The Ludlam Family
Hopkins, Michigan
NASSA Flock #240 USDA Scrapie Flock #MI17
Member Michigan Sheep Breeders Association
- Raising quality Shetland Sheep since 1993.
- Veterinarian owned and managed.
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Our primary flock goals are excellent conformation and health. Secondary goals are preserving a diverse range
of colors, patterns and fleece types. - Our award-winning Shetland sires and dams consistently produce championship offspring.
SUMMER IS HERE!
What's New
at
Windswept Farms
Summer 2010
The months of spring have flown by at Windswept Farms. We finished lambing with a total of 60 lambs- 33 rams and 27 ewes. Life has been overwhelming (as usual) with farm, veterinary clinic, school activities, 4H, FFA, Girls on the Run, track, and Township meetings.
Heather is enjoying working with the MSBA Board of Directors and Mike is enjoying working with the Michigan Fiber Festival Board of Directors. Mike and Heather both participated in an MSBA Small Flock meeting at Suzanne Puffpaff's Fiber Mill at the end of April. It was a beautiful day for a meeting and getting together with fellow sheep breeders.
We put up our first cutting of hay the last week of May. The warm temperatures and good spring rain gave as a wonderful early hay crop. The weather held, the equipment worked, and 757 bales were put in the new hay loft.
As we move into June, the lambs are thriving on abundant pasture. We are in the process of evaluating lambs for sale and choosing the kids show flocks for the season. Lambs for sale should be posted on the website very soon....
Mike and Heather will be attending the NASSA Annual General Meeting in mid-June at the Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene, Oregon. Heather is a guest speaker and will be giving talks on "Hands On Basics for Shepherds" and "Lambing Basics for Shepherds." We are looking forward to a fun long weekend with fellow Shetland breeders on the West Coast.
The kids first sheep show of the season will be the All American Junior Show over the July 4th weekend. The AAJS is a National Sheep Show that is a kid and family centered event and much more than just a sheep show. There is also a wool show, educational contests, promotional contests, and family activites all weekend long. It is our kids favorite sheep show of the year, and this year it will be held at Michigan State University! We hope to see many Shetland Juniors and other sheep friends at MSU this July!
