Out to Pasture Farm, LLC

10/20/2022

Baby Lamb Tchop loves The Who Dat!!

06/13/2022

Just had the most amazing bacon cheeseburger made with Stick Leg Ranch bacon and ground beef and Pete’s Spice!!

04/17/2022

04/17/2022

Some Easter fun on the farm!! Happy Easter everyone!

03/18/2022

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03/05/2022

So many people think our sheep are goats. Here is some information on our heritage breed.

The Barbados Blackbelly is a hair sheep breed that evolved on the island of Barbados in the Caribbean. The breed descends from crosses of African hair sheep and European wooled breeds that were brought to the island beginning in the mid-1600s.

Barbados Blackbelly sheep thrive in the hot, humid environments that are challenging for most sheep, but also do well in colder climates. Barbados Blackbelly reproduce non-seasonally, meaning that they breed and lamb year-round, and the ewes maintain pregnancies throughout the heat of the summer. The ewes are prolific, producing twins or triplets and can lamb twice a year under certain husbandry conditions. Barbados Blackbellys are excellent foragers, highly resistant to disease, and can tolerate a higher worm load without requiring chemical intervention.

The breed is reddish-brown or tan on the body, with black on the belly and legs and black facial bars. Rams have a mane of thick hair that extends down the neck and brisket and may cover the shoulder. Ears point forward from the side without drooping. Sheep of both sexes are polled. The Barbados Blackbelly is a slow-maturing breed and does not reach ideal weight until about 2 years of age. At that time, ewes weigh 85 to 100 pounds, and rams weigh 100 to 130 pounds. This relatively small body size has been favored by both natural and human selection in the Caribbean. Smaller sheep tolerate heat more easily, and the smaller carcasses are desirable from the farmers’ point of view.

Prospects for the Barbados breed in the United States are improving. The strong market for hair sheep, both here and in other countries, has encouraged those engaged in breed conservation. The breed's African origin (unusual in the Americas) and adaptation to tropical climates (unusual for sheep) gives them a significant genetic value and production importance.

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PC: Will Hueston

01/10/2021

Showing our Who Dat spirit today!!! ⚜️⚜️⚜️ ⚜️

01/10/2021

NFC Wild Card Gameday!! These are our brand new lambs, born today! Had to get them game ready!! ⚜️

01/10/2021

It’s Gameday y’all!! Who Dat!!⚜️⚜️. ⚜️

01/06/2021

It’s lambing season!! With the holidays I’ve been bad at posting the adorableness that is happening around here!! We have seven ewes that were/are pregnant. Six have delivered and we have seven adorable babies!! Over the next few days I’ll highlight each one and introduce you!! Anyone who is in the area and would like to come visit and play with these cuties, you are always welcome!!!