Icelandic Sheep Breeders Of the British Isles

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Icelandic Sheep Timed Auction There will be no online auction in 2024, instead the ISBOBI Committee are recommending Members to use the Sheep for Sale tab on the website to advertise sheep. Icelandic Sheep, whose number are in the region

Alistair & Sheila Munro Knoweside Flock in the Scottish Borders   We started keeping Icelandic sheep in late 2010, when we bought our first ewe: Windy-Gowl Mishca. We had been given the use of a small field and Alistair became

The following article appeared recently in the Weardale Community News, reproduced here with kind permission of the author: The North Pennines are now home to one of the UK’s few flocks of pure bred Icelandic sheep. These ‘sheep of the

The one thing we were told when we first started out with our Icelandic sheep was, never leave without the pedigree papers. When you are going to buy or are inquiring about buying Icelandic, or any animal for that matter,

Background In the late 19th century large numbers of Icelandic sheep, mainly adult wethers for fattening and slaughter, were shipped to Britain. However, it was not until 1979 and again in 1990 that Icelandic breeding sheep were exported from Iceland

Ólafur was a driving force behind the initial import of Icelandic sheep to Britain and was involved with the development of the British Icelandic Sheep Breeders Group. Although now retired he still has a small breeding flock of Icelandic sheep.

It’s Ashbourne sheep fair this Saturday 14th July 2018. www.ashbournesheepfair.co.uk There are 17 breeds of sheep on show including our very lovely Icelandic sheep. It’d be great to see you there.