Concord Hill Icelandics, located 35 miles N.E. of Lexington,     Kentucky, is pleased to offer purebred, registered and               unregistered Icelandic sheep. We carry both polled and           horned lambs in our flock.  Icelandic sheep, with their beautiful fleeces, generate such a  wide variety of superior quality products that anyone (including, women and children) interested in a home business in farming, will find them quite useful, as do handspinners, felters, and crafters.  Our home business page has many ideas for marketing homemade items using Icelandic sheep for milk, fleece, and pelts.  In addition to our sheep, we have a luscious range of Icelandic fleeces sure to please the most discriminating handspinners.  Felters are pleased with the ease that Icelandic wool/fiber works into a wide variety of high quality, valuable items.  Working from home, one can begin a wonderful adventure using Icelandic fleeces.  See our home business page for a short sampling of ideas from which one can draw.  With a little thought and creativity, working from home does not  have to be merely a dream for women as well as children and men.                                 Spinner's Flock For those wishing to start or add to their existing spinner's          flock, or for those who dream to experience the excitement of    being a shepherd to purebred Icelandic sheep (without the big price tag), we offer purebred unregistered Icelandic lambs.        These are available at substantial savings over our registered lambs.  You can visit our lamb page where we have pictures. Not only women, but also men and children can become             handspinners.   Spinners and Felters   Let us put together for you an Icelandic lamb flock suitable for felters and spinners.  With a wide variety of wool/fiber, colors, and patterns, we would be happy to help  you pick out several lambs to start or add to your felter's/spinner's flock.  In addition to their wonderful, soft fleeces, and gentle temperaments, wethered ram lambs will make good companions for your flock ram.  Our handspinner's page has details of special interest to women and children. Grass Based Farmers and Commercial Farmers By purchasing an Icelandic ram lamb, commercial sheep           farmers can add to their flock the many qualities Icelandic          sheep are noted for: lively lambs, unassisted in-field lambing,  fast weight gain, and finishing on mother's milk, grass or grass hay alone- without the lost profits that come from expensive        graining and creep feeding. There is a good reason that many farmers are interested in  grass based farming.  Not only is it     better for the animal involved, but it also means healthier            products for the consumer.  The farmer can also produce these higher quality goods with less expense and labor.  Icelandic sheep are quickly gaining notice from those interested in a totally grass based farming operation.  Sheep do best on a field rotation system, as do most types of livestock, however, unlike other types of livestock,  they fertilize a field evenly and their hooves almost till it into the ground.  Grass based farming is the naturally healthy way to grow!  I do not use ANY corn or feed (except for an occasional treat or bribe) with our sheep except grass and good quality grass hay, as Icelandics tend to gain weight easily.   Obesity contributes to health risks and causes huge lambing problems.  Icelandic sheep also do not require alfalfa hay prior to lambing as this can cause problems during lambing due to excess weight gain, not only of the mother, but the unborn lamb.   Unnaturally large lambs cause many avoidable problems.  Grain causes many more problems with Icelandic sheep than it prevents!      Home Business Possibilities with Icelandics (ways to enjoy         working from home!) In this day and age many families long for the simplicity of days gone by.  Days when families grew together, instilling the basic values necessary to develop more traditional character traits in   their children.  With Icelandic sheep, women and even children can own and manage a farm which promotes family unity and responsibility.  Even young children can pitch in, washing buckets, raking out stalls, and contributing in a meaningful and useful way.   Icelandics with their manageable size and many marketable qualities, make them a profitable home business venture.  Working from home, parents and children, making memories together.   The following are some ways: Dairy sheep, homemade cheese, homemade soap Those interested in using sheep milk can also turn to               Icelandics to meet their needs.  Icelandic ewes are often very    milky (many times raising triplets without any additional   pampering) and they possess the intelligence necessary to     train easily to the milking stand.  This is a benefit for those      wishing to own a sheep dairy, make homemade cheese, enjoy their own fresh yogurt, or make an endless supply of        homemade soap.  Icelandic sheep milk produces desert quality yogurt, naturally sweet without added sweetener.  Our home business page lists a sampling of the possible marketable products from Icelandic sheep.  Homemade is still best; especially straight off your own farm!           Sheep Meat To those who find sheep meat not to their taste, the flavor of Icelandic sheep meat is mild and does not have a strong, muttony flavor.  In fact, Icelandic sheep have won international taste tests for several years.  With gourmet flavor, restaurants and specialty stores are eager to offer Icelandic meat.  Within the Icelandic breed, there are certain blood lines which are naturally more meaty than others.  They tend to be shorter and more stocky than some of the other bloodlines.  Icelandic sheep dress out well, leaving more meat per lb. than some other breeds, all on grass and milk alone!          Kentucky's Peaceful Past Revisited Many years ago, the hills and fields of Kentucky were often dotted with sheep.  They added a peaceful air to the Bluegrass landscape that had nearly vanished. With the decline of tobacco, Kentucky is in the process of searching for ways to diversify.  Once again, when driving down a country road, sheep are returning, quietly grazing in the fields.  Icelandic sheep add a totally new dimension to the picture, without many of the problems traditional sheep have come to be known for. Icelandic lambs are born very lively, often having eaten their first meal before the arrival of their twin.   Lambing season is no longer a time of worry and exhaustion due to loss of sleep.  It's a time of excitement and anticipation as those fluffy little lambs enter their new world, usually with no assistance from their shepherd.  Lambing difficulties are truly rare within the Icelandic breed which makes them much more manageable for women dreaming of working from home.  Becoming a shepherd is a peaceful alternative to the world's frantic pace.   Icelandic sheep are truly remarkable, producing gourmet quality meat, milk, and an exceptional fleece all on grass or good quality grass hay alone.  We believe you'll be favorably impressed- we sure have been! Concord Hill Icelandics Mary Anne Smith-Vice email: Concordhill2003@yahoo.com    .