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I have a few lambs between 2-4 weeks old who are losing hair around their eyes. No signs of infection or goopiness in the eye itself. No other hair loss or flaky skin on the rest of the body that I can see. Could it be zinc deficiency? Mites? I thought about putting Nustock but don't want to...

I had a ewe give birth to ewe/ram twins sometime last night, but when I got out there this morning I found the ewe lamb in one shelter by herself and the mom and ram lamb in the other shelter. I put the ewe lamb back with her mom, but she butted her and would not let her nurse. I tried holding...

I have a bit of a puzzle for you dog people. Moses, my Maremma/Pyr, has never been a car chaser. He ignores them unless they stop in front of the property or come down the driveway, which is good. I don't need him chasing cars. Recently though, he decided to chase a truck a couple hundred feet...

Since I'm still establishing my foundation herds, I bought and bred a LOT of animals this year. (well, a lot for me.) I'm very excited for what my new herd sires will do for both the sheep and goats! I will also be retaining my first doelings and doing almost all bottle babies for the goats. I...

I'm starting to think about getting our hay stocked up for the winter. We go through about 6 round bales for the sheep from November to March every year and 30 square bales for the goats. Since I have more sheep I'll probably want to go with 7 this year. I want to buy hay ahead of time in case...

I have a ewe that has a few bald, dry irritated patches on her neck and it looks like mites to me. I've treated pigs for mites, but never sheep. Can I use the swine ivermectin injectable on a sheep? And if so, does anyone know what the dosage for sheep is?

I came out to the paddock this evening and there was a lamb head and hooves sticking out of one of the ewes. His elbows were back so I pulled them out and he came easily after that. A minute after he was born, a second dark water bag came out of his mom. There wasn't a lamb inside this water...

Elanor lambed a single ewe lamb this morning!!!!!!! We were so thrilled, but she has something really wrong with her feet. The pasterns are so weak she's almost walking on the back of her pasterns instead of her hooves. Front feet are worse than back. Her hooves are also really gummy and soft...

I have a ewe who I'm culling this year, not sure when. She's really, really skinny, always has been, and she's super narrow as well, no depth, no width and no meat. She also had trouble producing enough milk for her lamb last year, he came out just as stunted and skinny as she is. She should...

This year is my second year with sheep, and my second lambing season! I am very excited for our first sets of twins. I have 5 adult ewes who have all lambed once before, and 2 first timers, both born on my farm early this year. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly both of them grew...

I just noticed a small lump on my rams jaw this morning. It's not bottle jaw because it's only on one side and it's slightly firm and his FAMACHA is good. I have no idea what it could be, and I'm worried it could be something serious. He's not tested for any diseases. Here are some pics. How do...

My ND goat has discovered she can jump fences. I have had her since April. She never jumped fences at her previous owner's, and she never jumped fences here until less than a month ago. My 3 does have a 10x25 barn area, free choice hay and mineral, and a medium-sized yard to run around in with...

I have 2 LGDs, a 20 month old Pyr mix(Gracie) and an 18 month old Maremma Pyr mix(Moses). Gracie is tied out with my goats since she can't be trusted alone with them, and Moses is with my sheep in their pasture almost 24/7. He is super gentle with the livestock. Every evening and morning we take...

Ok, so I called my vet to schedule a disbudding after reading some articles about it (I'm NOT ready to do it myself) and he said he doesn't do disbuddings until 3 weeks of age. I was surprised because all the articles I read said 3-14 days was the usual time window, and my bucklings' horns are...

Well, here begins the journaling journey of a young farmer! I have been quietly reading on this forum for quite awhile, especially back when I was looking at getting a dairy cow. Now it looks like I'm into goats instead for better or for worse.😁 I really appreaciate all the input here, goodness...

I joined BYH awhile back, but I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm a young beginner farmer looking to start a pastured meat business in Texas. My family has a small herd of Katahdin hair sheep, (5 ewes and a ram), 2 kunekune sows and a boar (and 14 piglets!), 3 registered Nigerian dwarf does...

My first freshener Nigie had quadruplets this morning! 2 bucklings and two doelings. All are healthy, but the runt is only 1.5 pounds and super skinny and weak. I have been syringe feeding her colostrum, and I think I'm going to syringe feed all of them the first day except the biggest buckling...

We had a ram lamb born in the wee hours this morning. He seems lethargic and weak, though he is standing and walking, but he won't nurse. I've been keeping a close eye on him all day, and I haven't seen him really latch on and nurse at all. He'll get up close to her and nudge around for a...

Hi everyone, I am new to raising sheep, this is my family's first year. We have katahdin x gulf coast ewes and a katahdin ram. We kept the ram in with them all of last summer, and he's still with them now, the reason being that we don't have a place to keep him yet except with the ewes. So of...