Live, Love, Laugh, Lamb, Giggle, Google, GoatGreetings from Bearlin Acres Farm


We'd like to say, "Thank you for supporting this Pennsylvania farm flock!" to our customers for purchasing breeding stock, goats, lamb and natural fiber products. We'd like to especially thank recent buyers of registered rams. Fathom is at home in Ebensburg, PA and Ramses is now in Rhode Island! We'd also like to thank those who visited our booth at KDO in Summerdale, PA and continue to support our efforts to produce domestic wool products in natural fibers.
What we do on the farm... WARNING LARGE FILE !!! PASA Conference 2008 presentation.
Breeding for Wool Quality... WARNING VERY LARGE FILE!!! PASA Conference 2009 presentation.
Fall Newsletter... MEDIUM FILE!!! View newsletter. PA Sheep and Wool Growers' Newsletter May 2009 View PSWGA newsletter.
Winter is coming!
Coming Events:
- Farm Holiday Open House ~~~ Saturday November 28th. 10 AM-3 PM. CHILDREN MUST be supervised!
- Shippensburg, PA ~~~South Cumberland Fiber Guild Meeting, December 12th luncheon at the library annex 10-2ish features the fiber project swap reveal.
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Pewter sheep ornament available for your favorite shepherd or collector. Actual size 2.25 " diameter. Front and back shown. Original design (Copyright 2004)
What started as a childhood interest in knitting has grown into a small farm where we raise a flock of registered Cheviot sheep, Leicester Longwool crossbreds, Cashmere fiber goats, and a few alpaca. In 2006 we started to raise Blue-Faced Leicesters for their fine, lustrous locks of wool and crossbreeding for hand spinning. We also keep a small number of registered Nubian goats, to provide our soaps with the wonderful qualities that can be found in goats' milk. Our flock and herd are raised as close to organic practices as we can reasonably manage. The number is kept small since we also like to keep our sanity. Please let us know what you need in the way of fibers for your spinning, yarns for your needlework project or breeding stock for your flock.
Contact us for stock purchases. Bearlin Acres Farm, 180 Mt. Ash Lane, Shippensburg, PA 17257
We have many doe kids this year! If you are just starting in goats, these would be good candidates for a small herd.
See our KID sale page. Our Nubian doe kid is on her new farm in Maryland. Twin bucks are available. Sadie's Alikai is looking to become a great herdsire. He is very correct and has a calm manner. Cashmeres, Nubians and crosses are available.
Cheviot and Blue Faced Leicester yearlings and crosses are avaialble.
Border
Cheviots
Fathom-Son of ELDORADO
FATHOM-yearling-SOLDPennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers' Association SYMOPOSIUM OCTOBER 24, 2009
American Lamb Board
American Sheep Industry site
More Cheviot images  
ACSS registered Border Cheviot ewes are also for sale this fall.
- 3 CHEVIOT ewe spring lambs and one yearling available
- twin Blue Faced Leicester yearling ewes available
- a small group of two and three year old Cheviot ewes are also for sale
- If you are interested in reserving crossbred lambs for 4H or your handspinning flock please contact us. Thank you!
Our proven rams are genetically tested at codons 171, 136. Spring lambs tested by request with additional fee.
View ram registrations: Ramses, ElDorado, Fathom
2009 FLEECES for handspinning Cheviot, Leicester Longwool x Cheviot, Blue-Faced Leicester (natural brown) and crosses are available. These fleeces are skirted. Staple lengths are all 3+ inches, strong, with no breaks and are from healthy, uncoated sheep. Micron reports are available. Please call 717-530-3605 or email Bearlin Acres to order.
Cheviot fleece
ACSS American Cheviot Sheep Society Blue Faced Leicester Fleece
BLU Blue faced Leicester Union of North America BFL ewe lamb
LLSBA Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders' Association Leicester Longwool Yearling Ewe Spring Border Cheviot Lambs Need information on Cashmere goats? Cashmere Fiber? Cashmere Processing?
Download PDF article, Copyright 2009
Download PDF article graphics, Copyright 2009
Download PDF references, Copyright 2009
Our 2008 buck placed first in the Eastern Cashmere Association's Fall show at Rhinebeck, NY in the 2008 buck class. Terry Simms of Australia presided. His fleece took 4th in his class at the NWCA July 2009 fleece show in Virginia Dale, Colorado. Kris McGuire judged the competition. Visit the sites of the Eastern Cashmere Association or the New York Sheep and Wool Festival for last fall's highlights.
THIS BUCK is currently AVAILABLE.BAMR Fiesta~~ Son of BLF TIP
Cashmere herdsire buck BLF TIP- This BUCK is AVAILABLE for Fall 2009. He has excellent fiber and throws beautiful kids!
BLF TIP
Cashmere doe RHF Butterfly and wether RHF Casper
RHF Casper and RHF Butterfly RHF Butterfly, 2009 doe kids Ghirardeli and Godiva
Butterfly and 2009 doe kids
Leicester Longwool crossbred ewe
Need information on spinning or fibers? Visit South Cumberland Fiber Guild's Site. Powered by WebRing®.
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We assume no responsibility for your use of any information found here since you may interpret the words in a different fashion or use soapmaking procedures in an unsafe manner. Last Updated this page 28 September 2009.
If you'd like to visit the farm, please call 717-530-3605 or email Bearlin Acres to arrange a visit!
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Member of PASA- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
Member of WAgN- Pennsylvania Women's Ag Network
Need information on US Sheep Production? Visit American Sheep Industry
Interested in alternative FIBERS and WORLD TRAVEL? Visit Wild Fibers Magazine
Trying to find LOCAL FOOD and products? Visit LOCAL HARVEST
Need information on Pennsylvania Agriculture Businesses? Visit AgMAP-Penn State University's ag connection
Would you like to place or find an ad for livestock? Visit Ruralads.com
Need information on SHEEP BREEDS acoss the country? Visit NebraskaSheep.com home of Druid Suffolks
Need expert information on SHEEP and GOATS? Visit Cornell University Small Ruminant page
Need information on LACE and NEEDLEWORK? Visit The Keystone Lace Guild
Interested in QUILTING? Visit Quilters' Warehouse
Trying to find commercial yarns and supplies? Visit The Yarn Basket of Chambersburg, PA
Need information on SHEEP BREEDS? Visit Oklahoma State University
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