Sage - Icelandic Ewe Matriarch Extraordinaire

Sage's lambs from 2009, a moorit ewe and her flashy black and white spotted brother on the right.

Sage's most recent fleece-

Below, Sage in all of her glory

When I first saw Sage, I was impressed by her sheer size and holstein black and white big spot pattern! Now that she has been a member of our flock and farm for several years, she's made steady contributions - having some of the largest, fastest growing and lovely fleeced lambs! Not to mention, her own fleece which many have spun and I've had made into a heathered black and white blend roving.

She is a pushy gal, very clever - first to the feeder and the last to leave. She carries the spotting pattern to her lambs if she has been bred to a ram who also carries that recessive spotting gene.

And the color moorit too, reddish brown - such a stunning color!

A while ago someone who had been involved with Sage in her earlier years asked to visit her.

Several years had passed since their last meeting. When he walked into the paddock to visit, she

walked right up to him and looked into his face. I was very moved and so glad they could re-connect again.

My father always asked how Sage was, she was his favorite for some reason... last year as

my Dad was ill - he was so sad because he was unable to come down to see the latest spring lambs, we were at least able to share a photo of Sage's lambs with him before he went to the great Art Studio in the sky.

Icelandic Lambs are ready for new homes!

The lambs are just about ready to be weaned - many are finding new homes, but we still have several beautiful lambs available!

Icelandic Sheep are a triple purpose breed. We choose only the best to keep and sell for breeding stock. They have fleece that handspinners love, in many natural colors (white, black, gray, chocolate brown, brown, reddish brown, buff and combinations of these colors), they have mild, lean meat and can be milked for homestead use. Our sheep all have unique personalities, are a medium sized breed of sheep - ewes are around 150 pounds, rams 200 pounds. We have available all of the badgerface patterns in our lambs for sale, which are black, moorit, gray moorit and black gray. Also solid colors, moorit and white, as well as a couple of spotted lambs. We sell only lambs with the best conformation and horn set. Come visit our website at http://www.dolcefarm.com/ to learn more about Icelandic sheep and view our lambs!