We raise Gotland Sheep, Bluefaced Leicester Sheep and Border Leicester Sheep.
In addition we have fleeces, tanned sheepskin pelts, breeding stock, and lambs for ethnic holidays.
Interested in a Farm Tour. We can arrange an educational and petting experience for school-age children.
We also have sheepdog demonstrations.
Frederick, MD
21703
[caption id="attachment_2667" align="alignright" width="224"] Our new monitor style barn, with hay loft[/caption]
We raise Cormo sheep, Bluefaced Leicesters, and Angora goats. Provide fleeces, roving and yarn.
Have two types of free-range chickens: Rhode Island Red (brown eggs) and Araucanas (blue and green tinted eggs). Eggs are available.
We are working towards becoming an Organically Certified farm.
Click on our website - we have a YouTube Video of the farm. Learn how the farm got its name "Flying Goat Farm". Watch time lapse video of our new barn being built.
We also grow pears, peaches, apples, various berries, cherries, and hazel nuts.
Frederick, MD
21704
21704
Registered & award winning Bluefaced Leicesters. Hand dyed, breed specific rovings & yarns. Also, felting rovings, along with kits and figures.
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Bluefaced Leicester Fleece from our flock.
Frederick, MD
21702
We raise Bluefaced Leicester sheep. We work on improving our flock with better fleece (our fleeces shimmer - even after shearing, being rinsed and dyed), better structure and overall health. Lambs are available each spring as well as some culled ewes (not every year). Contact us at Marlindale Farm either on Facebook or our website: marlindalefarm.net
17350
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.
New Oxford, PA
17350
Artisan Fiber Mill
27596
Mount Airy, MD
21771
Emily is a full-time Professional sheep shearer working throughout Maryland, and surrounding states. Care is taken to provide a quality wool clip as well as provide a good shearing experience for all.
Emily is experienced and knowledgeable about show fleeces, and care is taken to provide every producer with a high quality product. She participates in the ASI Wool Quality Program, and has worked and trained with some of the top shearers in the country. Emily has also competed internationally as a member of the USA shearing team on two occations in New Zealand and Ireland.
Feel free to call or e-mail at any time to schedule a shearing date (the earlier the better), or if you have any questions. Please visit my website listed above, to read more about the services.
Emily has access to bulk wool and fleeces and can help refer spinners to breeders with fleeces if she does not have what you are looking for. Emily also helps smaller producers find and lease rams for breeding. Contact Emily for more information.
Emily is also a wool buyer, operating as a pool in the region to provide a convinient wool selling experience. Emily sources wool for multiple buyers and works hard to help farmers maximize their wool check. She is happy to buy wool or help sell your clip even if she does not shear your sheep. She is happy to work with any producers in the region who need help selling wool or who are discouraged by their current wool sales situation.
Westminster, MD
21157
Farm is located in the "foothills" of Sugarloaf Mountain. 30 breeding ewes - primarily a handspinners flock. Specialize in natural colored long wool, with a few white ewes, most are crossbred. Breeds are Romney, Border Leicester, Corriedale, some Lincoln.
Lately have brought in some Romeldale and Wensleydale influence to incorporate Moorit colors into our flock.
Have won Best Maryland Fleece at the MS&WF in 2006 and 2010 (Fleece Show and Sale). The Fleece Show at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, held every year the first full weekend in May.
We sell breeding stock, custom-butchered lamb, sheepskins, roving, as well as raw fleeces.
In addition to laying hens, and peafowl (peacocks and peahens); we raise many varieties of heirloom tomatoes and other vegetables.
Photo: Barn lovers will like the nicely done restored bank barn.
Comus, MD
20842