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While sheep might be less troublesome and less "in your face" (more timid, generally), I don't think they are less smart than goats, though I am sure some would disagree. They are very observant and will watch you for cues as to what to do. Some have an affectionate and friendly nature, will...

I am filled with envy! I so want a garden filled with hedgehogs! Post a pic sometime if you can, and so glad he is doing well!

I've always considered worms and parasites to be a management problem, not sure I would ever cull for something that might be my fault, without first addressing it in multiple ways, particularly if the animal was productive and maintaining body condition in spite of the problem. I might...

They are so cute... Sorry they are having troubles over there, but glad you are helping. I have read somewhere that they were kept in the cottages to control bugs that they would come out and eat at night. Wish I had one, but non-native animals are not legal here (at least not without all...

I would think maple leaves would be very, very, tasty... Glad you solved your predator problem. But coyotes aren't the only killers in the woods... I was in a similar situation some years back, but the problem was a Mountain Lion/Cougar. There were coyotes also, but they followed the Lion...

I have one New Mexico Dahl ewe I bought at a year old, because I liked the backstory... Found her on Craigslist and thought she was pretty from a breeder maybe 100 miles away. She was also quite wild and crazy. I had other sheep but it was not a good time to have gotten this one, as a month...

Well, saving a lamb is a highly personal decision and dependent on your personal situation... I always try, so many times they just need a little help and most of the time are highly responsive to that help, which is rewarding and educational... The value of a lamb can be effected by different...

Well, if it came down to having to get rid of one, I would get rid of the bully... especially since that one is smaller. Since you only have 3, the remaining 2 will bond and get along peacefully. The other option is to separate out the bully and keep her where she can't do her evil work...

I butchered 2 in July. They were both uncut yearlings, one Blackbelly, born February about 100 lbs, 1 Painted Desert/Suffolk cross weighed about 180 lbs, born end of April. I am eating them now and cooking them like I would store bought meat and they are very good. The little blackbelly might...

Seems unlikely... She would be a little more knowledgeable if she spent any time on a site like this... and she wouldn't know it was you, anyway... I have sheep and I wouldn't have a breed where the females have horns (there are some), although I do have some that grow little nubs, and they...

There are many weeds that I do my best to eliminate, some even though they will eat them. I selectively cull bad weeds out and help good ones to grow. Storksbeak is very high in protein, purslane is very high in Omega 3's. Most of the weeds I grow are very nutritious, easy to grow, annuals...

Hmm, I must have missed that strip... considering Ms. Van Pelt's confirmed germophopia it in fact, seems improbable... but if you say so. There is a strip where the gang discovers that while Snoopy's dog house is quite small, he has quite a large recreation room in there (probably in the...

Well, I think I have figured out a way to make a tether ball safe for my ram so ordered up a jolly ball for him... Maybe it will give him something to do besides tearing up his pen... If successful, I'll post a video... I think he will like it, since I can throw a ball in there and he will...

These videos may give us all a different perspective on the bovine species... Though some would label some of these the cows they never want to own...

So glad your session went well with Dr. Van Pelt and that she was able to help you gain insight and get in touch with your "inner cow" without resorting to Rx's for antidepressants! I'm sure her "snowflake" moment was appeased by your hug and payment of the 5 cent fee (could it be that she is...

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There are disadvantages to being a black angus... (one of them being "extra tasty") As a color, it really soaks up the heat... I feel a little sorry for my black quarter mare and sometimes spray her with water on extra hot days, though she does have plenty of shade... I am thinking her play...

Oh, you need not worry, I don't normally go in with a ram ever, unless they escape or I have to do something with them... But I don't have a dog trained to take them on, really... Dora, my Aussie/Black Mouthed Cur mix will help me get them back in their pen if they escape or something (usually...

Yes, safety issues are always a concern, my rams have horns and at one time I considered giving them a tetherball to play with, but felt they might get hung up in it... But this ram seems to be engaged with his...

Hey, the Dr. is in...