Three Creeks Farm

Shetland Sheep

Three Creeks Farm has a small flock of Shetland Sheep. We got our first animals in 2005 and added a ram in the fall. We are expecting lambs in the spring and will have registered breeding stock for sale in the summer/fall. You can Check out our pedigrees by going to the NASSA site and searching on the animal’s name.

Shetlands are an old breed, listed on the ALBC’s list as recovering. They were originally taken to the Shetland Islands by the Vikings and left there where the thrived on minimal forage making them a very hardy breed. In 1980, they were brought to North America from the Shetland Islands . The are a petite sheep, with the rams weighing no more than 125 lbs and ewes around 75-100. They are very sweet natured and easy to handle due to their small size. They are naturally short tailed so do not require tail docking-a plus to those raising them. Their wool is fine and valued by hand-spinners.

Icelandic Sheep
Three Creeks Farm has a small flock of registered Icelandic Sheep. These majestic animals were taken to Iceland by the Vikings 11oo years ago and remain the primary agricultural product for that country to this day. Because of their isolation, they are one of the purist breeds of sheep. Their wool is dual coated, producing a soft inner wool, Theil, and a strong outer wool called Tog. When spun together, it is called Lopi yarn.

Icelandics come in many colors and many patterns. They are naturally short tailed, so do not require tail docking. Although there are both horned and polled, most of our sheep are horned. They are gregarious and full of “personality”. We are members of the Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America, (link is to the right) and the Canadian Livestock Registration Corporation (CLRC) in which  Icelandic sheep are registered.

Three Creeks Hagrid-Morrit (brown) Badgerface Ram lamb born April 2008

Sheep For Sale

We have some beautiful sheep for sale. We hate to get rid of anyone, but we can’t keep them all. We handle all of our sheep so they love attention, and usually will run up to get their attention. All are registered unless specifically mentioned. We occasionally have a Shetland/Icelandic cross, but do not currently and will not have any more until spring. We breed to have our lambs born in April. Our primary objectives in our breeding program are wool quality and color, gentleness and confirmation in that order.
( this is still under construction, so bear with us)

Icelandic Sheep for sale

Three Creeks Butch (2008)- When he was first born, his only black was a ring around his neck, so he looked like he had a big black collar on…hence then name. He has fabulous long silky fleece. Is mother is F1 on both sides and is our leader sheep. He is now proven, with lambs on the ground this spring.

Shetland Rams for Sale

Three Creeks Granite (2007) Black Flecket $300

Granite has the best set of horns in our flock. He is a proven ram and has consistently thrown color and nice horns. His fleece is nice but not exceptional.

 Three Creeks Puck (2007) $300

Puck is a beautiful morritt ram. He has very nice fleece, is even tempered and has sired some very nice lambs. His horns are nice and wide and have a very nice curl.

Three Creeks Brice (2008)

Brice is a Bersugget (mottled or multicolored). You can see his baby photo, but now is mostly creamy white/gray. He has VERY nice wide spaced horns, ( he is the son of Granite) and is gentle.

Three Creeks Finnegan(2008)- morrit (brown) krunet (white spot on his head) ram lamb born april 2008. this is not a very good photo.  He is a proven ram, siring several  2009 lambs. He fleece is very nice, a lighter shade of morritt, almost a fawn.

Three Creeks Shelby (2009)-  $150  Shelby was born black and white spotted, but will be grayish white for all practical purposes. You can see the difference between him at 2 weeks(right) and at 4 months (left). He has nice horns so far and nice gray fleece.

Three Creeks Sammy 2009- $150

Shorty is a very nice morrit. He has nice wool and looks like he will have nice horns. He is on the small side and is very even tempered.

Ewes For Sale

Three Creeks Sinead (2008)

$200

Sinead is a morrit yearling ewe.We do not bread our ewe lambs, so she has not had a lamb yet. She is a twin and her mother (Praise Song Tessa) had always delivered easily and is a wonderful mother.

Three Creeks Brianna 2008- $200

Brianna is a Black ewe, with the intermediate type fleece.and is very nice . She is very friendly.

 Three Creeks Stella (2009) $200

Stella is a nice mioget (light brown) katmoget (markings with badger face and brown underbelly).  She has very nice fleece. Check out the Shetland web site for more information on Shetland colors and markings.