Our Animals
The Sheep
We have a flock of Shetland sheep that we are raising mainly for fiber, but also for breeding stock. If you are interested in starting or expanding your own flock, please check out our Available Animals page.
One reason we chose Shetland sheep is because they are on The Livestock Conservancy's conservation priority list of heritage breeds, in addition to their smaller size and wide range of colors! We are a provider for the Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em (SE2SE) initiative of The Livestock Conservancy to promote the use of wool from rare sheep breeds on the Conservation Priority List.
We also have a few Finn sheep and Shetland x Finn crosses, who we are raising for fiber and dairy. These make up our milking sheep group on the farm. 2025 will be our first season making cheese with sheep milk!
Our sheep all have names and unique personalities! We love getting to know each of them personally. We have some sheep available to go to new homes! Check out the Available Animals page for details.
The Cows
We have a small herd of 6 Jersey cows, who we are milking, and turning that milk into cheese!
Our cows were either raised on our farm, or were local 4H heifers— so they are very friendly, halter trained, and love scratches and attention. They graze on pasture all spring, summer, and as long into fall as there is good grass to be had.
We are a seasonal dairy, so we dry our cows off every winter to give them a longer break from milking and focus on staying warm, putting on some extra winter weight, and getting ready for spring calving.
We raise the spring calves up on milk and grass, to have pasture raised beef in future seasons.
The Equines
We have a young jennet (female) donkey named Clover, who is adorable, friendly, and helps us take care of our sheep! She is a big fan of attention from anyone who will pet her. She loves to follow us around like a little shadow and is always curious about what we're doing!
We also have a quarter horse named River, who is a great trail riding buddy and Clover’s new best friend. River and Clover are nearly inseparable and have taught each other a lot in addition to being best buddies.
We have both loved equines since childhood and are excited to finally have some of our own!
