Icelandic
Sheep, Icelandic Fleece, Icelandic Roving & Wool Yarn...
Welcome to our Maine Icelandic Sheep Farm!
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here to see our lambs on TV!
Lambs
for Sale:
(click for more info)
Puppy Pictures.. but puppies all gone to their homes :-( New litter this summer?
Our 15th lambing season is just around the corner! We will reach our 800th lamb born here this year! That will be a birth to celebrate, but it seems that every lamb born is as exciting as the first. This could be the year that you add your first Icelandic sheep to your homestead, a new adventure. Get your flock off to a great start with Frelsi Farm’s finest genetics. Or perhaps you have been shepherding these wonderful sheep for years and are looking for some new bloodlines to enhance your flock. Our breedstock features careful breeding for good mothering skill, beautiful wool and fine meat qualities, improved over these 15 years. Many new bloodlines have been added to the flock for generations through VAI with imported semen from Iceland. We will have lambs, yearling and adult ewes and rams for sale this year.
We are again expecting 27 ewes to lamb this Spring..this year we bred 6 or our biggest and best ewe lambs as well as 21 adults. There are only 4 AI births expected this year, so those lambs will be very special…we may share a couple. We are enrolled in the USDA/APHIS Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program, Flock ME-02., and have been certified since July 2005. It is no longer required that your flock be enrolled in the program to purchase the lambs produced by AI from imported semen.
Our latest “who was bred to whom” list will be posted soon.. We will post the lambs ass they are born, and when lambing is done in mid May and the folks who have reserved choices have made their picks, we will post the “sheep for sale list.” So, if you are interested in a particular bloodline let us know early.
Articles on preparing for lambing are posted…are you ready? Check out our latest article for new shepherds: First Time Lambing, and check your supplies against our List of Lambing Supplies (complete with where to find the stuff!)
Lambing
Jugs and Tubing Lambs, How to Graft a Lamb...
help during lambing season.
Our Pygora goat herd is kidding…not Icelandic but wonderful fiber /milk/meat goats. Interested? Contact us for more information. Warning, they are very cute kids!
Visit Frelsi Farm Icelandics on Face Book for pictures and updates. And, the farm blog will be back, stay tuned.
Icelandic Sheepdog puppies from the winter litter have all gone on to new homes.. We hope to have another litter this summer, if you're interested in a puppy let us know so we can reserve your little bundle of love! Visit our puppy pages for updates or check in at Frelsi Farm Icelandics on Face Book for the latest news.Icelandic puppy pages
Interested in a puppy? Please email us
Puppy Pictures are up on Flicker!! (click here!)
Visit the
Icelandic Sheepdog Puppy Pages
 
Go to Our Store:
Icelandic Fleece, Roving,
Wool Yarn
Knitting Books and
Patterns
Read
the Farm Blog!
Our spring clinic "Raising Icelandic Sheep" was
a wonderful success. Everyone had the opportunity to handle
sheep, learn about the unique features of the Icelandic Sheep,
and gain confidence in their abilities before their new flocks
arrived. Our next clinic will be in mid-summer and cover similar
topics, with an additional emphasis on the "business
of farming." And coming up this fall we'll be having
a shearing day at the farm, an opportunity to pick your fleece
out right as it comes off the sheep. We'll help you skirt
it, weigh it, and give you tips on handling, washing, dying,
and spinning your new treasure. Icelandic fleeces make the
most delightful yarn, and having the opportunity to work with
it right from the sheep is worth the adventure of a drive
to Maine during foliage season.
Just getting started in Icelandic Sheep? We have a
series of articles designed to get you going in the right
direction:
Our
Maine Icelandic Sheep Farm:
How
we got started, and ended up here!
The
Icelandic Sheep: A breed for the next millennium:
Why this breed? It is surprisingly versatile!
Icelandic
Sheep Genetics: The colors, the patterns... what makes
an Icelandic Sheep look the way it does?
A
Flock of Your Own: Want your own flock of Icelandic
sheep? Details here.
Building
a Flock on a Shoestring: Not everyone can afford
to buy a large flock right away... see how one farm manages
their resources and gains the Icelandic sheep they wanted
at a price they could afford.
Picking
the Right Stock for Your Farm: An overview of
how Icelandic sheep are classified and priced so you can start
building your flock.
"The
List!": Finally! The list of what you need to keep
Icelandic Sheep. A list of equipment to make your life
easier!
Bringing
Your Flock Home: Planning ahead will keep everyone safe,
healthy, and happy.
Icelandic
Sheep: Flock Health: Tips on maintaining your
sheep in top form
The
Shepherd's Glossary: Confused by all the terminology?
So were we once! A guide to the terms you'll hear when learning
to speak sheep.
A
Shepherd's Bookshelf: helpful books on sheep: Our
list of the most battered (and therefore loved) books on our
self.
Lambing
Jugs and Tubing Lambs,
How to Graft a Lamb...
help during lambing season.
Washing
Your Fleece: felting is wonderful... unless you don't
want it to happen!
Spinning
the Icelandic Fleece: Not just one fleece, three
possibilities. Learn more about this unique fiber.
Entering
Your Fleece: A guide to entering your fleece in a competition.
You
Can Farm: An inspired piece by the people at
WoolandFeathers.com who believe anyone who dreams of having
their own small farm... can!
The
Business of Raising Sheep: from the people at Vermont
Sheep, a entire section on the business end of farming:
marketing, website development, accounting, and cost management.
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