About the icelandic sheep
The Icelandic sheep is one of the world’s oldest and purest breeds of sheep.Throughout its 1100 years of history, the Icelandic breed has been truly triple-purpose, treasured for its meat, fiber and milk.The Icelandic breed is in the North European short-tailed group of sheep, which exhibits a fluke-shaped, naturally short tail. To ensure the continuing purity of the breed, tail docking an Icelandic will disqualify it from being registered in North America. Icelandics are a mid-sized breed with ewes averaging 130-160 pounds, and rams averaging 180-220 pounds. Conformation is generally short legged and stocky. The face and legs are free of wool. The fleece is dual-coated and comes in white as well as a range of browns, grays and blacks. There are both horned and polled strains. Left unshorn for the winter, the breed is very cold hardy.
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About our sheep
Our sheep are pasture raised in an intensive rotational grazing setting as soon as the weather allows it, usually in May, until the breeding season in mid-November.
They will spend the winter in the barn, fed with hay only and free access to minerals and salt.
The way we graze our animals allows for good soil management as well as parasite load management of our sheep. We only use a dewormer when an animal shows clinical signs. We prioritize flock health with a protocol to control biohazards when other farmers visit and by quarantining when we take in new animals.
How do we select sheep for our flock?
The selection of breeding stock is based first of all on conformation and health. Then, we work with the genetic selection program GenOvis which allows us to evaluate the growth of the lamb, the dairy capacity and the prolificity of the ewe. This program allows us to compare the statistics of each individual with the average of the flock in order to make an accurate choice.
A small portion of the lambs will then be qualified as breeders and available for sale. In order to increase performance pressure, we keep a maximum of 10% of the ram lambs and 40% of the ewe lambs as breeding stock.
Our sheep are registered with the Canadian Livestock Records Corporation.
Interested in purchasing one of our sheep?
Reservation 2026
Reservations must be made before August 1, 2026. Breeding stock is available in limited quantities. The sheep will be able to leave the farm in mid-September. Please note that we do not offer transportation.
Price list 2026
Registered ram lamb: $875
Unregistered ram lamb : 800
Registered ewe lamb: $825
Unregistered ewe lamb: $750
Deposit of 100$ per animal will be required upon signing the reservation contract.
When you buy a breeding animal you will receive
Genovis performance certificate of the subject
Genovis performance certificate of the dam and sire (if available)
Certificate of registration
Fertility guarantee
Health guarantee