Wool & Wonder Farm Blog
Documenting the real-life journey of building a Valais Blacknose Sheep farm in Connecticut...
blending stewardship, business strategy, and the quiet work of caring for animals well.
The Expensive Mistakes We Made Buying Valais Blacknose Sheep (Our First 6 Months)
From a lost $10K deposit to unhealthy "purebred" stock, here are the expensive mistakes we made buying Valais Blacknose sheep — and what we'd do differently.
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting A Valais Blacknose Sheep Farm
I had a very romantic idea of what owning a sheep farm would look like. Three months into running Wool & Wonder Farm, here's what actually happened — the hay drama, the late-night Instagram barn-stalking, the parasite spreadsheets, and why I'd do all of it again. An honest look at what nobody tells you about raising Valais Blacknose sheep.
Spring on the Farm: Zoomies, Worms, and Sheep That REFUSE to Walk on a Leash!
Spring has arrived at Wool & Wonder Farm — and it came with sheep zoomies, a $650 vet bill, leash training disasters, and something we're calling crack hay. Follow along as we share the real, unfiltered side of raising Valais Blacknose sheep in Connecticut.
Ram Fighting a Wether? Here's Exactly What We Did
Our young ram Ian decided to challenge our older wether Nick — and neither was backing down. Here's exactly how we handled it, step by step.
