Blue Flower Jacob Sheep

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Chicory Lane Farm

Hanover PA

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April 28, 2008: Spring 2008 lambs arriving!

As of April 28, 2008 there are 6 lambs from 4 ewes. See ewe pages for photos of lambs. So far the gender distribution is 3 ewe lambs and 3 ram lambs. All the 18 ewes bred this year to Bidawee Maurice, a ram purchased from Royal Unzicker two years ago, and originally from Bideawee farm. The drought last fall was hard on pastures, and on our pocketbook thanks to hay prices. So only part of the ewe flock was bred (none of the yearling ewes this year). We also experimented wtih pushing the date for breeding back to after Thanksgiving so lambing is later than previously. This summer's goal is to catchup the webpages and registration with JSBA and JSC. Also to catchup on marketing some of our flock to reduce our size a bit.

If you are attending the Mayland Sheep and Wool Festival at the Jacob Sheep Breeders Association booth this year on May 3rd, 2008, hope to see you there.

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Welcome to this website promoting our Jacob Sheep and their wool. We are interested in helping preserve this wonderful primitive sheep along with our fellow members of the Jacob Sheep Breeders Association and other groups.

We have owned this farm and our flock for a little over four years. The previous owners, Katrina and Dave Lefever, and Eli, created a beautiful flock as they created Chicory Lane Farm. The registered Chicory Lane parent flock formerly resided at Pigeon Hills Place but is now dispersed. Our flock currently represents the Chicory Lane flock, and some new sheep from Patchwork Farm, Painted Rock Farm, Hickory Hill, Southwind Farm, and a Bideawee ram from Unzicker Jacobs. Stay tuned -- we have some lovely yearling and 2 year-old rams for sale as soon as I catch up with updated photos.

My adventures with sheep began with spinning lessons and sheep management education at Steam Valley Mountain Farm with Phylleri Ball (who also came up with the idea for our flockname). My fiber group at McDaniel College took field trips to the Mannings Studio and to Maryland Wool and Sheep Festival as well. It was there I saw my first Jacob sheep; I fell in love. I found Katrina's website not long after and started with 3 wethers for a handspinning flock. And then.........

Stay tuned as my husband and I (college biology professors by day) continue to learn about Jacob sheep, their horn and pigment biology, parasite biology and everything fiber!

Contact us at: Ralene Mitschler and Randall Morrison, Chicory Lane Farm, 687 Oxford Ave., Hanover PA 17331; email rmitschler@gmail.com