North Country Cheviot Sheep
Upcoming Show and Sale Consignment
Maloy Valley Farm is consigning a Ram Lamb and a Ewe Lamb at the West Virginia Purebred Breeders Sheep and Goat Sale. The sale will be held on June 4th at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Petersburg. The catalog is available online at www.wvsheepandgoatsale.com. Online bidding is available at www.showstockplanet.com.
Purebred Maloy Valley Farm raises North Country Cheviot Sheep providing seedstock that can both meet the needs of the commercial sheep producer and also include superior genetics that can be used to enhance purebred flocks.
We continue to carefully manage our flock with a focus on maintaining thick, hardy sheep with substantial capacity, along with correct structure and breed type. The North Country Cheviot has a well earned reputation for tolerating harsh weather conditions and their newborn's desire to live and their ability to get up and nurse is unparalleled. Our goal is to retain these important breed characteristics in our sheep.
Maloy Valley Farm is proud to have sold sheep to both purebred and commercial sheep producers located across the United States and Canada.
Ram lamb Lot 85 - We also have a top ewe lamb Lot 86, twin of Lot 85 (last minute substitution)
More About our North Countries
Stud Rams
Our Senior Stud Ram "Power Ball" was the Champion Ram from the 2014 National Sale. Bred by Clay Hill Ranch, he was named Supreme Champion Ram at the show over all breeds.
Power Ball is a RR codon ram that has had a substantial influence on our North Country Cheviot Sheep. We have been fortunate to retain many of his best daughters within our ewe flock. At seven years of age, Power Ball continues to make positive contributions to our breeding program.
MVF 134 Stud Ram
MVF 134, the "PBJ Ram" is a RR codon ram that was bred and raised here at Maloy Valley Farm. This recent photo speaks for itself. In our opinion PBJ is the best son ever sired by Power Ball. As our grandson would say, just like a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich, PBJ has all that you could ask for; thick muscling, heavy bone, balance and outstanding breed character. We will be using PBJ heavily in our breeding program this year.
MVF 316 Stud Ram
MVF 316, pictured at 12 months of age, is a RR codon ram bred and raised here on Maloy Valley Farm. He is sired by our Cabin Run ram and provides out cross genetics for use on our Power Ball and PBJ daughters. In our view, MVF 316 represents a perfect example of the ideal North Country Cheviot Ram.
Ewe Flock
A photo of our ewes on winter pasture. This photo provides a glimpse of the thickness and natural hardiness of our North Country Cheviot flock. During winter months, the ewes have access to hay, but typically prefer grazing unless the ground is snow covered. North Country Cheviot Sheep are known to possess excellent mothering skills and possess both size and feminine breed type. We retain replacement ewes from our own flock and focus on milk production and weaning weight of lambs.
Lambs
Our North Country Cheviot Sheep breeding program continues to produce lambs that are very correct, possess length and scale, and are heavily muscled. We sell both ram and ewe lambs. Most of our ewe lambs go to purebred flocks. Our ram lamb customers include commercial sheep producers, as well as purebred flocks. We wean our lambs in late May. Weaning weights are typically 75 to 90 pounds. Our ram lambs, which are on grass pasture during the summer months, typically weigh 135-140 pounds in late summer. We believe in having a strong "pasture conditioned" ram to sell to our customers.