Queso Cabeza Farm - Icelandic Lambs

	Queso Cabeza Farm ... specializing in heavy wool, gentle temperament llamas and polled Icelandic sheep


Proud Parents: Gerpla and Beast DOB: April 11, 2008 Twins: Ram and Ewe Finally! What a wonderful sight first thing in the morning - a gorgeous pair of healthy lambs, already up and ready to go. Gerpla is such a wonderful mother, and this is her first set of twins. Last year she delivered last, and was longing for lambs - this year she decided to go first. These lambs were worth the wait. With the badgerface coloring, they will fade from brown to cream or tan as they get their adult fleeces. Their lamb fleeces will be exciting this fall! The ram lamb's flashing probably means he carries spotting, although he is not spotted.	Left: Ram Lamb / Right: Ewe Lamb The ram lamb is available; the ewe lamb is staying in the flock.

Proud Parents: Tawny and Brett DOB: April 11, 2008 Single Ewe Lamb to a one-winter ewe First-time mom Tawny, who joined our flock last fall from Dancing Lamb Farm in NY, delivered a striking moorit spotted ewe lamb all on her own. The moorit coloring is deep and rich, too. Despite a mommy mixup, Tawny developed a good bond with her lamb and is a great mom. Brett is proving to be a great father to daughters, and we are very pleased!	Tawny's adorable ewe lamb is available . . . until I change my mind. ;-)

Proud Parents: Ingrid and Beast DOB: April 12, 2008 Single Ewe Lamb A bad turn in the weather often brings lambs, and Ingrid decided to deliver this beauty on a cold, snowy night. We had to close up the barn to keep her from lambing outdoors! Everything turned out fine, and this lovely lamb has been dancing around the pastures ever since. She appears to have the badgerface pattern, but her extensive spotting covers it up. What a unique face!	Ingrid's ewe lamb is available. Ingrid is also for sale.

Proud Parents: Connie and Brett DOB: April 15, 2008 Single Ewe Lamb Based on the size of her tummy, we only expected a single from Connie this year - but not a 10 1/4 pound single! This black solid spotted ewe lamb is so striking with her white body and black mask. This pairing was a repeat of last year. Connie and Brett's 2007 ewe lamb was sold, and has grown out so beautifully this girl will stay in the flock. She is so long-bodied and striking, we just can't let her go!	Connie's lamb is staying in the flock.

Proud Parents: Lavvie and Brett DOB: April 17, 2008 Single Ewe Lamb to a one-winter ewe Of all the 2007 lambs, Lavvie grew out the best last year. We were looking forward to seeing what she would produce with Brett, and we are definitely not disappointed with this ewe lamb. Lavvie delivered unassisted - the lamb was so vigorous when we first saw her on morning rounds, we thought Lavvie had "borrowed" Ingrid's lamb (who looks very similar). Lavvie is a great mom, and this lamb (who we think is black grey spotted) is growing like a weed!	Lavvie's ewe lamb is available. In order to reduce our flock, Lavvie is for sale.

Proud Parents: Pearl and Beast DOB: April 17, 2008 Single Ram Lamb Pearl had the nicest fleece in the flock last fall, thanks to her sire Navaho, and we expect she has passed that quality on to her son. The lamb's sire, Beast, promises good size and substance. This black grey ram lamb was 9 3/4 pounds at birth, with a nice long body. He is going to have the complete package - nice fleece, nice build, and nice milky genetics!	This ram is reserved.

Proud Parents: Libby and Navaho DOB: April 19, 2008 Twins : Ram and Ewe (stillborn) Libby was the only breeding we witnessed last fall, and she really pushed the envelope by waiting until day 148 to give birth. She was huge! Unfortunately, she went into labor while I was out of town, and her ewe lamb was stillborn. Her moorit grey ram lamb is quite handsome, although he does have scurs. Libby has nice size and build, and Navaho has great fleece and milk genetics, so despite his scurs this could be a terrific breeding ram. We are making him available to another flock, or as a fiber wether.	This ram lamb is available.

Proud Parents: Lofty and TCE 342T (by Mori via AI) DOB: April 19, 2008 Triplets: two rams, one ewe We were fortunate to add Lofty and five other ewes this spring, from the famed Tongue River Farm flock of Susan Briggs in Missouri. The day we arrived to pick up the sheep, Lofty decided to delay our departure. We were happy to wait while she delivered not one, not two, but THREE huge lambs! They all made the trip from Missouri to Michigan with no hassle. When we weighed these lambs at 1 day old, they each weighed nearly 10 1/2 pounds! Judging by Lofty's udder and the growth of these lambs, she is exceptionally milky! The really spotted one is the ewe lamb, and there is a black solid ram with no spotting and another black solid ram with minimal spotting (or flashing - hard to say for sure). We are keeping the ewe as a potential replacement for her dam, but both rams are available. May carry moorit.	Lofty's two ram lambs are available, but the ewe lamb is staying in the flock.

Proud Parents: Darling and Navaho DOB: April 25, 2008 Single Ewe Lamb to a one-winter ewe Our lovely Darling delivered this adorable spotted ewe lamb unassisted. We cannot tell for sure whether this lamb is grey (possibly even homozygous) or badgerface, because the spotting is so extensive . . . but she sure is a little cutie! This will be our last Navaho offspring, due to his untimely passing this winter, so we are reluctant to part with this ewe lamb.	Darling's darling little ewe lamb with our good friend Cris (holding her first lamb)

Proud Parents: Panda and Brett DOB: April 25, 2008 Triplets - one ram, two ewes It took Panda less than an hour to deliver her three lambs this spring, sneaking their births in between barn checks. She is a terrific mom, and cleaned and nurtured each of them in turn. However, due to a case of mastitis last summer, Panda only has half a functioning udder. So, the littlest lamb, a moorit solid spotted ewe, went to be bottle fed at our friend Linda's. The remaining two lambs, a moorit solid spotted ewe and a moorit mouflon (yippee!) spotted ram, have figured out how to share mom's one good side and are active and growing well. We will be keeping the ram to replace his father, but will consider offering the ewe to another flock.	Two of Panda's triplets. The ram lamb on the left is staying in the flock.

Proud Parents: Regal and TCE 342T DOB: April 27, 2008 Twin ewe lambs Regal also came to us from Tongue River Farm. She displays both the badgerface and mouflon patterns, giving her fleece an interesting color. She is long-bodied and nicely built, with so many of the great qualities we expect from the Tongue River flock. Regal is a half sister to Minnie, the mouflon ewe who joined us last fall. Regal was bred to a solid pattern ram, and was kind enough to give us two ewe lambs, one displaying each of her patterns. So, we have a lovely badgerface ewe and a lovely mouflon ewe. We are keeping Lofty's ewe by TCE 342T, and so are offering both these cuties for sale. They may carry moorit by way of their sire, an AI son of Mori.	Regal's ewe lambs (badgerface on left, mouflon on right) are both available.

Proud Parents: Nan and SRX 954T DOB: April 27, 2008 Twins: Ram and Ewe Nan, another of our new Tongue River ewes, was sharing the barn with Regal on their delivery day. She was so eager for her lambs, she was trying to share Regal's firstborn! Soon, however, she had two beautiful lambs of her own - a black solid (spotted? Nan has speckled skin) ewe lamb and a mouflon ram lamb with the most interesting coloring I have ever seen. These lambs have AI lines including Hnykill and Sonor. The ewe is available but we are keeping the ram.	Nan with her black solid ewe lamb on the left; Nan's mouflon ram lamb on the right.

Proud Parents: Carry and Beast DOB: April 28, 2008 Twins: Ram and Ewe Carry was so gracious as to deliver her twin lambs completely unassisted in broad daylight during terrific weather, while I was too busy dealing with bottles to worry about her. Truly a treasure! She had them dry, fed, and napping in the sun by the time I got down to her barn that day. The ram lamb is a black badgerface, and the ewe lamb is a black grey. Both are available.	Carry's black grey ewe lamb at left and black badgerface ram lamb at right.

Proud Parents: Puddle and TCE 342T DOB: May 1, 2008 Triplets - one ram, two ewes Another set of unassisted triplets! WOW!! Puddle, one of our new Tongue River ewes and a daughter of Navaho that Susan kept for her own flock, wasted no time when birthing these beauties. They probably carry moorit, as both their dam and sire carry moorit. The ram lamb is at the far right in the picture to the right - what great markings! He will be staying in the flock to carry on grandsire Navaho's fleece genetics. His sisters, a black solid and a black spotted (it's possible she may be grey - have to double check), are both available.	Puddle with her triplets: solid ewe, spotted ewe, and spotted ram.

Proud Parents: who will be next??? DOB:	Minnie will be the next (and possibly second to last) to lamb . . . not much longer now! Bred to Beast, these lambs could be grey mouflon, badger-mouflon, just grey, or just badgerface. Reserve yours now!

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