Jewel, Gem, and Georgie

I love my little Icelandic girls, but they are little. For some reason, Jewel and her twin sister Gem, are very small for Icelandic sheep. Thor was a smaller ram, but the ewe was a gorgeous full sized lovely ewe. These twin girls should be much larger than they are now. Georgie was from the auction, and came with the ram Gunnar. He is spectacular, halter trained and fantastic, with one exception. His horns are growing too close to his head. I will have to take some photos in to the veterinarian to see what, if anything, can be done for him. I think he must have a headache every day, or maybe not. Maybe his skull had just gotten used to the tight wrap, much like the African tribes who mould the skulls of their young by binding them. He does have a great set of horns with a full curl, but on one side there is a scar on the horn so they would not be valuable should he be sold. I have no intentions of selling him just yet. 

Jewel calls to me when she hears my voice. I am hand feeding the sheep now, since they are in breeding pens until the end of this month. Then the ewes will all go together in the winter pen and the large BFL ram who was born exactly a year ago, will have a chance to learn what breeding is like, if the rams have missed anyone. Georgie is a beautiful red sheep, Gem is true black and I am not sure what Jewel is called. She was born red but her fleece is cream coloured and her face and legs are red with her eyes surrounded by cream. They are very pretty girls and I am hoping they will have some pretty little girls too. I will have to wait until May to see.