Karakul Shepherds Alliance
Breeders
(as of March 2023, currently being updated)
Breeders Directory ….is currently being updated, March 13, 2023. Please Leave a Reply at bottom to ask about breeders in your state or region.
All North American shepherds of Karakul sheep are welcome to be listed here, by either using the online Farm & Flock Finder or filling out the Farm & Flock Finder form and mailing to the Alliance.
No fee is required and you do not need to register individual sheep to have your flock listed. If you have just found us, please email or text photos of your sheep. We love Karakul photos!
* For a summary of Historic-Foundation bloodlines and explanations of MBC (Multi-Bloodline Composite), Isolated, or Line-bred Flock designations please see our Bloodlines page and the Traditional Flocks paper.
A specific directory for the Karakul Bloodlines Breeders is ….currently being updated, March 12, 2023.
Currently, the breeders listed have given permission to post their contact information publicly through the Alliance. We have over 100 US flocks confirmed. For names of other Karakul breeders please contact Deborah Hunter, Registrar.
Email: info@karakulshepherds.org
Call or text: 206.371.0995
ARIZONA
Robin Snyder
Flying Colors Ranch
5070 Shepherds Trail
Kirkland AZ 8633
shprdss@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA
Janet Tulloch
Tulloch Farm
28383 Highway 78
Ramona CA 92065
jtullochfarm@gmail.com
Babette Turk
Hexenwald Ranch
550 Hudson Lane
Aptos CA 95003
949.498.4988 Cell
Babette@HexenwaldRanch.com
Penny Gelhaus
OakBlu Farm Conservator of the Six Winds, Arco ID, MBC bloodline
Dunlap CA 93621
pgelhaus@gmail.com
559.261.5650 cell
Peter Neverov *Isolated flock since 2007*
Neverov Karakuls Conservator of the Dancer Historic-Foundation bloodline
1914 Hill Rd
Tulelake CA 96134
541.218.8474 cell
COLORADO
Karen and Larry King
Fiber Acres
Ault CO
Fiberacres@gmail.com
970.213.6327
Under care at Fiber Acres are:
WoodRiver Karakuls from Gibbon NE
FLORIDA
Yasar & Jodi Berkil
Stargate Farmacy
Dover Florida 33527
Jodi 650-666-7701 or
Yasar 813-666-9006
bayarearn@icloud.com
There is another breeder in Florida as well, who has declined to be listed at this time. Please email me & I will pass your contact info onto the family.
IDAHO
Joe Billman
Six Winds Sheep *Isolated flock 2005-2020* MBC (Multi-Bloodline Composite)
Bred on Anakus and Glotflety Historic-Foundation bloodlines and
Hunter-Simon, (Tina) Jacobs and Joe Schukar genetics
December 2020 Six Winds Karakuls have been dispersed to three flocks in Idaho, California
& Washington. Two will breed Six Winds only, to perpetuate the Bloodline. Contact me: info@karakulshepherds.org for more information.
Vitaliy Tymoshchuk
Parma ID
208.509.9136
http://www.vitality-farm.com
Nancy Irlbeck
Aniroonz Sheep Company
Moscow ID
aniroonz13@gmail.com
MICHIGAN
Letty Klein
*Line-bred Dawley sheep since 2014* Conservator of the Dawley Historic-Foundation line
Pine Lane Farm Founding genetics for two Bloodlines – Peter Davies Memorial (NY) & Red Gate (VA)
6881 North Sprinkle Road
Kalamazoo MI 49004
lettykk@aol.com
Freda DerStepanian *Isolated flock since 2007* MBC (Multi-Bloodline Composite)
Der Stepanian Farm Bred on Anakus and New Zealand bloodlines only
17618 Sumpter
Belleville MI 48111
pds2@comcast.net
Sue Ann Carpenter
PO Box 285
Barryton MI 49305
989.400.0360 Cell
carpentersueann@gmail.com
MINNESOTA
Deborah Peterson
Old Man Wool Farm
Stanchfield MN 55080
320.496.5925 Home
oldmanwoolfarm@igenesis.us
Linda Johnson Morke
Morke’s Karakuls
Isanti MN 55112
612.246.7529 Cell
612.965.7460 Home
Amanda Isaacs
Hibbing, MN
218.428.4409
Isaagirl@yahoo.com
NEBRASKA
Joe Schukar
WoodRiver Karakuls from Gibbon NE
Now under the care of:
Karen and Larry King, Fiber Acres, Ault CO
NEW MEXICO
Jamil Hindi Open flock since 2008
Hindi & Sons
Duran NM 88301
575.799.4895 Cell
amhindi@comcast.net
Bob Woody
Correcaminos Farm *Isolated flock since 2008*
Gabby Line Conservator of the Hindi Historic-Foundation bloodline
Chaparral NM 88081
915.203.2966 Cell
NEW YORK
Mark Scherzer, Owner
Turkana Farms *Multi-Bloodline Composite* Peter Davies Memorial bloodline
110 Lasher Ave Line-bred on Pine Lane Farm genetics since 2001
Germantown NY 12526
518.537.3815 Home
farm@turkanafarms.com
http://www.turkanafarms.com
Alix and Ariane Daguin
All One One All – A D’artagnan Foundation Silvopasture Farm
221 Craigville Rd, Goshen NY 10924
845.320.2773
hello@alloneoneall.com
alloneoneall.com
@AOOAfarm
OKLAHOMA
Leslie Johnson *Multi-Bloodline Composite*
J Kambar Line-bred for non-fading dark red fleeces since 1990, TAMU whites since 1995
Oklahoma City OK 73141
405.771.3072 Home
okleslie@prodigy.net
PENNSYLVANIA
Elizabeth & Butch Tonkin
Newville, PA 17241
btonkin@embarqmail.com
Wendy Sanders
Curly Goose Farm
Bath PA 18014
wendy.sanders@rcn.com
Plus three other Karakul shepherds in PA
Contact me: info@karakulshepherds.org
TEXAS
Mary Carol Buchholz
Onion Creek Karakuls * Isolated and Line-bred flock since 2004*
6800 Creek Rd Conservator of the Hagerman Historic-Foundation bloodline
Dripping Springs TX 78620
512.461.3870 Cell
mary.carol@live.com
Antonio Woodard
Peculiar Patch
Sweetwater TX
Woodard.a.s@outlook.com
210.367.3145 cell
VIRGINIA
Kathy Donovan
Checkmate Farm LLC
18923 Checkmate Lane
Bluemont VA 20135
540.454.4898 Cell
kathy@checkmatefarm.com
checkmatefarm.com
Frank Gillan
Retreat Farm
PO Box 10
Rapidan VA 22733
540.672.5871
retreatfarmva@gmail.com
Sue Bundy
Red Gate Farm
17883 Running Colt Place
Leesburg VA 20175
703.779.0894 Home
Lambs4me@aol.com
WASHINGTON
Charles and Sandy Oueis
Yellow House Farm on Peone Prairie
PO Box 19356
Spokane WA 99219
soueis@hotmail.com
For names of other Karakul breeders please contact Deborah Hunter, Registrar.
Email: info@karakulshepherds.org
Call or text: 206.371.0995
Page ….is currently being updated, March 13, 2023.
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