Wooden Springs Dorper Stud

About The Stud

WoodenSprings Dorper stud was established in 2006 , on our property named “Wooden Springs “at Copmanhurst northern rivers  NSW,  we have owned this property since 1984, it is Australian bushland  with  eucalypt forest ,native bushland  and spring fed streams,   the name “wood en springs”.   We used sheep there, in our tea tree plantation to control the grasses between the rows of trees and supply our  household meat.  In 2005 we found Dorper.  They thrived ,they demolished our weeds and loved the scrubby regrowth and  soon the  sheep numbers were increasing to  more than we required. In 2006  we purchased  Amarula Douggie and Lonnie from Old Munbilla our first fullblood Dorpers. We had the opportunity to meet Dolf Lategan and collect knowledge on the Breed standard of excellence,  we  were introduced to his book ”Dorpers into the new century” brochure & training Manual.  In November 2006 we  moved our  stud to our current location.

 Our Stud was founded with the purchase of Amarula Douggie and a fullblood ewe purchased from Old Munbilla Stud Coutts Crossing NSW, since  then we have obtained ewes & rams from Amarula , Algoa,  Kaya, Newstead, Dell & Winrae Stud bloodlines.

We adhere to a  selection process for our stud animals to conform to  the Dorper Breed standard of excellence, and have our flock inspected/graded on a regular basis and have been guided by the wealth of infomation supplied to us by inspectors Ron Van DerMerwe , Phillip Strauss and Wicus Cronje’. Wooden Springs  Dorper Stud is committed to producing high quality offspring. Femininity of our ewes is very important in our selection process for production and reproduction. Our stud foundation stock consisted of Full Blood South African type 4 and 5 graded  sheep.

WoodenSprings Stud is  now located at Werris Creek, 40km South of Tamworth, NSW Australia,

The Dorper

The Dorper is originally bred in South Africa in the 1930’s, a breed developed by crossing Dorset Horn ram and the Blackhead Persian ewe. The Dorper is a fast growing meat producing sheep .The  breed is known for its low maintenance, fast growth, high fertility and reproduction rates,  excellent mothering qualities and milk production, quality meat  with good muscling and its adaptability and hardiness  to survive  and thrive in  a variety of climatic  conditions.