Spot Hollow Farm
Registered Jacob sheep since 2004.
Lambing due to start anytime after March 15th - see our lamb page for updates!
Spot Hollow Farm is located just outside Trumansburg New York in wine country along Cayuga lake. Our farm consists of 10 acres of pasture land, as well as 65 acres of leased land that is home to the area's famous Grassroots Festival for one weekend a year.
At Spot Hollow Farm we raise a flock of primarily grassfed, JSBA registered Jacob sheep. Our Jacob flock consists of around 35 adult ewes and 5-10 rams, most are 4 horned with a handful of 2 horned as well - we have both black and lilac (gray) Jacobs in our flock. Although Jacob sheep are our main focus, we also maintain a small flock of commercial type crossbreds on our farm. Jacob sheep are a rare heritage breed of sheep noted for their black and white spots and multiple horns - Jacobs can have as few as 2 horns to as many as 6 horns. Jacobs are known for their lean, mild tasting meat and excel in grassfed programs, making them an ideal choice for our farm.
In addition to our grass finished meat, we also offer other products our sheep produce, including many colors of roving, raw fleeces, horns and Jacob pelts (sheepskins). We offer breeding stock as well - both purebred Jacob sheep and commercial crossbreds. Our Jacobs are bred for mothering ability, horn structure, fleece quality, markings, parasite resistance and hardiness. Our crossbreds are based primarily on Finn/Dorset Cornell STAR ewe genetics combined with several different Jacob ram lines for a hardy, extremely maternal ewe with a medium frame, excellent milking ability, high fertility and a variety of fleece colors.
Our flock is pastured from May until we run out of grass - usually not until January-March (in the 2019 grazing season we grazed until mid March). Lambs are born in the spring, usually between March and May with some surprises arriving at other times of the year. At Spot Hollow Farm we specialize in raising grass finished lamb for sale to local customers. Our lambs are generally born on pasture and remain there with their mothers until they reach an appropriate weight (usually around October/November).
To contact us, order some of our products or reserve a lamb, email us at Spotted_sheep@bluefrog.com or give us a call at 607-387-5494. Farm visits available by appointment - lambing time is the most popular.
For more photos and info on Spot Hollow Farm's daily happenings (and lamb watch during lambing season!), like us on facebook!
In addition to this website, Spot Hollow Farm also maintains a blog with stories from the farm - the link is below.
At Spot Hollow Farm we raise a flock of primarily grassfed, JSBA registered Jacob sheep. Our Jacob flock consists of around 35 adult ewes and 5-10 rams, most are 4 horned with a handful of 2 horned as well - we have both black and lilac (gray) Jacobs in our flock. Although Jacob sheep are our main focus, we also maintain a small flock of commercial type crossbreds on our farm. Jacob sheep are a rare heritage breed of sheep noted for their black and white spots and multiple horns - Jacobs can have as few as 2 horns to as many as 6 horns. Jacobs are known for their lean, mild tasting meat and excel in grassfed programs, making them an ideal choice for our farm.
In addition to our grass finished meat, we also offer other products our sheep produce, including many colors of roving, raw fleeces, horns and Jacob pelts (sheepskins). We offer breeding stock as well - both purebred Jacob sheep and commercial crossbreds. Our Jacobs are bred for mothering ability, horn structure, fleece quality, markings, parasite resistance and hardiness. Our crossbreds are based primarily on Finn/Dorset Cornell STAR ewe genetics combined with several different Jacob ram lines for a hardy, extremely maternal ewe with a medium frame, excellent milking ability, high fertility and a variety of fleece colors.
Our flock is pastured from May until we run out of grass - usually not until January-March (in the 2019 grazing season we grazed until mid March). Lambs are born in the spring, usually between March and May with some surprises arriving at other times of the year. At Spot Hollow Farm we specialize in raising grass finished lamb for sale to local customers. Our lambs are generally born on pasture and remain there with their mothers until they reach an appropriate weight (usually around October/November).
To contact us, order some of our products or reserve a lamb, email us at Spotted_sheep@bluefrog.com or give us a call at 607-387-5494. Farm visits available by appointment - lambing time is the most popular.
For more photos and info on Spot Hollow Farm's daily happenings (and lamb watch during lambing season!), like us on facebook!
In addition to this website, Spot Hollow Farm also maintains a blog with stories from the farm - the link is below.