We can provide lambs for all events and will do our best to supply the needed special requests.
We also offer early season breeding and will have fall lambs available.
Here is a list of holidays where lamb is enjoyed:
Western or Roman Easter April 8, 2007
March
23, 2008
April
12, 2009
April
4, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - 30-45 lbs live weight,
milk fed and fat.
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Easter or Greek Easter
April 8, 2007
April
27, 2008
April
19, 2009
April
4, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - 40-55 lbs live weight,
milk fed and fat.
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Passover
April 3-10, 2007
April
20-27, 2008
April
9-16, 2009
March
30-April 6, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - 30-55 lbs, milk fed
and fat.
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Rosh Hashanah
Sept 12-13, 2007
Sept
29-30, 2008
Sept
18-19, 2009
Sept
8-9, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - Forequarters from
weaned lambs 60-110 lbs.
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Start of Ramadan - can vary by a day depending
on the actual sighting of the moon.
September 13, 2007
September
2, 2008
August
22, 2009
August
11, 2010
Type of lamb wanted -Weaned market lamb
60-80 lbs.
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Id al Fitr - The Festival of the Breaking
of the Ramadan Fast
October 13, 2007
October
2, 2008
September
22, 2009
September
11, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - same as for Ramadan.
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Id al Adha - The Festival of Sacrifice Dec 20-23, 2007
Dec
8-11, 2008
Nov
28-Dec 1, 2009
Nov
17-20, 2010
Type of lamb wanted - 60-80 lbs. However,
heavier old crop lambs are also in demand and will frequently command the same price as new crop lambs.
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The Christmas market is for milk fed kids
and lambs. These young animals are rare, because they must be produced by out-of-season breeding in May for October births.
Kids and lambs as light as 18 lbs may be readily accepted.
from :
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/index.cfm