Just the mention of sheep makes my bi-blue Sheltie crazy. Olive, what a sheep lover!
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Red Brick Road Farm
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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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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3 comments:
When I saw you dog attacking the sprinkler I assumed it was a Border Collie - what a beautiful Sheltie!
A quick question if you don't mind, Do your sheep have free access to baking soda? Would it be helpful or possibly harmful?
We just had some sheep delivered and are wondering if it would be helpful to them to help stabilize their stomachs.
Some breeders keep baking soda out for their sheep. It is especially helpful in the spring, with lush pastures. It helps with bloat. Good luck with your new sheep!
Terri, Thanks for stopping by our blog. To answer your question we got the sheep from Ronda at Greener Pastures Farm. They are a breed that she developed by crossing Icelandic's and Soay. Smaller than pure Icelandic's, with wool that self sheds, and larger than Soay so that they can be harvested for meat without carrying them over the winter. Their smaller size compared to Icelandic's is supposed to make them easier to handle for newbies. I so wanted Icelandic's but didn't think we could handle them yet.
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