Our Sheep

Icelandic

We always wanted sheep just because they would be fun! And every farm needs some sheep. I liked the Icelandic breed for their multiple different colors of fleece, their ability to enjoy winter, ease of lambing, and general just easy to care for sheep. The first flock to arrive was 12, 11 bred ewes and a ram.

Since that first flock, I have added a few new members and rotated rams out of the gene pool. Rams are tough on fences so we only want one on the farm at any time.

The Icelandic have amazing fleece and provide meat and milk. They are a fantastic breed to have on the farm.

Shetland

We added a couple of Shetland ewes to the flock initially with the plan of having two different breeds. Instead, we have bred the Shetland ewes to the Icelandic ram and found the resulting cross to be very nice.

The Shetland is smaller than the Icelandic but has many of the same traits--lambing ease, does well on pasture, and seems to enjoy winter.

Icelandic Ewe

Shetland/Icelandic Ewe

Icelandic Lambs

Icelandic Eweling