Up until six years ago, we lived in suburbia and have always had the usual array of pets eg; dogs, a cat, gold fish and a few birds. Our dream was always to buy a property in the country. We have found our little piece of heaven in Sheoaks Victoria, we have 15 acres of part bush, part cleared land.

We now have a small flock of sheep. We started with some coloured polworths then other breeds all crossed with merino or pure merino.We feed a specially produced grain that has every imaginable vitamin and mineral added. They are also fed good quality hay. We crutch in the middle of the year and shear in november.All of the sheep are coated to protect their fleece from debri and sun damage.We have erected shelters so that the sheep can escape the elements.The wool leaves the property to be cleaned and is professionally spun into 50-gram balls for the convienience of the consumer.

We produce the most beautiful wool in natural colours. We do not use dyes and the wool is so soft you can wear it against your skin We are very proud of the wool we produce. A happy contented animal will produce the best results as my wool will prove.
 
Why should you choose naturally coloured wool?
Simple: attune your self with nature.
 
 
 
 
 
After approximately 12 months I was asked if I would like to buy and hand rear a 2 week-old calf. I was really excited because I am an avid collector of black and white cows so what could be better than having a real one?  Nothing of course!  A young friend who had done this many times guided me through the experience.  I called her Snowflake and my love of animals big and small blossomed. Next came a goat Banjo a British alpine/Anglo Nubian wether, a male of the species who wasn't wanted by his owner because he couldn't contribute anything but his beautiful nature. His half brother Monty came next so the three of them settled in together.
 
My first sheep was Rosie a chocolate and cream Polworth. I fell in love with her immediately, she came from a flock so wasn't used to being `up close and personal' with people, but because she was being hand fed I won her over eventually. She loves being massaged up and down her spine (who wouldn't?). After a little while Marji joined the gang, another coloured Polworth. I borrowed a friends Polworth ram and put him in with the girls for 6 weeks. Next came Nutmeg who had a lamb called Jack.
 
Jack being a lamb and curious was the first to approach me but it didn't take Nutmeg long to realize I wasn't a threat.  I thought that an alpaca wether would be a good idea due to the fact that the girls would be lambing and naturally there are foxes about, so I went looking and I found Cash a 3-year-old. He was a bit unsure at first but quickly adopted his new family. Close to the girls due dates I would go the paddock a couple of times a night to check in on them. I witnessed Marji giving bith she had twins, Mackie and Madonna. Rosie gave birth to Rolo in the early hours of the morning. I felt like handing out cigars. Cash became their instant protector.  Billy and Baz came next at two weeks of age they are Polworth /Merino cross; then Lilly arrived for the weekend but never went back; (she's a Merino) and all three were bottle fed for 5 months.  Imagine a bottle in both hands and one held between my knees quite a feat!  Crystal, Sox and Cadbury were the next arrivals.  They are all coloured merinos, and then Storm came at 24 hours old. He was named after a friend who helped with his birth at a neighboring property. The next day Lightning appeared so I had two little lambs in the kitchen next to the wood stove, both boys are Merinos. All new born need colostrum so I make up an artificial one, which works, the recipe is as follows:
 
1 egg
1 tablespoon of powdered glucose
1 teaspoon of cod liver oil
1 litre milk
 
A few weeks later I was asked to baby-sit another little lamb for the weekend and you guessed it, he never went back either. We named him Thunder and he's a Merino/Border Leicester cross. Houdini, Gina and Rambo arrived at 5 months of age and they are Polworth/Merino cross, then little Patrick arrived and he's a coloured Merino.
 
Paul Kelly and the coloured girls arrived next, they are coloured merinos. The girls are Betty, Alice and Emmy. Emmy was pregnant when she arrived and had a bouncing baby boy Jimmy Dean named after my husband who had to be midwife. We decided to get another alpaca and found JOJO a beautiful fawn colour. Charlie was the next ewe a chocolate merino.
 
Bradley arrived at six weeks of age but was such a tiny little thing that I bumped up his milk allowance and he made himself very comfortable in the kitchen. We had to make the doggy door smaller because he used to come and go as he pleased, he's a merino. Then came Eddie another merino. It took Bradley a little while to be friendly with him but now you can't separate them.
 
We'll soon have another three babies all coloured merinos