New additions to the farm. . . that has nothing to do with fiber.  Fun chickens that lay eggs for the family to eat!!. . .or hatch them into these cuties!

Zoolittle Farm, LLC a fiber farm  established in the spring of 2006.   The farm is located in Central KY in the middle of the Bluegrass in Scott County.  Our town, Georgetown is most famous for horses and Toyota cars. However, there are many fiber farmers in my area and the industry appears to expanding daily. It took some effort to make the leap into farming and change the property from a large yard (22 acres) to a working farm.  Shawn (husband) has never had the affection for animals that I have had: so much coaxing had to take place.  Much back up and help came from my long time  friend, Lori.  Without her support and physical labor, Zoolittle wouldn't have a name or have grown in to a working farm.  Lori remains a current part of this establishment besides being a foundation block. 

What is a fiber farm???? We get this question a lot!  .. . . On our farm we raise animals that produce a fleece (fur) that is used to make yarn and felt. (fabric-fibers)  Countless other things like rugs, dolls, sweaters are made from the fleece when it gets to the processed point.. The beauty of this business is the product  is only as annoying to the animals as a hair cut and grooming. We sell our excess fiber and livestock from time to time.  We are expecting many angora goat kids , lots of shetland sheep and a llama cria in the spring of 2008. There might be some littles ones to share. The fun of farming is having the little ones born and playing in the spring.

Within a short while, Zoolittle has grown from a couple of rabbits and two goats in to a fiber farm with mostly Shetland and Babydoll Southdown sheep. We have other sheep breeds and crosses for one reason or another;  searching for the perfect fiber. We started with angora rabbits and worked our way into larger fiber animals such as the sheep then angora goats; llamas; and alpacas. There is enough love for all. The other variety of "normal" pets  such as cats, dogs and two very spoiled milk goats can be seen running around on the farm most any time.

The ultimate goal of Zoolittle is to develop a happy, healthy environment for the fiber animals and the people involved. Constantly we are learning something new and improving our operation as times passes. We carefully select livestock for breeding to produce the most wonderful fleece on a geneticaly sound spoiled fiber animal. Personally to Lori and me this is heaven.  Shawn has warmed up quite a bit to the fuzzy ones as well.  Check with us to see what may be for sale this spring and get on our contact list.  We wish to share our little one with others who are willing to provide a good home for them.