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About
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Welcome
to Little Hooves Romneys, where Romneys are a
part of our diversified farming operation. We
have been a farm family for generations, concentrating
on dairy and crop production. The past eighteen
years we've run a 400 head Holstein operation
in Moorestown, New Jersey, where we also grew
corn, rye, soybeans, hay, and developed our own
feed rations. In the early 1990's, the Romney
flock was started as a 4-H project with the purchase
of one bred ewe and two spring lambs. Not long
after the first lambing and show season, we were
hooked and the flock started to expand. Due to
development pressure, the dairy operation was
phased out and now our focus is sheep, hay and
crop production. |
Our
next flock additions came from Pine Ridge Romneys which
were rich in Springfield, Barnes and Plum Ridge bloodlines.
It was the crossing of these lines that produced our
first Maryland Sheep & Wool Champion in 1998. Soon after,
we purchased a Weymouth Walk natural colored ewe. She
proved to be one of our most prolific ewes ever, raising
twins and triplets in alternating years. It was one of
her offspring that gave Little Hooves our first North
American Livestock Exposition Champion in 2000. "Buick"
captured the title Champion Natural Colored Romney Ram
as a yearling and also received "Best Fleece". We were
thrilled; finally our breeding had produced a champion.
In 2003, Little Hooves purchased Julian & Moore 309,
better known as "Ed", a natural colored ram lamb. He
was what we felt would add size and length of loin to
our flock and he hasn't disappointed us. "Ed" proved
to have the biggest impact on our breeding program. He
went on to become Champion Natural Colored Romney Ram
at the North American Livestock Expo in 2003 and the
Maryland Sheep
& Wool Festival in 2004. In 2005, we added a white Romney
ram, Julian & Moore J230. The infusion of several Julian
& Moore ewes over the years, along with the two rams,
has proved to be an asset to Little Hooves.
In 2006, Little Hooves purchased a group from Bullock
Romneys to add to our foundation flock. We felt that
with our already established breeding program, the Bullock
bloodlines could produce a strong outcross.
In the spring of 2007, Little Hooves realized that with
our ewe expansion, it would be necessary to add more
ram power. We then had the opportunity to purchase two
rams from the Julian & Moore Sheep Co. The first was
a NC yearling ram (J&M 635) and the second was a white
ram lamb (J&M 729). Both offer exceptional pedigrees
with size, confirmation, fleece and Romney breed character.
In June 2007, Little Hooves traveled to Springfield,
IL for the National Romney Show & Sale. For the first
time, we offered breeding stock in a National Sale. It
was a big step for us and we were pleased with the outcome.
Our NC yearling ram was reserve champion. The sale offered
many romneys from across the United States and we purchased
a flashy NC spring ram lamb. He was the Grand Champion
NC Ram and was purchased from the Julian & Moore Sheep
Co. The addition of these three rams will undoubtably
provide Little Hooves with genetics that will compliment
our breeding program and produce livestock of the highest
quality. We are eagerly awaiting our next lambing season.
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