Photos and Fun! 2006

Carrie-Anne and I just love these winterscapes.   Icelandics are even more weather hardy than other sheep breeds.  They grow a soft undercoat (called thel) and a longer wear resistant outercoat (called tog).   They have minimal housing requirements.  Our sheep take to shelter only during the fiercest of storms.   Usually they can be seen loafing about the pature, just enjoying the snowfall.

You can see why lambing season is our favorite time of the year!   Icelandic sheep have the most vigorous little lambs; a quality that passes on well when crossed into other breeds.   Our lambs were up and feeding within minutes.    It is exciting to see a lamb bounce out of the birthing pen for the first time.  They jump in place, then prance about with amazing confidence.

These are pictures from our first lambing season.  See now why we're crazy about this breed?

Here's another hard working mother!