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- Meet Our Woolly Residents -
Friendly Greeters
Small sheep with smiling faces who love eating treats and meeting Dairy guests. Our miniature sheep have beautiful, soft wool (great for petting, or spinning when they get too hot).
Sheep have no upper front teeth, and nibble gently when hand fed. Very sweet natured, they do not typically butt or ram their heads into people.
Easy Keepers
Unlike larger sheep and goats, these mini sheep are easy to house behind short fences and light gates. They don't typically ram fences or challenge gates.
Our night housing serves the purpose of protecting the sheep from predators. Sheep require a night barn, or sheltered night pen with high, sturdy fences to protect against predators such as coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions.
Serious Fire Protection
Serious Fire Protection
Sheep concentrate on grazing, keeping four feet on the ground. Goats are typically browsers, not grazers. They tend to stand on their hind legs and reach up to bushes and trees.
The sheep keep the grass as low as possible. The entire East side of our Dairy is rich with large pastures for our little grazers. In the Fall, when grasslands dry, Eastern Santa Ana winds blow, and fires spark easily. We always ensure that our farm is well protected from wildfires, so our little ones stay safe.
- The Breeds -
Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep: wooly face / wooly legs / short ears / NICE fiber
Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep: wooly face / wooly legs / short ears / NICE fiber
Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep: wooly face / wooly legs / short ears / NICE fiber
Small sheep with woolly faces and legs, the Old English Babydoll Southdown sheep are naturally poled (no horns). They are small, and very gentle-natured. These sheep are most commonly either white, black, or gray.
Originally developed in England as a meat sheep, their wool is not prized for spinning. American's love this small breed for pets, petting zoos, and for keeping the weeds under control in orchards and vineyards.
Lambaradoodles: Hybrid vigor / medium ears / more open face / nice fiber
Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep: wooly face / wooly legs / short ears / NICE fiber
Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep: wooly face / wooly legs / short ears / NICE fiber
A new American breed known for wild spotting thanks to one of its foundation breeds, the Finn sheep; the harlequin breed is still in development.
We breed F1 BBD level harlequin sheep. That means we have very low-level breed-up harlequin sheep with lots of babydoll genetics in there. We are developing our new breed; Lambradoodles.
Click here to read more and learn about the breed-up program: Lambradoodles (tm)
Why we love working with Harlequins: Harlequins also have babydolls in their creation, these small sheep have less wool on the face and legs, making them easier keepers than the babydolls as debris does not get trapped in the wool on their legs and faces. Like the babydolls, harlequins are also naturally poled (no horns).
Color Variations
Spotted
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
Spotted
This lambs are Lambradoodles (tm) .. Spotted babydolls are currently more rare. Spotted harlequins are more common.
black
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
Spotted
Black lambs rarely stay jet black as the sun will fade their color. But when sheered will be jet black underneath.
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
There is no official name for this color.
Black Spotted is when a lamb is black with scattered "celestial" looking white markings (looking sort of like a galaxy.)
According to the registry, This color is simply registered as Black/White Flocking
Black w/ White Spot
black lamb goes to gray
black spotted, galaxy or snowflake or flocked
The spotted genetics will often show up on a black lamb as a white mark on the face. This happens often with a white ewe bred to a spotted ram. This white spot will often show on a black lamb indicating it carries the spot gene.
white
black lamb goes to gray
black lamb goes to gray
White is white. No markings. Sometimes a white lamb will be born with a pale spot here or there. That will fade and is not considered spotted.
black lamb goes to gray
black lamb goes to gray
black lamb goes to gray
This gray ewe started out jet black with no white hairs at all. She turned to this lovely gray over three years. Many of the black lambs will turn to this. When this ewe is sheered, she is gray... not black at the roots. NOTE: She is also a spot carrier and has had spotted lambs when bred to our spotted ram.