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If you are interested in sheep and the wonderful things made from their wool, or watercolors of them, you’ve come to the right place!
Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep
Our farm is located in southwest Missouri and is home to a flock of “Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep”. For such a long name, they are actually quite short. Their roots are from a heritage breed that has been around for a very long time!
My adventure as a shepherd began in 2005. We had been searching for an organic solution for grass and weed control in our vineyard. Although we started with the sheep for a practical reason, before long they had woven their way into my heart.
Between 2006 and 2019 the sheep produced many lambs that were sold as barnyard pets. In this website, I’ve written a lot about their care and especially about lambing, to hopefully benefit others.
In 2020, my daughter and I decided to concentrate our focus on their wool (rather than producing lambs). We will miss the sweet little lambs each spring, but are very excited to continue on our woolly adventure with our sweet friends, our “fiber flock”. We use their wool for spinning, dyeing, knitting, and weaving.
They are also an ongoing inspiration for my watercolor art.
As you see, these sheep have taken us down a Path Less Traveled, full of twists and turns. It has been and continues to be a wonderful adventure!
