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. To be able to do all that plus be excellent foragers and require less feed to meet those same requirements is great!

I learned, long ago in school, that the Vikings took their animals with them everywhere they went. 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.

We are members of the Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America (ISBONA) www.isbona.com/ and our Icelandic sheep are registered with the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation (CLRC) www.clrc.ca/index.shtml. We do have a few Un-registered ewes and lambs from time to time. We also have Icelandic fleeces available from time to time. If you are interested in a particular fleece, please contact us.

Rams:

INGL Spencer is our White Ram. The color of old linen, he has a Wide and Stocky stature with such wonderful horns and crimp in his wool. He has passed on some grand genetics to his offspring and I look forward to working with his fleece each year.

XCaliber LHF #1234 a 2010 ram lamb by Una. XCaliber’s statue at four and a half months suggests that he will attain the size of his sire Spencer. He already comes by name and has a very gentle and friendly nature. He is turning grey and carries polled genetics. He will be used to breed our polled Icelandic ewes this fall.

EWES and Lambs:

SHI Dulcimer Rio is our Black ewe with White Spots…very flashy! She is fun to spin! She is very smart. Her sense of weather to come is a valuable asset and she brings sheep to shelter just ahead of need. She is now the leader of the entire flock!!!

2010 Black ram lamb Xavier LHF #1236 has a white hat. He is owned by William. His dam Rio is shown with him. He is for sale

SHI Dulcimer Rio‘s 2010 ewe lamb Xenia LHF #1235 is a very flashy and stocky ewe lamb. This lamb is owned by William. Xenia is for sale.

Sveina, 01P 64S, is our ewe from the farthest…Oregon. She is a Polled ewe, graceful of stature and her fleece is awesome. She is an AI ewe whose sire is Solon from Iceland. Her dam’s sire, Vestri is also from Iceland. She brings such a diverse genetic mix into our flock that I am excited to see what she produces while she is here.

Wolf Ewe Una, B5SP 801U, is our Black/White spotted Polled Icelandic ewe. Her fleece is very crimpy and extremely fine. Her first lambing she gave us a healthy and hefty single black ewe lamb. She is friendly yet cautious and her lambs love to be scratched. She is our only sheep that pays attention to the hawks and vultures that fly over head and is ready to defend her lambs from an aerial attack if need be. She is owned by William.

Above is Willow, LHF #906, a solid white ewe with some Phaeo. She is the daughter of Kaz , CNH018T, and Spencer. Her fleece is crimpy and extremely soft. She is shown here with her 2010 ram lamb Xeric LHF #1257 who is for sale.

Wendy LHF #908 is a solid white ewe with some phaeo. She is the twin of Willow above. She is the daughter of Kaz and Spencer. Her fleece is crimpy and extremely soft. Her horns are a slightly tighter "C", wide and well set apart.

Wayra LHF #911 is a solid brown ewe. She is a polled ewe who is the daughter of Rio and Spencer. Her fleece has grown considerably and I find it to be delightful… I will get another picture as soon as possible so all of you can see it also. When the sun shines on her she is the color of Cinnamon.

UNREGISTERED Icelandic Crosses

They have wonderful meat conformation, foraging abilities are splendid, good milking and maternal traits with open udders (which I really like), thick heavy 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. She has since provided extra colostrums and milk each year which I lay back in the freezer for emergency needs. I am so thankful for her abilities.

Sylvia LHF #706 is a Fawn Badgerface Horned Ewe. A very nice 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 from her dam Lily shown above. She inherited her width of stature from her sire; Mr. Tumnus LHF #601. She had no trouble with the summer hot dry weather last year, nor with the hot and damp weather of this year…showing she has a higher parasite resistance and was retained.

Sylvia and her 2010 lambs-Both the white lamb and the badgerface are ewes. Both lambs are now sold.