Lone Roan Ranch

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Lone Roan Ranch We are a first generation ranching operation dedicated to preserving the endangered heritage breed Navajo Churro Sheep in mid-Missouri.

We offer raw wool, grass fed lamb, pelts, skull mounts and breeding stock.

Just admiring the variety in fleeces coming in tonight at chore time. 🩶🤎🤍💛🖤
10/13/2026

Just admiring the variety in fleeces coming in tonight at chore time. 🩶🤎🤍💛🖤

10/10/2026

According to the USDA, only about 1% of Americans are farmers or ranchers. 1% is expected to feed the other 99 all while farmland is shrinking.

The amount of land in farms in the United States declined by 19.16 million acres from 2020 to 2025.

That works out to:
•3.83 million acres per year
•10,500 acres per day
•437 acres per hour

Read that again.

97% of the remaining farms are family farms. Farmland is disappearing and family farms are becoming harder to hold onto. Your choice to shop local might seem small, but to the family on the other side of that purchase, it means everything.

10/03/2026

Ah, here comes the ranch greeting committee. Right on time. 🙂‍↕️

We owe a big thank you to Jay at Terry Farms for being so unbelievably kind, helpful and supportive. He taught us how to...
09/25/2026

We owe a big thank you to Jay at Terry Farms for being so unbelievably kind, helpful and supportive. He taught us how to castrate our boars, gave advice and encouraged us in so many ways.

This is how the farming community ought to be. He sets the bar high and we sure appreciate him taking the time to come lend a hand and share knowledge.

The piglets are growing so much already!!

Apple gave us a beautiful litter of American spot x GOS! The barn is filled with so much cuteness… so, unfortunately, ou...
09/24/2026

Apple gave us a beautiful litter of American spot x GOS! The barn is filled with so much cuteness… so, unfortunately, our productivity has decreased exponentially. We stand over the stall staring at spotty babies more than getting anything done. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Sadly, the outcome was one of those tough ones for our Maple girl. With full transparency, as to show the brutal realities of farm life and how things are sometimes out of our control— despite our best efforts and interventions, under our vet’s guidance, we lost her. She had one little girl piglet and could not get anymore past her pelvis. We struggled to pull two more, and she went downhill fast. She simply could not get them out. It was a huge, unexpected loss and we’re still reeling from it. It isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, and this was one of those things that was a conformational error leading to a tragic outcome.

The silver lining is Apple did, in fact, take Maple’s little girl and has been a very mindful, careful momma. She’s nursing well and snuggles right in there with the rest of the crew. Very thankful for that!

I love the just barely fuzzy stage of fleece growth. 😆You can still see that luster coming through as the sun sets and m...
09/23/2026

I love the just barely fuzzy stage of fleece growth. 😆

You can still see that luster coming through as the sun sets and makes them glow!

We’ve been busting tail in this heat to get two more stalls built in the barn so we could get our spot gilts pulled up a...
09/08/2026

We’ve been busting tail in this heat to get two more stalls built in the barn so we could get our spot gilts pulled up a week before farrowing! They have fans for the heat this week and we’ve got our Premier 1 safe heat lamps ready to roll for the piglet’s corner (will put boards up for that in the next day or two).

Mission accomplished. They are in! 🙌🏻

Please ignore our fancy temporary pallet doors. 😆

Eventually these stalls will be finished out on the top half to accommodate our horses, as well. But the bones are there! There is only one stall left to be built and the 6 stall barn will officially be a 6 stall barn! 🥳

09/08/2026

Sloooooow and steady, with a little creative thinking and bribery got the spot gilts up to their new stalls for baby time next week!

If anyone needs feeder pigs in a couple months, let us know now! 🐷

Shearing day for the fall is done, conquered and checked off the list! ✅ Lots of prep and set up goes into a shearing da...
08/31/2026

Shearing day for the fall is done, conquered and checked off the list! ✅

Lots of prep and set up goes into a shearing day, but boy, did it move right along today. The whole process was smooth, quick and stress free. We’ve finally nailed down a system to work the ewes that we are quite happy with and it made all the difference!

Huge thanks to Christy at Sharp Shear’n She was fantastic! So gentle, consistent and efficient. We were done with 62 head by just after noon!

We all enjoyed a pulled pork lunch off the smoker and got to wrap up just in time for the worst of the heat this afternoon!

Another shoutout to one of my best friends Brook and her crew, and to our Franklin family for the extra hands making today such a success! We love a shearing day full of family & friends, kiddos running and playing, good food, a huge pile of pretty wool bagged up, and happy, healthy sheep! 🤎

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Windsor, MO
65360

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