Forever Farms' Babydoll Southdowns is now a clean tested flock!
Negative for Johne's, OPP & CL!
NEW Pricing for 2022 onwards!
There are FOUR registries now! Please see note below.
Lambing Season is over.
We offer Microchipping for lambs!
See "Before You Buy" for more.
Please check the Information Page for a Quick Guide!
NOTE
You may of heard by now that there is a fourth registry. I won't get into the who, what, where, when, why and how of it all. Please do your own research before deciding what to do.
The four registries are, in order of creation;
Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep Registry-OEBSR
North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association & Registry-NABSSAR
Babydoll Southdown Sheep Breeders Association-BSSBA
Babydoll Southdown Registry Association-BSRA.
If you want registered sheep, they will be automatically registered with OEBSR and, if eligible, NABSSAR. Applications to any other registry will incur additional fees.
You may of heard by now that there is a fourth registry. I won't get into the who, what, where, when, why and how of it all. Please do your own research before deciding what to do.
The four registries are, in order of creation;
Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep Registry-OEBSR
North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association & Registry-NABSSAR
Babydoll Southdown Sheep Breeders Association-BSSBA
Babydoll Southdown Registry Association-BSRA.
If you want registered sheep, they will be automatically registered with OEBSR and, if eligible, NABSSAR. Applications to any other registry will incur additional fees.
Welcome to Forever Farms! We are a small 30 acre farm in Culpeper County, Virginia, established in April 2011. Our main focus is our growing OEBSR & NABSSAR registered Babydoll Southdown flock. The first sheep came home October 2011. Our slowly expanding flock currently consists of three rams and thirty-three ewes. The flock is pastured year round, they have baking soda and loose sheep minerals always available, they are free fed mixed grass hay in October and November. Whole flock is moved out to winter grazing in December. Expecting ewes are fed supplementary alfalfa/corn pellet from roughly February through early April. Lambs are pulled the day before pickup & will be dewormed. Please make sure to check often for signs of worm bloom due to moving stress. Lambs are highly susceptible to parasites.
As of Spring 2022, we have four breeding rams, all of which are registered with at least two of the three registries. There are currently fourty-four ewes, with all being dual or triple registered. We have a genetically varied breeding flock from several states, including Virginia, Maryland, South Dakota, California, North Carolina, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia & Kentucky! We are always looking for new blood, especially ewes with longer staple length & straight front legs.
Babydolls were chosen for many reasons, their small size makes them easier to handle alone. Being naturally polled prevents them from getting stuck in fencing and feeders. These little smiling cotton balls do not challenge fencing and are generally very calm, relaxed sheep as adults. Lambs need new owners to continue working with them to gentle them. They get along well with other animals and are naturally a very hardy, parasite resistant sheep that also tend to lamb easily. Singles and twins are common, but the rare triplet does happen. They require yearly shearing & hoof trims one to four times a year, depending on the individual.
We breed black, white & spotted Babydoll Southdowns. We are hoping to have a few spot carrier ewe lambs available for sale in spring 2023. One adult spotted ewe will also be put up for sale after weaning her lamb.
Enjoy your visit, we hope you find everything you are looking for!
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Website forum for all people interested in the Babydoll Southdown sheep.
babydoll-southdowns.proboards.com/
BSSBA website link.
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Links to Facebook Babydoll Southdown Groups & Breeder Map!
Come join us! Share your stories and pictures of your flock.
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