. All of the ewe lambs were born as either twins or triplets. The longer I keep these ewe lambs the harder it is to let them go. They look better every day! Let us know if you're interested. * Sold Pending pick up- Thank you for everyone's interest. We will have more ewe lambs available in the spring. We start lambing again Jan. 10th 2020
Fall Born Ewe Lambs
-WE HAVE 28 LEFT! * 2019 Fall born polypay ewe lambs. All of these ewe lambs were born and raised as either twins or triplets.Their birth dates are between Sept. 5th through Oct. 1 2019 right now they are between 70 and 80 pounds. most of them closer to 70. I have them priced at $210 per head if picked up sometime soon and as they grow the price will increase with their age. These are all replacement quality, multiple birth born ewe lambs and are sired from NSIP backed Polypay rams. If there is something the buyer does not like it will be sorted off. They are located near Curlew, Iowa 50527
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We are Kyle and Carrie Hurley and we own and operate Hurley Polypay Sheep Farm. Kyle grew up on a farm raising grain, cattle, and a few sheep. Carrie grew up on a farm raising grain and cattle. In 2013, we got married, and, later that year, decided to invest into raising sheep. Since then, we have focused on improving the sheep we raise and investing into facilities to make raising sheep less labor intensive and profitable. We find the Polypay breed to stand out among the rest with their diversity for prolificacy and meat production. We hope to improve the knowledge and production of the sheep industry by supplying top breeding stock to other commercial sheep producers.
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