Lucky Lane Farm

02/22/2026

We get some lovely sunsets. Here is some mist rising off pastures as the snow melts the other day. We expect the melting snow will be replaced today…

02/18/2026

Yesterday was shearing day. Cannot WAIT to get my hands on these gorgeous fleeces!

02/18/2026

Benefits of wool as applied to soil.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/sheep-wool-revives-barren-fields-iaustralia/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQCE1hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeJs4j6RWb3KJuDX6x8wXHDNciK9eH0GKp6B_SL-VbsvZfIP_MJozerYN7TnM_aem_p_EYZdxKTzj7aIpy1ZZ4Sw

In drought-stricken Australian fields, crops that were reduced to dust are being revived thanks to an unlikely agricultural product.

02/10/2026

Yarn p**n time. I just collected some 3-ply fingering-weight yarn from one of my natural-colored Perendale ewes from Belle Alto Farms and Fiber Mills. I had it done up in 550-yard skeins to sell as a kit for a project I have in mind. Super pleased with how it came out!

This was from an 8-year-old ewe.

02/07/2026

We just finished adding some new recipes to our website - several created by us, as well as a couple from the web. Enjoy!

Recipes On grilling or roasting grassfed lamb If you’re used to grilling or roasting supermarket lamb (lamb chops, butterflied legs of lamb) – one thing you’ll notice is that grassfed lamb cooks faster. A LOT faster! This is because it’s much leaner, with a lower fat content. Don’t make th...

02/06/2026

For anyone who missed it - this is an unspeakable tragedy. Anyone who is able to help, please donate through the Ross Farm website. If you don’t wish to donate money, please consider buying some of their products

They have done amazing things to promote rare/heritage breeds of sheep. Losing all their ewes - especially so close to lambing - I can’t even.

Our offer to donate a breeding trio of Perendale sheep has been accepted. Especially if you raise a rare breed of sheep, ANY donations would, I’m sure, be well received.

https://www.observer-reporter.com/editors_pick/2026/feb/04/fire-destroys-old-barn-at-historic-ross-farm-killing-138-sheep/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPyHzlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeb_Xpkl2CgdNyRR4K83w_Ep4NeonuR-2HPQylr_yJyOuFb6Y0YQpgoN0OOSY_aem_E1Gy8r-aQRgPmUlunqEUqw

The “old barn” built on the historic Ross Farm property that had become a geographic landmark near Glyde was destroyed by fire late Monday, killing more than 100 sheep, including some that delighted the crowds attending the annual Running of the Wools races. Firefighters were called to the farm ...

02/04/2026

This is an unspeakable tragedy. If you can help, please do. They have done amazing things to support rare breeds of sheep.

We will be doing our best to help them recover. Our offer of a breeding trio of Perendale sheep has been accepted. Especially if you have rare breeds of sheep - please consider how you can support them.

If you’re a fiber artist, please consider buying some of their products if you don’t wish to donate financially. Any form of support is welcome.

ETA For those of you who would like to help, we are working on a direct donate button on the website at therossfarm.com
It would mean the world to us If you’d help In that manner ❤️

https://www.therossfarm.com/news/the-historic-1910-ross-farm-barn-is-gone/

I suppose I should say something. It’s on the news now so everyone will know. My personal version of hell keeps expanding.
Last night around 11pm I got a call that the iconic big barn at the farm was “fully engulfed” and a total loss. All of our heritage and rare breed sheep were in the barn. They were due to lamb in 12 days. They did not survive.
The skid loader’s tracks were frozen. It wouldn’t move so it caught fire too.
Wonderful Oliver saved the big tractor *we think* with just melted plastic and broken glass. The volunteer firemen kept it contained and saved the rest of the structures and equipment.
Melinda lost her whole flock AND all her shearing equipment.
We lost tools, equipment and basically my history and my future.
There will be no lambs to cuddle or fleeces to prepare this year. They’re all with Drew now. Everything he loved is with him now.

02/03/2026

Nekkid sheep!

The first half of the breeding group got sheared today - specifically, the half due to lamb first. All have been confirmed pregnant via ultrasound; where we could determine the numbers (in that “sweet spot” in gestation, neither too early nor too far along), all are carrying twins. Most are bagging up nicely.

Finding a window in this weather that is safe for shearing the ewes has been a real challenge this year. I’m super grateful to have a talented shearer who is willing to be flexible.

They’ll be locked up in the barn at night for the next week or two, where they will be toasty warm, and will have barn access during the day. I’m keeping them separated from the unshorn ewes lest they get bullied.

The other half of the ewes (not due until late March/early May) will be shorn whenever the next window of opportunity permits. And sometime after lambing starts to slow down, we will shear the 15 yearlings and 2 adult rams.

And if you’re looking for me - I’ll be in the basement skirting fleeces!

02/03/2026

Are you thinking of adding Perendale sheep to your flock this year? If so, please contact us with your email address. We will be sending information out in late March summarizing what we think we will have available. Not looking for firm commitments or deposits now, just to put together a mailing list.

02/01/2026

Contact us if you’d like to try wool pellets this spring! More info on them here: https://luckylane.farm/eco-friendly-products/

Also - we have tons (literally) of well-aged composted sheep manure available - free! We can also help you load it in your truck (as soon as things thaw a bit).

GARDENING SEASON IS GETTING CLOSER. Hard to believe that spring is around the corner. If you’re looking through seed catalogues, planning your garden and dreaming of the first day spent playing in the dirt, consider learning more about wool fertilizer and soil amendment pellets. Below is a link to information about wool fertilizer and soil amendment pellets.

https://www.otterlakefarm.net/wool-pellets-and-processing

11/01/2025

The best sheep milk cheeses. I vote for Roquefort.

10/20/2025

Your chuckle for today.

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