Sheepy Thyme Farm

All CVM's are Romeldales but all Romeldales are not CVM's--

*What can I possibly mean by this?;CVM stands for California Variegated Mutant and is a color pattern in the Romeldale breed, which was created by A.T. Spencer when he bought several New Zealand Romney rams in 1915. He used these Romneys to increase the staple length and improve carcass quality of his Rambouillet ewes. After many generations the Romeldale breed was established. Glen Eidman came into the picture years later when white Romeldales produced a few unexpected colored mutants. Eidman built his flock from these colored sheep and the California Variegated Mutant Sheep was born. Eidman spent 15 years developing the breed, then they were dispersed in several sales to farms in western states.

*A CVM must have the badger markings, which are stripes from the muzzle to the eyes, and/or dark legs and underbelly. They can come in dark gray, black, brown and moorit.

*Solid colored Romeldales do not have the badger markings and can come in most any color: black, white, and moorit and any pattern variation (spots, stripes).

*CVM/Romeldales are very gentle and easy-to-care for breed. The rams are not overly aggressive or harmful to fences and barns. Ewes are wonderful mothers and produce ample amounts of milk

.*If you are looking for wool to blend, consider this fine wool for blends with your alpaca, angora, llama, and kid mohair.

Who We Are

Our flock has been established for 10 years, we have tried different bloodlines of the CVM/Romeldale breed.

We have met many breeders across the nation, and made some very dear friends as well. We found some of our purchases to be excellent, others, sadly were (or should of been) other's culls.

One lambing season can speak volumes, and each year we learn more and more about this breed, what it is hiding in it's genetic make up can astound you.

We believe in purebred sheep but not inbred sheep, the trick we have found to getting bigger, parasite resistant, and extremely hardy sheep is to not use lines that have family trees with one or two branches. Think, instead: how can I get the most genetically diverse flock that has all the traits I am looking for?

Since such a large portion of our farm income comes from wool sales, we do breed with wool in mind. Bigger fleeces equal bigger profits. A sound, healthy animal is going to produce a sound, healthy fleece. What you put in is what you get out.Thank you for considering the CVM sheep for your flock. They are an excellent starter breed and are available in a rainbow of colors.