Butterfly Knoll Farm

Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Lipizzaner Horses and Corriedale Sheep

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WELCOME TO BUTTERFLY KNOLL FARM

We have AKC Anatolian Shepherds, Lipizzan Horses and Corriedale Sheep for sale at various times throughout the year. We also sell Farm Fresh Eggs from our free range chickens and heirloom-variety fruit. Finally, we have a limited supply of local honey and beeswax available.

In addition to breeding, raising and selling our livestock, we offer horse boarding and provide outstanding facilities for the training of horses and livestock guard dogs (LGD). Our horse facilities include both indoor and outdoor riding arenas, round pen and small ride-out area.

All of our LGD dogs are from working parents and have full AKC pedigrees. They are raised with sheep, horses and chickens from the time they are weaned. If you are interested in acquiring livestock or guardian dogs, contact us via the numbers on the CONTACT tab.

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  OUR ANIMALS

Butterfly Knoll Farm prides itself on breeding top quality livestock. Lipizzaner horses, AKC Anantolian Shepherd Dogs and Corriedale sheep take up much of that effort. However, Red Star and Wyandotte chickens keep plenty of eggs rolling in. Our animals have the best bloodlines and award winning pedigrees.

In addition to our livestock, we have a small apiary that produces local honey and beeswax. These industrious workers also keep our Apple, Pear, Peach and Plum orchards in bloom and full of fruit.

In February 2002, Butterfly Knoll Farm began operations. With both indoor and outdoor riding arenas, 50’ round pen, and multiple pasture areas, the training, boarding, and breeding of Lipizzans and other rare breeds is a delight to behold.

Be sure you view the pages for each category of livestock.

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  OTHERS

Corriedale Sheep and Lambs
James Little is given credit for establishing the Corriedale breed when he was the manager of the Corriedale Estate at Otaga on the South Island of New Zealand in the 1860s.

The Corriedale is an in-bred half-breed with Merino on the dam's side and the English Lincoln longwool on the sire's side. The name Corriedale was chosen to be the proper name for the breed in 1902. The New Zealand Sheep Breeders Association began publishing Corriedale pedigrees in 1911; however, it was 1924 before a flock book was published by the Corriedale Sheep Society of New Zealand.

The Corriedale was developed in an effort to establish a true dual purpose breed, combining the best traits of the wool breeds and the meat breeds. The result is a sheep that excels in total commercial returns, yielding a heavy valuable fleece and a high quality carcass. Additionally, Corriedales are known for their mothering ability and their ability to forage under a variety of climatic conditions.

In 1914 the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture appointed Professor F.R. Marshall, head sheepman of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry, and Frank S. King, of Laramie, Wyoming (representing the National Wool Growers Association), to begin a search for a new dual purpose sheep. They traveled to New Zealand, where they selected and imported 65 ewes and 10 rams to the government experiment station in Wyoming. It was F.S. King who was responsible for organizing the Wyoming Corriedale Society and founding the American Corriedale Association in 1916.

Since that time Corriedales have gained steadily in popularity. In fact, Corriedales rank high in popularity in many nations and are considered to be the second most numerous breed worldwide.

Local Honey
Honey is primarily composed of fructose, glucose and water. It also contains other sugars as well trace enzymes, minerals, vitamins and amino acids.

Honey is "manufactured" in one of the world's most efficient factories, the beehive. Bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than two million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just a pound of honey.

The color and flavor of honey differ depending on the bees' nectar source (the blossoms). In fact, there are more than 300 unique kinds of honey in the United States, originating from such diverse floral sources as Clover, Eucalyptus and Orange Blossoms. In general, lighter colored honeys are mild in flavor; while darker honeys are usually more robust in flavor.

Fruit
Before the last half of the 20th century, every region had its favorite varieties of apples that grew well in its soil. The advent of a national market, driven by the growth and consolidation of supermarket chains, has reduced the number of available apple varieties to 8-10 that keep well, respond well to extensive spray programs, and have an attractive and uniform outer skin. Much of the flavor that our ancestors cherished has been sacrificed. The old regional varieties prized by our grandparents are difficult, if not impossible, to find -- and some have disappeared entirely. Butterfly Knoll Farm is dedicated to finding the most richly flavored fruits available that will grow well in our climate. We welcome you to join with us as we expand our plantings and explore the vast variety of taste experience that nature can offer.

Fresh, Organic, Free Range Eggs
Free-range hens that forage for part of their food, eating grass, seeds, and bugs, have been determined to lay more nutritious eggs than hens from commercial farms. Mother Earth News worked with Skaggs Nutrition Laboratory at Utah State University and Food Products Laboratory in Portland, Oregon, to test the eggs of free-range birds. The eggs contained up to twice as much vitamin E; up to six times as much beta carotene, a form of vitamin A; and four times as much omega-3 fatty acid. They had half the cholesterol of commercially raised eggs.

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Butterfly Knoll Farm
11767 Ropp Lane
Lovettsville, VA 20180

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SALES: 540-822-9725

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