Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure as Owens Farm and your adopted sheep moves from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania.  Your adoption includes:

 

  • Monthly updates: letters, photos,  educational materials
  • Picture, pedigree, history, personality traits of your sheep
  • Story’s Barn Guide to Sheep: lovely, full-color spiral bound book
  • Adoption Certificate
  • Storage binder and Sheep Year Calendar
  • YOUR sheep’s fleece! Mailed, or picked up on shearing day
  • Personal phone call when your sheep lambs or goes into labor
  • Invitation to End-Of-The-Sheep-Year Party
  • Invitation to Lambing Time Sleepover

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. How long is the Adoption Period? What does the program cost?
A.
The Adoption Period is 1 year. The program fee is $125 USD for U.S. addresses and $160 CAD for Canadian addresses (reflects international shipping costs). Fee is paid at the beginning of the program. 

Q. What kind of sheep am I adopting?
A.
A Dorset or Coopworth brood ewe (female) who stays in the flock year after year to produce lambs.

Q. Do I have to live within driving distance?
A.
No. The seasonal visits are a bonus, not a necessity.  Our correspondence will make you feel like you’re right here on the farm, and we’ll send your fleece through the mail. 

Q. Can I share my sheep with a friend?
A.
Yes, as long as there is one designated contact person with whom we communicate.

Q. What if...what if my sheep dies?
A.
Should your sheep suffer an unexpected loss of life, we’ll either refund your fee prorated to the nearest month, or offer you a swap should another sheep be available.

Q. How do you organize the seasonal visits?
A.
We set aside a block of time and notify our Adoptive Families  by email.

Q. What if I want my fleece processed, not raw?
A.
The fleece in its raw (straight off the sheep) state is included in the Adoption.  If you want it as roving, quilt batting, yarn, etc, we would be happy to coordinate this.  You would be responsible for the processing charges.

NOW REGISTERING FOR 2008
The Year of the Move

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