About Us

We test our herd for Ovine Progressive Pneumonia (OPP), Johne's Disease, and 

Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL). These are debilitating diseases, and we are proud to say that we have never had a positive test and  are happy to provide testing results to potential screened buyers. Our herd is also registered with the Scrapies prevention program, and all of our lambs are sold with their Scrapies tags. Sheep who were brought in from outside our herd are from tested herds only, and were quarantined for 30 days before being allowed into the herd. This is in order to preserve the biosecurity of our flock and to prevent any diseases from entering our flock. We have strict biosecurity protocols in place including boot covers, gloves and foot bathes.

When searching for a sheep breed to raise, we had one goal in mind: temperament. We wanted sheep who did not fit the profile of stereotypical sheep. We wanted ewes who would greet us at the fence, who enjoy attention, and who would let us handle them easily and with no fear. And we found that in the Finns. Now temperament is one of our strictest standards that we hold for our herd. We work with lambs every single day, sitting with them and allowing them to become comfortable in our presence, so that when they grow up they will be glad to come right up to you. Once they get comfortable our girls are gentle, sweet, and easy to handle, and we try to make sure that all lambs leaving our farm are the same. 

Finnsheep are known as a "maternal" sheep breed. Maternal breeds tend to have high fertility, high milk production, longevity, and good mothering ability. They are primarily used to breed replacement ewe lambs for the herd, rather than terminal sires or ram lambs. As such, we began with Finns expecting them to be great mothers, and time and time again they prove themselves to be over and above our expectations. I am always amazed each lambing season, despite how many times we have done it, how patient, nurturing, attentive, and devoted our ewes are to their lambs. No matter if they are a first time mom with twins or an experiences mom with quints, they are always so adoring of their lambs, completely and utterly devoted to their babies. I am always in awe of the ewes who stand for hours while they clumsy newborns stumbled around under them while searching for their milk, and I watch over and over again as our ewes stay awake the entire night the first couple of days, urging their lambs to nurse as frequently as every 15 minutes. And not only do they care for newborns, but they are devoted to their lambs forever. Our yearlings run right to their mothers when they are finally old enough to join the adult herd, and they bond with her as if they haven't just spent months apart. Our ewes would nurse their lambs for as long as their body allowed them to, if we let them, even when their lambs are bigger than they are! In short, we take mothering ability very seriously here, and we do not have any ewes here who do not love their lambs with their entire being.  

We raise a herd of dairy sheep. Our main priority for our herd is milk production and quality, and we use this milk to make many dairy products for our family, including cheese. We handcraft high quality soap from our rich, creamy milk and offer our soap for sale at Farmer's markets, speciality stores as well as shipped to you. Contact the administrator for current seasonal offerings. To attain that beautiful milk our sheep are all grass-fed on high quality clover and alfalfa year round. They are fed only natural nutritional supplements and no medications, making their milk pure and all-natural. Sheep's milk is incredible: it is highly nutritious, easily digestable, creamy, smooth, and with higher protein content than cow's milk. Currently for our family we make cheese including feta and chevre. Feta is traditionally made from sheep's milk, so we are excited about going back to the roots of this historical cheese to create a bright, salty feta preserved in extra-virgin olive oil that all cheese-lovers could appreciate. Our sheep's milk chevre is a take on the traditional goat's milk chevre: a rich, creamy cheese that is spreadable on crackers and perfect for a picnic. None of our cheese is for sale at this time. Our hand-crafted soap is soothing and smooth, perfect for dry, cracked hands or sensitive skin.  For retail or wholesale soap sales, other than pick up at farmer's markets, we will ship samples upon request to serious inquiries. We do not offer farm pick up and buyers pay shipping. Our soap is often available at natural stores. 

Fleece quality is a critically important aspect of our herd. We originally selected our started flock based on fleece quality, and we continue to select retained ewe lambs based on fleece quality, among many other things. We mainly select for fine, soft fleeces with tight crimps. We look for sheep with fast growing fleeces that can reach long staples lengths while still being shorn twice a year. Our lamb fleeces are all "next-to-skin" soft and are perfect for sweaters or projects that require fine fleeces. Our fleeces all have beautiful luster and glimmer under the sun. They are easy to wash, with very minimal VM. While we do not coat our sheep, we do keep their bedding area very clean so that minimal vegetable matter ends up in the fleece. We have fleeces available in many patterns and colors, including brown, white, silver, true black, and brown and black badger. Every year we have lamb fleeces available in limited quantities. We only offer fleeces with 3" minimum staple length. Fleeces are priced per lb, buyer pays shipping. No farm pick up.  

Along with producing milk and fleece, the main goal for our herd is to raise registered breeding stock that then move on to other farming operations or stay with us to further our breeding plans. Because we breed our Finns towards the breed standard, we aim to provide registered ewes and rams who will help other herds grow. Our objective is to raise purebred stock who conform tightly to the breed standard and whose lineage is wide and varied, so that we can provide other herds with sheep who fit in well with their own flock, both genetically and conformational. We are always excited when someone uses our sheep to create dynamic crosses with other breeds, such as the classic Finn-Shetland cross. Please note: no farm pick up is available, please contact the administrator to make arrangements for delivery.

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