Junior show highlighted acouple of our lambs!
Nichols NSF 1847 "Jersey" became our highlight with a first place class finish and Reserve Land of Lincoln honors. We had several of our 2019 fall sale ewes place in the top 5 also!
Our newest project "Stacey" Gadsby, our little horned ewe lamb who quickly stole our hearts, also walked away with a class win and Reserve AOB Meat honors.
Then we headed into the Open Dorset Show.
Champion and Land of Lincoln honors went to Crouch 1813 "Auppie". Who just the previous year had been supreme in the junior show.
We had a second place spring yearling ewe, a second place early fall ewe lamb, and a whole bunch of top 5 finishes that we were honored about.
The greatest honor was recognition as the Premier Exhibitor for the 2nd year in a row. Jeremy and the crew have put in many long nights, made some tough decisions, and created a program at Crouch Dorsets that they are proud of!
We look forward to NAILE, to the lambing season ahead of us, and to sale season in the coming year. If you are ever in Central IL and would like a tour of the barns, please contact Jeremy - we are always willing to talk sheep!