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Soooo what's the verdict?
Jacob Sheep-6 month update on our sheepies!
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Southern by choice
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Weeellllllllll.... looks like that tiny little guy has been spoken for 
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BY MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
and we were offered to take another for a reasonable price! The breeder was concerned about the stress of "Tiny" being alone. Tiny is a bit under conditioned and I am worried about the cutting, and moving etc. So my DD is getting the ewe. We are still have the ram lamb cut. Hopefully next weekend we will pick them up. In some ways I wish I could take all 4.Two of the ram lambs, not tiny, have incredible fleece!
I will get the dry lot ready this week. I guess we will get halters too.
Nothing like wingin' it huh?
I have to say she has a Toggenberg doe there (young) that is so beautiful I couldn't take my eyes off her! My kind of goat..she has such perfect symmetry. I love this goat! Now back to sheep...
They are just pets for fleece, not breeding stock. We will give them a good home and they will be loved and well cared for. DH,DD,DS, DS and Straw went by yesterday, helped move some sheep around and took some eggs to the hogs. The lady is very nice, my DH had offered to help move some animals around because she is nursing an injured shoulder. My DH surprises me sometimes. I an excited, my kids think I'm nuts though. Straw hasn't said anything negative. He did mention that what happened to one..now your getting two?! But really I am getting one, and DD is getting one. So I'm really only getting one!
.... BY MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
and we were offered to take another for a reasonable price! The breeder was concerned about the stress of "Tiny" being alone. Tiny is a bit under conditioned and I am worried about the cutting, and moving etc. So my DD is getting the ewe.
We are still have the ram lamb cut. Hopefully next weekend we will pick them up. In some ways I wish I could take all 4.Two of the ram lambs, not tiny, have incredible fleece!I will get the dry lot ready this week. I guess we will get halters too.
Nothing like wingin' it huh?
I have to say she has a Toggenberg doe there (young) that is so beautiful I couldn't take my eyes off her! My kind of goat..she has such perfect symmetry. I love this goat! Now back to sheep...
They are just pets for fleece, not breeding stock. We will give them a good home and they will be loved and well cared for. DH,DD,DS, DS and Straw went by yesterday, helped move some sheep around and took some eggs to the hogs. The lady is very nice, my DH had offered to help move some animals around because she is nursing an injured shoulder. My DH surprises me sometimes. I an excited, my kids think I'm nuts though. Straw hasn't said anything negative. He did mention that what happened to one..now your getting two?! But really I am getting one, and DD is getting one. So I'm really only getting one!
Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
HA! I knew it! I knew you'd fall in love with them. And now you're talking about 4 
I'm so glad you are getting a ewe with the ram, he needs a sheep ally among all those goats! 
I'm so excited and happy for you! PICS ASAP!
I'm so glad you are getting a ewe with the ram, he needs a sheep ally among all those goats! I'm so excited and happy for you! PICS ASAP!
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I am soo excited but I have lots of questions too, just not sure what to post them under. 
bonbean01
Herd Master
Yay!!!!!
And I'm so glad you are getting the ewe too...that's so much better for the little fella. Ask all the questions you want, and if something doesn't fit a catagory, everything else sheep always works
Can't wait for you to get them
And I'm so glad you are getting the ewe too...that's so much better for the little fella. Ask all the questions you want, and if something doesn't fit a catagory, everything else sheep always works
Can't wait for you to get them
Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
You have to watch the cartoon Shawn the sheep! Lamb binkies indeed! Hah!
And if you have trouble with that pointy horn thingy, get bicycle handlebar grips for sheering time. THEY WORK GREAT, just screw them on. The extra short one would be fine for temporary use.
As for rams ramming, just throw the little guy a couple times and he will stop ramming you.
Every shepard I have ever talked to tells me the same thing. "Same as a goat buck only more persistent. Ram takes six throws to a goats 2 or three. "
And if you have trouble with that pointy horn thingy, get bicycle handlebar grips for sheering time. THEY WORK GREAT, just screw them on. The extra short one would be fine for temporary use.
As for rams ramming, just throw the little guy a couple times and he will stop ramming you.
Every shepard I have ever talked to tells me the same thing. "Same as a goat buck only more persistent. Ram takes six throws to a goats 2 or three. "
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Thank you all enablers! JK!
So now what? I really stepped ahead of myself here. I'm getting sheep and don't know what I'm doing.
The two will be going into a dry lot, it is rainy here now and will be til spring-gotta love NC winter
1.I was thinking of covering the lot with lots of straw because of how muddy it gets.
2. Dry- lotting for 30 days
3. I will worm them, they don't really need it- I already ran fecals, but I think its better in case there are any "superworms"
4. They are underconditioned right now, so I plan on good feed and free choice hay. Can sheep have alfalfa hay?
5. Their rears need clipped up or washed, they don't have scours..good stools but they are messy back there. Is that ok?
6. I'm worried about the transfer, should I give them anything extra...advice for things to look for.
7. What should I have on hand if there is a problem? I've not much here cuz I've never had a sick animal.
8. The ram will be cut this week, anything to watch for? The doe's tail was to the ground so it is being docked some, what about that?
I am glad to have sheepies around to help here!
So now what? I really stepped ahead of myself here. I'm getting sheep and don't know what I'm doing.
The two will be going into a dry lot, it is rainy here now and will be til spring-gotta love NC winter
1.I was thinking of covering the lot with lots of straw because of how muddy it gets.
2. Dry- lotting for 30 days
3. I will worm them, they don't really need it- I already ran fecals, but I think its better in case there are any "superworms"
4. They are underconditioned right now, so I plan on good feed and free choice hay. Can sheep have alfalfa hay?
5. Their rears need clipped up or washed, they don't have scours..good stools but they are messy back there. Is that ok?
6. I'm worried about the transfer, should I give them anything extra...advice for things to look for.
7. What should I have on hand if there is a problem? I've not much here cuz I've never had a sick animal.
8. The ram will be cut this week, anything to watch for? The doe's tail was to the ground so it is being docked some, what about that?
I am glad to have sheepies around to help here!
bonbean01
Herd Master
Can't wait for you to get your sheepies Glad there are experienced sheep people on here with wool breeds, since mine are hair sheep and I'm not sure how different they are?
With the ram being cut and ewe having her tail docked at this time of year, you won't have flies to deal with...so that's good. We don't dock tails, and we band our little rams...we keep an eye on that to be sure there is no infection, but have never had any issues and never an infection.
Have never used alfalfa hay, so I really don't know anything about that.
We have a bottle of antibiotics in our fridge all the time...but have never had to use it...memo to self...check expiration date...in six years we have never lost a sheep or needed meds for them...memo to self...knock on wood repeatedly...may have just jinxed myself....but I don't believe in jinxing...knock on wood repeatedly anyway...
How far away are they? I went back through this thread and couldn't see if this will be a long or short ride? We've never had an issue with problems from transporting sheep, but we've never had more than an hour drive. And of course I sit with them and snuggle them for the drive...we've only bought lambs...and by the time we are back home, a whole lot of eye gazing and bonding has happened
We deal with lots of rain here too all winter...their bedding is pretty thick in their shelter and we do have a bit of a slope that drains rain out of the dry lot area, so that hasn't been a muddy mess...we've put crushed rock down...then chunks of old concrete around the water barrel in hopes that would cut down on foot trimmings...that didn't make any difference on the hooves...but it does keep the area from being muddy.
Can't see any reason to not wash their backsides with warm water and soap and dry them before going out in freezing temps...our lambs are born in January when it's cold and I do help with a towel after the Mama had licked them clean, nursed them...and all is good...just to get them good and dry and never had a problem. Funny...when I've helped with the last drying with a towel, the Mama helps too...licking their faces at the same time...Jess gave my cheek a lick last year while I was using the towel on her lamb...I saw it as a thank you
We really are enablers, eh?
Glad there are experienced sheep people on here with wool breeds, since mine are hair sheep and I'm not sure how different they are?With the ram being cut and ewe having her tail docked at this time of year, you won't have flies to deal with...so that's good. We don't dock tails, and we band our little rams...we keep an eye on that to be sure there is no infection, but have never had any issues and never an infection.
Have never used alfalfa hay, so I really don't know anything about that.
We have a bottle of antibiotics in our fridge all the time...but have never had to use it...memo to self...check expiration date...in six years we have never lost a sheep or needed meds for them...memo to self...knock on wood repeatedly...may have just jinxed myself....but I don't believe in jinxing...knock on wood repeatedly anyway...
How far away are they? I went back through this thread and couldn't see if this will be a long or short ride? We've never had an issue with problems from transporting sheep, but we've never had more than an hour drive. And of course I sit with them and snuggle them for the drive...we've only bought lambs...and by the time we are back home, a whole lot of eye gazing and bonding has happened
We deal with lots of rain here too all winter...their bedding is pretty thick in their shelter and we do have a bit of a slope that drains rain out of the dry lot area, so that hasn't been a muddy mess...we've put crushed rock down...then chunks of old concrete around the water barrel in hopes that would cut down on foot trimmings...that didn't make any difference on the hooves...but it does keep the area from being muddy.
Can't see any reason to not wash their backsides with warm water and soap and dry them before going out in freezing temps...our lambs are born in January when it's cold and I do help with a towel after the Mama had licked them clean, nursed them...and all is good...just to get them good and dry and never had a problem. Funny...when I've helped with the last drying with a towel, the Mama helps too...licking their faces at the same time...Jess gave my cheek a lick last year while I was using the towel on her lamb...I saw it as a thank you
We really are enablers, eh?
bonbean01
Herd Master
One more thing...find out what they are eating where they are now... as with goats, any feed changes should be gradual and you won't have a problem
Neat you can do your own fecals!
Neat you can do your own fecals!
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The drive is <20 minutes maybe 15? They will be put in two dog crates side by side in the back of my van.
Right now they get a feed that is for sheep/goats and a couple different brands so they are not too sensitive to change. We dropped off some of our feed to start mixing for the change. I will probably put them on sheep feed only, but I hesitate in doing so because these sheep are raised and are fine co-existing with goats. Generally the copper can be an issue, but it is more of a copper "storage" issue, which her sheep have no problem with. All her sheep are Jacobs, and they don't seem to have any "storage" issues. I don't want to create an issue that these guys do not have, if you know what I mean.
DD and I plan on hand feeding the feed, so they get use to us. The ram lamb is more apt to come up on his own, the ewe...not so much.
Right now they get a feed that is for sheep/goats and a couple different brands so they are not too sensitive to change. We dropped off some of our feed to start mixing for the change. I will probably put them on sheep feed only, but I hesitate in doing so because these sheep are raised and are fine co-existing with goats. Generally the copper can be an issue, but it is more of a copper "storage" issue, which her sheep have no problem with. All her sheep are Jacobs, and they don't seem to have any "storage" issues. I don't want to create an issue that these guys do not have, if you know what I mean.
DD and I plan on hand feeding the feed, so they get use to us. The ram lamb is more apt to come up on his own, the ewe...not so much.
