Our mission is: 

1) to produce a line of Registered Full-Blood Dorpers that carry the Dry Branch name.

2) to produce home grown, ethically raised, and primarily grass-fed meat for our family.

We offer a limited number of LIVE RAM LAMBS for sale each year.

We offer these lambs two ways:  

1) Breeding Stock-We offer Fullblood Dorper rams, they can be registered and are available when weaned (around 2 months).

2) Meat Stock-unregistered percentage Dorper rams that we can sell as weanlings or grow out/deliver to processor for buyers.

WE DO NOT SELL ANY EWES OR EWE LAMBS

Contact drybranchsheep@gmail.com for more information and pricing.

2023 SOLD OUT

2024 SOLD OUT

2025 3 Full-blood ram lambs born in December 2025 will be available when weaned in February 2026. 

Our Dorper Sheep

2025 lambs

We have 3 fullblood Dorper ram lambs available for sale, they were born in November 2025.  They are sired by Maverick (Green Mountain breeding) and out of both of our Whetstone Prairie ewes. $500 registered/$400 unregistered.

Contact drybranchsheep@gmail.com for more information.

Why Dorper Sheep?

When planning our farm, we wanted to raise and grow our own food in an effort to become self-sustainable and to utilize our abundant resources.  In addition, we needed another livestock species to rotate grazing with our horses to get the best performance from our grass pastures. Initially interested in cattle for this purpose, our thoughts turned to sheep due to their smaller size and quicker grow-out time. Through intense research and discussion with other livestock producers, we decided to focus on Dorper sheep for their lack of wool, heat and drought tolerance, and great tasting, tender meat.  Here is some of what people say about Dorper meat:

"DORPER IS TO LAMB AS WAGYU IS TO BEEF."  

"Dorper sheep are highly regarded as a prime lamb producing breed as they are fast maturing with the ability to produce a high-quality carcass with excellent conformation and fat distribution."  

"Dorper sheep are bred for meat, not wool, so they do not produce lanolin which gives wool lamb it’s gamey flavor."

https://www.caprafoods.com/the-dorper-difference 

"Dorper Lamb is tender meat with a superior flavor, delicate texture, and mild aroma. Unlike any other lamb, Dorper meat is a bit sweeter and more temperate. There is no oily taste and Dorpers are known for having a natural flavor." https://www.texasrealfood.com/promptuary/meats/dorper-lamb/ 

Breed Information:

The Dorper is a fast-growing meat-producing sheep. The Dorper is an easy-care animal that produces a short, light coat of wool and hair that is shed in late spring and summer. It was developed in South Africa and is now the second most popular breed in that country. The Dorper Sheep Breeders Society of South Africa was founded in 1950. This breed was developed by the crossing of a Dorset Horn x Blackhead Persian around the 1930s.[2] Other breeds such as the Van Rooy are also believed to have contributed to the development of the White Dorper breed. The name 'Dorper' is a coupling of the first syllables of the parent breeds Dorset and Blackhead Persian.  The breed is well adapted to survive in the arid extensive regions of South Africa. It has high fertility and maternal instinct, combined with high growth rates and hardiness. The breed has the characteristic black head. (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorper )

Dorper Qualities  from https://dorpersheep.org/about-dorpers/ 

• Hardy and Adaptable – Dorper Sheep are highly adaptable and do well in harsh, extensive conditions as well as in more intensive operations.

• Excellent Maternal Qualities – Ewes are excellent mothers and heavy milkers. Lambs are vigorous and have high survivability.

• Long Breeding Season – Dorpers are non-seasonal or have an extended breeding season. They can easily be managed to produce three lamb crops in two years.

• Reproductive Efficiency – Dorpers are very fertile and prolific. Lambing rates of 180% can be achieved per lambing.

• Pre-potency – Dorper sheep cross well with commercial ewes of other breeds and as terminal sires produce fast growing, muscular lambs.

• Non-Selective Grazers – Dorpers are excellent converters of a wide range of forage types and they excel in grazing or weed control operations.

• Heat and Insect Tolerant – Because of their Blackhead Persian origin, Dorpers have natural tolerance to high temperatures and heavy insect populations. They are productive in areas where other breeds barely survive. 

Reference Sire:

Maverick (Green Mountain Dorpers 2139)

Sire: Top Gun (HC 6 3309) Dam: Manger Farms 1309

DOB: September 2022 

SOLD October 2025 

We retained 4 of his daughters: Heart, Nancy, Annie, and Phoenix

New for 2025!

We will have limited quantities of select frozen cuts of lamb available for purchase, please email for more information.