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No, our vegetable garden is for human consumption. Gmo free debt corn, oats, peas and wheat are for animal use. Any scraps from harvesting go in the BSF bins. Absolutely nothing goes to waste here. The cattle and sheep get forage and non gmo grains when lactating. The rabbits are...

Mine current sheep are a combination of Lacaune and EF with a little bit of several other breeds mixed in... polypay and karakul. It isn't necessarily a specific breed you want to look for for forage conversion... It is lines. The heaviest producing dairy sheep in the country belonged to a...

Oh and. .. DO NOT hobble - never a good idea with sheep

When I get a chance I will read this entire thread but until then I will post a quick response to the first post. I used to own a commercial sheep dairy and milked 150 twice a day... a few things to note. .. Sheep are not goats. They like to be crowded They don't like to be alone An Udderly EZ...

I used to own a commercial sheep dairy. The breed you choose depends on your goals. When I milked 150 twice a day I wanted sheep who had high output over a long season with excellent teat placement for easier machine milking. Keep in mind that while any sheep can be milked, dairy sheep have...

We are in East TN and raise Dexter cattle for beef and milk, dairy sheep, meat sheep, rabbits, and poultry.