Thanks, I give them enough hay at each feeding that they always have something to munch on, so I suppose I should say that they get free choice hay, not that I feed twice a day :)
I do have a loose mineral, but I need to get some kind of heavier feeder to put it in that they can't knock over, it...
Hello all! My husband and I live in Central Oregon, and just recently got into sheep. I've raised Faverolles chickens for many years, and used to be a very active member on BYC. Just trying to glean as much info as I can from all sources, and remembered about BYH, so here I am!
My ewes look...
Yes, a well placed kick to the head, even when your pup is grown, can kill it, or easily give you an extremely expensive vet bill. I've been a vet tech for almost 20 years, and after 11 years in emergency, I have no idea how many comatose / dead dogs I've seen that got too close to hooved...
Cornelius, who has earned himself a pass on freezer camp, and gets to stay as a wether, to be a buddy for our ram, because of his sweet and curious nature, has decided that Cozmo, our Border Collie MUST be another sheep, and should play with him. What you can't see in the photo, is that...
LOL right? the ultimate massage maybe? The lambs in the other pen have a big tire they like to play on, maybe I should get another tire to give this momma a break!
This is my first year with sheep, but I've bred chickens for years, and one lesson I learned pretty quickly is that you have to come first. If you sell everything everyone else wants first, you'll end up with nothing, and regret some of your sales.
As far as the paddocks go, could you double...
I am brand new at sheep, I live in Central Oregon, which is high desert. A friend gave me two 4 year old Dorper / St. Croix cross ewes last summer. I had them bred to a Dorper / S.C. ram, and have 4 babies that are less than a month old. I also now have a pure Dorper ram lamb for this year's...