Cross Timbers Homestead
St. Croix sheep grazing on pasture at Cross Timbers Homestead

🐑 Sheep · St. Croix · hair breed

St. Croix lamb,
built for Texas.

A hair sheep breed bred for the Caribbean and South Texas — no wool, no shearing, no problem with heat. The meat is mild and lean. The sheep are the centerpiece of how we farm this land.

How we raise them

Pasture, rotation, no shortcuts.

St. Croix is a hair sheep breed (no wool, no shearing) bred for hot, humid climates like ours. The meat is milder than wool-breed lamb — closer to veal than to gamey mutton — and it's naturally lean. Entirely pasture-raised, no grain finishing, no routine antibiotics or hormones.

How shares work

You buy the animal. The butcher does the rest.

An animal share is what it sounds like: a portion of a single, live animal. You're buying the lamb, not packaged meat.

  1. 1. Reserve a share. Whole, half, or quarter. We hold your spot with a deposit.
  2. 2. We deliver the lamb to a licensed Texas butcher. That's where our part ends.
  3. 3. You call the butcher directly. You specify your own cuts — chops, roasts, ground, organs if you want them — and you pay the butcher for processing.
  4. 4. You pick up your meat at the butcher. Vacuum-sealed, frozen, labeled the way you asked for it.

Whole, half, and quarter shares available. Live feeder lambs and breeding stock as well.

Live animal sales

Feeder lambs and breeding stock.

We also sell live animals to people who want to raise them out themselves or take them to their own processor. Two situations come up most:

  • · Feeder lambs. Weaned lambs ready to grow out on your land or for a custom religious harvest.
  • · Breeding stock. St. Croix ewes and rams from our flock, well-adapted to North Texas heat and conditions, when available.

Halal / dhabiha timing is welcome — let us know what you need and we'll coordinate.

Pricing

Contact us for current pricing.

Share pricing changes year to year depending on feed, hay, and what the pasture gave us. Email us for a current quote — no obligation.

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