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Category: Breeding stock

link to What Sheep Can Breed Year Round?

What Sheep Can Breed Year Round?

Getting fall lambs, having flexibility in the breeding calendar, splitting the flock to lamb at multiple times in the year all require an extended, if not year round breeding season, which most sheep...

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Should You Have Multiple Rams? Advantages and Disadvantages

When you have more than a handful of sheep, you reach the point where you could get another ram to make sure that all your ewes get bred on time or to have a spare if anything happens to the first...

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How Do You Know If Your Sheep Is Having Twins?

We all hope for every ewe to have twins, but we know that the lambs born per ewe can reasonably anywhere from one to three, and occasionally, none. So, how do we know which ones are having...

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link to Can You Have 2 (Or More) Rams In A Flock?

Can You Have 2 (Or More) Rams In A Flock?

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...

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Pros And Cons Of Inbreeding Sheep

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...

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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....

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