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35 Registered Border Leicester Ewes.

Our entire flock is registered;  the flock is OPP free;  and the flock is a Certified Scrapie Free flock.

We have:   Registered Border Leicester Ram breeding stock --- Registered Border Leicester Ewes (at this time we do not sell breeding stock) -- fleeces -- and woolen blankets.

Our woolen blankets are 100% Border Leicester wool from our flock, and are made at MacAusland's Woolen Mill, on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Photo:   Border Leicester mom is being patient with her three hungry lambs.

100 ewes. We breed and raise the following sheep breeds:  Cheviots, Oxfords, Southdowns, Black Romneys, and Natural Colored sheep.

We provide custom-processed freezer lamb, 4-H Club Lambs (also called 4-H Project Lambs), breeding stock, fleeces, and ram leasing.

We show at many of the County Fairs, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, Maryland State Fair, and other shows in the region.

Stop by our pens to talk sheep.

A unique farm with registered Blue-faced Leicester sheep. We have a small flock - 8-12 sheep only. Lambs arrive from late March to end of April and are for sale and ready to go by June. The ewes and ram are chosen for: fleece luster; fiber strength; consistency of fiber throughout the animal; conformation (I tend to like the sheep to be substantial throughout the back and hind end as well as length of the back). Our sheep have great length without the "swayback".

The sheep share their pasture with Traveler, a Tennessee Walking Horse whose job is to herd and protect the sheep. All our sheep are covered year-round to protect their fleeces.  Most of our fleeces are shown and sold either privately, or at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. We have won 1st place in the Bluefaced Leicester division of the MSWF from 2013 to 2018, in 2017 we were Reserve Grand Champion Fleece! If you are interested in clean, lustrous wool with amazing crimp that will create a wonderful draping garment, then contact us for fleeces. We also have breeding stock lambs for sale as well as young market rams for slaughter.  Check us out on Facebook (under Margie Smith) or our website: marlindalefarm.net for updated information.

Exceptional fleece, fiber & artisan yarns for dying, spinning, knitting and weaving.

After years of looking — I purchased my dream farm in Marshall, Virginia and have a few more items on the To Do List in getting the farm ready for sheep this coming Fall  — the new fencing is in and next on the list is putting up a barn - in the next month or so.

To start, I’ll be raising:

.  Swedish Gotlands — for shimmering shades of silver fleece — darling black faces & legs.  Their little lambs are all black and start to turn silver around a year or so.

. Will be adding a Fine White Wool breed in the next year or so.

I’ll be updating my farm listing in the near future, but in the meantime you can find me on these sites:

.  Etsy shop:  LuxeFibers

.  Instagram:  LuxeFibers

.  Pinterest:  LuxeFibers

Shetland Sheep and Boer Goats.

Breeding stock available.

Provide custom-processed lamb meat and custom-processed goat meat.