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South African Judges exam

In April 2010, I went to South Africa to visit the South African National Show and to attempt to complete my 2nd South African Society Judges exam which is the final step in being accredited as a South African Judge. … Continue reading

Fertility

In any sheep breeding enterprise fertility is the major profit driver. At Kaya we are working hard on increasing the fertility of our sheep and their ability to concieve, and rear lambs. Our aim is to reach 150% plus lambs weaned … Continue reading

Inspections and financial implications of Sires

In March I was fortunate to have 2 experienced South African inspectors to do my inspection for my April sale. It is very interesting to evaluate the performance of Sires and the financial implication that has for our business. Below … Continue reading

2nd Autumn Dorper & White Dorper Ewe Sale – 22 April 2010

We are again very pleased to report a 100% clearance at our Autumn ewe sale. The results are tabled below. The top prices were paid by Alpine Dorpers (Vict) – $1850 Dorper ewe, Bilgamma Dorpers (NSW) – $2600 Dorper ram, … Continue reading

Kaya Dorper & White Dorper 5th Annual Production Sale

It was again very pleasing to report a 100% clearance at our 5th Annual production sale. We would like to thank all our clients, both old and new that supported the sale. This year we created a new record price for Kaya Dorpers when we sold the Dorper team … Continue reading

South African Dorper Course – Aug 2009

In August I decided to continue my Dorper education with a visit to South Africa to complete a senior Dorper course and a Dorper judges exam. This proved very interesting and I would recommend a South African conducted course in South Africa as a … Continue reading

National Dorper & White Dorper Show 2009 – Dubbo

This year we decided that Kaya needed to do a direct comparison of our stock against the breeders on the Eastern States. We selected 11 rams to take to the National Dorper and White Dorper show in Dubbo, NSW. To … Continue reading

Feinco Show – Brazil

Kaya has just received notification that the Grand Champion Ewe at the Feinco sheep show in Brazil was a direct embryo import from Kaya White Dorpers, bred by our main sire, Kaya 060036 and out of the ewe Kaya 060862. This ewe … Continue reading

1st Autumn Dorper & White Dorper Ewe Sale – 23rd April 2009

It is very pleasing to report a 100% clearance at our 1st Autumn ewe sale and even more pleasing that 50% of the animals were sold to the Eastern States. We would like to thank all our clients, both old and new that supported the … Continue reading

Wagin Woolarama – March 2009

Kaya again had a very successful showing at the Wagin Woolarama. In the Dorper section Kaya 070056 was Champion Ram and Supreme Champion Dorper exibit. The Reserve Champion Ram was also a Kaya ram, Kaya 071209. Kaya took out 6 of the … Continue reading