Our Navajo-Churro Sheep

Our Navajo-Churro Sheep

Navajo-Churros were the first breed that we committed to raising at Agarita Creek farms. Thus far we have only fifteen -- twelve ewes and three lambs. Like our Jacobs, we run both registered and unregistered Navajo-Churros. Unlike the Jacobs, because of a difference in registration philsophies, we hope to be able to register all of our unregistered Navajo-Churro sheep.

We have bred most of our ewes this year to Santo, our herd sire, who we purchased from a breeder in Missouri. He is a majestic animal with beautiful color, and we cannot wait to see his offspring. Several of our ewes were also exposed to Miguel -- and we await lambing season to see whether this exposure resulted in Miguel fathering any lambs.

One might wonder, if this was the first breed we chose, why are the numbers so low relative to our numbers of Jacob Sheep. The answer is one of geography. Most of the large breeders of Navajos are in Arizona, Utah, and the Pacific coast. We have shown our willingness to travel far for sheep, but have been unable thus far to take a trip so far west. Perhaps next year.

Our Navajos are a bit wilder than our Jacobs, and exist more or less in their natural environment, where they thrive. We hope to grow our Navajo flock to forty or fifty in the coming years, through both breeding and acquisition.