My husband and I live on 10 acres and lease add'l 12 acres. We have horses, sheep, cows, chickens and a goat. We have built our farm from scratch. The only infrastructure here was an old home. Glad to be here ty.
We are looking to do hair sheep. We have a few breeds but am not sure witch one is best.
What we want from our sheep
Good weight gain
Possibly used for milking
Good mothers
Good parasite and hoof rot resistant
And can stand really cold weather
We have narrowed down to 3 breeds of sheep
St...
Hey there!! I'm very excited to finally be a part of BYH!! I've been obsessed with Backyard Chickens for a couple of years now and can definitely attribute the survival of my flock to the website. Although technically I guess I don't have a heard yet.
4 days ago I approachedabout a rescued 3...
So. My hubby and I got a St. Croix lamb 2 weeks ago. He was only 7 hr old. The reason we did was his mom did not accept him, and wouldn't let him eat. The farmer told my husband and I he wouldn't have time to bottle feed him... So we took the lamb. My husband and I live in a pretty big ranch but...