DEARY CREEK DORPERS

Deary Creek Dorpers is a small family operation nestled in the foothills of the Palouse Divide and located in Deary, Idaho. We’re a small family operation, both in human crew size and flock size. Our Dorper breeding ewe flock stands at 48 head presently. We started our flock in 2014 with the same objective we have today-breed Fullblood Dorper Sheep that meet the South African Dorper Standard. We bred a top quality foundation ewe flock via embryo transfer of Kaya and Dell genetics in 2018. Five years later those ewes and their progeny continue to consistently produce T4 and T5 phenotypes. We regularly have our flock inspected by certified South African Dorper Society inspectors. We focus on our lambs’ quality and select for desirable traits; high rates of gain, heavy muscling, solid frames and twin births, maintaining records to manage the program. Our commercial lamb flock is logically a happy consequence of the seed stock flock. We can produce and process delicious Dorper lamb for retail sale because well, let’s face it, not every lamb is a T4 or T5! We have consigned our best seed stock rams and ewes privately and at ADSBS and WSDA show/sales events since 2017. Over the years we’ve forged new friendships, discovering a tremendous support and networking system within our Dorper ‘family’. Look for us and our wonderful Dorpers at the WSDA Show/Sale in 2023! We welcome visitors to Deary Creek Dorpers, love to show folks around our little piece of heaven, talk sheep, and will probably treat you to a lamb gyro for lunch or a nice rack of lamb for dinner!