Our Dairy Sheep Flock

We were drawn to dairy sheep due to their sweet nature and multi-purpose use of their milk, wool, and even manure. Little did we know how much we would enjoy being shepherds!

I also recently came across the article "Importance of Bioactive Substances in Sheep’s Milk in Human Health" by Zuzanna Flis and Edyta Molik , in which they write this about their findings:

"Sheep’s milk is an important source of bioactive substances that have health-promoting functions for the body. The valuable composition of sheep’s milk is due to the high content of fatty acids, immunoglobulins, proteins, hormones, vitamins and minerals. Many biopeptides found in milk have antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. The bioactive substances of sheep’s milk also show anticancer properties. Sheep’s milk, thanks to its content of CLA and orotic acid, prevents the occurrence of type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Sheep’s milk, as a product rich in bioactive substances, can be used as a medical aid to support the body in the fight against neurological and cancer diseases." (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8122369/)

Impressive, isn't it?!

We intentionally decided to focus on mixed dairy breeds for our sheep flock to optimize their hardiness and milk production.

Blossom was born in Texas in December of 2022. She is a 75% Awassi, 25% East Friesian dairy ewe who has had twin lambs during each of her lambings. Blossom has a sweet personality and is a fantastic mother. She is trained to the milking stanchion and is easy to hand-milk. Blossom is now getting a well-deserved break from parenting and milking and will be bred to Thomas this winter.

Poppy is one of Blossom's twins and was born in April 2024 in Colorado. She is a 49% East Friesian, 37.5% Awassi, 7% Lacaune, 6.5% Polypay dairy ewe. Since 2025 was our first year lambing on the farm, we decided not to breed her in 2024 to give ourselves time to learn. She is comfortable on the milking stanchion and we are looking forward to breeding her to Thomas for Spring 2026 lambs and are excited to see if she will give us any black lambs.

Rosie was born in April 2024 in Colorado. She is a 66% East Friesian, 20% Lacaune, 14% Polypay dairy ewe who we also decided not to breed her first year to give us time to learn. Rosie is very personable, curious and sweet and will surely be a fantastic mama next spring. We are planning on breeding her to Thomas this winter.

Hops is one of Blossom's ram lambs born on our farm in May 2025. He is 45.5% East Friesian, 37.5% Awassi, 8.5% Lacaune, 8.5% Polypay and is growing up beautifully. We love Hops’s sweet and goofy personality (and handsome looks) and he will stay on our farm and 'service' our new, unrelated East Friesian/ Lacaune ewes.

Our Rams

Our Ewes

Thomas is a proven East Friesian/ Lacaune ram who comes from high producing dairy lines in Montana.

He has a reserved but friendly demeanor and we are excited to have him breed our three adult ewes for 2026 lambs.

Timmy is an East Friesian/ Lacaune ram lamb who also came to us from Montana but is unrelated to Thomas and all of our ewes.

He has a sweet disposition and we can't wait to get some more black lambs from him.

Carnation was born in March 2025 in Montana. She is a high percentage East Friesian Dairy Sheep who is curious and outgoing, yet cautious. She will be bred to Hops this winter.

Daisy was born in April 2025 in Montana. She is a high percentage East Friesian Dairy Sheep who is sweet, curious and cautious. She will be bred to Hops this winter.