Feeling the pull to add sheep to your homestead? But struggling to find resources to help you feel confident enough to take the plunge?

I’ve compiled a comprehensive guide for beginning shepherds (with a focus on those raising hair sheep) that we wish we’d had when we brought our first flock home! After years of mistakes and “figuring it out along the way,” I want to save you the trouble.

I’m Katie, an ex-teacher turned full-time mom and shepherdess, who now teaches others how to welcome sheep onto their land, care for them, and make their flock profitable. In this resource, you’ll find 50+ pages of our best recommendations for:

• Preparing your farm for sheep

• Finding quality animals

• Initial and recurring costs

• Annual medical care

• Step-by-step hoof trimming

• Breeding logistics

• All things labor and delivery

• Raising bottle lambs

• Marketing your animals

• And on and on and on!

Join the movement of small farmers raising sheep for meat, dairy, and land management. Happy learning and happy shepherding, friends!