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Icelandic Sheep
  
Our
newest additions to the farm this year are our Icelandic sheep. We
have a small flock of registered Icelandics we acquired from a dear
friend of ours here in MI. We will be expecting our first lambs in
the spring of 2010. We will maintain a breeding/fleece flock as well
as offering lambs in the fall to our customers for meat. We will
also be offering a line of soaps and lotions made from the milk of
our icelandics, starting this summer/early fall. They are one of the
only animals on the farm we have that isn't classified as a heritage
breed here in the US, but they are truly one of the purest varieties
of sheep in the world. They have changed very little over the course
of time, since the Vikings carried them across the seas in the holds
of their ships. Icelandic sheep are exceptionally beautiful on the
hoof, and wonderfully succulent on the fork. We chose them over
other breeds for their cold hardiness, their ability to thrive on
pasture, and their overall resilience. They are beautiful and
versatile, and we thoroughly enjoy their presence here on the farm.
They are here to stay!!
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