Sheep

With over 1000 sheep breeds worldwide, there are so many qualities and traits to chose from. Here in NY, and specifically in The Finger Lakes & Central NY region, we have quite a variety available to us just out our back door.

So take a look around, and see if you find a new breed you’ve never encountered before.

Blue Spoon Farm

The Blue Spoon Farm is a small family farm dedicated to the humane production...

Border Leicester

The Border Leicester sheep breed dates back to 1767, designed by George and Matthew Culley...

Cormo

Cormo = Corridale + Merino. Developed in Tasmania and introduced to the US in 1976,...

Cotswold

One of the world’s most beautiful and rare sheep comes from the hills of the...

Crosses

What we now know as sheep, domesticated ruminants that require regular shearing, are a result...

East Friesian

East Friesian sheep originate from the northern coast of Germany, the Friesland region. Introduced to...

Finnsheep

Finnsheep, or Finnish Landrace as they are known in their native country of Finland, were first...

Hog Island Sheep

Hog Island is a small barrier island off the coast of Virginia. Early settlers brought...

Icelandic Sheep

Icelandic sheep are one of the worlds oldest (circa 900 CE) and purest breeds of...

Jacob Sheep

Jacob sheep, introduced in the United States in the early 1900s, are a rare heritage...

Leicester Longwool

A once common breed, the Leicester Longwool is now critically endangered. After going extinct (in...

Lincoln Longwool Sheep

The Lincoln Longwool Sheep breed, as we currently know it, was first produced in the...

Merino

The great Merino, coveted by so many throughout the world, once closely protected by Spanish...

Navajo Churro

Navajo Churro, the oldest breed in North America, is a rare dual coat breed that...

Romney

Sheep were introduced to the Romney Marsh of southeast England by early settlers and over...

Shetland Sheep

Shetlands are small wool producing sheep from the Shetland Islands of Scotland. They are a...

Southdown Babydoll

Southdown babydoll sheep originate from the 'South Downs' of Sussex England, they are the oldest...

Suffolk

The Suffolk sheep breed is the most widely produced breed of sheep in the U.S....

Teeswater Sheep

Teeswater, a conservation breed, are named for the river Tees in England, and while they...

Tunis

A Presidential breed, the American Tunis (or simply Tunis) were raised by at least a...

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