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Breeding and raising purebred Shetland sheep

10/13/2024

Always glad to see happy customers. Loved receiving this video. Sometimes the sheep don’t start friendly but with dedication like this they sure will be friendly soon.

09/28/2024

The fun of walking sheep. It is so funny when I have to move my girls because I truly get to the see the differences between some of my older show ewes and my girls who have no idea what a halter is.😂 on the left is Beach who has always had an attitude and on the right is Opal who has been shown the last two years numerous times and is a pro when it comes to a halter.

09/22/2024

Out sorting breeding groups this morning in preparation for breeding season. Have decided on the pairings for both the rams Wallace and Lucian. End photos of one of our newest additions who is nicknamed sheep as he’s the black sheep of our herd 😂

We have decided Wallace will breed these ladies:
Allen Creek Mercedes
White Pine Weaver
Ok Acres Missoula
Sapphire
Amber

Lucian will have:
Windland Flats Minnie
Beach
Juniper
Chist
Opal
Maggie
Abby

09/08/2024

The Mid-American Shetland Sheep Show at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival is complete. All the sheep did wonderfully and took home lots of ribbons. I was honored to win Youth Showman and the Jim Scharlau award. Here are the placings from the show:

4th place yearling ram-Wallace
5th place ran lamb-Gabbro
4th pair of ram lambs-Alabastar and Gabbro
2nd place yearling ewe-Missoula
4th place small flock
3rd place best spotted/modified-Wallace
5th place best fleece on hoof-Wallace

09/05/2024

We are taking off for the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival! 8 sheep are going down to be shown in numerous classes. This is the farms first year showing at the festival and we are super excited!
Here is the lineup:
Senior ewe: Weaver and Mercedes
Yearling ewe: Missoula and Minnie
Senior ram: Lucian
Yearling Ram: Wallace
Ram lamb: Alabastar and Gabbro

08/27/2024

Meet Gabbro! He is a registered morrit ram lamb out of Windland Flats Minnie and LH Lucian. He was born April 13 of this year. He is halter trained and fairly friendly. He has been shown at a few fairs and will be shown at the Wisconsin sheep and wool festival. He is looking for some new pastures to graze in. Picture of mom and dad are at the end

08/20/2024

12 sheep came with me to my local county fair and I was pleased with all of them. It was tough as they were being judged on meat qualities so no high places but still ended up with Wallace being in the Best of Show class. Proud of how they all behaved during the show. Now all that’s left is Mid American Shetland Sheep Show in September then all the sheep get some time off.

08/12/2024

Took a trip down to Illinois and back up through Monroe to pick up the newest members of my flock. Two gorgeous girls one from Ramsay Farms and the other from OK Acres. Meet Weaver and Missoula! Both girls settled in nicely and are enjoying each other’s company.

08/04/2024

Ending placings for the sheep show. So proud of all my sheep! Excited that Alabastar my first registered lamb that I bred won overall best ram at the show. It’s a huge accomplishment for my breeding program and can’t wait to see how it continues.

08/01/2024

Fair season began today at the farm. Brought 8 Shetlands to the county fair and am so proud of all of them. Came home with many wins and lots of members of the public loved giving them cuddles.

06/09/2024

Went through the UP and visited Linden Lane Farm to pick up our newest edition. Wallace is a yearling ram who I am very excited to use in the coming breeding year. I am also excited to use him in my showing program this summer. He is already halter broke and just needs a little tune up.

05/31/2024

Shearing has begun around here! I have 20 sheep to shear this year and have gotten 10 done so far. They all have been very good about standing around as I shear them. I’ve also slowly started halter breaking lambs to prepare for the upcoming show season!

05/28/2024

Registered ram lamb looking for new pastures!

He’s a moorit blettet. His sire is black and dam is moorit smirslet.
Single ram born 4/13/24

Registration was sent in waiting on papers.

Last two photos are parents.

05/06/2024

Went out yesterday to tag and vaccinate all the lambs for the year. Pictures were also taken of all the sale lambs (they did not enjoy standing still). Here are a few of my favorites that will definitely be hard to say goodbye to. Thank you to all the help we had to get all 18 lambs and a few ewes complete!

04/20/2024

Lambs! Lambs! And more Lambs! Finally finished up yesterday with a count of 24. Almost all will be for sale once weaned. Mostly unregistered but also have a registered ram lamb that will be available.

04/14/2024

Almost two weeks old and looking stunning. Brought him in to look at how he’s growing and I am in love! Alabastar Benz out of Allen Creek Mercedes x LH Lucian

04/06/2024

It just doesn’t slow down. The lamb count is now up to 12 at the farm and both ewes that are residing at the Medford school barn had twins so overall the farm is at 16! All are beautiful and growing nicely and causing chaos in the fields.

03/28/2024

And we are up to five! 4 Ewes have lambed so far and I think there is a pattern. Excited to see how the other lambs look. Should finish lambing middle of April!

03/09/2024

Went to the Medford high school today to clean up some ewes before lambing and talk about Shetlands. Had a great time talking with the students and Abby and Maggy were amazing girls while it was happening.

10/26/2023

Breeding season is in full swing! Excited to see what I get come spring.

09/29/2023

As Lucian and Mercedes leave quarantine and meet the flock another little girl has joined. Meet windland flats Minnie. She is a moorit smirslet lamb. I am so pleased to have her join my flock and can’t wait to see how she grows in the future!

09/12/2023

After a full weekend of events at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival my two newest additions are officially home in quarantine. LH Lucian and Allen Creek Mercedes are joining my flock. Excited to start the breeding season with these two!

08/08/2023

Put another show in the books. Took 4 shetlands and competed in flock, pair of lambs, yearling ewe, spring ram lamb, and spring ewe lamb. Took first in all events and even earned grand champion in ewe lamb, yearling ewe, and ram lamb. Pop-Rocks my ram lamb even went on and won overall best ram of the whole show. So proud of all the sheep that I took.

07/31/2023

First fair done for the year. Only took two lambs but am extremely impressed with them. Pop-Rocks showed in the spring ram lamb class and got first. Saphire was shown in the spring ewe lamb class and got fourth, and for the laughs both were dressed up as cat in the hat with thing 1&2 for costume class.

07/18/2023

Cleaning up for the fairs! Crunch time has come into full gear before I take these guys to three different fairs this month! So excited to see how it goes!

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Always glad to see happy customers. Loved receiving this video. Sometimes the sheep don’t start friendly but with dedication like this they sure will be friendly soon.