Dancing Waters Farm

06/05/2026

PSA:

Farmers gotta learn to be frugal. Necessity being the mother of invention, years ago I dreamt this up and figured it was worth the share although I'm certain I'm not the only one who has thought of it.

Chick leg bands that can help identify hatches without being permanent. Plastic straws for the win. They come in a lot of different colors so you can separate breeds, keepers, etc.

Slice them up one side first to create a band. It will naturally curl into a more closed shape. Then cut to size, whatever works for you. Leave them larger if you want to write on them with a marker.

Bonus; it saves your wallet and the sea turtles too. 😉

06/04/2026

Oooo, they're getting to the cute stage! We have Pearls in chocolate and black and some whites so far.

Some of these babies are spoken for, but contact us if you will need a shiny fiber seed in a few weeks.

04/25/2026

Oh my. Spring is exhausting in the best ways!
Evaluating the lambs and chatting with their new farms to ensure they're going where they should.
Hatching, planting, weighing fleeces even though most of them were destined for the bottom of the new garden beds. Gotta keep those records. Life in general is busy and blessed and leaves no room for bad vices.

04/14/2026

And we have naked sheep! Just in time too! The temps are near 90 - 91 this weekend! Crazy for April.
Thank you Riversong Shearing LLC for another season of shearing here!
Our fleeces had been rubbed and we're a bit felted this year. It's okay though, most of them are headed to my new garden boxes to line the bottoms, decompose slowly and releasing nutrients organically into the soil while keeping that soil from watering out the bottom of the beds. Win, win.
I did save a few back to take a closer look. Just not today.

04/06/2026

Whoa! Fastest registration return ever! Thanks Finnsheep Breeders Association ans Associated Registry!

All our babies that have the ability to reproduce are now registered!

04/04/2026

My ewe lambs are all tentatively spoken for this year! Thank you folks!

My adult ewes moving on to new pastures still available for reservation now, are listed below and will be ready for pick up once their lambs wean.

You can visit the Finnsheep Breeders Association website to look closer at the pedigrees of these ewes if curious.

I really do love them all, but there's only so much room. Happy to share these gals with other farms! Besides, spreading the genetic wealth means I'll have resources nearby too!

My primary focus as a farm has been to uphold the breed standards, naturally, and refine my flocks fiber and form. I am now leaning into the milking/dairy side of Finnsheep as I've gotten the first two where I want to be mostly. My ewes have always been able to care for their lambs milk wise, but we'd like to highlight the triple purpose part of this breed fully. They are a unique representation of a breed refined by human needs in harsher conditions, where both thrived due to their association.

Let us know if any of these ewes fit for your farm!

03/31/2026

Also- our angoras have been the side-kicks for a local photographer the past couple years for Spring Easter pictures.
Local folks - she does a great job and really loves her work!

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T&E Photography21 LLC. is all about capturing those special moments at a reasonable price! Opened May of 2023!

03/31/2026

Well life on farm...

We've been hyper focused on the sheep during lambing, but lots of other happenings going on too.

All breeding prospect lamb registrations submitted to the Finnsheep Breeders Association! (Wethers were not registered, because honestly what's the point?) Still could be though if that's important to their new people.

I've added some pictures from today below. See the captions for more details.

03/29/2026

I believe we are done lambing. Since I pulled the rams a week earlier than I'd intended, one ewe wasn't bred as we missed her cycle.

We have 16 happy, healthy, bouncy babies ALL in white!

Ewe lambs have tentatively been spoken for. Will be contacting prospective parents soon for confirmation and deposits.

We still have two rams lambs available along with wether companions if they don't have a buddy.

We are moving some of our adult proven ewes and rams to make room for the retention of a few of these lambs. We can put together a ready made starter flock.

Photo below is from a prior year.

11/19/2025

This very handsome dude is casually looking for a new flock. He's just about worked himself out of a job here and looking for new employment.
Key points why we chose him in the first place:
Size - solid framed ram, good bone and conformation. Passes that to lambs.
Fleece - fine, soft, passed this on to his lambs too.
Blue/chocolate genetics! - rarer pattern plus chocolate.
Temperament- he'll come up for a scratch and comes running for snacks. Extremely food motivated, like me! 😆

Contact me here if you have his new address. He's willing to work for his breakfast.