Kalos Farms Grass Fed Lamb is going into Restaurants!

Good morning everyone! This morning started off with a bit of crispiness in the air! All the farm animals were eager to get their morning feed! Well there are a lot of very cool things going on that will start the new year off on a truly fantastic note! Kalos Farms will be selling and distributing its grass fed Lamb Meat to restaurants throughout the Dallas area and in some northern states. We'll b listing all the locations soon so that you can stop in and try some of our Lamb as its prepared by some of the best chefs in the area!

Why Dorper Sheep as my choice!

Three years ago, I decided to get into raising Dorper Sheep. Much has happen since with regards to hair sheep, or "meat sheep," as I like to call them!. Hair sheep numbers have increased and interest continues to grow, as shearers grow scarcer and there remains little money to be made selling wool (as a commodity). 
 
With  anthelmintic resistance building and producers growing tired of deworming their flocks, hair sheep continue to gain more attention as an "easy care" sheep.  New shepherds are attracted to hair sheep for the same reasons. Meat goat producers are giving them a look. In fact, many hair sheep producers sell their ewe lambs even before they are born. There is even a large export market for improved hair sheep genetics.

At the time when I was getting into the Dorper Sheep business, there was little data to document the advantages of hair sheep, especially with regards to the improved breeds (Katahdin and Dorper). Today, numerous universities and experiment stations have incorporated hair sheep into their research programs, and we now have data that supports the claims that hair sheep producers and their respective breed associations had been making all along. Of course, this same data confirms some of the short-comings of hair sheep breeds, once again, reminding us that there is no perfect breed(s) of sheep.
 
A few years ago, the Dorper was a little known commodity. Today, while fullblood Dorpers still command top price, Dorper genetics are much more affordable, and this meaty South African breed is commanding the attention of even the most skeptical shepherds. Thats one of the main reasons that I chose to start Kalos Farms here in Whitewright Tx . The Dorper Sheep is very easy to take care of as opposed to raising goats. I started out wanting to raise good quality meat goats. But after looking over the economics of the meat goat vs meat sheep, I decided for myself that the meat sheep was for me. Then after a little research, I determined that the Dorper was a great way to start this little adventure!

Living the country life at Kalos Farms!

Good evening ya'll! Well tonight is the beginning of my Kalos Farms Blog! There have been quite a number of topics that I've wanted to discuss with ya'll. Ideas range from the perceived ideology of the country life to what it truly is. To general and in depth ranching techniques in regards to growing gardens and raising livestock in an all natural process. I hope you enjoy the blog with the posts, pics and videos that I plan to share with you! I think this is really going to be a good thing and an eye opener for all of us! So I look forward to having you along for the journey!