Farm history
Breezy Ridge Farm was established in 1983 by Phil and Liz Smith with a small flock of 40 mixed breed ewes.
Breed history
The Rideau Sheep are a Canadian agricultural success story. The breed was developed by Agriculture Canada at the Animal Research Centre (ARC) in Ottawa.
Ram selection
Rams are selected in most cases from ewes that are 5 yrs. and older. Their dams are productive ewes weaning 2.6 lambs or more per year over those 5 years.
Breeding for parasite resistance
All Ontario sheep producers face increasing resistance of internal parasites to available deworming products.
Performance
The flock is on an accelerated program of 3 lambing’s in 2 years. The lambing periods are winter, spring, and early November.
Exporting sheep to the US
Breezy Ridge Farm now offers embryo recipient ewes from our high health flock and the use of our on farm surgery for implanting embryos.
Videos
Browse our collection of videos showing Rideau sheep on Breezy Ridge Farm.
A year in the life of Breezy Ridge Farm
Holistic farming
This is just a thing we’ve been doing since 1983, and now it’s become a big thing. Go figure, Baha’is we’re always ahead of the times.