Discover EasyCare

The EasyCare™ Sheep is a revolutionary breed of sheep which requires minimal shepherding and veterinary care, sheds its fleece in the summer, does not need shearing and yet offers excellent meat yields and lambing ratios. The fleece is kempy, leaving a dense hair covered in lanolin. The shed fleece rapidly decomposes as a natural soil conditioner. The breed seldom succumbs to heat stress yet the dense nature of their fleece means they can withstand harsh weather.

Why EasyCare?

Low Input

Self shedding. Minimal birth assistance. Low labour requirement.

Hardy

Ideal for outdoor lambing systems, due to their thrify nature.

Efficient

Great converters of pasture with good lambing ratios. Prime meat yields with excellent eating quality.

Great Mothers

EasyCare ewes are particulary maternal, taking good care of their lambs.

Vigorous Lambs

Lambs are born with a strong will to live, generally suckling within minutes of being born.

Virile Rams

Rams can cover many ewes without losing body condition.

EasyCare by name. EasyCare by nature.

Take the hassle out of sheep farming. 

A Super Food.

Love great food? Look no further. Lamb is a highly nutritious food that is really versatile. 

What Farmers Say

I changed to the EasyCare breed, just over 15 years ago. It allowed me to increase the size of the flock without increasing labour. Due to their ability to lamb outdoors unassisted and for the lambs to thrive and finish off grass, the flock has remained profitable during this time.
Dr Steven Johnson
EasyCare ewes are really maternal. I like their ability to lamb away outdoors, on their own, with minimal supervision.
William Hutchinson
EasyCare sheep are very suited to outdoor lambing. They are great mothers, the lambs are very vigourous at birth, the ewes have plenty of milk, there is very little prolapse, they are very protective and I highly recommend them.
Lucy Tottenham
Low input. High output.
Cormac Power
One of the main advantages of the EasyCare breed is their wool shedding ability. Some farmers worry that the fields will be covered in wool but as you can see here, there is no wool in the fields
John byrne
EasyCare sheep are just that. They take the hassle out of sheep farming and allow a very good work life balance.
Josh lamb

Our Partners

EasyCare Sheep Ireland work with many groups to promote the EasyCare sheep breed. Check out some of our partners below.

Sheep Ireland

Performance recording organisation in Ireland.
https://www.sheep.ie/

EasyCare Sheep Society (UK)

EasyCare Sheep Society in the UK promoting the EasyCare sheep breed.
https://www.easycaresheep.com/

Become a Partner

Please reach out if you would like to partner with us.