About
The flock was first established in 1978 on the Monaro by Anna’s father Jock Litchfield who in conjunction with the University of NSW started crossbreeding Suffolks and Dorsets and line breeding the “whitest” progeny. Earlier breeding trials had indicated that the Suffolk breed produced fast growing, well muscled lambs, but these were penalised in the market because of their black fibres. Jock received the first three ewes released from the Hay Research Station, and for the next few years, in conjunction with a small but growing number of interested producers, received a ram in return for his three best ram lambs.