EasyCare Sheep Ireland – Leading the way in low carbon footprint and low input shepherding

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?

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