Heritage meets Performance.
Performance
We performance record and DNA parent verify all progeny, with data submitted to Sheep Genetics. Brucellosis Accredited and Gudair-vaccinated.
Profitability
We are a modern Hampshire Down seedstock producer, focused on commercial profitability and practical genetics.
Heritage
We’re proudly acting as a custodian of one of Australia's heritage sheep breeds. We welcome enquiries and inspections any time.
About Mimjack Hampshire Down Stud
Mimjack Hampshire Down Stud was established in 2022 at Yeoval, Central West NSW, and is registered as Flock No. 273 with the Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association.
The stud was founded by Mitchell Dickens – just eight years old at the time - and his big brother, Jack, with parents Justin and Amy Dickens prompting the move so the boys could have their own responsibilities and exposure to farm business practices, from a young age.
From tagging and weighing newborn lambs within 24 hours of birth, to assisting with all animal health activities, joinings, purchases and sales, Jack and Mitchell are involved in it all.
Mimjack Hampshire Down has invested heavily into quality foundation genetics, including from respected Hampshire Down studs such as Ramsay Park (SA), Eloora (VIC), and Aurora Park (VIC).
Mimjack is proudly part of the JAD Agriculture group, which also own JAD Speckle Park + Angus Studs.
About Hampshire Down Sheep
The Hampshire Down breed is known for its outstanding eating quality traits, and explosive growth – an ideal terminal sire option in crossbreeding operations.
The decision to breed stud Hampshire Down came after using them commercially on our property, and observing this incredible growth. Our first two year-drops of Hampshire Down-cross lambs topped the Central Tablelands Livestock Exchange (CTLX) lamb sales – for that day - both years.
Many may have first heard about the Hampshire Down sheep breed through the successful pursuits of Tom Bull and the Kinross Station Hampshire Down lamb brand, which discovered Hampshire Down to be Australia’s highest ranked sheep breed for marbling and tenderness, backed by numerous industry trials.
The Hampshire Down breed is a premium terminal sire known for:
Rapid growth for early finishing ability
Excellent feed conversion
Muscular carcases
Excellent eating quality traits, for the production of high quality lamb
The ability to perform well on pasture, for strong commercial outcomes.
Learn more about the Hampshire Down breed via the Australian Hampshire Down Breeders Association.
One of only 33 Hampshire Down studs Australia wide
Did you know that as of 2025, there were 33 registered Hampshire Down studs in Australia? Just six of those are in NSW! Mitchell was featured on the ABC Radio Country Hour program sharing the story of this heritage sheep breed.
What We Believe
“If our farms are not fun, not profitable, or are too much work, our children will not want them. Romancing the next generation, is the ultimate test of sustainability" - Joel Salatin
We believe in providing opportunity for the next generation to fall in love with agriculture through exposure to all aspects. Not just ownership over decision-making, but also the responsibility involved to achieve success. The joy of teamwork, the application of science in decision-making, and the building of relationships along the way.