 Embs Valley Farm is nestled at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near the Indian Fields area of Clark County in a community called Trapp. We are located approximately 16 miles southeast of Winchester, KY. The farm consists of gently rolling hills, meadows, forests, streams, ponds and a creek. We are located where three counties come together. The mountains in the back of the photo above are located in Estill county. So from this view you are looking at three counties. The meadowland of the farm is Clark county. Then the thickly wooded area just beyond the last meadow but before the mountains is Powell county.
The property is bordered by Lulbegrud Creek. The creek is the dividing line between Clark and Powell counties. Lulbegrud Creek was given it’s name by Daniel Boone as he and his men were exploring the area in 1769.
This area was also the home and hunting grounds of the Shawnee Indians.
Check out other interesting history of this area by clicking on each of the three photos below.
     Currently our main goal here at Embs Valley Farm is our small herd of registered Painted Desert Sheep. From the moment we got our little orphaned ewe "Sophie" we were hooked! Because of our love of this breed, we are slowly increasing our herd.
In my opinion there is no other breed of sheep as striking and beautiful as the Painted Desert. Not only are they very pleasing to the eye but they are also low maintenance. They do not require shearing. They shed their short winter wool to a clean slick haircoat for Spring and Summer.
All rams have horns that come in different shapes and colors and grow to be quite large in some cases. Hunters call those trophy sized horns. Most ewes are hornless but some may have small horns or scurs. Painted Desert Sheep come from only horned ancestry. They should have no known polled (hornless) sheep in their background.
Painted Desert Sheep are a multi-purpose breed. You can start your own herd to sell breeding and show stock, raise lamb crops for market, they would make great projects for kids and teens. They also are attractive field ornaments and good mowing machines.
It would be nice to see some 4-H and FFA members get involved in the exhibition of this particular breed. We adult shepherds need to push for more shows to exhibit the very best the breed and to show the public what all the breed has to offer. Painted Desert Sheep are still a fairly new breed of sheep and still need to gain more exposure. Check these sites out for much more information on Painted Desert Sheep.
 Our first lamb "Sophie" a bottle baby and her buddy "Georgia" our Bulldog. - Spring 2010
 Me feeding the critters. - May 2011
We also have a flock of completley free range Silver Laced Wyandotte chickens who produce those good farm fresh brown eggs.
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