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I have an older experienced ewe, but this is my first lambing season. She has been showing signs of labor since about noon. Off her feed, panting, grinding her teeth. I have not seen her push at all yet but her backside is swolen and it has pulled her anus and skin down some with it. (...

I just read through this thread and have a question about lgds also. In a perfect world I would have a dog. I adore them, I enjoy spending time training and working with them (so far no guard dogs just very smart and athletic dogs) I have a papillion that I think would be a perfect guard if he...

I have just noticed that all of my sheep (rams and ewes) LOVE to have their jowels and chins scratched. The rams will come up to the fence and stand there to collect their attention as long as I care to give it. The ewes will even lean into me when I am scratching. Nothing says contented...

I am so glad that you are ok!! I have only had my sheep for about 6 months, but so far my boys have been down right cuddly. Their original owner was really clear about never underestimating what the rams were capable of. I never go in the pen alone, and when one of us is in the pen the other...

She is supposed to be Jersey, and I have no idea if she is a twin or not. I got her from a farmer who buys bottle calves from some of the larger dairies around and then re-sells them. They are mostly male, but occasionally he would get a girl. I was told that she was "vet checked" and that she...

Nope, the horns are solid! There are several teachers that I work with who raise cattle. I may try to call in a favor? They may not have time to do it, but I can probably borrow the tools and get pointers.

Not sure why she is sideways, but this is our Farrahday mu. Now she has grown more hair than my sheep and looks kinda like a muppet. As for the bull, all I meant was that I figured he would come that way and that we would have to band him. I do not want a bull. I have two very sweet gentle...

I will try that (did try that) thank you.

I am a first time cow owner and have a couple of questions to add. First, my girl is about 6 months old now and has begun to grow horns. I think that it would be safer if I had her de-horned, how expensive is that? Is it hard on the calf? Next, I know nearly nothing about her genetics. I got her...

Oh WOW! We have sheds in the pasture and so do not have room for a feeder. (also, I am pretty sure that my calf got her tongue stuck to the hanging metal horse feeder we have when it got cold last week.) This would keep my sheep from digging under the hay and pushing it all out on the ground...

I am also a first time cow owner and have a couple of questions to add. First, my girl is about 6 months old now and has begun to grow horns. I think that it would be safer if I had her de-horned, how expensive is that? Is it hard on the calf? Next, I know nearly nothing about her genetics...