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Nickname: Titan Sex: Ram DOB: 19 April 2010 Single (AI) Titan took First Place Ram Lamb, and Reserve Champion Ram, at the National Icelandic Sheep Show in October 2010. We were fortunate to purchase him from The Creek’s Edge.
Titan is white, and definitely carries
spotting. His wool is so white,
though, that we suspect he is spotted.
Based on the lambs he produced, his other pattern is solid. His
color is black. Titan is long-bodied and well
built. He is fast-growing (125
pounds at 5 months old), and just an all-around nice guy. Titan’s sire is Iceland ram Partur, and his dam has Askur in her pedigree.
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Titan First Place Ram Lamb Not for Sale Co-owned
with Bridosha Farm, Westphalia, MI. |
Nickname: Dale Name: VOL EWE DALE B2SP
3W DOB: 25 April 2009 Twin Lamb record: nb, 2
Dale’s fleece is
positively gorgeous, really striking in its lock and luster. Dale earned high praise from the judge at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, not only for her fleece but for her powerful build. Dale could produce white, grey,
badgerface, or grey-badgerface, probably spotted, lambs by Titan. Wowza!
Dale's pedigree includes Iceland rams Hnykill and Mori, as well as contributions by Dalur, Askur, Hunn, and Eir.
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Dale First Place Yearling Ewe $600 (unless her ewe lamb sells)
Dale delivered twins, a white ram and a black grey spotted ewe, on March 24. |
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Nickname: Leeh Sex: Ewe DOB: 27 April 2008 Twin Lamb record: nb, 2, 2 Leeh is a paternal half-sibling to rams
Moose and Bud. She is a beautiful black mouflon with a dense fleece and
striking build. Her fleece has become "grouflon" with a lovely
silvery hue. Leeh has grown into calm, tractable ewe and proved herself an excellent mother to twins last year. Her ram lamb has gone on to be a breeder in another flock, and we are happy to retain her ewe lamb for our own breeding program. Leeh is absolutely fabulous!
Her pedigree includes Iceland rams Austri, Mori, and Eir.
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Leeh Not for Sale
Leeh delivered twins, a white ram and a black solid ram, on April 1. |
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Nickname: Georgia Sex: Ewe DOB: 12 April 2008 Single Lambing record: nb, nb, 1 Georgia is the offspring of the largest ewe and largest ram we have had in our flock. She has followed in their footsteps for size. She is long-bodied and produces a gorgeous white fleece despite showing spots on her skin.
Georgia’s extensive spotting makes is
hard to be certain of her pattern, but it is almost surely grey. Her
facial markings are typical of our Beast line. Georgia is being bred for the first time as a 2-year-old because we forgot to put her in a breeding pen last year. Still kicking myself for missing out on those lambs!
Her pedigree includes Flekkur, Skreppur, and Vestri (a Hnykill son). |
Georgia $500
Georgia delivered a single black grey (homozygous?) spotted ram lamb on April 10. Sire was Bud on cleanup. |
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Nickname: Puddle Name: SRX EWE B2SP 367P DOB: 18 April 2004 Triplet Lamb record: 0,1(AI),2,3,1,2,2
Her pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, and Hunn.
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Puddle
Puddle delivered twins, a white ram and a black grey spotted ram, on March 30. |
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Nickname: Mary Name: DL EWE B5P 675W DOB: 27 April 2009
Lamb record: nb, 1
Mary and Titan are going to make some fine, fine lambs together. Can’t wait to see them! |
Mary Not for Sale Mary delivered a single white ram lamb on March 30. |
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Nickname: Bud Name: VOL RAM BUD
B2SC 02U DOB: 1 May 2008 Triplet
Bud is a Navaho grandson, with a fleece every bit as nice as his grandsire’s. He also has the meatiest build! We are willing to overlook his scurs in favor of his long body and delicious dense fleece.
Bud's pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, Hunn, Mori, and Eir.
Bud sired Dale (above), who was Champion Icelandic Ewe at WI Sheep & Wool in September 2010. |
Bud Bud after shearing (above) & as a young lamb (below).
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Nickname: Luck Name: SRX EWE M5SP 819L DOB: 23 April 2001 Twin Lamb record:1,1,2,2,k,2,2,2,2,1
Luck joins us from Tongue River Farm. She is a long-bodied, large ewe with heavy bone. Her calm nature and wisdom contribute nicely to the flock social structure.
Luck produced handsome twin rams by BJ on April 5, 2010, which prove BJ carries spotting. Luck is a wonderful mother, and her lambs grew out well. We are looking forward to the spotted lambs that will be produced by this cross, and are keeping our fingers crossed that Luck produces a ewe lamb to carry on her legacy. This will be Luck's 10th lambing!
Luck's pedigree includes Iceland ram Faldur.
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Luck
Not for Sale
Luck delivered a single moorit grey spotted ewe lamb on April 2. |
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Nickname: Tawny Name: DL EWE M5P 369T DOB: 20 April 2007 Lamb record: 1,2,2,2
Tawny was added to the flock for her solid moorit coloring, although she does carry spotting. She also has great milkiness behind her, which is a benefit to any breeding program. Plus she's a little sweetie!
Tawny is a wonderful mother, and we are looking forward to the results of this cross.
Her pedigree includes Iceland ram Dalur.
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Tawny Not for Sale
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Nickname: Riki
Name: BLW 129T DOB: 13 April 2007 Triplet Lamb record: 1,1(AI),2,2
Riki not only has a nice meaty build and a dense fleece, she did not need deworming in 2008 or 2009. We are pleased to add improved parasite tolerance to the flock. Riki carries spotting and moorit. Riki’s pedigree includes Iceland rams Hnykill, Heli, and Skjanni, plus a little Flotti and Skreppur. |
Riki
Not for Sale
Riki delivered twin black spotted ram lambs, one solid and one grey, on April 11. |
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Nickname: Lando Sex: Ram DOB: 2010 Twin Lando comes to us from Bridosha Farm, out of their fine, dense woolled Chloe by Gunner, a ram from our breeding program (Panda x Brett). He is moorit and displays both badgerface and mouflon patterns. He carries spotting from his sire.
Lando's dam raised good-sized twins on half an udder, so we know she produces abundant milk in addition to a wonderful fleece. We are excited to have him contribute those genetics to our flock! Lando’s pedigree includes Iceland ram Hnykill. |
Lando |
Nickname: Jori Names: VOL EWE JORI B5P
15U DOB: 1 May 2008 Triplet Lamb record: nb,1, 1
Jori was the last to lamb in 2010, but
produced an excellent, chunky, personality-plus, amazing-fleece ram lamb that
will likely earn a spot in the breeding pen next year. Jori will produce either
badgerface or mouflon lambs by Lando, and they could be moorit. Maybe spots, too? Jori's pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, Hunn, Mori, and Eir. |
Jori
$500
Jori delivered a single black badgerface ram lamb on April 4. |
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Nickname: Letty Names: True North Ewe 01P
454M DOB: 11 May 2002 Lamb record: unk, 0, 0
Letty is shown here still in full fall fleece. It is gorgeous, but she is equally stunning without all that wool!
Letty has Iceland ram Noi (the fleece ram) in her pedigree, and it shows! |
Letty Not for Sale
Letty remained open. |
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Nickname: Tansy Name: SRX EWE 01P 907T DOB: 18 April 2007 Twin Lamb record: 0,1,1, 1
Tansy has grown to be a large, stunning ewe. Her fleece is wonderful, too. She is an incredibly devoted mother to her fast-growing lambs.
Tansy's pedigree includes Iceland ram Sonar (an Eir son).
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Tansy $500
Tansy was the first to lamb! She delivered a single white ram lamb on March 22. |
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Nickname: Holland Sex: Ewe DOB: 19 April 2009 Twin Lamb record: nb, 1
Holland is the daughter of my best-friend ewe, Gerpla, who died in 2010, and one of our first Icelandic sheep, Brett. She is nicely built with a sturdy base, and produces a beautiful moorit fleece . . . a more brown than red shade.
Holland was not bred as a ewe lamb. We are really looking forward to her lambs by Lando: we know they will be moorit, will be either mouflon or badgerface, and could be spotted.
Holland boasts Iceland ram Glaer in her pedigree.
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Holland
Not for Sale
Holland's single lamb was stillborn. |
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Nickname: Shirley Name:
VOL EWE SHIRLEY B4P ?X DOB: 22 April 2010 Twin Lamb record: 1
Shirley comes from excellent mothering and we know she is going to be a great mom, too!
Shirley's pedigree includes Iceland ram Vestri (a Hnykill son).
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Shirley $400
Shirley delivered a single black grey-mouflon ram lamb on April 5. |
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Nickname: Nance Name: VOL EWE NANCE B2P ?X DOB: 24 April 2010 Twin Lamb record: 1
Nance's abundant fleece is apparent in this mid-winter photo. She's going to be a great mom as well as a great fiber producer.
Nance's pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, and Hunn. |
Nance $400
Nance delivered a single black badgerface (grey?) ram lamb on April 21 |
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Nickname: Moose Name: VOL RAM
MOOSE B5P 01U DOB: 19 April 2008 Triplet
Moose also has a wonderful personality - he quickly learned to cooperate on a leash and is appropriately friendly.
Moose's pedigree includes Iceland rams Faldur, Mori, and Eir.
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Moose Not for Sale
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Nickname: Berniece Sex: Ewe DOB: 25 April 2008 Single to a one-winter Lamb record: nb, 2, 2 Berniece is another of those heavily-spotted, mystery-pattern Beast descendants. We now know that she is badgerface AND grey, having produced a lamb of each pattern in 2010. Berniece's 2010 lambs grew really well. We are inclined to keep her moorit grey daughter in the flock. Her badgerface ram lamb went to a fiber pet home.
Berniece is the last Navaho daughter ever, so she is staying in the flock to contribute those fleece and dairy genetics. She is also nicely built and an easy keeper. Berniece's pedigree includes Iceland rams Vestri and Dalur.
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Berniece Not for Sale
Berniece delivered twin ewe lambs, both black grey spotted, on March 25. |
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Nickname: Roni Name: VOL EWE RONI B5P
16U DOB: 27 April 2008 Twin Lamb record: nb, 2, 2
Roni had twin ram lambs by BJ in
2010. We could not ask for a better first-time mom! She was
attentive without being overprotective, and her lambs grew well. We retained one for our own breeding
pen, and the other went to another farm as a leased breeding ram. Roni’s pedigree includes Iceland rams Sonar, Hnykill, and a double dose of Buri.
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Roni
A ewe lamb from this cross is reserved.
Roni delivered twin ewe lambs, both black solid, one spotted, on March 26. |
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Nickname: Junior Name: VOL EWE JUNIOR B2SP
17U DOB: 17 April 2008 Single to a one-winter Lamb record: nb,2, 2
Junior, like her dam and her cousin Georgia, has the grey pattern. Her spotting makes it so hard to know for sure! But she proved she is grey by producing a grey lamb (along with a solid lamb) by a solid ram. She is a really terrific mom with a nice udder. Junior boasts Iceland ram Vestri in her pedigree, along with smidges of Dalur and Heli.
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Junior Not for Sale
Junior delivered twins, a ram and a ewe, both black grey spotted, on March 23. |
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Nickname: Isbell Name: VOL EWE ISBELL M4SP
8W DOB: 19 April 2009 Twin Lamb record: nb, 1
Isbell is on the small side, but very stylish. She will be an alert mom, and will pass on great things to her lambs. Isbell's pedigree includes Iceland ram Austri, as well as a smidge of Hunn and a teeny bit of Hnykill, Askur, and Faldur.
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Isbell $500 (Isbell & her lamb are reserved)
Isbell delivered a single black mouflon ram lamb on March 23. |
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Nickname: Frog Name: VOL RAM FROG
M5C 11X DOB: 20 April 2010
Frog has some of Iceland ram Dalur in his pedigree, as well as a bit of Sonar, Hnykill, and Buri. |
Frog
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Nickname: Topaz Name: JAGER EWE M2P 768P DOB: 11 May 2004 Lamb record: 1,1(AI),2,2(AI),1(AI), ?
Topaz comes to us from the flock of Barb Webb, first in the US to own Icelandic sheep. Topaz is fast becoming a treasure in our flock, just as she was in Barb's.
Topaz has a very dense fleece, and because she is homozygous for the grey pattern (ie. has two pattern genes for grey, which co-express) her coloration is very interesting. Topaz's lambs by Frog will be moorit grey, so if that's what you're looking for, reserve one! Topaz has Iceland rams Heli, Sveppur, and Flotti in her pedigree. |
Topaz Not for Sale
Topaz delivered twin moorit grey ram lambs on April 3.
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Nickname: Kelly Name: DL DOB: 2009 Lamb record: nb, 2
Kelly, like grandma Letty, comes to us from Dancing Lamb Farm, which has long kept a sheep dairy. So you know these are good milking genes! But like our other Dancing Lamb sheep, Kelly also boasts great fiber and superb structure. Kelly's lambs are wildly anticipated here! |
Kelly Not for Sale Kelly delivered twins, a ram and a ewe, both white, on April 7.
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Nickname: Billie Sex: Ewe DOB: 16 April 2010 Twin Lamb record: 0 Billie has spunk to spare. She was born during the night, and somehow got her head stuck on a lambing jug panel. If a skunk hadn't delayed the midnight barn check, she might not have been found until morning, and would have surely been dead. But she was found, cold and damp and so nearly dead we held out little hope. Her heart was beating, but she needed a couple puffs of air into her lungs to get her breathing again. We got some warm colostrum into her and settled her onto a heating pad with her mom, Leeh, and her brother (who has gone on to a breeding career at another farm). Within an hour she was trying to get up and nurse, and within a day you would have never guessed she had been mere minutes from death at mere minutes old! Billie has a very strong spirit, and it shows.
Billie is a daughter of Leeh and BJ. Her pedigree includes Iceland rams Mori, Vestri, and Glaer, plus a bit of Austri and a sprinkle of Eir and Hunn.
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Billie
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Billie remained open as a one-winter ewe. However, we don't count this against her because we gave the young ewes very little time with the rams. |
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Nickname: Jerry Name: VOL RAM
JERRY
B5SP X DOB: 9 April 2010 Twin
Jerry is the son of Roni and BJ, both highly valued members of the flock in their own right. Jerry's pedigree is awash in Iceland rams: Sonar, Hnykill, Buri, Vestri, and Glaer. |
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Nickname: Wynn Name: VOL EWE WYNN M2P 7X DOB: 25 April 2010 Twin Lamb record: 0
Wynn promises great dairy potential, too, as her sire, Lancelot, came to us from the flock of Dancing Lamb Farm. Wynn boasts Iceland rams Vestri, Dalur, and Kostur, as well as a bit of Heli in her pedigree. |
Wynn Not for Sale
Wynn remained open as a one-winter ewe. However, we don't count this against her because we gave the young ewes very little time with the rams. |
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Nickname: Blair Name: VOL EWE BLAIR B4P 6X DOB: 24 April 2010 Lamb record: ?
Blair, like her sister Nance above, is a daughter of Puddle and Wolfie, who were determined to get this breeding accomplished. We discourage fence-breaching, but the outcome of this one was truly fortunate! Great fleece and maternal instincts on both sides - couldn't have asked for a combo if I had planned it myself. Extra milkiness, too!
Blair has a lot of phaeomelanin that fancies up her mouflon pattern. As a lamb, she looked almost brown instead of black. She carries spotting, so this cross with Jerry could easily produce spotted lambs.
Blair's pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, and Hunn.
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Blair
$500
Blair delivered a single mouflon ewe lamb on April 25. |
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Nickname: Millie Name: VOL EWE MILLIE B5P
15X DOB: 22 April 2010 Lamb record: 1
Millie is the daughter of Libby and Moose. Moose's dam, Lofty, delivered 9+ pound triplets (one of which was Moose) unassisted . . . and then ensured they arrived safe and healthy on the long trek from Missouri to Michigan (we had to wait to load the trailer until the last of the triplets was born). Lofty died later that summer, so we are thrilled to have this granddaughter in our flock to carry on those strong maternal instincts!
Millie has a happy-go-lucky attitude, as well as a square, solid base, thanks to both her parents.
Millie's pedigree includes Iceland rams Faldur, Mori, and Eir.
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Millie $400
Millie delivered a single black solid ewe lamb, on April 9. |
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Nickname: BJ Sex: Ram DOB: 11 April 2008 Twin
BJ is a black badgerface ram lamb that joins our breeding pen this year in his father Beast's place. His dam is Gerpla, one of our favorite ewes, and she may have contributed the recessive moorit color to BJ's genetics. He has produced spotted lambs, so we know he carries spotting.
BJ has a broad skull, and a chest and back to match. However, it was his fleece - and the fleeces he puts on his lambs - that earned him a breeding job as a lease to another farm.
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Nickname: Artie Name: VOL RAM ARTHUR M5P 19X DOB: 21 May 2010 Single
Artie's pedigree includes Iceland rams Dalur, Askur, Hunn, Mori, and Eir from his dam, Jori, and Kostur and Heli from his sire, Lancelot.
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Nickname: Max Sex: Wether
Max has a pleasant personality and gorgeous fleece. He is badgerface which gives interesting color to his fleece. Max will find plenty of work keeping other sheep company here at Queso Cabeza Farm. |
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Nickname: Beau Sex: Wether
Beau was one of the first lambs born here at Queso Cabeza Farm. He is quite tame and enjoys his chin scratches. His fleece is great for felting! |
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Have Questions? E-Mail Rick or Laura at Llamas@QuesoCabezaFarm.com
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