Sheep were first brought to St Kilda in prehistoric times, and the rare breed is named after the archipelago's small, uninhabited island of Soay. The animals are small and their fleeces have a wide ...

George Washington's Mount Vernon Livestock Program at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival had a rare breeds display this month that included some Hog Island Sheep. Hog Island sheep are descended from ...

Andrew and Claudia Drechsel of Holley are promoting the preservation of rare heritage sheep breeds as part of a livestock conservancy program. The Drechsels and other 4-H'ers have bred and are showing ...

TITONKA (AP) — A Titonka family raises a rare breed of sheep for their wool, which is prized by fiber artists for its softness. Jeff and Tara Benson founded Buffalo Creek Fibers eight years ago on ...

Rebecca McLellan is trying to safeguard the future of a rare breed of sheep one scarf at a time. She fell in love with the Castlemilk Moorit and now has her own flock of 18 on the farm where she and ...

DENVER — On the first day of the National Western Stock Show, a Nashville sheep farm was being mobbed by passersby wanting to learn more, and pet, their rare breed of sheep. Originating from the Swiss ...

Sisters Angela and Elizabeth Tonkin raise sheep in Penn Township, but their animals aren't the common varieties used commercially in the United States. Angela, 17, a junior at Bible Baptist School, ...

BOONESBORO, Mo. -- Andy McMurry considers himself an abstract artist, blending colors and textures and patterns with eye-catching appeal. His approach is organic, the results naturalistic and his ...

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