sheep

Hi, I am new here and fairly new to Goats and Sheep too! I just added two of my 1st Sheep. The lady handed me these two metal things. Said they were Scrapie tags? What even is that! Do I need them If I don't plan to eat my sheep? I now have 9 goats and 2 Sheep. Most are just pets, do I...

I came outside this morning and saw that my little runty male sheep has a mass on his back leg. It is firm and not squishy, but I am not sure if it is broken. He is eating and walking, though he tends to favor it a little bit. Any ideas on what I could do, or should I just let it heal naturally...

Back in the beginning of November, I had twin lambs born. One had very weak back legs and could not stand, while the other was a healthy large female. A month later the female sadly died due to bloat, but the male lived and continued to thrive. About December he had suddenly gotten sick and...

Yikes, So my Grandfather came up to me yesterday and told me he had a friend who's having a hard time keeping his two pet sheep, And was wondering if I could take them in? Now, I've never raised sheep before, Just pigs, Horses, and Goats.. What are they like? What type of housing do they need...

I already have four angora goats, but I would like to add a few sheep as well. I am limited in barn space, I'd say two regular sized sheep, or three small ones to fit comfortably. My angora goats are on the small and gentle side, so I want to stay with small and gentle sheep. (I know you're...

Some excitement with the flock :) Enjoy

Hi all...we are pretty new to the forums, but we did catch the birth of a lamb this February on video. It was our first and hers so pretty exciting all around. It is also pretty gross just a warning, but here it is for any who want to watch.

Sorry if I did this before and you don't want to hear about me again, but here goes anyway since I don't remember doing it before! We have focused on home education and raising what we want and need for ourselves as much as possible in the past. Now that the kids are all grown but have not...

We have herd that consists of two Shetland wethers, two female goats, one buck and two horses. They are all in the same pasture (hopefully by next summer we will have more fencing up and can separate them out. But for now it is what it is. Nobody is on grain, they are all on pasture with hay for...

We have a small flock of katadhin sheep ( only seven but will double in two monthw or so we hope) so far ive been happy with it but recently my dads friend (who is all about the money) wants us to basically get a loan and turn our newly built barn into basically a feed lot for lambs in the...

Hello, About a year ago when we first started putting together our little farm I was reading through a website about different diary producing animals. I was not smart enough to bookmark that website and have been searching for it ever since. There was one piece of information that stuck with...

I already have 1 wether, he's my not so little baby boy, and also have 3 ewe's - in a couple of days I have the chance to look through a friends herd of newly weaned lambs I really want another boy, I find them more friendly I just can't help but worry about the first wether's thoughts on having...

Howdy and welcome to my contest! :woot Rules 1. Follow all BYH rules! 2. Be nice 3. NO cussing or censoring letters 4. Tell a friend! (You don't have to, but I would love if you did! :p) 5. HAVE FUN!!! Fill out this form Sheep/Lamb: Breed: Age: Gender (if known): Name: Picture: I will choose...

I've had sheep for a year, 4 Katahdin's (3 ewes, 1 wether), and today is the first time I noticed a tick on one of my ewe's right under her jaw. She let me take the tick off, it appears to have been a "dog" tick, but now it's been a couple hours and she still has a marble size lump. I squeezed...

So finally I was able to wean my lambs from my sheep. (A little later than I'd like) and I was wondering how long after the lambs have been weaned will the mothers be ready to breed? Our young ram will soon be getting to a breeding age and we hope to have them bred early to mid summer. Is it...

I absolutely love my colors in my flock so far, and I can't wait to see what my young ram has to offer, but I honestly would like to add some darker colors. I was reading goatgurls post from back in 2015-16 where she had an absolutely gorgeous black katahdin ram that looked almost like a black...

Hey all! Man it's been awhile, I miss posting. Life is crazy right now though, got a new job and am working 48-50 hours a week, on top of everyday life, and farming. Anyway, lambing time has began! I already have twin rams and twin ewes (with 3 more sheep to go). Both of these are from first...

My grandfather has been searching online and has read multiple posts saying that giving alfalfa to a pregnant goat or a goat who recently kidded will only cause negative affects. Is this true? The only hay we have has a high alfalfa percentage which both our goat and sheep love. Will it only...

We just bought our first farm and we are debating on whether to get goats or sheep. I know your suppose to get 2 goats so they keep each other company but I want to get 1 male and female goat and 1 male and female sheep. I will house the males together and the females together separate from each...

We have a pair of American black belly rams, and a pair of American black belly ewes, and one marino/Suffolk cross who we purchased while pregnant. So far all 3 girls blessed us with 3 sets of twins. The marino cross Gabe us a set of baby girls, the black bellies gave us 4 little rams. Heres...