Breezy Ridge Rideau Sheep

01/07/2026

This morning a group of ewe lambs and a couple of tested parasite resistant, and OPPv. resistant, rams left with Dennis and Henry Schneider from Michigan. This is their second import from Breezy Ridge Farm, Rideau sheep.

01/02/2026

We just finished the preg-scan for the Nov. breeding. 370 ewes with a 21 day breeding and had a 90% conception. 4 rams in four family groups all ewes are single sire mated. It pays for us to semen test the rams. -12 c today BRRR.Thanks Rebeca Parker.

12/30/2025

Today we are body condition scoring, and weighing the Rideau ewes at breeding and then again we’ll BCS when they lamb.
Years of collecting data helps identify the most efficient ewes and matched with parasite resistance, helps breed for a better sheep with great feed efficiency, and easier to maintain a good body condition through out their productive life.

12/27/2025

400, highly productive, Rideau ewes in early gestation, wintering outside. That’s why for years we have been breeding our Rideau’s to be hardy, and to have thick fleeces. It saves a lot of money on building barns, and infustructure.

12/07/2025

Maedi-Visna/OPPv. is a chronic viral disease of sheep and is estimated to be as high as 60% of flocks in North America but, there is an effective strategy to breed in resistance to the virus.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/30400000/OPP%20Handout.pdf

11/23/2025

The Idea behind the Rideau breed is that you need less ewes to produce more fast growing marketable lambs.

11/23/2025

2025 we have had 1 ewe that has produced 8 lambs over the year and 7 ewes produce 7 lambs each for 2025. These Nov. lambs avg. 3.3KG ( 7lb.3oz.) Data collection is important to help identify these productive ewes, who are also parasite resistant and will become the mothers of our future breeders.

11/16/2025

We have 400 Rideau ewes still out grazing in their breeding groups. We have been breeding and selecting for parasite resistance since 2010 under tough conditions . This have given our Rideau flock a heart and soul that is tough and which still maintains high production with great out of season lambing ability and industry low lamb death loss.

11/15/2025

And then a bear showed up this evening on a trail cam on our North Farm 2 k North of our home farm.

11/14/2025

This is why we spend so much on dog food.

11/03/2025

These are our top 4 breeding rams that we are using for our Nov. 1st breeding. All are parasite resistant low f***l egg count rams.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUzeNf0SR0

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11/02/2025

2025 Breeding day
All our Rideau ewes are weighed, body condition scored, health checked and moved into their breeding groups for single sire mating. This data is stored to follow the ewes production progress, and linked with their parasite resistance data. It's a big day here on the farm.