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About Icelandic Sheep

...and Related Information

BOOKS

General Sheep:

     Raising Sheep the Modern Way - Paula Simmons

     The Sheep Book - Ron Parker

     The Modern Shepherd - Brown & Meadowcroft

     The Sheep Raisers Manual - William Kreusi

     SID Sheep Production Handbook - american sheep Industry Association

     Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook - Midwest Plan Service

     Sheep and Goat Science - Ensminger & Parker

 

Fleece and Fiber:

The Icelandic Fleece: A Fibre for All Reasons - Elizabeth Abbott

The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning - Alden Amos

 
Felting and Needle Felting:

Felting (Wet)

     The Art of Feltmaking - Anne Einset Vickrey

     Felting by hand - Anne Einset Vickery

     Feltmaking Projects - Inge Evers

     New Directions for Felt: An Ancient Craft - Gunilla Paetau Sjober

     Skulpturel Filtning (Sculptural Felting) - Birgitie Krag Hansen

Needle Felting (Dry)

     Needle Felting: Art Techniques and Projects - Anne Einset Vickrey

     The Felting Needle: From Factory to Fantasy - Ayala Talpai

     Scandinavian-Style Felting: A Three Dimensional Approach to Hats, Boots, Mittens &            Other Useful Objects - Pat Spark

Grassfed Meat--Health Benefits:

Why Grassfed is Best - Jo Robinson

Grazing, Pasture, and Management Intensive Grazing

     Holistic Resource Management - Allan Savory

     Greener Pasture on Your Side of the Fence:  Better Farming Using Voisin Management  Intensive Grazing (4th Edition) - Bill Murphy

     More Sheep, More Grass, More Money - Peter Schroeder

     Paddock Shift: Changing Views on Grassland Farming - Allen Nation

     Quality Pasture: How to Create It, Manage It, and Profit from It - Allen Nation

     Small Scale Livestock Farming:   A Grass Based Approach for Health, Sustainability,and    Profit - Carol Ekarius

Health and Related:

The Veterinary Book for sheep Farmers - David C. Henderson

Diseases and Disorders of the Sheep and Goat - Linklater & Smith

Sheep Ailments - Eddie Straiton

The Merck Veterinary Manual

Shearing:

Wool Away:  The art and Technique of Shearing - Godfrey Bowen

Shearing Day: Sheep Handling, Wool Science, and Shearing with Blades - Kevin Ford

Lambing and Related:

Practical Lambing - Eales & Small

 

MAGAZINES

Black Sheep Newsletter
25455 NW Dixie Mtn Rd  
Scappoose, OR 97056
503-621-3063
Email: BSNewsltr@aol.com
Website:  members@aol.com/jkbsnweb/index.html
 
Scappoose, OR 97056
503-621-3063
Email: BSNewsltr@aol.com
Website:  members@aol.com/jkbsnweb/index.html  
Countryside and Small Stock Journal
S1156 Hwy 64
Withee, WI 54498
 
Graze
PO Box 48
Belleville, WI 53508
www.grazeonline.com
   
 
Sheep! Magazine
W11564 Hwy 64
Withee, WI 54498
715-785-7979
 
The Shepherd
Sheep and Farm Life, Inc.
5696 Johnson Road
New Washington, Ohio 44854
Email sheepmag@bright.net
 
The Stockman Grass Farmer
282 Commerce Park Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
800-748-9808
sgfsample@aol.com
 
SpinOff Magazine
Interweave Press
201 El Fourth St.
Loveland, CO
907-669-7672
www.interweave.com

AUDIO TAPES

Spring Pasture Lambing, Winter Grazing Sheep in a Cold Snowy climate, and Multi Species Grazing   - tapes by Janet McNally, available from The Stockman Grass Farmer

Selling Grass Finished Beef and Lamb  tapes by David Schaffer and Alice Dobbs, available from The Stockman Grass Farmer

VIDEOTAPES

Introduction to Needle Felting:  Sculpting a Doll - Sharon Costello

CATALOGS

Ketchum
396 Berkley Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2A 2G6
613-722-3451
email  ketchum@sympatico.ca
website:  www.ketchum.on.ca
 
 
Mid-States Livestock Supplies
9449 Basil-West Rd. NW
Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110
800-841-9665
 
 
Nasco Catalog
4825 Stoddard Rd
Modesto, CA 95356
800-558-9595
 
Pipestone Veterinary Supply
1300 So. Hwy 75, PO Box 188
Pipestone, MN 56164
800-658-2523
website: www.pipevet.com

 

Premier
(Sheep Equipment)
2031 300th Street
Washington, IA 52353
800-282-6631
 
 
Sheepman Supply Co.
14502 Old Gordonsville Rd.
Orange, VA 22960
email  sheepman@ns.gemlink.com
website  www.gemlink.com/sheepman
 
 
Sydell
46935 SD Hwy 50
Burbank, SD 57010
605-624-4538
email  sydell@sydell.com
website  www.sydell.com

 

Icelandic Sheep:

     Icelandic Sheep Breeder's Association

Breeding and Registration:
Canadian Sheep Breeder's Association 
Fleece and Fiber:  
Felting and Needle Felting
     Needle Felting  
     Needle Felting Books and Patterns 
     Feltcrafts: Books and Videos
Grassfed Meat--Health Benefits:
Benefits of Grassfed Meat, Eggs and Dairy Products  
Eatwild    
The Health Benefits of Grassfed Animal Products 
       Shepherds Organic Grassfed Lamb 
       Your Health: The Health Benefits of Grassfed Animal Products 

Keeping the Flock Safe--Guardian Animals:
      Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas and Donkeys   
      Using Llamas and Donkeys as Predator Control   
      Predator Control  
      Livestock Guard Dogs, Llamas and Donkeys  
     Dogs:
Livestock Guardian Dog Association   
Flock & Family Fuardian Dog Network   
Donkeys:
Texas Department of Agriculture - Using Donkeys to Guard Sheep 
Donkeys to Guard Sheep and Goats   
Sociable Donkeys Are Low-cost Predator Managers     
The Rosefield, Breeders of Guardian Donkeys   
Llamas:
Guard Llamas: a Part of Integrated Sheep Protection
Guard Llamas
Guard Llamas   
Llamas as Guards for Livestock
 

 

 

Management Intensive Grazing:

      Center for Holistic Management

 
 
 

 

 


Icelandic Sheep

Frances Smith      ~      Wendy Fast
8406 Green Road
Dansville, New York  14437
 

585-335-3439
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