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Jacob sheep are quite wonderful. Most casual visitors to my place think that they are goats. I keep both Jacobs & Navajo Churro Heritage breeds. The Jacob is a bit more fussy about what it eats than the Churro. Good Jacobs are fairly small sheep, smaller than the churros. Some are actually very...

Sweet Feed is usually coated with molasses. Molasses consumption plays havoc with the rumin by changing the PH. This can cause acidosis, which is usually fatal. Allowing the rumin to adjust by feeding small amounts works OK. But feeding sweet feed to sheep & goats is not only dangerous it is a...

Get him some toys. Donkeys are intelligent and need company. Mine absolutely adore rubber bowls, garden hoses and traffic cones. My old jack Fabulous Freddie offers a rubber bowl to a Jennie that is cycling. They walk around the pen both holding it. A year later they have a baby. Amazing!!

The best way to discipline a young donkey is to pick up his front leg like his mother would when he is bad. If he is reaching to bite you, a quick punch to the muzzle to deflect the bite, then pick up his leg will train him the necessary respect. Donkeys scare very easily so the actions should...

We have decided to sell most if not all of our Heritage Jacob sheep. They are quite wonderful but we have 150 sheep and must reduce stock to deal with the increasing cost of feed caused by local drought. Jacob sheep are a rare, small wool sheep with Black & White Spots and horns. Even the girls...