
Located in the heart of San Luis Obispo County on California's beautiful Central Coast, our family-owned and operated ranch specializes in Olde English Babydoll Southdown sheep and Swiss Valais Blacknose sheep. Each spring, we offer a limited number of pet lambs for sale. If you're interested in adding one to your flock, we'd love to hear from you - contact us to be added to our reservation list!

Olde English Babydoll Southdown Sheep are a charming heritage breed prized for their compact size, gentle temperament, and teddy bear appearance. Standing just 18–24 inches at the shoulder, they are much smaller and easier to handle than most sheep breeds, making them an excellent choice for families, first-time shepherds, hobby farms, vineyards/orchards, and youth livestock projects.
Pictured above: One of our breeding rams "Flint"

Swiss Valais Blacknose sheep are one of the world's most eye-catching breeds, with striking black markings, curly white fleece, and exceptionally gentle personalities. Known as one of the friendliest sheep breeds, they are naturally curious, calm, and enjoy human interaction. While larger than Babydoll Southdowns, their docile temperament and easygoing nature make them a wonderful companions for families, hobby farms, and small flocks.
Pictured above: All of our Valais ewes
We offer Registered and Non-Registered Valais Lambs. We will be offering F2 and F3 lambs for 2027!
Our Valais are part of the American Breed-up program. Valais Blacknose Sheep cannot be imported into the United States. The breed-up program involves using frozen 100% Valais semen to generationally breed high Valais content sheep. Our flock is Teeswater foundation and range from 75-90% Valais.
F1 = 50%
F2 = 75%
F3 = 87.5%
F4 = 93.7%
F5 = 96.85% (American Purebred)
We offer purebred, unregistered lambs. These are the most popular choice for most buyers. They do fantastic for hobby farmers, farms/vineyards or as pets!
We offer a small number of Registered lambs. These are purebred that have their lineage documented. Best for breeding programs or homes that prioritize bloodlines.
The Valais Blacknose Sheep are a rare and highly sought-after Swiss mountain breed known for its striking long wool, spiral horns, and exceptionally gentle temperament.
We have introduced Babydoll genetics into our Valais flock. This produces a smaller, family-friendly hybrid that keeps the Valais’s charming face and fleece while inheriting the Babydoll’s compact size, calm nature, and easy handling - making it an ideal breed for small farms and families.
Atascadero, California, United States
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