Grunniens Ranch is committed to the development of the finest yaks for breeding stock, companions, and the production of a healthy and delicious meat, on a sustainable grass-based ranch. Our pastures are located on the high prairies of Elbert County, Colorado.

Tibetan Yak Seedstock Breeder

Our yaks are not given low level antibiotics or growth hormones. Pound for pound, yaks need one third the used sunshine (grass) as their domestic cattle cousins, making sustainability goals that much closer.

The cliche says “Once you go Yak, you’ll never go back!” and that’s pretty close. Yak is a great alternative to beef and bison. It is a naturally lean, low in fat, with a healthy fat profile. In addition to their outstanding meat, yaks provide wonderful fiber and are excellent pack animals.

We take custom orders anytime but are finding it difficult to keep up with demand. Please call for availability.

Grunniens Ranch LLC, Eddy Sanders, 21165 Red Cloud /Ridge, Elbert CO 80106. (303) 646-6226.
E-mail: yaks@grunniens.com. Website: www.grunniens.com.

At Grunniens Yak Ranch (rhymes with onions), our herd is built on diverse genetics, proven winners, and careful selection. Health, fertility, conformation, and temperament is where our time is spent. The highest priority of our breeding program is the retention of characteristics that make yaks the great alternative livestock they are: feed efficiency, altitude adaptation, cold hardiness, disease resistance, predator defensiveness, and calving ease. Yaks are an incredibly productive animal, providing the livelihoods of Tibetans for centuries. The worst we could do is introduce the problems associated with modern bovine production – increased input costs, required human intervention, increasing vet bills, decreasing fertility rates. We are working with nature to create highly productive yaks that outperform the herd.

Lifetime Members of the International Yak Association.

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