North Country Cheviot Sheep

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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, moderate framed sheep 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.   Strong maternal characteristics are deemed important.  Our goal is to retain these important breed characteristics in our sheep.

Maloy Valley Farm is proud to sell our sheep to both purebred and commercial sheep producers located across the United States and  Canada.

Integrating New Genetics 

Maloy Valley Farm made great strides in 2023 integrating new genetics into our breeding program. We took advantage of the opportunity to purchase imported semen in November of 2022.  Artificial insemination (AI) was performed on 16 of our ewes in 2023 with great success.  The semen used in 2023 was collected from two rams owned by Allanshaws Farm in Galashiels, Scotland.  The two rams,  Allanshaws XR3 and Sebay Xcitable, are stout, thick-bodied sheep.  We will be retaining ewe lambs and have kept several of the ram lambs for future stud use.  Based on the success we experienced in 2023, we invested in additional semen, with genetics from five (5) different Scottish Rams (including Pen Groes Xcalibur, Cairnside Brightspark, and Allanshaws AC-DC).  We performed additional AI on 16 ewes in 2024 and have maintained some semen for future use as well.  In 2024 the opportunity arrived to import Embyros from Scotland to the United States for the first time.   We have purchased and just recently received embryos from Smerile Ewes and sired by either Smerilie Whiskey or Carinside Brightspark.  We will implant the  embryos within our North Country Cheviot ewes during the fall of 2025.    

We expect these genetics to further enhance high percentage lambing, milk production, and mothering skills within our flock.   The offspring of our breeding program have resulted in stout sheep, with natural thickness, heavy bone, and a distinctive "Scottish" head with a more upright ear set.   In 2024 we also used two of our Scottish Bred ram lambs to breed a select group of ewes. 

Additionally, Maloy Valley Farm purchased a new stud ram (CHR 22184), sired by Randy's Gem,  a ram imported from Canada by Clay Hill Ranch.  The ram was purchased as a yearling in 2024 and is growing out nicely.  He will provide new outcross genetics for our breeding program and possesses a good balance of thickness, heavy bone and breed type.

We are sad to report the loss of a ram we had purchased in 2023 from the Emmet and Dee Samson flock in Malin, Oregon.   The ram we named Hank (SS 2235) was sired by a Fairview Farm Ranch ram with a pedigree that included the 7c’s Ranch.  Hank possessed outcross genetics from the West Coast that we were fortunate to obtain.   Prior to his death (accident associated with another ram), he did complete his breeding season and we are delighted to have some very nice ewe lambs, along with a couple of true stud ram prospects that we plan to maintain within our flock.  

We look forward to integrating these new genetics within our flock and will continue to focus on producing moderate frame size, thick sheep that thrive on a grass-based feed system.  We feel that the variety of new North Country Cheviot genetics obtained over the last two years will enable us to provide new genetic opportunities to our customers for years to come.