Lambs are supposed to be born in the spring, right? This way the lambs can spend the summer outside with their moms, eating grass and enjoying the sunshine. So why do you see some sheep with...
Category: Flock management
If you have watched any sheep farming videos or talked to someone in your area who has a sheep farm, the subject of deworming the flock is likely to come up. Why do sheep farmers need to deworm...
Sheep are wonderful animals to have, since they are easy to keep and can be kept nearly anywhere there is grass! But these wonderful animals do have a weak spot or two, an obvious one is that...
Maggots, yuck! What on earth are those things doing on sheep? And why are some sheep getting maggots to begin with? Flystrike (maggots) in sheep is generally the result of manure around the tail...
Sheep need water, but does it all have to come from the water trough? Can sheep get water from other sources so they don't need to drink fluid water, at least for some parts of the year? Sheep...
Sheep are becoming more popular or at least they are getting more attention these days, but why? What are the benefits of sheep to the folks raising them, the land and the community? Sheep thrive...