Our animals

We started our lamb production in 2011 with 20 ewes and over the years our business has grown. In 2012 we built a new sheep house and today we have 180 ewes and raise about 250 lambs a year. There are also 10 dairy cows of the Highland Cattle breed on the farm. We have also built a game enclosure for fallow deer and mouflon sheep.

Our lambs

At Ulkeröds Gård, we carry out lamb production with a focus on autumn lambs. This means that the lambs are born during March-April inside our sheep house and grow up outside in our pastures and are then slaughtered during July-September. Our sheep breeds are Texel and Gotland.

Texel sheep - the best meat breed

In our restaurant we only serve meat from our Texella lambs. The cutting details from Texellamm are hard to beat with deep chops, large tenderloins, large steaks and well-filled bows. The Texel meat is well marbled and has a mild taste that is appreciated by most people. The breed came in the 1800th century and originates from the island of Texel on the Dutch coast.

Gotland sheep – the best fur breed

Our purebred fur sheep are good shedders and produce very beautiful fur skins. The Gotland sheep has its origins in the Gotland outdoor sheep. Through selection for size and fur quality, the Gotland sheep has developed into a good breed for leather production.

The farm's own lambs

All our lambs are mainly raised on milk from the ewe and pasture in the pastures around the farm. Sheep are known as "bush and sly removers", which means that they help in a very good way to keep Sweden's landscapes open. They are also relatively picky in their choice of pasture on dykes. We work the soil regularly and make sure to sow the special plants and herbs that the sheep love. This of course also gives the meat a very good taste, our lambs graze on cumin, mustard, white clover and black champignons.

Our fallow deer

In order to secure the supply of venison to the Ekbacken restaurant, we built a game enclosure for fallow deer in 2016. The fallow deer originally comes from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor, but since the end of the 1800th century it has also been found in Sweden.

The venison is juicy and meltingly tender, it is lean and can be kept frozen for a long time. The fallow deer meat is considered to have a slightly more elegant game flavor and is excellent for grilling.

Our Highland Cattle

Today there is a bull and a number of calves on the farm. The breed is made for tough and barren conditions and comes from the highlands of western Scotland with lots of rain, strong winds and low temperatures.

The breed looks as if it was taken from the Hedenhös family with its long brown fur that often hangs down over the eyes and the long horns. It is also a breed that can feed on lean pastures and is considered a great brush cutter. It is counted among the light meat breeds. The animals are kind and calm, have easy calving and very good maternal qualities.

The meat is finely marbled with interspersed fat, tender and flavorful. A taste out of the ordinary - ask the chef when you visit us!