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Bruce, you bring up very important points and sure helps a lot. Yes, $10-$20 per day does begin to add up very fast! We are so happy that the sheep can eat in the forest with no problems at this time. I suppose just about any dog can be a "good" dog if it is brought up/trained right. I...

Bruce, you bring up very important points and sure helps a lot. Yes, $10-$20 per day does begin to add up very fast! We are so happy that the sheep can eat in the forest with no problems at this time. I suppose just about any dog can be a "good" dog if it is brought up/trained right. I...

Bruce, Wow! Thank you for sharing your stories. Now those sound like the kind of dogs I would like to have here! I will continue to read up and check nearby LGD's in my attempt to feel more comfortable with them. I really do desire to have one or two LGD's here at our ranch. To be honest...

Latestarter, The last thing I want to do is give LGD's a bad rap. I believe 99.9% of LGD's are really nice and do a great job. Unfortunate for me, my first introduction to LGD's was a negative one that was from a person that had the bad experience with one. I am hoping to renew my mind...

Latestarter, The last thing I want to do is give LGD's a bad rap. I believe 99.9% of LGD's are really nice and do a great job. Unfortunate for me, my first introduction to LGD's was a negative one that was from a person that had the bad experience with one. I am hoping to renew my mind...

Babs, Thanks for the great info, a fence jumper would be a total bummer as there are lots of SSS people here in our neck of the woods. One neighbor even warned everyone of legal consequences if any of our neighborhood dogs messed with her livestock. The large majority of our neighbors are...

secuono, Thanks for the great advice. Wow, we learn something new every day! It appears as if your LGD's are perfect for your needs there, and that is a wonderful blessing to have! I am not sure exactly what breed of LGD it was that attacked my neighbor, but I will ask and do my best to post...

Thanks for the great advice Boss. I will have to try one of those shepherd's crooks! Have you any suggestions on where to purchase one?

Wow! BYH is the best place in the world to obtain good advice and help. Thank you Morgan! We were able to do just as you suggested. All is well now. Thank you babs! Sure glad it rarely goes below freezing here! What a blessed place to raise lambs! I purchased the electric fence power...

Thank you for your encouraging words about LGD's. I will begin to read more about this adventure and hopefully, in the future, I will be able to find the right LGD for our needs here. Regarding moving the ewes that are giving birth...I hope to separate all the pregnant ewes this morning and...

Norse, Thank you for the warning, information, and heads up! I never even thought about being cautious by waiting until all the lambs drop! Great info! We fed our sheep much better this year so I believe most will give twins and triplets. So this tells me I must wait until all sheep hit the...

I know a person that uses Talstar. He carefully locates the ant nests, pours a diluted mixture of Talstar into the holes, then seals the holes with clay. Not saying this is the right thing to do, but he has never seen ants ever return to that area of his property even years later....and his...

UPDATE: This second ewe was so much more easier to handle. My wife picked up the lambs and as she walked to the lambing pen area, the mama followed from the forested area. We were able to place mama and her new born twins in a lambing pen with a covered top. So this is really good news...

We do not have LGD's. I still do not know enough about them to purchase the right ones and intergrate them with the flock. Also, I am still concerned about a LGD getting loose and hurting neighbors or neighbors animals. My neighbor's son was terribly mauled by a LGD and they settled for...

Hi again everyone! Well, we are in a wee bit of a dilemma. Our planted paddocks are not yet fully ready for our sheep [they ate one annual paddock down to 3 inches in two days! The other annual paddocks are only 4 inches high with grass and clovers]. Our perennial paddocks will not be ready...

You sure are right! We learned the hard way! Now the sheep manure was a completely different story. I collected over 20 yards of it, layered and sprayed it with the water, let it compost, and we used it this fall with absolutely phenomenal results. Side feeding our tomato plants and...

Well, just curious, how did it go? Also, what does one use a grain silo for? Our local auction has a grain silo for sale and they usually go for dirt cheap! Do I really need one?

Baymule, thank you for replying. I suppose we are doing our best to create as "pure" of pasture as possible, eliminating most if not all weed competition. The UC Davis extension people were quite adamant about killing everything before planting a new pasture. They also were surprisingly...

Thank you for your reply Greybeard! I usually only hit the bottom of the fences with the glyphosate. But this year, we have decided to embark upon the adventure called irrigated perinneal grass/clover pasture. Our UC extension people were kind of adament about killing everything before trying...

Hi Sean and welcome to BYH! I am just down the road from you over near Galt. Yes, the fog has begun and we need to keep our hay dry too. Good luck with your beautiful goats and I hope everything works out well for you! Soar