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@Sheepshape - I am assured by neighbours that like cute crawly little animals that we do have them here, but I certainly can't find any....Hey ho.

Thanks @Sheepshape, very reassuring too. No idea about the States and nice shiny beetle, but if they exist in Scotland I would like to find some!

Thank you all so much. I really appreciate it your expereinces.I think I will worry less about them eating the dock, and leave the roundup....

I really hate when I come inside to look up a plant on the web to see if it poisonous to my 4 darling sheep. As usual, this time, when I decided to look up dock leaves, I got a thousand different answers on a thousand different websites (exaggeration). Usually, I think this happens because the...

I agree with goat boy from a sheep perspective though he has lots more experience than I do I am sure! Here in the UK where it is not renowned for its dry climate i.e. is pretty much permanently muddy, we see loads of foot scald and less (but still commonly) foot rot. They are 2 different...

I think having pet insurance is in part to do with the type of person you are (not counting financial considerations which may preclude it of course). I know many people here (UK) put money in a bank account reserved for their animal vet bills and reckon it is earning interest for them, not the...

Thank you! we have no such thing and it sounds a really good idea.

I have to ask as there are so many references to it on this site. What is 4H please? (I'm from the UK)

Beautiful Mum and lamb! Congratulations again!

Congratulations to Mum and baby! They are both beautiful:love

Lovely ladies!

Agree with @Latestarter. Maybe as you aren't certain when they are due you could get a few things ready that you might like to have handy when the big day arrives! Its usually a natural process, of course, but if you have a look online or in a "sheep 101" type of book there are lists of...

I was advised to treat for coccidiosis immediately when one of my sheep had blood in their droppings. This needs a "coccidiostat" not a dewormer which controls the disease while the sheep develops immunity. It is usually in lambs, but my sheep was fully grown and the vet still said give it...

I do similarly, though I do have creep feed available from an earlier age. Generally the lamb will take what milk they need. To demonstrate this point, on the commercial farm next door, they have a pet lamb area with an automatic lamb milk production system (mixes up the powder and water when...

Our sheep almost always get looser stools for a while (usually a bit greener than normal) when first put on lush grass after the winter. Might it just be that? I spent some time looking up whether elderberry was poisonous to sheep a while ago as there are some elderberry plants in the pasture...

Certainly the @The Old Ram would be right about earning a few bucks shearing small numbers if you have the skill. It is very difficult to get shearers to do small numbers over here as the shearers mainly come from New Zealand for the season to do the big flocks. I have found a very nice man...

Think I might find that easier. I believe our nearest slaughter house is about 2 and a half hours away - and that is for farm animals. Will ask the butcher for some big bones. Have just looked up about venison production in Scotland out of curiosity and found the following on the web:- "though...

Might have trouble sourcing them, though I will look into it. I guess other species sturdy leg bones would also be OK? Thank you.

Thanks both - I think I will avoid Nylabones and stick to Kongs or similar, maybe a bit more squishy toys too. I like the idea of freezing things in Kongs.

Along these lines (of chewing, that is!) I bought Poppy a puppy Nylabone. Then afterwards I had a vague feeling I had heard something not so good about Nylabones deep in my memory. So have just been Googling Nylabone reviews and of course the web tells me Nylabones are essentially implements to...