Freddy's Farm is a small family farm in Bolton MA. We have been breeding and showing Shetland sheep for almost 20 years! Besides Shetlands, we also have a flock of cross-bred chickens, 2 horses and 2 minilop rabbits. You can see pictures of the whole crew on the photos page. Our farm started off as a 4-H project, and has bloomed into a full-time small business. My sister Via and I show our lambs at local shows starting in May, and continue throughout the summer. During the summer, we grow to around 40-50 sheep, and we graze them on various pastures around town. We downsize to roughly 30 during the winter, so we always have someone who needs a home! Check out ourSheep For Sale page forupdates - or send an email to see what we've got! Also, check out our Etsy store - you can find our roving, fleeces, and the occasional felted item there. Thank you so much for visiting our site, and feel free to look around!
Announcements:
What a time - we're fast approaching 2023 lambing time and we're not nervous... what would make you say that!? We had planned 10 ewes to be bred this year, and due to some wiggly fencing we might have 14 bred including some high risk lambers... Regardless of final pregnancy counts, we will have lots of lambs (and even some brood ewes) available in a few months. Check out our sheep for salepage & our Instagramfor updates!!
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Wooosh, it's been a while! Finally drafting some updates for 2020. We've got sheep for sale, lots of cute lambs, plus we're working to post fleece and other goodies! We've also got 7 ewes in breeding groups *sigh* -------------------------------------
2018 Breeding season has ended! We have 6 ewes who were exposed to rams, so we're expecting around 10-12 lambs in March/April. Check out our new Breeding groups page for more info!
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Another successful breeding season has ended! With our planned lambs all coming within 1 week of each other, the one exception popping outin Feb. Check the newborns page for picks.
So excited to announce the arrival of two additions to our flock from Ramsay Farms! Welcome WhitePine Nina Sky, and White pine Loki! I can't believe they're finally here! (August 2017)
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Available 2017 lambs have been posted! Check out our For Sale page for available rams and ewes.
After a fitful winter, all ewes have lambed. The final count is 10 boys, 9 girls; all are happy and healthy! Check out photos on the newborn lambs page.
Another Breeding season has ended. And now it's up to caring for the 10 pregnant ewes... We are still downsizing I swear! Olive Branch Peace, and potentially Freddy's Bluebelle will be available after weaning! (Bluebelle has been sold! 4/17)
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As of April 10th, 2016 **LAMBING SEASON HAS ENDED** Our beautiful ewes gave birth to 10 ram lambs and 8 ewe lambs, and everyone is healthy and happy...check out photos of the babies on the newborn lambspage!
Meet: Nuss Mathew: Our new breeding ram from Nussbaum's River Bend Farm in NJ. We returned from the NY state sheep and wool festival, with no fleeces (all 15 sold!), and our lovely new boy!
@ Big E 2015, Freddy's Farm swept, winning Reserve Champion Ram, Champion Ewe, and crowd favorite in supreme ewe!! Isabelle also received the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor awards! Woohoo!
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2015 LAMBING SEASON HAS BEGUN!! Thanks to the use of C.I.D.R's (progesterone implants) we have super early Febuary lambs!
Our own Freddy's Goliad won Best Shetland Fleece, and was pulled into the top 4 line-up for supreme fleece at Wool Week of the Big E!
Returned from the Bolton Fair with Best of Show with Freddy's Mabel in the youth show! (with over 30 shetlands as competition)
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A photo of our brood ewes was the cover of the winter 2014 NASSA magazine!
Finally opened our ShetlandDelights Etsy shop! Check out all our hand made products, straight from Freddy's Farm.
Andy has arrived!! We also brought home a little black Gulmoget ewe named Nolka! Check them out on the Freddy's Farm flock page.
**This website is constantly being updated and edited, so please excuse any blank pages, missing photos, and unfinished sentenc- **