WE ARE TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR BUTCHER LAMB, AVAILABLE OCT/NOV 2010. Contact us if you would like to reserve yours for Fall 2010.
Our flock is registered with the North American Shetland Sheepbreeders Organization. Check out the website at www.shetland-sheep.org Our flock number is 1899.
We are also members of the Finnsheep Breeders Association and Minnesota Lamb and Wool Producers. Terri currently serves on the MLWP Board as the Northeast Director.
Please email me at wwwDOTroundaboutacresATgmailDOTcom for pedigree info.
If you don’t like our prices – make an offer. Please contact us by commenting on this blog or send and email. Please provide a return email address.
* A non-refundable deposit of $75 is required to hold your sheep. Delivery may be arranged for a mileage fee if greater than 50 miles. Please call or email if you are interested in a starter flock. We have some nice sheep to choose from!
* Registration/transfer fees are paid by the buyer unless negotiated prior to sale.
* As always, all the encouragement and support you need and want will be provided for newbie Shepherds!
* Pedigrees, fleece samples and/or additional information or photos are available upon request.
Voluntary Scrapie Program
I am excited to announce that I am in the process of enrolling and setting up my first visit for the Voluntary Scrapie Program. I will post more details on this as they occur.
To see our sale animals click the For Sale tab at the top of the page, then select Rams, Ewes, or Whethers
Hi Terri!
Or, howdy neighbor! Looks like we’ll be closing May 10th on a 6.5 acre hobby farm 3.5 miles up Park Trail from you! I’m Peter, have lived in Chisago City for 2 years now but Jim is moving up from Uptown, Minneapolis. So he’ll be in for more of a shock – he currently works in St Paul. I’m just over at Hazelden. We’re both from New York – so this’ll be a big but welcome change for us both. Intend on having smaller critters eventually – probably just going to start with chickens and move our way up the difficulty chain.
Would you be open for a visit and share any tips/tricks or advice?
thanks!
-Peter
We always enjoy visitors! We don’t know anything about chickens but we would love to show you what we have learned from our newbie farmer/rancher mistakes! I will email you privately. Thanks for checking out the blog!
http://www.frozenontime.com/packaging.htm is this the packaging you were talking about for shipping frozen lamb
Yes, this is the type of packaging!
Just wondering if you know anything about pasturing sheep in an organic orchard? I am interested in trying it and wondering what kind of fencing will work. Can you use electric fencing with sheep and also how difficult is it to make them super tame? I hav e had all other types of livestock, including chickens, cows, horses etc. Would you know how many sheep per acre and how high they can reach into a tree. We are trying to save the lower branches on our apple trees. Thanks for the information. Ann
Hi Ann – I don’t know much about pasturing sheep in orchards except that it is becoming more common. I believe some of the vineyards are using sheep to graze. I also heard that they are training the sheep to eat the weeds and not the plants but there is a whole process to go to training the sheep. We use electric fencing all the time with our sheep. My suggestion would be to look at Premier Fencing in Iowa. Just google them. They know what they are doing with sheep, llamas, poultry, etc. As far as taming sheep – animal crackers, pretzels, and grain in a bucket work well. Some breeds of sheep are naturally more friendly and some are more skittish. The amount of sheep and their reach depends on the size of the breed. I suggest the “Breeds of Livestock” link on my Links page. Most sheep are browsers so they eat grass, leaves, bark, etc. If your trees are far enough apart you could fence between them with the electronet fencing. We have fencing around our trees and place the electronet far enough away so the llamas can’t reach over to get the leaves. You can bring electronet closer because the sheep can’t climb it without getting shocked. I have seen a few motivated sheep stand straight up on their hind legs to get a branches! I hope this helps!