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 ...

AVON — Hog Island sheep are a hearty breed displaying some of the characteristics of sheep from colonial times. They are rare, with only about 200 breeding representatives. Stephanie and Chuck Dempsey ...

Sex is rearing its woolly head in the sheep pen, but don’t worry. It’s what we want to happen (because we’re restoring the population of our heritage breed Hog Island sheep, not because we’re sheep ...

Our little flock of Hog Island sheep (If there were Sheep Island hogs, I would make an exception to my rule about farm animals and intelligence [the dumber the better[ and buy a few, but, alas, the ...

Did you know that some pigs, cattle, turkeys and sheep are considered endangered animals? They are known as heritage breed farm animals -- the grandfathers of today's farm animals, with ...