Karakul Shepherds Alliance

Breeders

  (Webpage current as of October 1, 2025)

Breeders Directory  Print Version….has been updated, click on the underlined link.

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….has been updated as well, click on the underlined link.

 Currently, the breeders listed have given permission to post their contact information publicly through the Alliance. We have 124 US flocks confirmed. For names of other Karakul breeders please leave a message for Deborah Hunter, Registrar, in the Leave a Comment box at page bottom to ask about other breeders in your state or region.

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  *Isolated flock since 2021*
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

Taylor Johnson
Jelly’s Ferry Ranch
Rio Vista CA 94571
916.475.5185 cell
Jellysferryranch@gmail.com

COLORADO

Karen and Larry King
Fiber Acres
Ault CO 80610
fiberacres@gmail.com
970.213.6327
Under care at Fiber Acres are:
WoodRiver Karakuls from Gibbon NE

FLORIDA

There was a breeder in Florida who has dispersed his flock to various locations within the state via small starter flocks. Please email me via Leave A Reply at the bottom and I will pass your contact info onto him so he can refer you to his buyers. 

IDAHO

Nancy Irlbeck
Aniroonz Sheep Company
Moscow ID 83843
aniroonz13@gmail.com

MICHIGAN

Letty Klein                         *Line-bred Dawley sheep since 1997 & 2014*
Pine Lane Farm                 Conservator of the Dawley Historic-Foundation line
6881 North Sprinkle Rd   Founding genetics for 2 Bloodlines – Peter Davies Memorial (NY) & Red Gate (VA)
Kalamazoo  MI  49004
lettykk71@gmail.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
deb@oldmanwoolfarm.com

Linda Johnson Morke
Morke’s Karakuls
Isanti  MN  55112
612.246.7529 Cell
612.965.7460 Home

MISSOURI

Pamela Williams
Boo’s Ranch
Theodosia MO 65761
boosranch@outlook.com

NEBRASKA

Joe Schukar
WoodRiver Karakuls from Gibbon NE
Now under the care of:
Karen and Larry King, Fiber Acres, Ault CO

NEVADA

Arlene McDonnell
Fernley NV 89408
arlenemcdonnell@icloud.com
775.742.4146 Cell

NEW MEXICO

Jamil Hindi        Open flock 2008 – 2019, Closed 2020 to present
Hindi & Sons      Conservator of the Hindi Historic-Foundation bloodline
Duran  NM 88301  
575.799.4895 Cell
amhindi@gmail.com

Bob Woody                  Isolated flock since 2008
Correcaminos Farm   Conservator of the old Hindi Foundation bloodline
Gabby Line                
Chaparral  NM  88081
915.203.2966 Cell

NEW YORK

Mark Scherzer, Owner   *MBC & Line-bred since 2001*
Turkana Farms               Peter Davies Memorial bloodline, Line-bred on Pine Lane Farm genetics
110 Lasher Ave      
Germantown  NY 12526
518.537.3815 Home
markscherzer@gmail.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

OHIO

Margaret Welty & Greg Zellars
Belfort Farm
Smithville OH 44677
330.347.5793 Margaret cell
614.832.6222 Greg cell
belfortkarakuls@gmail.com

OKLAHOMA

Leslie Johnson     Line-bred for non-fading dark red fleeces since 1990, TAMU whites 1995
J Kambar Farm   *Multi-Bloodline Composite & Conservator of TAMU Foundation line* 
Oklahoma City  OK 73141 
405.771.3072 Home
okleslie@prodigy.net

OREGON

Clayton Ishak
Ishak-Samawi Farms
Salem OR 97306
951.452.0192 cell

PENNSYLVANIA

Elizabeth & Butch Tonkin
Newville PA 17241
btonkin@embarqmail.com

Wendy Sanders 
Curly Goose Farm
Bath PA 18014
curlygoosefarm@gmail.com

TEXAS

Mary Carol Buchholz     *Isolated and Line-bred flock 2009-2014*
Onion Creek Karakuls    Conservator of the Hagerman Historic-Foundation bloodline
6800 Creek Rd              
Dripping Springs  TX  78620
512.461.3870 Cell
mcbuchholz52@gmail.com

Antonio Woodard
Peculiar Patch       
Sweetwater  TX
Woodard.a.s@outlook.com
210.367.3145 Cell

VERMONT

Grace Kuehne
BellWether Farms
Benson VT 05743
graciesbeesvt@gmail.com

VIRGINIA

Kathy Donovan
Checkmate Farm LLC
102 Cartersville Ext
Cartersville  VA 23027
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             *Isolated and Linebred since ~1998*
Red Gate Farm       Red Gate bloodline, Line-bred on Pine Lane Farm genetics
17883 Running Colt Place 
Leesburg VA 20175
703.779.0894 Home
lambs4me@aol.com
Sue’s ewes are retired and no longer producing lambs, but she has agreed to be a contact person for the breed.

WASHINGTON

Charles and Sandy Oueis
Yellow House Farm on Peone Prairie
Spokane  WA 99219
soueis@hotmail.com

 

For names of other Karakul breeders please leave a message in the Leave a Comment box below to ask about other breeders in your state or region.

Page last updated October 2, 2025

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