Breezy Ridge Rideau Sheep

06/21/2026

I like Reed Canary Grass, we incorporate it in all our pasture fields and also include it in our hay fields, and our whole farm is tiled drained. Sheep like the leave's and if sheep like it I like it. But it takes work and can easily get a head of you. Thats where strip grazing management is important.

05/29/2026

Parasite Resistance PR is the next stage in sheep breeding and production. PR lowers death loss in lambs and allows the sheep to express their full potential

2026 March lambing Breezy Ridge Farm. Pure bred Rideau Arcott fou...

05/15/2026

The 50-day weight is one of the most important measurements in sheep production. It shows whether your feeding program is working, whether your ewes are milking and raising lambs efficiently, and whether your genetics and management are producing healthy, fast-growing animals. For our breeding program it also help evaluate parasite resistance in the ewe flock.

05/13/2026

Rex Crawford DVM. has returned for the 2026 to do the annual fertility testing of this years 69 yearling Pure Bred Rideau Rams . The tissue samples are also being submitted to have these rams screened for genetic resistance to Scrapie and O.P.P ( Maedi Visna). These are the first tests since last years Canadian Performance testing in the process of finding the Rideau rams that have strong parasite resistance for the breeding program.

05/10/2026

Our last group of ewes out before lambing starts.

05/09/2026

We vaccinate all our Rideau lambs at around 35 days with a broad spectrum vaccine. This is especially important for enterotoxemia in sheep, commonly known as "overeating disease" or "pulpy kidney” we find that because the Rideau lambs grow so fast, we need to vaccinate early. Today we are vaccinating 500 lambs in 2 hours, and also at the same time education the lambs about the handling system.

04/26/2026

We are looking for 1 or 2 male Maremma pups might also take another breed, but no Pyrenees, we live in a built up area and just can’t have a dog that wonders away for days.

04/13/2026

Thanks to Cortney Vriens founder of, Vriens Nutrition Consulting, and Ashley Ferren at Sunderland Co-op, for working with us and providing the key nutrition that makes our Rideau flock work to its ultimate production. Feeding Rideau’s is an art that pays big dividends with weaning lots of healthy and fast growing lambs.