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My wife vacuumed most of it off with a shop vac, so we will see if it grows back. The insides are perfecly clean, so it may be a case of throwing away the stuff with the dust on it. Probably not a good iea to test on 1 since that would reduce my herd by 50%. We only have 2... Not much of a...

Hello: I just noticed my alfalfa hay bales have a dry, dusty, white or grayish layer of dust on them. It is dry because I can blow it and it comes off. IS this mold? The bales have been stored in a 100% dry area, but the rain and humidity has been just horrible in central Virginia. Since its...

I got a New Zealand buck and 2 does in the spring. they are of breeding age now. Yesterday I put 1 doe in with the buck. He mounted her immediately and 1 falloff. After that, he tried a dozen times and she would just lay flat. Tried again a few hour later and after many mounts with no...

Thanks. Leaning towards the OG/Alfalfa mix. They seem to love the Alfalfa but I don't want to give them too much of it. They also gobble up the OG as long as it isn't too stemmy... We are about an hour west of Petersburg.

Hello: I need to get some hay for the winter. I have Southdown Babydoll lambs that are about 7 months old right now. They are not market lambs, but are next years breaders. What kind of hay do you suggest I get? I'm in Virginia and most of what I see is Orchard Grass/Fescue mixes, also some...

Thanks. I will check on that. Also, do you use medicated or non medicated?

Hello. Got my new lambs and they are adjusting well. My brother in law has been raising the babydolls for about 20 years and has been feeding them a feed from Browns in Pennsylvania. It has molasses, oats, and other stuff. The sheep love it. Unfortunately it is only sold in PA and NJ which is...

Hello: So my new BabyDoll Ewes are ready to go and am picking them up next week. Been doing a lot of research since I am new to this, but probably too much reading because there a million opinions... So my questions are: What do you prefer to use for their feed and water buckets? They have a...

Thanks for the input. I can move the feed elsewhere to give more room. They will be in pasture during the day and will mainly be in the pen at night. Why does the ram need to be separate? The person I'm getting them from has had sheep for about 15 years or more and I never saw a separate area...

Hello: I have been tossing around getting sheep for a little while now, well my brother-in-law is giving me 2 baby Southdown Babydoll Sheep. I am getting ready to put up a pen and expand my pasture area. I will also be getting a Ram at some point. My question is: I am building a 12' x 16'...

Hello All: My name is Mike and I am new to the forum and am looking forward to all of the valuable info and insight from the members! I live in south/central Virginia and will be getting sheep soon. Will be posting some questions real soon! Thank you all in advance for your help.