We are expecting...

The results are in... and Wisconsin Valais has confirmed pregnancies out of our -1 points donor ewe, Lavender Haze! During the 2nd USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, we had the pleasure of meeting Hayden and Melissa Cowan from Parkdale Valais Blacknose in New Zealand. We discussed several different sires that exemplified the type of Valais Blacknose sheep we are trying to produce at Wisconsin Valais. Ultimately, we decided to utilize Parkdale Flynn and Highland Isa as sires for our IVF efforts this last fall.

Parkdale Flynn was the Champion Valais Blacknose Ram and Reserve Supreme Champion Valais Blacknose at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in 2023. Flynn's sire, Snowdonia Goliath, set the overall breed sale record in the UK in 2021. We are excited to see what this pairing will create!

Highland Isa was the Reserve Champion Valais Blacknose Ram at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in 2023. His pedigree contains multiple Maximum points Valais. 

Keep an eye out for more information on lambs in April and May! Please see Parkdale's website below for more information on the sires we used. 

https://www.parkdaleblacknose.co.nz/genetics