Whetstone Prairie Dorper

Whetstone Prairie Dorper Established in 2006, we’ve developed a hardy grassfed fullblood Dorper flock with emphasis on production and breeding stock.

Our focus is on the foundational breed standard and have our flock inspected annually by certified South African inspectors.

05/29/2026

This week we moved ewes and March/April lambs from the expansion property while merging them up with recently bred yearling ewes (for fall lambs) and put them back on the main property. They were greeted with orchardgrass that was darn near 4 foot tall. Yes, they’ll knock a bunch down but that’ll add to the organic matter out there. We’re seeing sheep in excellent condition and lambs packing pounds on with no inputs except mineral and water. Dorpers are second to none. 👊💪

05/26/2026

Rotation continued through the holiday weekend going through some areas we’ve never grazed. Still a bit weedy in spots as the area had been pretty depleted due to less than desirable farming practices. Pasture rotation will become even more important as we move toward the summer slump with forecasts taking rain out of the equation. Pleased how our Dorper ewes and lambs are making it happen with hard to reach assist from the Savanna’s. 👊💪

05/24/2026

Hedgerow cleanup…Just say no to poison ivy.😉👊

05/21/2026

The rotation continues to move forward with March/April lambs and ewes. We’re seeing some excellent growth and condition out there. 👊💪

Last weekend got the February AI lambs weaned off. Personally, we’re pleased with the results as the group was purely o...
05/20/2026

Last weekend got the February AI lambs weaned off. Personally, we’re pleased with the results as the group was purely on pasture with no creep or supplementation. Growth was really good as many dams were clearly past their most productive years with an average age of nearly 6. Ram lamb weights ranged from 92lb to 58lb while ewe lambs ranged from 71 to 41. Poorest performers were on 9 year old ewes. ADG’s ranged from .456 to .798 for ewes and .631 and .827 for rams. Next month we’ll do the March born naturally bred lambs.👊💪

05/14/2026

The February born AI lambs sired by Winrae Dorpers Thor will be weaned and on the scale this weekend. Looking forward to capturing this datapoint as there are some monsters in the group!👊💪

Approaching day 80 with Winrae Dorpers Thor sired lambs out of some of our top ewes. Can’t wait to get these grassfed F...
05/06/2026

Approaching day 80 with Winrae Dorpers Thor sired lambs out of some of our top ewes. Can’t wait to get these grassfed Fullblood Dorper genetics on the scale!💪

05/05/2026

Moving through some thinner, weedier sections where last year’s planting wasn’t the best. Upped the size of this paddock to about 1.5 acres and we’ll likely no-till to a summer legume (like sunn h**p) on the weak spots once this area is cleaned up in a day or two then we’ll replant more cool season grasses this fall. Girls are shaggy but shed is really starting to come on with all the underbrush getting filled winter’s hair/wool. 👊💪.

05/01/2026

Tight grazing cells are on the menu, not more than .5 to .7 acres as palatability and biomass are excellent at the moment. While it’s hard to see, there is some good plant diversity with fescue, goldenrod, orchardgrass, red clover and a few weeds. Two years ago this was basically a cockleburr patch with some poorly farmed soybeans mixed in. 👊💪

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8859 County Road 142
Williamsburg, MO
63388

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+13148253470

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