The Newhope shepherding year

begins in the winter with the birth of

the new crop of lambs.

“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks”   Proverbs   27:23

Welcome to the

Newhope Sheep Flock

Dozens of cute babies make their appearance, and the barn is soon filled with bouncing babies.

Lambs grow incredibly fast,

and by the time they go outside for the summer,

they are much larger and stronger.

The flock spends the summer on pasture,

the lambs frolicking and playing

as any youngsters do,

the ewes grazing peacefully

on lush grasses.

By autumn, the lambs have grown nearly as large as their mothers, and have been weaned.

The cycle begins again in the fall as the rams and ewes enter

a new breeding season.

The Newhope flock began in 1975 with

a few commercial ewes.

Over the years, we have had

a number of breeds represented. 

Our current flock is mainly commercial Dorset,

with a smaller wool flock of Border Leicester

in both white and coloured fleece.

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All photos by Alice Guthrie