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At Orrie Cowie we aim to breed:

• big, robust, structurally correct sheep
• merinos and poll merinos carrying a genuine heavy fleece- white, nourished, elite quality, 20.5 µ wool
• EASY care sheep (easier to shear, resistance to flies, dermatitis, fleece rot and worms)
• fertile ewes producing fast-growing lambs
• SheepMaster sheep that are fully shedding

...AND WE ARE ACHIEVNG THIS 

SheepMaster

In November 2022, Orrie Cowie purchased Lot 1 at the National Elders SheepMaster Ram Sale, Elleker, WA for $110,000. We also purchased 4 special stud sires and 300 SheepMaster ewe lambs to form an excellent foundation for our SheepMaster Stud.

Why did we go this way? With the devaluing of the downs wool from terminal sire breeds of White suffolk, Suffolk and Poll Dorset and the cost of & lack of shearers we have been looking at shedding sheep breeds for a while. We have chosen the SheepMaster, for their excellent shedding ability, their placid temperament, grazing habits and most importantly, muscling and early fertility. ........

No shearing, no tailing and no flies.

We are still committed to breeding elite woolled poll merinos and merinos, but with the extra time due to the easy care of SheepMaster sheep, we believe we can do both better in the future.

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INAUGURAL SHEEPMASTER RAM SALE

Wednesday 25th October 2023

on-property at 2548 Corny Point Road, Warooka SA 5577

check out AuctionsPlus

a great opportunity 

The 2023 Orrie Cowie on-property ram sale and field day 

was held on the 9th August (Wednesday)

interfaced with AuctionsPlus

SPRING DROP POLL MERINO RAMS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE

INSPECTION by appointment please

-for more details go to the sale page 

Surplus Stud ewes are now available

Pre-inspection invited

For more information contact John on 0419 826 228

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BREAKOUT: Orrie Cowie hosts SA Sheep Expo Marketing Scholarship Recipient, Kate Bond     Click here

Orrie Cowie celebrates their 50th Annual Sale in 2015      Click here

"Building on a solid foundation - sometimes old is new again!"    Click here

"Breakout - Shearing gives experience in the right wool selection"    Click here