This page is provided as a reference for everyone who needs information about sheep bought from us or any of their descendents. It lists all the sheep that are no longer part of our flock but which have a genetic tie back to us. The information shown is as accurate as possible and is updated whenever we get news of lambs born to one of the listed sheep.

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EWES


Anemone
MKA-2S
[CAN]629074-H
Born: 15 May 2007
Dam: Holly JA-39R
Sire: TAM MAGNUS R M5SH 15R [CAN]610291-H 		Anemone is a black, spotted, solid, nicely horned ewe. She has a lovely spotting pattern with a mostly white body and a silvering cape of black. She has fine tog with a gorgeous corkscrew curl and soft, abundant thel. She has a good build. Anemone is an easy lamber and attentive to her lambs .

Lambing record: single ewe, single ewe


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black moorit Appearance proves black. She had a moorit lamb so she must carry moorit - both parents must throw moorit for the lamb to be moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting spotting spotting Appearance proves spotting. To express spotting, an animal must be homozygous for spotting.


Lightning
MKA-12U
[CAN]629075-H
Born 29 Mar 2008
Dam: Holly JA-39R
Sire: Oberon HP-18S
Price: $350 		Lightning is a solid black nicely-horned ewe with a very thick fleece and great build. Our most gregarious sheep with a great personality, she carries spotting and possibly moorit. She grew very fast her first year so was bred in the fall. AI heritage of Kari, Biskup.

Lambing record: twin ram/ewe


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black unknown Appearance proves black. She might carry moorit because both parents carry moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting not spotted spotted Appearance proves at least one non-spotted gene. Her mother is spotted so she must carry spotting.


Thistle
JA-17R
[CAN]610308-H
Born: 25 March 2005
Dam: [CAN]546381
Sire: [CAN]533349
SALE PENDING 		Thistle is a great-grand of Stefania Dignum's 'Grey Pet', one of the second flock of imports to North America of Icelandic sheep. Thistle shares the large rumen and wonderful horning as well as thick, soft thel-dominant fleece of her ancestor. This white Icelandic beauty has a calm and friendly disposition. She is large and chesty, and an attentive milky mother to her fast-growing lambs with great fleeces. Thistle carries and may be spotted, and carries and may be moorit.

Lambing record: single ram, twin ram/ewe, twin ram/ewe, triple ram/ram/ewe


Color and pattern genetics:
Color moorit unknowm Thistle had a moorit lamb so she must carry moorit. Her other color gene remains unproven.
Pattern white solid Thistle had a solid lamb so she must carry solid. Appearence proves white.
Spotting spotting spotting (?) Thistle had a spotted lamb so she must carry spotting. Her paper-white fleece indicates that she may be spotted.


Chestnut
MKA-11U
[CAN]629068-H
Born 24 Mar 2008
Dam: Anemone MKA-2S
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Chestnut is a well-built solid moorit horned ewe.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color moorit moorit Appearance proves moorit. To express moorit, an animal must be homozygous for moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting spotted not spotted* Appearance proves at least one non-spotted gene. Her mother is spotted so she must carry spotting. Her father is not known to carry spotting.

*Chestnut should not be spotted but she has a small tan patch on her side (see photos). It is not white, possibly phaeomelanin?


Liesl
JA-31P
[CAN]582102-P
Born: 6 April 2004
Dam: TAMARACK ISANNA E B2P 7L [CAN]544673
Sire: TRUE NORTH RAM B24P 218L [CAN]559110 		Liesl is a big-bodied and very friendly polled black gray ewe and our first Icelandic sheep at Stonemeadow. She is an excellent mother who twinned unassisted her first year lambing, and she was a triplet herself. Leisl is prolific milker - she has a huge udder and she passes that trait on to her lambs.

Lambing record: not bred, not bred, twin ram/ewe, huge single ewe


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black moorit Appearance proves black. She had a moorit lamb so she must carry moorit - both parents must throw moorit for the lamb to be moorit.
Pattern grey solid Appearance proves grey. She had two solid lambs so she must carry solid - both parents must throw solid for a lamb to be solid.
Spotting non-spotted spotting Appearance proves she has at least one non-spotting gene. She had a spotted lamb so she must carry spotting - both parents must throw spotting for a lamb to be spotted.


Belladonna
MKA-3T
[CAN]631338
Born 25 April 2007
Dam: Liesl JA-31P
Sire: Milkweed MKA-1S 		Belladonna is a big twin ewe with soft, fine black wool with lots of lovely tog and thick thel. Her wool is starting to silver, which makes it a beautiful charcoal color. She had twins as a yearling and is very milky. Belladonna is especially friendly and has a really sweet personality. Her sire is a horned ram but she is polled like her mother, so she carries mixed horning genetics.

Lambing record: twin rams


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black moorit Appearance proves black. Her father was moorit, so he could only throw moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting non-spotted spotting Appearance proves that she has at least one non-spotting gene. Her father was spotted, so he could only throw spotting.


Cloud
MKA-14U
Born 2 Apr 2008
Dam: Liesl JA-31P
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Cloud is an extremely well-built white polled ewe. Wide shoulders and rump, very square and solid. She weighed 6 kg (13.2 lbs.) at three days old. Her mother is a very prolific milker. And like her mother, Cloud is very frieldly. Fleece is very nice.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color unknown unknown Base color is hidden by white pattern. Both parents carry moorit, so it possible that Cloud is moorit.
Pattern white solid or grey Appearance proves white. Since she must have gotten the white from her father, her mother must have passed on either solid or grey.
Spotting unknown unknown White pattern hides any spotting. Her mother is known to carry spotting, so he may carry it as well.


Alyssum
MKA-10T
[CAN]629071-H
Born 26 June 2007
Dam: Thistle JA-17R
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Alyssum is a white, horned ewe that shows a fair amount of tan on the head and legs, with a lovely fine, soft thick fleece, lots of thel and a nice broad, blocky build, showing her AI lineage.

Alyssum has not been bred.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color moorit (?) moorit (?) White hides her color. Brown striping on horns and hooves may indicate that she is moorit. Both parents carry moorit.
Pattern white white or solid Appearance proves white. Both parents are proven to carry white and solid.
Spotting unknown unknown There is no proof to her spotting status at this time.


Olive
MKA-24W
EWE
Born 13 May 2009
Dam: Thistle JA-17R
Sire: Regulus MKA-17U 		Olive is a really sweet black fast-growing triplet with beautiful, soft, long fleece and several white spots near her ears. She comes from really friendly, milky lines with fast growth, great prolificacy and gorgeous fleeces. AI line Kari. Could carry moorit. Nice wide horns.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black unknown Appearance proves black. Her mother carries moorit so she may carry it.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting spotted spotted Appearance proves spots. To express spots, an animal must be homozygous for spots.






RAMS


Regulus
MKA-17U
[CAN]632203
Born 14 Apr 2008
Dam: Belladonna MKA-3T
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Regulus is a black, well horned, proven yearling ram wth thick fleece. Nice wide chest. Lambs have gorgeous fleeces, lots of thel. He settled all his ewes and even sired triplets this year with Thistle. His grandmother was a triplet that was very milky and a fabulous mother. Prolificacy, nice build, great disposition and good fleece all in one handsome ram. Kari AI ancestry.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black unknown Appearance proves black. He might carry moorit because both parents carry moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting not spotted unknown Appearance proves at least one non-spotted gene. His mother carries spotting so it is possible that Regulus carries it, too.


Little Big Horn
ALG-13U
[CAN]629818-H
Born 13 May 2008
Dam: [CAN]627130-P
Sire: [CAN]606028 		Little Big Horn is a long-bodied, long legged black horned ram lamb with long, soft, fine fleece. AI heritage of at least 8 Icelandic sires includes Noi, Arfi, Dalur, Biskup. He has big wide horns and is very active and playful.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black moorit Appearance proves black. His father was moorit so he must carry moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting spots spots Appearance proves spots, although the amount of white in his fleece is quite limited. To express spots, an animal must be homozygous for spots.


Comet
MKA-15U
[CAN]629077-H
Born 3 Apr 2008
Dam: Aster HP-17S
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Fast-growing with big black-striped horns, this powerfully built and blocky ram lamb also has thick fleece with lots of thick thel. Comet has a mellow temperment like his father Oberon, and his mother Aster is an excellent mom with a gorgeous shiny fleece. AI lines include Bambi, Hynkill and Kari.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color unknown unknown Base color is hidden by white pattern. Black striping on horns probably indicates that he is not moorit.
Pattern white white, solid or mouflon Appearance proves white. Both parents are white. His father is known to carry solid and his mother is known to carry mouflon.
Spotting unkbown unknown White pattern hides any spotting, but his parents are not known to carry any spotting genes.


Meteor
MKA-18U
[CAN]632204
Born 14 Apr 2008
Dam: Trillium MKA-6T
Sire: Oberon HP-18S
This big single lamb to first time mom was a father-daughter cross that brought out great chest and rump width and thick curling wool with some phaeo spots. He is either mouflon or solid under his white pattern. Wide thick horns, fast growth and meatiness, nice fleece and gentle nature make him a wonderful choice for your flock. Bambi, Hynkill and Kari AI ancestry.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color unknown unknown Base color is hidden by white pattern. Black stripe on horns probably indicates that he is not moorit.
Pattern white solid or mouflon Appearance proves white. He must carry either mouflon or solid from his mouflon mother who must also carry solid.
Spotting unknown unknown White pattern hides any spotting, but his parents are not known to carry any spotting genes.


Aspen
MKA-19U
[CAN]635405-H
Born 16 Apr 2008
Dam: Thistle JA-17R
Sire: Oberon HP-18S
Aspen has the most gorgeous long and soft white fleece, and he's so friendly and wags his tail when you scratch him. A twin to our largest ewe, he has great conformation and very fast growth rate, long body and very wide horns. One testicle never descended so we won't be using him for breeding purposes since we have so many other fine rams. We're selling Aspen priced accordingly at a real bargain price for an Icelandic sheep.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color unknown unknown Base color is hidden by white pattern. Both white parents are proven to carry moorit and neither parent is known to carry black, so there is a high probability of Aspen being moorit.
Pattern white white or solid Appearance proves white. Both parents are white and both parents are known to carry solid.
Spotting unknown unknown White pattern hides any spotting. His mother is known to carry spotting, so he may carry it as well.


Shasta
MKA-9T
[CAN]629070-H
Born 26 June 2007
Dam: Thistle JA-17R
Sire: Oberon HP-18S 		Shasta is a well-horned white ram with a fine curling fleece with thick thel and amazing blocky build. He has a very calm disposition. This twin ram lamb is a descendent of Kari, and his mother is our best ewe.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black unknown, moorit possible Shasta has a small black patch on his shoulder. Both parents are known to carry moorit, so moorit is possible.
Pattern white white or solid Both parents are white and both parents are proven to carry solid. Appearence proves white.
Spotting spotting (?) unknown Shasta's mother is very likely spotted (paper white fleece). We know that his father carries at least one no-spot gene (sired solid lamb with a spotted ewe), but he might carry spotting. The spot on his shoulder could indicate spotting or be a hole in the white pattern.


Heath
MKA-23W
RAM
Born 7 May 2009
Dam: Aster HP-17S
Sire: LBH ALG-13U
SALE PENDING 		Heath is a striking black mouflon with really fine wool and tight curls. Sire kept his very black and fine fleece. Nice conformation, really long body. Big and fast-growing, calm disposition and from excellent maternal lines for milkiness and mothering, here's a good candidate for a flock breeding ram. Impressive AI lines to bring to your flock: Arfi, Dropi, Heli, Biskup, Ari, Flekkur, Faldur, Noi, Kari, Biskup, Bambi and Hynkill. Could carry moorit. Nice horning.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color black unknown Appearance proves black. Both parents are black, father is known to carry moorit.
Pattern mouflon solid His father is solid and can only throw solid. His mother is proven to carry mouflon and solid, and appearance proves mouflon.
Spotting spotting non-spotted Appearance proves one non-spotted gene.


Milkweed
MKA-1S
[CAN]629069-H
Born: 5 April 2006
Dam: Thistle JA-17R
Sire:TAMARACK LIAM R M5SH 34P [CAN]588375
Milkweed was a nicely horned, moorit, solid, spotted ram with an exceptionally soft, fine, thick and silky fleece with lots of thel. He had a striking spotting pattern. He threw fast growing lambs with nice straight legs and toplines and beautiful fleeces. He successfully bred all exposed ewes, and we are proud to have his progeny in our flock.


Color and pattern genetics:
Color moorit moorit Appearance proves moorit. To express moorit, an animal must be homozygous for moorit.
Pattern solid solid Appearance proves solid. To express solid, an animal must be homozygous for solid.
Spotting spotting spotting Appearance proves spotting. To express spotting, an animal must be homozygous for spotting.