Did You Notice Our Redesign?

If you look at this blog regularly, it's probably pretty obvious: I gave the blog a bit of a redesign today.

Since we finally sold our last horse, I exchanged the horse photo at the top of the page for a sheep photo, and removed a couple of references to "raising horses" from the site.

I also updated our list of websites (on the right side of the page) to include our Etsy store, our CafePress store, and our brand-new Facebook page, which will be featuring some promos and giveaways in the coming weeks.

I've introduced several new products to the farm in the past year. Now it's time to figure out how to market them!

The Magnetic Attraction of Hay

This is the time of year when my sheep are mostly eating hay, but I let them have access to our big pasture anyway. There's not much to eat out there right now, but they seem to enjoy having a choice, and I enjoy watching them "commute" from the hay feeders to the pasture and back several times a day.

Sheep, of course, are always hungry. And when they're hungry, they're pushy. So it's always a bit of a challenge trying to fill the hay feeders when there are 50 hungry sheep crowded around trying to eat everything in sight.

So imagine my delight when, yesterday at feeding time, I went out to fill the hay feeders and discovered there was not a single sheep in sight. Every sheep was at the other end of the farm, out in the big pasture.

"Wow," I thought. "Feeding time's going to be quick and easy today. I'll have these feeders filled before the sheep even know I'm here." Since the hay feeders are currently located only a few yards from the hay storage, I thought that was a reasonable assumption.

Quietly, quietly, so as not to attract any attention, I wheeled my garden cart down to the hay barn. Pushed open the sliding door. Turned around. And there at the top of the driveway was the entire flock of sheep, coming at a gallop!

I don't know how they could possibly have known I was there, but I didn't even manage to get a single bale loaded into the cart before they were swarming everywhere, "helping" with the hay distribution.

More Needle Felting

I spent the long weekend doing more experiments with needle-felting. Like the previous ones, these are all made in natural colored wool from my own flock.

Acorn and Oak Leaf Necklace (needle felted wool with wooden beads and hemp cord):


Sweet Hearts Necklace (needle felted wool with wooden beads and hemp cord):


Triple Moon Necklace (needle felted wool with metal beads and leather cord):


Silver Balls Necklace (needle felted wool with metal beads and leather cord):


Book Lover's Bolo Necklace (two little needle-felted wool books---one open, one closed---with wooden beads and a leather thong):


Needle felted wool rose:


Needle felted wool fortune cookies (You can put wishes or affirmations inside!):

I'm posting these here first, but later today, most of them will also go up for sale on my Etsy site.

Needle Felted Necklaces

Today I tried my hand at needle felted wool beads for the first time, using natural-colored Icelandic wool from my own flock.

Aren't these fun?


This one has a pendant of hand-polished sheep bone, two needle felted beads, and smaller wooden accent beads.

A New Home for Senter Stage

Congratulations to Heather Bolding of Noble Farms in Clinton, IN. She is the new owner of our beautiful Oldenburg stallion, Senter Stage.

As most of you know, I am going out of the horse business, and have spent the past couple of years selling off all of my horses. Senter was the last one to go, so our farm is now horse-free.

Senter left here yesterday to go to his new home. I know he's going to be happy there, and will be able to continue his training and be much more active on the show circuit.

He will also be standing at stud to outside mares again this season, so if you want to breed your mare to get one of Senter's wonderful foals, be sure to contact Heather for more information.

Goodbye Senter! We wish you a lifetime of success at your new home!

Snow Sheep

It started snowing here last night at about 4:00 pm. Twenty-one hours later, and it's still coming down. The snow is about knee deep now, with is a huge amount for Virginia.

One of our sheep shelters collapsed from the snow, but fortunately, it was the one in the paddock the sheep aren't in right now, so we can wait to fix it at a more convenient time.

Since it doesn't snow here very often, I rarely get the opportunity to take pictures of my sheep in the snow. So, even though it was still dark and snowy out, I took some today.

Small, medium, or large? Wotan, Ukraine, and Nicholai follow me through the snow.


Ken helps carry hay through the snow to the ram paddock.


Nicholai, always photogenic.


Nothing bothers Ultra.


Pretty Tsarina.


Where do Icelandic sheep come from? They hatch from snow drifts, of course!


Snowy flock.

Venus of Willendorf and the Sacred Cow

Now that the farm's outside chores have quieted down a bit, I've finally had a chance to start working on some of my long-postponed indoor projects.

Over the weekend, I washed a couple of fleeces and did some needle felting. First up: my version of the famous prehistoric Venus of Willendorf sculpture. She is for sale in my Etsy shop:


Next, I made my needle-felted version of one of the sacred Brahman cows of India. I've always thought Brahman cows were beautiful. This one is also for sale in my Etsy shop:

Ingleside Farm Calendars, Cards, and Gifts

Here's another of my new products from the farm!

I have gotten so many compliments on my farm photos, I finally decided to offer some of my favorites for sale as calendars, cards, mugs, and other photo gifts at CafePress.

Since this is a timely season of the year to be thinking of buying a new calendar, I've posted photos of my calendars below, but check out the my CafePress shop to see what else is available. They have a HUGE array of products, including cards and ornaments. They'd make great Christmas gifts.

I have many designs already available--sheep photos, horse photos, glorious sunsets, and other farm scenes. Plus I'm adding new items to my shop all the time.

For starters, here are the calendars:

Peacock Shawl

I finally opened a shop on Etsy and have just posted my first item for sale: My glorious, one-of-a-kind, hand-spun, hand-woven Peacock Shawl.

I had really intended to make this shawl for myself. I can't even count how many hours of work I put in: Tweaking the design, spinning the wool, plying the yarn, washing the yarn to set the twist, hanging the yarn to dry, winding it into balls, then weaving the two halves of the shawl, stitching them together, and adding all the fringe. After that I lightly fulled the shawl, let it dry, and brushed it all over on both sides with a little slicker brush to give the surface a soft, velvety texture.

But in all honesty, spending all my time on the farm as I do, I'll never end up wearing a shawl this pretty. So, for the sake of our finances, I'm offering it up for sale.

There'll be more additions to my Etsy shop soon, so stay tuned!

Sheep's Milk Soap

I've been working very hard over the past few months developing new products for our farm. One that I'm very excited about is our new Sheep's Milk Soap.


Last spring, our beautiful ewe Tansy lost her lamb at birth. Since she had no lamb to feed, I decided I'd try milking her myself.

I had read about how nice sheep's milk soap was and planned to use Tansy's milk to try to teach myself how to make some. But then I discovered there was a wonderful small crafter, Amanda of Primitive Earth Soaps, who was already making natural soaps in my area. I contacted her, and she agreed to do the job for me.

First she did a small test batch, mainly so we could evaluate the scent I had chosen. After a few minor tweaks, she then made a big batch, which just arrived a few days ago.

If you've never tried sheep's milk soap, you should give ours a try. Each big, long-lasting bar weighs about 4 oz. and contains only the most natural of ingredients: olive oil, sheep's milk, water, lye, and essential oils.

No coloring has been added. The scent is a luscious blend of pure essential oils, including amber, myrrh, cinnamon, and oak moss. Each bar is packaged in a simple, eco-friendly wrapping of fabric and labeled with a small card listing the ingredients.

These make terrific gifts. You can order online from my website.

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Trimming a Ram's Horn

When we first got our ram Taj, he had a magnificently wide hornset.


But as he grew, his right horn developed a curl that brought it closer to his face than his left one.


As the horn kept growing, eventually it began to grow into the side of his face, interfering with his vision and endangering his eye. If left to grow unchecked, the horn would have eventually cut into his face and blinded him. If infection and fly-strike followed, it could easily have led to his death.


Often, when a ram develops a flaw like this, the shepherd will simply cull him, to prevent him from passing that trait on to more of his lambs. But Taj is such a magnificent animal in all other ways---his meat conformation and fleece quality are fantastic!---so we decided it was worth it to try to save him by cutting off the problem horn.

It was an intimidating task, so we put it off for as long as we could. But finally, we couldn't wait any longer.

We tied Taj securely to a sturdy fence post. I draped a dish towel over his face to protect his eye and ear, and leaned hard against his body to keep him still while Ken used a wire saw to sever the problem section of horn.

It was hard work, both trying to keep the ram still and pulling the wire saw rapidly to prevent it from binding up in the cut. The wire saw gets VERY hot, VERY quickly. This is good because it helps cauterize any small capillaries you may hit if (as was the case here) you are forced to cut the horn high enough that you end up cutting into the live, "quick" part.

But you have to be extremely careful not to let the wire saw touch you (or the sheep), because it burns. Even though I'd been warned of this ahead of time, I got burned when Taj shook his head and the wire saw jumped out of the groove. It only touched me for a split second, but it laid a clear, painful welt along the sensitive skin between my fingers. Ouch!!

We kept going, though, and soon the offending horn dropped free.


There was a little blood, but not very much.


I treated the wound with Blood Stop powder, and fly repellent to prevent fly strike. The bleeding stopped almost at once.

You can see in the photo below how the horn had been starting to cut a groove into Taj's face. Fortunately, it had only progressed as far as wearing all the hair away where it touched. It had not yet lacerated the skin or touched the eyeball.

It would have soon done so, if the horn had not been removed, though!


Taj did not enjoy this process, but he is very happy to be able to see out of both eyes again! He will be so much happier without the constant discomfort of that horn pressing into his face.

A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words

Some of you may recall that I had sent a few of my horses, including my fabulous stallion, Senter Stage, to a trainer. Because her farm was a few hours' drive away, I only had the chance to go there once every two or three months. Nevertheless, I was very happy with her work for nearly a year.

Over the winter, without my knowing it, things took a turn for the worse. Eventually I started hearing complaints from other horse people.

This is what I discovered.

This is my filly Torchsong BEFORE going to the trainer's:

This is what she looked like when she left:

This is my Art Deco daughter, Glory, BEFORE she went to the trainer's:

This is what she looked like when she left:

I don't think I need to say any more about why I pulled my valuable stallion off that farm as soon as I could.

Although Senter (fortunately!!!) was not in as poor condition as the two fillies above, he was still underweight. I've spent the past few weeks getting his weight back where it belongs.

Now, I need to start marketing him. He's the last of my horses I have to sell.

(The two fillies pictured above have gone to good homes, so don't worry, they're being well taken care of).

Icelandic Sheep: 2009 Sales List

Here it is at last, our 2009 sales list!

Some sheep are already reserved, and a few people are on our waiting list to get first choice on some of the sheep. Other than that, sales will be first come, first served, so make your choices early.


ADULT RAMS


Tutankhamen FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T: Horned moorit solid twin ram. Born 2007. 62.5% AI bloodlines (Flotti, Bambi, Morro). Carries spotting. Tut is only on the sales list because we like him so much that we've kept quite a few of his daughters. Now we need to make room for some new bloodlines. He has a mild, quiet nature, a good build, and a rich, crimpy fleece. He's has been a very dependable sire for us, always producing lovely lambs, no matter what he was bred to.

Sire: FRELSI RAM 01H 280M
Dam: Moira FRELSI EWE M5H 310N -[CAN]576449.

Price: $800 (I paid $1,000 for him as an unproven lamb)



Taj FRELSI AI RAM 01H 555T: Horned white twin AI ram. Born 2007. 87.5% AI bloodlines (Moli, Muli, Laekur). Probably homozygous white. Lots of great AI lines here, for both meat conformation and fine fleece. This guy has matured into a MASSIVE ram. Excellent wide, meaty build, and truly remarkable fleece quality: Incredibly soft and rich, with the most gorgeous luster. He passes that fleece quality reliably on to his lambs as well. Just an overall beautiful ram with a very high AI%. He would improve the meat and fleece quality in just about anyone's flock.

Sire: Moli 00-882..
Dam: FRELSI AI EWE 01H 435R -[CAN]600707-H.

Price: $700---Reduced to $500 because he has one horn that is growing close to his face and will need to be cut.



Titan INGL RAM M5H 003T: Horned moorit solid single ram. Born 2007. 25% Solee, 25% MacBeth, and 37% AI blood (Bambi, Blaevar, Heli, Hunn). May carry spotting. A large, broad ram with an excellent horn spread. Both his parents have excellent heat and parasite resistance. He is the handsomest ram in our flock. He gave us such a nice collection of magnificently large and stout ewe lambs this year, that we decided to keep every one of them!

Sire: Nicholai JAGER RAM M5H 641N.
Dam: Poppy SRX 01H EWE 316P.

Price: $800. RESERVED



Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U. Horned moorit solid spotted single ram. Born 2008. 37.5% AI blood (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Morro). This ram is the son of my best fleece ewe. Mom also has excellent heat/parasite resistance. He was our largest, most parasite-resistant lamb last year.

Sire: Tutankhamen FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Rhonwen SHI RHON EWE B3H 10R.

Price: $500. TENTATIVELY RESERVED?



Ukraine INGL RAM M5H 033U: Horned moorit solid twin ram. Born 2008. 50% AI blood (Blaevar, Heli, Kani, Rektor, Thettir). Probably carries spotting. Sire has fantastic heat/parasite resistance. Dam has a phenomenal meat build—the best in my flock.

Sire: Nicholai JAGER RAM M5H 641N.
Dam: Persia NMI EWE ELEN B2SH 431P.

Price: $500. TENTATIVELY RESERVED?



Urban INGL RAM 01H 023U: Horned white twin ram. Born 2008. 43.8% AI blood (Laekur, Moli, Muli). Carries moorit, spotting, and either solid or badger. This is a big, broad, beautiful young ram. Excellent build; soft, BRIGHT white fleece. Superb, lustrous, abundant fleeces on both sire and dam sides. Sire has a great meat build. Dam has excellent heat and parasite resistance. Like all the lambs from this ewe, this boy has a mild temperament. I'm keeping his twin sister for my own flock.

Sire: Taj FRELSI AI RAM 01H 555T.
Dam: Paisley SHI ELSKA EWE M3SH 4P.

Price: $500---Reduced to $400 because his horns are close to his face and will need to be cut.


ADULT EWES


Saffron MILES 026S -[CAN]607263-H: Horned moorit gray single ewe from a ewe lamb. Born 2006. 31.25% AI bloodlines (Hnykill, Askur, Kani, Dropi). Carries spotting. Nice horn set and a soft fleece that is the exact color of cinnamon sugar. Her fleece is always one of the most popular among my fleece customers. She's a smart, watchful ewe who takes good care of her lambs. Lambing record: 1,1,2.

Sire: Thorn SRX B4H RAM 473P -[CAN]581965-H.
Dam: SRX EWE M5SH 600R -[CAN]594559-H.

Price: $700



Simone INGL EWE B5H 012S: Horned black twin ewe. Born 2006. She carries 40.6% AI bloodlines (Blaevar, Heli, Rektor). A good-sized, broad ewe with a quiet personality, inky black fleece, and wide horns. Carries spotting and moorit. Lambing record: 1,0,1.

Sire: Romulus JAGER AI RAM B5SH 825R.
Dam: Moriah JAGER EWE B5H 500M.
Price: $700




Savannah HP EWE B24H 27S: Horned black gray “frosted” mouflon twin ewe. Born 2006. 62.5% AI bloodlines (Ari, Bambi, Biskup, Hnykill, Leifur), including 3 leadersheep lines. Carries moorit and spotting. Rich, abundant fleece in a beautiful, complex color. Prettiest face in the flock. Leader sheep personality, too! Lambing record: 0,2,1.

Sire: JAGER AI RAM B2SH 827R -[CAN]595611.
Dam: HMRR MRTMFLNEWE M4H 653P -[CAN]582588-NH.
Price: $700



Secret SMF EWE M5C 102S -[CAN]606025: Polled moorit solid single ewe (from a ewe lamb). Born 2006. 37.5% AI bloodlines (Arfi, Dropi, Heli). 25% Midas. Large build, excellent hindquarters, and very nice overall harmony. Excellent heat and parasite resistance. Excellent fleece, and mild, friendly personality too. Carries horned genetics: produces fully horned lambs when bred to a horned ram. Lambing record: 1,1,1.

Sire: JAGER AI RAM M5C 803R -[CAN]594370:
Dam: Rowena SHI ALEDA EWE M3H 5R -[CAN]590018:
Price: $700



Udela INGL EWE 01H 027U: Horned white twin ewe. Born 2008. 75% AI blood (Ari, Bambi, Biskup, Hnykill, Laekur, Liefur, Moli, Muli), including 3 Leadersheep lines. Carries either gray or mouflon. May carry moorit and/or spotting. Gorgeous fleece on this girl: rich, bright white, and tons of gorgeous luster. Sire has a great meat build, wide horns, and lovely lustrous fleece. Dam has lovely wide horns, a very soft fleece, and a very Leader-like personality. Lambing record: NB.

Sire: Taj FRELSI AI RAM 01H 555T.
Dam: Savannah HP EWE B24H 27S.
Price: $600



Ultra INGL EWE B5H 025U: Horned black solid twin ewe. Born 2008. 62.5% AI blood (Ari, Bambi, Biskup, Flotti, Hnykill, Liefur, Morro), including 3 Leadersheep lines. Carries moorit. May carry spotting. Nice fleece. This is an extremely friendly ewe, definitely a leadersheep. She is as tame as a dog, does tricks and (as you can see in the photo) enjoys being dressed up in costumes to entertain guests! Sire has an excellent meat build. Dam is very milky, has lovely wide horns, a very soft fleece, and a friendly, Leader-like personality. Lambing record: NB.

Sire: Tutankhamen FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Salem HP EWE B5H 40S.
Price: $600




Urelia INGL EWE 01H 034U: Horned white single ewe. Born 2008. 59.4% AI blood (Ari, Laekur, Liefur, Moli, Muli). Carries spotting and either gray or mouflon. A quiet, easy going ewe with a lovely fleece. Sire has a great meat build and a lovely lustrous fleece. Dam has a beautiful, soft, complex fleece and a very Leader-like personality. Lambing record: 1. She's only on the sales list to make room so we can keep her daughter by Nicholai.

Sire: Taj FRELSI AI RAM 01H 555T.
Dam: Suzette HP B24SH 11S:
Price: $700




RAM LAMBS



Wysiwyg INGL RAM M3SH 003W: Horned moorit badgerface spotted twin ram. Born March 15, 2009. 7 lbs., 1 oz. at birth. 37.5% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Morro). 25% Midas. A large, stout lamb with a wonderful, silky fleece. I'd say he has one of the best fleeces in this year's lamb flock. Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam has the best fleece in my flock and excellent heat/parasite resistance. This lamb is a full brother to our ram Umber, who was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Rhonwen SHI RHON EWE B3H 10R.

Price: $500



Warhol INGL RAM M5SH 004W: Horned moorit solid spotted twin ram. Born March 26, 2009. 7 lbs., 14 oz. at birth. 43.75% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Hunn, Kani, Molur, Morro). 25% Tut. This handsome boy is stout, has a soft, fluffy fleece, and is very nicely marked. Sire was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year. Dam has a large build and is one of our best mothers, with very easy births.

Sire: Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U.
Dam: Regina SRX EWE B2H 549R.

Price: $500 RESERVED



Wagner INGL RAM B5H 007W: Horned black solid twin ram. Born March 26, 2009. 7 lbs. at birth. Carries moorit. May carry spotting. 43.75% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Morro). A very handsome lamb with an inky black fleece and an unusually calm and friendly personality. Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam is an excellent mother with a fine, soft fleece; wide horns; and very good milkiness.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Moriah JAGER EWE B5H 500M.

Price: $500



Whitman INGL RAM 01H 009W: Horned white twin ram. Born March 31, 2009. 6 lbs. 7 oz. at birth. Carries moorit and solid. May carry spotting. 68.75% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Flotti, Kunningi, Molur, Morro, Thokki). Don't let this baby picture fool you, this boy is BUILT! Wonderfully stout and vigorous with a lot of fleece already. Almost identical to his twin, Whitsun, below (I just haven't gotten a more recent photo of him yet to show how much he's grown). Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam has good build, nice fleece, and excellent parasite resistance.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Tsarina JAGER EWE 01H 145T.

Price: $500



Whitsun INGL RAM 01H 010W: Horned white twin ram. Born March 31, 2009. 6 lbs. 10 oz. at birth. Carries moorit and solid. May carry spotting. 68.75% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Flotti, Kunningi, Molur, Morro, Thokki). Terrific build, really broad all over, and already showing an abundant fleece. Almost identical to his twin, Whitman, above. Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam has good build, nice fleece, and excellent parasite resistance.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T.
Dam: Tsarina JAGER EWE 01H 145T.

Price: $500



William INGL RAM 01H 013W: Horned white triplet ram. Born March 31, 2009. 8 lbs. at birth. Carries solid. 75% AI bloodlines (Heli, Laekur, Langidalur, Moli, Muli). Sire has excellent meat build and soft, rich fleece. Dam has a nice build, thick fleece, and superb heat/parasite resistance. This is one of the best lambs of the year as far as overall quality. He has a terrific build, and a VERY abundant, soft fleece. AND he's a triplet. I'm keeping his brother and sister for my own flock. His price has been reduced because I gave his mother oxytetracycline (an antibiotic) while she was pregnant, and it caused a birth defect: William's ears are 1/2 the normal size. He can hear just fine, though. The defect is cosmetic only. It was caused by his in-utero environment, not by genetics, so it should have no effect at all on his lambs.

Sire: Taj FRELSI AI RAM 01H 555T
Dam: Sapphire JAGER AI EWE B5H 913S

Price: $700. Reduced to $400 due to ears.



Whirligig INGL RAM B3SH 018W: Horned black badger spotted twin ram. Born April 1, 2009. 7 lbs., 11 oz. at birth. Very flashy, tri-colored pattern! Carries moorit and solid. 37.5% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Kongur, Biskup). 25% Macbeth. This lamb should have an exceptional fleece. Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam has a wide, meaty build; a long, soft fleece; and very good milkiness.

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Peri SRX 01H EWE 467P

Price: $700 RESERVED



Wraith INGL RAM 01H 019W: Horned white twin ram. Born April 1, 2009. 5 lbs., 15 oz. at birth. Carries moorit, possibly black, and either solid or badger. May carry spotting. 37.5% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Kongur, Biskup). 25% Macbeth. This lamb should have an exceptional fleece. He's not as flashy as his twin, Whirligig, above, but he has the same genetics plus a slightly stouter build. Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam has a wide, meaty build; a long, soft fleece; and very good milkiness.

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Peri SRX 01H EWE 467P

Price: $500



Walsh INGL RAM M5SH 025W: Horned moorit solid spotted twin ram. Born April 5, 2009. 6 lbs., 12 oz. at birth. 34.4% AI bloodlines (Askur, Bambi, Blaevar, Dropi, Flotti, Hnykill, Kani, Morr). 25% Tut. This handsome boy has already grown a lot since this photo was taken. Homozygous for all the recessive color genes: moorit, solid, and spotting. Sire was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year. Dam has a nice horn set and a soft, pretty fleece.

Sire: Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U.
Dam: Saffron MILES 026S

Price: $500



Wessex INGL RAM M3H 028W: Horned moorit badger twin ram. Born April 5, 2009. 5 lbs., 11 oz. at birth. 40.63% AI bloodlines (Eldar, Kostur, Heli). Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam is a big, friendly ewe with a lovely soft fleece, who brings in some nice genetic diversity from the Eldar line, which is unrelated to most other AI bloodlines. This boy is already showing a very fine-textured, soft fleece. He's stout, curious, and very lively.

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Titania JAGER AI EWE 01H 106T

Price: $500 RESERVED



Winston INGL RAM 01H 032W: Horned white twin ram (to a ewe lamb). Born April 10, 2009. 3 lbs., 6 oz. at birth. Carries moorit, either solid or badger, and possibly spotting. He has 18.75% AI bloodlines (Flotti, Heli, Molur, Moli) and is also 25% Nicholai, and 50% Midas—my two most parasite resistant lines. He’s already showing wonderful fleece quality—soft as silk and oh-so-lustrous. Don't miss out just because this boy is white---I would say that this is the nicest fleece of this year's lamb flock! Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam is a large, broad ewe from excellent meaty and milky lines.

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Utopia INGL EWE 01H 013U

Price: $500



Winchester INGL RAM 01H 033W: Horned white single ram (to a ewe lamb). Born April 14, 2009. 5 lbs., 2 oz. at birth. Under his white pattern, he should be homozygous for moorit, carries either badger or solid, and possibly spotting. He has 18.75% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Heli, Hunn) and is also 25% Nicholai, and 50% Midas—my two most parasite resistant lines. This lamb is growing quickly and (like all of Midas's offspring) looks like he'll have a lovely fleece. Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam is from a meaty, parasite-resistant line.

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Ulyssia INGL EWE 01H 015U

Price: $500



Wasabi INGL RAM M5H 035W: Horned moorit solid single ram. Born April 17, 2009. 6 lbs. at birth. 40.6% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Biskup, Blaevar, Flotti, Heli, Kongur, Morro). 25% Nicholai, 25% Tut. Sire was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year. Dam has a large, wide build and an excellent horn set. This is a stout, very muscular lamb who is vigorous, active, and unusually friendly.

Sire: Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U.
Dam: Tundra INGL EWE O1H 007T

Price: $500



Wyoming INGL RAM 01H 037W: Horned white twin ram. Born April 17, 2009. 8 lbs., 1 oz. at birth. Carries moorit, solid, and possibly spotting. 43.5% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Heli, Hunn, Molur, Thettir). 25% Nicholai. Sire has a large build, excellent horn spread, and good heat resistance. Dam has a magnificent meat build, rich fleece, and good milkiness. Awesome build on this boy! He is enormous, correct, and very, very broad. Looks like he's going to have a very rich, lustrous fleece too. I'm keeping his twin sister for my own flock.

Sire: Titan INGL RAM M5H 003T
Dam: Phoebe OAK WYSE EWE 01H 1P

Price: $500



Waldo INGL RAM M5H 038W: Horned moorit solid single ram. Born April 18, 2009. 8 lbs., 6 oz. at birth. Carries spotting. 39% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Blaevar, Flotti, Heli, Morro, Rektor). 25% Tut. Fast-growing and muscular. Sire was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year. Dam has a large, wide build and an excellent horn set.

Sire: Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U.
Dam: Simone INGL EWE B5H 012S

Price: $500



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Woodstock INGL RAM B5H 041W: Horned black solid twin ram. Born May 8, 2009. 7 lbs., 12 oz. at birth. Carries moorit. 37.5% AI bloodlines (Ari, Bambi, Biskup, Heli, Hnykill, Leifur). 25% Solee. Sire has exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam is our flock leader sheep. She has a soft fleece, good milkiness, an extremely tame, friendly personality and carries 3 leader sheep lines. This boy is glossy black, with a leader sheep type build and is already showing a bold, curious personality.

Sire: Nicholai JAGER RAM M5H 641N
Dam: Salem HP EWE B5H 40S

Price: $500



EWE LAMBS



Whisper INGL EWE 01H 021W: Horned white twin ewe. Born April 2, 2009. 4 lbs., 7 oz. at birth. Carries moorit, possibly black, and either badger or solid. May carry spotting. 31.25% AI bloodlines (Flotti, Molur, Moli). Sire has superb fleece and exceptional heat/parasite resistance. Dam has excellent, wide meat build and very good milkiness. This is an awesome lamb for both build and fleece. I don't really want to part with her, but I'm keeping her twin sister, and I have to put SOME ewe lambs on the sales list, right?

Sire: Midas SYED RAM DBS 26M
Dam: Pandora OAK WYSE EWE 01H 8P

Price: $600



Wisdom INGL EWE M5SH 022W: Horned moorit solid spotted twin ewe. Born April 2, 2009. 5 lbs., 12 oz. at birth. 50% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Flotti, Hunn, Kani, Morro). Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam is a very tame and friendly natural quad who may carry the Thoka gene for extra prolificacy. This set of twins is almost identical, but Wisdom is the "good" sister who sticks close by her mom, while her twin is the more curious adventurous one.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T
Dam: Tara VB EWE M4H 10T

Price: $600



Wonder INGL EWE M5SH 023W: Horned moorit solid spotted twin ewe. Born April 2, 2009. 4 lbs., 14 oz. at birth. 50% AI bloodlines (Bambi, Flotti, Hunn, Kani, Morro). Sire has good meat build and thick, crimpy fleece. Dam is a very tame and friendly natural quad who may carry the Thoka gene for extra prolificacy. Almost identical to her twin, Wonder is the more curious and adventurous of the two.

Sire: Tut FRELSI AI RAM M5H 540T
Dam: Tara VB EWE M4H 10T

Price: $600



Waverly INGL EWE M5H 024W: Horned moorit solid twin ewe. Born April 5, 2009. 7 lbs., 5 oz. at birth. May carry spotting. 34.4% AI bloodlines (Askur, Bambi, Blaevar, Dropi, Flotti, Hnykill, Kani, Morr). 25% Tut. Sire was our largest, most parasite resistant lamb last year. Dam has a nice horn set and a soft, pretty fleece. This is a bright, alert, intelligent lamb.

Sire: Umber INGL RAM M5SH 003U.
Dam: Saffron MILES 026S

Price: $600


If you have any questions, let me know.

Don't see what you're looking for? I have a few more ewes and lambs that I might possibly be willing to release onto the sales list later in the summer. So don't be afraid to ask!