We sent our first starter flock of 2009 off to their new home on Saturday. It always makes me sad, to see my sheep leave their home, but happy to know they have a wonderful new place to live. This flock is moving to a century farm not far from us, beautiful old barns and outbuildings, ample pastures. They will be so spoiled! It's especially fun to seen new shepherds, how much they enjoy the sheep. When we first moved into our home 15 years ago, there were sheep living across the road. I thought they were serene, but they just didn't catch my interest much. Looking at a flock of white sheep is so blah, compared to looking at a flock of sheep with a multitude of patterns and colors! Icelandic sheep are the best!
Home to a beautiful flock of registered Icelandic Sheep in Northern Illinois. 2011 was is our ninth season of lambing. We’ve worked hard to build a flock that encompasses all the aspects we love about the Icelandic breed--hardiness, exceptional meat conformation, superb maternal instincts, prolificacy and outstanding fleeces. Please look around and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. We offer quality breeding stock, both mill spun and hand spun yarns, roving, and raw fleeces. Welcome to Red Brick Road Farm!Questions?rbrfarm@centurylink.net
Wondering about the names of our sheep? "Most" of our sheep are named according to the year they were born, especially those born here on our farm. Our first lambs had "A" names, so this being our 6th year, our lambs all have "F" names. It makes it easy for us when looking at our flock to know the age of the sheep. The sheep that we bring in to our flock sometimes have their own names, or I'll rename them according to our flock year. On this blog, I'm trying to post the oldest ewes first, then I'll move on to rams, then lambs.
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