OUR ICELANDICS:

I guess I have always been fascinated with the idea of a sheep that could do all that I wanted them to do… provide milk, butter, cheese…provide meat for my family to eat… and wool for me to spin, knit, crochet, latch hook or rug with. And be able to do all that plus be excellent foragers and require less feed to meet those same requirements!

I had learned long ago in school that the Vikings took their animals with them and I figured that they were very hardy animals to have survived the transit from place to place, the weather changes, being on water for long periods… you name it, those animals probably had to face it.

It took me many years to find out that they were now available in the United States…and to locate some. Wonderful Day! It took me even longer to find the ones I wanted to own.

A dream comes true for me! Here they are, Our REGISTERED Icelandic Sheep:

INGL Spenser is our White Ram. The color of old linen… He is of Short and Stocky stature with such wonderful horns and crimp in his wool! I believe he will pass on some grand genetics to his offspring and I look forward to working with his fleece. Thanks Nancy of Ingleside Icelandic for sending him to us!

SHI Dulcimer Rio is our Black ewe with White Spots…very flashy and I think that she will be fun to spin! She is very smart. I’d almost bet that she could find her way back home to Nancy Chase at Ingleside Farm in Buckingham, VA if she ever got the chance. She watched out the back window the entire trip without laying down once. She has decided to stick around as we have some yummy stuff to eat. She is now the leader of the entire flock!!! Since she has decided she likes alfalfa cubes it may be easier to get a better photo… look back soon.

She actually belongs to our son, William. He waited two years for Rio… and our Thanks to Nancy of Ingleside Icelandic for making his Birthday such a special one!!!

This is CNH KAZ “Cassie” “Hmm, Shepherd Person…what you doing down on the ground?” Cassie has some of the softest fleece we have! White as a new cotton ball, she has some Phaeo (brown sugar coloring) on her face and legs. She came to us from Cozienook Homestead in Ashfield, MA… Our thanks to Robyn Crowningshield.

“Snickers” - Kimball AI Ewe B4H 160N

Our Black Mouflon ewe Horned without any polled ancestors. Her horns are tight “C” shaped but well set apart and away from her head. She is very smart and figures gates well we were told…we are escape proof… so far.

PJN Sveina ewe 01P 64S

Our ewe who came the farthest…from Oregon… She is Polled, graceful of stature and her fleece is awesome! She is an AI ewe whose sire is Solon from Iceland. Her dam’s sire is Vestri (also of Iceland). She brings such a diverse genetic mix into our flock that I am excited to see what she produces while here.

Wolf Ewe Una B5SP 801U

Una is our only Black/White spotted Polled Icelandic ewe. Her fleece is very crimpy. Her first lambing she gave us a healthy and hefty single black ewe lamb. She is friendly yet cautious and her lamb loves to be scratched.

Wolf Ewe Unika B4P 822 U “Cocoa Puff” She is a Black Mouflon Polled ewe who gave us a single Brown Mouflon ewe lamb. Her fleece is very, very crimpy and extremely soft. Her awesome personality also passed to her lamb who loves to be scratched and will climb in your lap for a snuggle if you will hold still long enough.

Below are Our UNREGISTERED Icelandic Crosses. They have wonderful Meat conformation, foraging abilities are splendid, good Milking and Maternal traits with open udders, Thick Heavy Thel & Tog Fleeces for spinning and they graciously “Roo” them for me. As I said, they are UN registered, but they meet my needs of truly multipurpose sheep so I will continue to hold onto this line.

Appleton’s Lily #429 Our first Icelandic X Shetland ewe. She came to us from Todd Wilson of Appleton, NY who graciously exposed her to his Icelandic ram Tongue River Obsidian. We were overjoyed when she gave us twins! And provided all the milk they needed PLUS the milk needed for a third lamb!!! Milking Icelandic Ewes was a new experience for me. Being milked by hand was a new experience for her. We both did well.

LHF # 706 Sylvia - Fawn Badgerface Horned Ewe. DOB: 04-29-07. A very nicely built, wide bodied, solid ewe with fleece that is great to feel. She is an Icelandic X Shetland Twin. She inherited the ability to Roo. She had no trouble with the summer hot dry weather and has a high parasite resistance. Lily # 429 X Mr. Tumnus # 601