We have three sheep for lawn mowing, weed eating, adorable pets. Also, I needle felt wool to construct puppets I use for performance - also teach workshops on the process. So, that leads to breeds. For years I had gotten wool from a friend who had Ivory, a lovely Border Leicester/Lincoln. Ivory...
I just tossed some leftover spaghetti over the fence for the chickens (who share space with our 3 sheep) and the sheep beat the chickens to the spaghetti! No, they don't twirl it, they just slurp it.;)
Our sheep love sweet corn husks - and I break down the stalks and give them to the sheep as well. They would rather have the ears of corn - but those are for our dinner! What do you give your sheep for treats?
We've had three sheep since last November. We move them around to areas fenced with cattle panels, and back into their barnyard every evening. They are really sweet animals! And they love the weeds from our garden. It is very inspiring to hear them cheering me on as I pull weeds, and knowing...