Each week, we hope to share a few photos – just some simple moments from our farm to you giving you an insider’s view on what farm life looks like.
The first Friday of every month in 2026 is a calendar week; this week we are highlighting January 2026 from our Shalom Farms Calendar.
The Photo
The Best “Flaw” on the Farm
On March 28, 2024, our sheep Hana had twins—Whitefoot and Pua. They were some of the most striking, regal lambs we’ve ever raised.
Being American Blackbelly hair sheep, they have a beautiful uniform coat that sheds naturally, so they never need to be sheared - which is a bonus for us.
Since we are registered breeders with the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International (BBSAI), we usually register every lamb that’s going to be used for breeding stock.
But as we looked closer, we saw the one thing the paperwork wouldn’t allow: a single splash of white on his back foot.
According to BBSAI standards, having any white on these sheep is a breed “flaw” which means they cannot be registered.
But Whitefoot said “rules, schmoolz”.
He still grew into one of the best dang rams we’ve ever raised—the biggest, strongest, and fastest-growing lamb of his season.
He went on to find a new home as an unregistered ram in North Platte, becoming exactly what he was born to be: the king of his own pasture.
What Whitefoot taught me is that we can spend our lives apologizing for our own version of a “white foot,” or we can just go out and be the best dang [_____] in the field. He is a living reminder to all of us that you truly can’t judge a book by its cover.
Whitefoot is our featured “king” for January in our 2026 Farm Calendar!
If you want a daily reminder to be striking regardless of your “flaws,” grab one of our last few calendars before they’re all gone (only 9 left!).