Shepherd's Hey Farm

Shepherd's Hey Farm The predominant breeds in our mix are Romney, Border Leicester, and Corriedale as well as smaller percentages of Lincoln, Wensleydale and Romeldale.

Shepherd’s Hey Farm maintains a flock of natural-colored longwool sheep for production of wonderful handspinning fleeces and naturally raised custom butchered lamb 35 miles from central Washington, DC. Shepherd’s Hey Farm is home to a flock of beautiful wool sheep who are carefully bred and managed to produce luxurious high quality handspinning fleeces and naturally raised custom butchered lamb. O

ur sheep are mostly cross-bred to produce lustrous and soft longwool fleeces in a wide range of beautiful natural colors (pale silver, medium and dark gray, charcoal, black, and shades of brown, also known as moorit): a handspinner’s dream come true. We continue to experiment with crosses and mixes that produce the kind of longwool handspinning fleeces that we and our customers love to spin. Most of these breeds in our mix contribute to the excellent dual-purpose of producing wool and meat. We also produce related products such as sheepskin pelts, wool roving and batting and yarn.

When you go to skirt what should be a beautiful fleece and the cut ends look like this.... We won't be selling this on...
04/11/2026

When you go to skirt what should be a beautiful fleece and the cut ends look like this.... We won't be selling this one!

Still skirting fleeces! Tandoori is a mixed breed ewe made up of Romney/Romeldale/Wensleydale and a remnant dash of Ram...
04/09/2026

Still skirting fleeces! Tandoori is a mixed breed ewe made up of Romney/Romeldale/Wensleydale and a remnant dash of Rambouillet if you can believe it!

04/03/2026

COME SEE US !
Saturday April 4th 9am - 2pm
Shepherd's Farm & Fiber Market
at the Frederick (MD) Fairgrounds

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And then there's "Peppercorn". Swoon!
04/01/2026

And then there's "Peppercorn". Swoon!

Here's a look at Indigo's fleece. Happy dance!
03/27/2026

Here's a look at Indigo's fleece. Happy dance!

Still on the sheep but about to come off!
03/25/2026

Still on the sheep but about to come off!

We had a good shearing day the other day! Yum.
03/25/2026

We had a good shearing day the other day! Yum.

Trying to get skirting done on the December-sheared fleeces before the rest of the flock gets sheared this Friday!
03/19/2026

Trying to get skirting done on the December-sheared fleeces before the rest of the flock gets sheared this Friday!

03/17/2026

The standing seam roof on our big barn has been coming unattached due to the crazy winds we've had lately. Noisy, scary and potentially dangerous if it progresses. We're trying to track down good roofing folks to get this addressed! Alas, farms and nature..... you just gotta deal

These boys are thinking about spring.
03/06/2026

These boys are thinking about spring.

Newest kid on the block - arrived at 4:45 a.m. weighing in at 14.7lbs. This is "Flick" - son of Flutter & Dundee.
02/16/2026

Newest kid on the block - arrived at 4:45 a.m. weighing in at 14.7lbs. This is "Flick" - son of Flutter & Dundee.

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Dickerson, MD
20842

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