The Katahdin is a modern American breed of sheep. It is an easy-care sheep: it grows a hair coat with little wool which moults naturally in the spring, and so does not need to be shorn. It is reared for meat only.

The Katahdin has the typical characteristics common to hair sheep: it has an outer coat of fine hair, and in winter may grow a wool undercoat which moults naturally in the spring, so that it does not need to be  shorn; it is tolerant of hot and humid climatic conditions, and has good resistance to parasites 

Ram Weight: 95kg

Ewe Weight: 65 kg

Lambing Percentage: 165%

Fleece: Hair, no wool