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JSBA Annual General Meeting
The Jacob Sheep Breeders' Association is holding its AGM in Hunterdon County, NJ 10th-12th September in conjunction with the Garden State Sheep Breeders' annual Sheep and Fiber Fest.  This is a great opportunity for us, living only 35 minutes away and we're really looking forward to meeting lots of other Jacob breeders and making our show ring debut.  We're just keeping our fingers crossed that we don't turn out to be the free entertainment (being dragged round the ring face first)!  Click here for more information about the AGM & the Festival

About us and Byeburn Farm

We are a small farm, located in north-west New Jersey, where we raise Jacob sheep. 

Byeburn farm has been around, under various names, since the 1840s and we are lucky enough to have lived here since 2006.  We chose to call it Byeburn because it's by a stream, aka burn in England/Scotland! 

We loved the place instantly, with its brick farmhouse, stone barn and mature walnut grove.  While the pasture acreage was wonderful for our dogs, it was a challenge to keep on top of the mowing.  We needed some environmentally friendly grass trimmers and the barn needed some inhabitants.  Having grown up in rural England, we were naturally drawn to the ancient, rare Jacob breed. 

There turned out to be a breeder half an hour from us - Peggy Van Beek at Ridgecroft farm - who not only set us up with a great JSBA registered starter flock, but has mentored us through most of our first-time experiences as shepherds.  We began with 4 bred ewes and one ewe lamb. 

Our flock currently stands at 25 Jacobs, who share their pastures with 4 llamas and 2 Shetland sheep.  We also share our home with 6 dogs and a cat called Bob.  We’ve selected a few of our favourite photos for the gallery, which we hope you enjoy.  Please e-mail us if you have any questions or want additional information about our products.

Justine & Stuart Dixon

About our Products

If you are interested in buying registered rams and ewes or a couple of wethers for your own source of wonderful Jacob wool, check out our "Sheep & Lambs for Sale" page. 

If you're interested in purchasing our fine rovings, in assorted natural colours, take a look at our "Products for Sale" page.

We are also pleased to introduce a selection of beautiful, handmade stained glass candle holders, all hand-crafted by us on the farm.  Check them out on our products page.

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