I loved this! I grew up in Oregon, on my family’s farm. We raised cattle, sheep, and various crops. We always had around 150-200 sheep. They were a major part of my childhood. I loved every aspect of it. I love how revered it seems like they are to the Icelandic people. Icelandic sheep are so beautiful, I’m sure they are even more impressive when they are cho,ping down on grass on the hills in Iceland. 🐑💜🐏
Hi Jewells, Loving your channel. I'm watching you from Stillwater NY just 20 minutes North of RPI. I just wanted to add my experience with my flock of Icelandic Sheep. Did you know they can learn their names? My leader sheep ( How lucky am I to have one?) Elke would answer me first when I called out to them at night before I went to bed. They are sweet, lovable, loving, intelligent and magical. (The magic is a long story.) I no longer have them as my age overcame my strength. I have their wool though and because of your video I spun some into Lopi yarn. I can't knit (yet) but I understand why its so warm. Poof! I'm going to buy an Icelandic sweater from that shop you mentioned. BTW did you know about the Icelandic Sheepdogs? I have 2 currently. What wonderful and beautiful friends they are. I hope you do a video on them. My youngest one is first generation American, His dad is directly from Iceland. Keep the videos and podcasts coming. I hope to visit someday when the Covid thing is ...less. Icelandic chickens and Goats in your plans too?
Also a fun fact. There have been sheeps found in the north westfjords that have been living wild for some years. Some sheeps are not found again in the autum when they are herded back to farms but the mostly die in the winter. But these had lived there for some time. Maybe theyre were trying to start their own nation, free from farmers and dogs 😂
Fascinated by the sheep's milk! I'd never looked it up nor have I run across it anywhere. Apparently sheep's milk is super creamy tasting and very high in protein, calcium, and magnesium, and even has Vit-C, interesting! The creamy taste comes from higher fat, but apparently it stays homogenized, amazing. Sounds like if you got cut off from imports and had to go vegetarian instead of vegan, it's a great food item, with gratitude to the mama-with-weaned-baby sheep of course, for her gifts to humans. Love the summer vacay they get lol. And the history of purebred protection is wonderful. Maybe at some point you could do a video on their fur / hair (? lol) differences to others elsewhere? I know it is highly prized, but would love to learn more, and with the knitting craze maybe others would be interested. I really like these informative-fun less-touristy videos you are doing. (The touristy ones are fine too, but there are many from others of the common places to see; less common areas are harder to find content about.) More people need to watch your channel, you do such an awesome job with presentation.
Thank you for the lovely comment and video suggestions. I'm glad to hear that you like the type of content I do. I agree that it is nice to have touristy content, and I do that sometimes, but there is so much more to Iceland. I'm lactose intolerant and sheep's milk has lactose. :-( One cool thing is that I think there is an Icelandic company making oat milk here.
Young Icelandic Horse: “Mama, I’m going to Hollywood. I’m gonna be a star! Icelandic Horse Parents: Follow your dream, baby, but if you go, you can never come back again.
Yes! I find Iceland exciting. It reminds me of Switzerland. I hiked the German side of the Swiss Alps. The wandering sheep remind me of those found on the Alps and the wandering cows too. This explains my fasination with your videos not realizing the distance between Iceland and Switzerland 😊
A visit to Iceland is on my bucket list. I’m a yarn spinner and took a course about spinning Icelandic yarn. Loved it and would love to visit a sheep farm or 2 or 3 when I’m there.
Thus is really interesting stuff. I'm glad I found you 😊 By the way, what brought you to live in Iceland was it just because you fell in love with it while visiting?
There are Leadersheep, which is a subtype of Icelandic sheep, that is breed for intelligence and herding. The leadersheep would lead the group from pasture to pasture. They are not used as much these days, but an effort is being made to breed the Leader type sheep both in Iceland and the US and Canada.
Icelandic sheep have lead sheep called forystufe, who can operate GPS, and know the farmers phone number by heart. 50 Crazy Facts About Icelandic Sheep | Iceland, Defrosted So Jewells , thanks to you, I have more information pertaining to Iceland and now Icelandic sheep than anyone in my immediate family or circle of acquaintances. I glad to be able to pass these on as a random way to teach them new things. Even if it ends up being something they don't want to learn. I will settle for it just be annoying . 🤗 I keep watching your Vids👍
I'm Icelandic and the thing about 1# had me shook, it really does make sense if you think about it though considering the way the economy was back then.
When some French visitors come to Scotland, they see all the sheep (we too have more sheep than people...) and ask why you can't get sheep's cheese. Well if you go to a specialist cheesemongers you can, but it's not commonly available in your normal supermarket. I was curious about the fact that twins and multiple births are common in Icelandic sheep. I wonder if that's specific to Iceland? I had the huge privilege a few years ago of helping at lambing time. Friends have a smallholding (very small farm) in the Scottish Highlands, about 80 ewes I think. Lots of the ewes had single births, many had twins, but the farmer really didn't want triplets, as the mother couldn't cope. If he could, the farmer got a mother of a single lamb to adopt one of the triplets, in order to even out the burden. The fact about sheep roaming free during the Icelandic summer - that sounds VERY like the Scottish Highlands! The lambs will just run across the road, even if a car is approaching, because they're sheep (=stupid!).
Because Icelandic sheep produce large quantities of milk they can support triplets and quads. Icelandic sheep are considered a triple breed - milk, wool and meat.
Icelandic sheep 🐑 are considered a triple breed - milk, wool and meat. Icelandic sheep are considered a primitive breed of sheep. A fun fact is that in spring you have the choice of shearing or allowing the sheep to roo. Rooing is allowing them to shed their wool. It breaks in April in readiness for ease of lambs getting to the teats for milk. It takes less time to pull the wool off than for most American shearers to shear a sheep. Most first time mothers have a single, after that could be a single, twins or triplets. They also have leader sheep. Leader sheep are highly desired. People pay more for a leader sheep. Though Icelandic sheep can be exported to America it is complicated by the Department of Agriculture. Instead, most people buy stems of Icelandic semen from top rams in Iceland for desirable traits and import the semen. A veterinarian inseminates the sheep, but some people train to do it themselves due to cost or lack of a nearby expert. The Icelandic Sheep Breeders Of North America (ISBONA.com) has been around for about 35-40yrs. Memberships range from $5 (under 18), International/Canadian $30, US $40.
Love all your videos! And I love those cute Icelandic sheep
Great video, Jewells. I'm an animal lover so this video was right up my alley.
I loved this!
I grew up in Oregon, on my family’s farm. We raised cattle, sheep, and various crops. We always had around 150-200 sheep. They were a major part of my childhood. I loved every aspect of it.
I love how revered it seems like they are to the Icelandic people. Icelandic sheep are so beautiful, I’m sure they are even more impressive when they are cho,ping down on grass on the hills in Iceland. 🐑💜🐏
Considering Icelandic sheep for my homestead here in Alaska, USA. Doing research. Thank you for the information.
You’re very welcome
Hi Jewells, Loving your channel. I'm watching you from Stillwater NY just 20 minutes North of RPI. I just wanted to add my experience with my flock of Icelandic Sheep. Did you know they can learn their names? My leader sheep ( How lucky am I to have one?) Elke would answer me first when I called out to them at night before I went to bed. They are sweet, lovable, loving, intelligent and magical. (The magic is a long story.) I no longer have them as my age overcame my strength. I have their wool though and because of your video I spun some into Lopi yarn. I can't knit (yet) but I understand why its so warm. Poof! I'm going to buy an Icelandic sweater from that shop you mentioned. BTW did you know about the Icelandic Sheepdogs? I have 2 currently. What wonderful and beautiful friends they are. I hope you do a video on them. My youngest one is first generation American, His dad is directly from Iceland. Keep the videos and podcasts coming. I hope to visit someday when the Covid thing is ...less. Icelandic chickens and Goats in your plans too?
I would love to visit Iceland! The information about the sheep is very interesting.
Also a fun fact.
There have been sheeps found in the north westfjords that have been living wild for some years.
Some sheeps are not found again in the autum when they are herded back to farms but the mostly die in the winter.
But these had lived there for some time.
Maybe theyre were trying to start their own nation, free from farmers and dogs 😂
And then they where hunted down and killed.
@ThePippinelli 😂😂😂
So glad I found this channel.
😊 thank you
Fascinated by the sheep's milk! I'd never looked it up nor have I run across it anywhere. Apparently sheep's milk is super creamy tasting and very high in protein, calcium, and magnesium, and even has Vit-C, interesting! The creamy taste comes from higher fat, but apparently it stays homogenized, amazing. Sounds like if you got cut off from imports and had to go vegetarian instead of vegan, it's a great food item, with gratitude to the mama-with-weaned-baby sheep of course, for her gifts to humans.
Love the summer vacay they get lol. And the history of purebred protection is wonderful. Maybe at some point you could do a video on their fur / hair (? lol) differences to others elsewhere? I know it is highly prized, but would love to learn more, and with the knitting craze maybe others would be interested.
I really like these informative-fun less-touristy videos you are doing. (The touristy ones are fine too, but there are many from others of the common places to see; less common areas are harder to find content about.) More people need to watch your channel, you do such an awesome job with presentation.
Thank you for the lovely comment and video suggestions. I'm glad to hear that you like the type of content I do. I agree that it is nice to have touristy content, and I do that sometimes, but there is so much more to Iceland.
I'm lactose intolerant and sheep's milk has lactose. :-(
One cool thing is that I think there is an Icelandic company making oat milk here.
Young Icelandic Horse: “Mama, I’m going to Hollywood. I’m gonna be a star!
Icelandic Horse Parents: Follow your dream, baby, but if you go, you can never come back again.
Very fascinating. Love Icelandic sheep! Would love to visit after the pandemic.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you do visit.
🐑 🥰 Thank you!
Fascinating
Yes! I find Iceland exciting. It reminds me of Switzerland. I hiked the German side of the Swiss Alps. The wandering sheep remind me of those found on the Alps and the wandering cows too. This explains my fasination with your videos not realizing the distance between Iceland and Switzerland 😊
Oh, how fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I learned smth new about this world:)
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 🙂
I'm hoping to return next year for the 6th time. I was an exchange student there in '80-81. :-)
That's awesome!
A visit to Iceland is on my bucket list. I’m a yarn spinner and took a course about spinning Icelandic yarn. Loved it and would love to visit a sheep farm or 2 or 3 when I’m there.
Sheep are allowed to be exported. Here in the US, there is an Icelandic Sheep Breeders Association.
They are suprising... Especially when decide cross road just in front of your car. :o Be careful when in Iceland :o
Thus is really interesting stuff. I'm glad I found you 😊
By the way, what brought you to live in Iceland was it just because you fell in love with it while visiting?
You should check out the Icelandic leader sheep.
Hi from Brazil! Very interesting! :)
Hi! Thanks for watching.
Love Iceland more and more :-)
There are Leadersheep, which is a subtype of Icelandic sheep, that is breed for intelligence and herding. The leadersheep would lead the group from pasture to pasture. They are not used as much these days, but an effort is being made to breed the Leader type sheep both in Iceland and the US and Canada.
You should have talk about "forystu fè" that is unique in the world
Totally agree I want to see Jewells talk about the majestic leader sheep of Iceland. 😁
Icelandic sheep have lead sheep called forystufe, who can operate GPS, and know the farmers phone number by heart.
50 Crazy Facts About Icelandic Sheep | Iceland, Defrosted
So Jewells , thanks to you, I have more information pertaining to Iceland and now Icelandic sheep than anyone in my immediate family or circle of acquaintances. I glad to be able to pass these on as a random way to teach them new things. Even if it ends up being something they don't want to learn. I will settle for it just be annoying . 🤗
I keep watching your Vids👍
LOL thanks
There is an Icelandic Chicken too.
Julles do they export to south africa via London. Lopopeysa's with hoods ? I lived between 1973 and 1978 in the West Fjords. I would love one.
Do they have goats milk soap there? So you use it? I like using it .
Goats milk soap makes my skin feel better.... don’t know why I am telling you that but I do like it.
I’ve not seen goats milk soap here but it is possible that someone has made some at one point.
I'm Icelandic and the thing about 1# had me shook, it really does make sense if you think about it though considering the way the economy was back then.
I do really love iceland but the only thing makes me mad is how much lamb they consume....what do you think about that?
A friend of mine who married a New Zealander told me “There are 100 million sheep in New Zealand of which 15 million speak English”.
Maedi-visna vıruses?
A friendly note that 'ewe' is pronounced the same as 'you'
You forgot to mention they are delicious! 😋😋😋
is this greenscreen?
Nope 😊
When some French visitors come to Scotland, they see all the sheep (we too have more sheep than people...) and ask why you can't get sheep's cheese. Well if you go to a specialist cheesemongers you can, but it's not commonly available in your normal supermarket.
I was curious about the fact that twins and multiple births are common in Icelandic sheep. I wonder if that's specific to Iceland? I had the huge privilege a few years ago of helping at lambing time. Friends have a smallholding (very small farm) in the Scottish Highlands, about 80 ewes I think. Lots of the ewes had single births, many had twins, but the farmer really didn't want triplets, as the mother couldn't cope. If he could, the farmer got a mother of a single lamb to adopt one of the triplets, in order to even out the burden.
The fact about sheep roaming free during the Icelandic summer - that sounds VERY like the Scottish Highlands! The lambs will just run across the road, even if a car is approaching, because they're sheep (=stupid!).
Because Icelandic sheep produce large quantities of milk they can support triplets and quads. Icelandic sheep are considered a triple breed - milk, wool and meat.
Icelandic sheep 🐑 are considered a triple breed - milk, wool and meat. Icelandic sheep are considered a primitive breed of sheep. A fun fact is that in spring you have the choice of shearing or allowing the sheep to roo. Rooing is allowing them to shed their wool. It breaks in April in readiness for ease of lambs getting to the teats for milk. It takes less time to pull the wool off than for most American shearers to shear a sheep.
Most first time mothers have a single, after that could be a single, twins or triplets.
They also have leader sheep. Leader sheep are highly desired. People pay more for a leader sheep.
Though Icelandic sheep can be exported to America it is complicated by the Department of Agriculture. Instead, most people buy stems of Icelandic semen from top rams in Iceland for desirable traits and import the semen. A veterinarian inseminates the sheep, but some people train to do it themselves due to cost or lack of a nearby expert.
The Icelandic Sheep Breeders Of North America (ISBONA.com) has been around for about 35-40yrs. Memberships range from $5 (under 18), International/Canadian $30, US $40.