With their big eyes and soft fluffy fleece, it’s no wonder that lambs and sheep often appear in nursery rhymes and decorate children’s bedrooms. But did you know there are over 200 breeds of sheep out ...

When it comes to competitive sheep competitions at the New York State Fair, it's all about the condition and grooming of the sheep's wool -- and for some breeds, the way a sheep looks when all its ...

Jenny Shepherd, with her apt surname, and her partner own the world's largest flock of Manx Loaghtans on Ballacosnahan Farm ...

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, ...

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 ...

LUCAS -- Beyond the gate to St. Jude's Farm, this side of a neighbor's tennis court, lies some breathing room for a mostly forgotten -- some say endangered -- breed of animal. The work at St. Jude's ...

John Steitz and Carol Treadwell Steitz specialize in selling clean, colored merino wool to spinners all over the world. It’s a sustainable way to make a little extra money in their retirement years, ...