Baymule
Herd Master
We took our first 3 lambs to slaughter, 2 were wethers, 1 was a ewe lamb that just didn't grow out the way I wanted. We had sold 2 1/2 of them, so kept a half of a lamb for ourselves. Last Sunday our daughter grilled the chops and cooked leg of lamb roast. I have never cooked lamb, she had, so she was elected!
That. Was. The. Best. Meat. I. Ever. Tasted.
I've eaten lamb in restaurants before and it was strong and gamy tasting. We've eaten lamb at our daughter's house and it was good. Nothing, NOTHING can touch the taste of our own lamb. Our ewes are half Katahdin, half Dorper, the lambs were out of a Katahdin ram. There was no gamy taste. It was stronger than beef, but it didn't have that tough old buck venison taste. I've butchered out bucks (deer, not goats LOL) that were so gamy, the meat even stunk. I made sausage out of it. That is the taste (to me) of gamy lamb. That, or an old feral boar hog-just real strong. Our lamb was outstanding. Soooooo worth it! I am pleased with all our work and efforts and hope to have repeat customers, plus grow my customer list by word of mouth.
Now we have a Dorper ram and I'm quite sure that I have 4 pregnant ewes. I could have lambs by December or January! Tomorrow, the 2 ewe lambs that I'm keeping, will be added to the flock. I can't wait for more lambs!
That. Was. The. Best. Meat. I. Ever. Tasted.
I've eaten lamb in restaurants before and it was strong and gamy tasting. We've eaten lamb at our daughter's house and it was good. Nothing, NOTHING can touch the taste of our own lamb. Our ewes are half Katahdin, half Dorper, the lambs were out of a Katahdin ram. There was no gamy taste. It was stronger than beef, but it didn't have that tough old buck venison taste. I've butchered out bucks (deer, not goats LOL) that were so gamy, the meat even stunk. I made sausage out of it. That is the taste (to me) of gamy lamb. That, or an old feral boar hog-just real strong. Our lamb was outstanding. Soooooo worth it! I am pleased with all our work and efforts and hope to have repeat customers, plus grow my customer list by word of mouth.
Now we have a Dorper ram and I'm quite sure that I have 4 pregnant ewes. I could have lambs by December or January! Tomorrow, the 2 ewe lambs that I'm keeping, will be added to the flock. I can't wait for more lambs!