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 two lambings. Blossom has a sweet personality and is a fantastic mother. She is trained to the milking stanchion and is easy to hand-milk. We are currently milk-sharing with her two ram lambs who stay with her 24/7.

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. We are looking forward to breeding her 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.

Blue Sky Hops (right) and Blue Sky Malt (left) are Blossom's ram lambs born on our farm in May 2025. They are 45.5% East Friesian, 37.5% Awassi, 8.5% Lacaune, 8.5% Polypay and are growing up beautifully. While Malt has been spoken for, Hops will likely stay on our farm and 'service' our new, unrelated East Friesian/ Lacaune ewes (that are scheduled to arrive in July) later this year.

Our Rams

Our Ewes