The Four Winds Farm Flock

We are currently without a flock--only have one ram and his buddy-- but plan to return to raising and breeding Jacob sheep soon. Below is our history and pictures of our former flock.

June 2006 found us bringing a pickup truck with 5 Jacob ewes from Meridian Jacobs to our new home in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California. We had a significant learning curve ahead of us...

We bought our first breeding ram from Oregon and began lambing our second year. The goal being to have enough wool for Lorraine to work with as well as share, we try to maintain a flock of 10-15 ewes, 2 breeding rams, and a few wethers. Every Jacob sheep is an individual, with distinct traits. We have found that the mothers pass on aspects of their personalities to their lambs :)

The 2021 summer brought tragedy to our farm. In June, a mountain lion somehow crawled into our secure sheep shed and killed all of our beloved ewes, leaving a horrific scene of carnage. The next night, the lion killed all of my wool wethers. I will grieve losing these sheep forever; I loved each individual as family. Fifteen years of building this flock...

Here are a few photos of some of the wonderful sheep we enjoyed raising. The upper left is our "American Gothic" portrait of Lorraine and Gene with our original five ewes.