Every sheep flock needs a ram for breeding season, but what about keeping more than one ram? Can you have two rams in a flock or is it better to have just one? Can you have 2 or more rams in a...
Posts by kathy mccune
Mowing is one of your pasture management tools that you have to decide if, when and where to use. Sometimes mowing is a great option, other times your pasture would be better managed with a...
Inbreeding and sheep, you've heard about it and maybe even considered using inbreeding in your flock, but the question is: is inbreeding good or bad? Well, as you may have guessed, inbreeding has...
Can You Breed Closely Related Sheep? (Ram to daughter, siblings, etc.)
A common problem with small flocks of sheep or sheep with a limited genetic pool is what to do when you need to breed the ewes but the only ram you have is the one you have been using for years....
It can be a challenge for the small flock owner to get a different ram every year or two, especially if you have kept back some of the ewe lambs to grow your flock. In this situation, many folks...
It's common to see sheep outside for the nicer parts of the year when the grass is growing and the weather is nice, but what about the times of the year when the weather is not so nice, like when...