Breeding season is when you set up the rest of your flock’s year. Having lambs born at the time of the year that suits you and your sheep the best will make lambing season go more smoothly for everyone, both you and your sheep! To have lambs born at the best time for your area,…
You’ve seen the pictures, rams with big, beautiful curling horns. Wow are they are sight! But do domestic sheep, the kind of sheep raised by farmers and ranchers, have horns? And if they don’t what do you call hornless sheep? Domestic sheep can have horns, but not all breeds do. Sheep breeds like Scottish Blackface…
So, you’re thinking about getting into sheep and have a few questions about them, specifically about your options regarding breeding season. Mainly, you need to know: when do sheep breed, how much flexibility is there in the breeding and resulting lambing season and how do you know if the ewes are actually bred? Most sheep…
Thinking about getting into sheep but want a bit more information on what raising sheep is really like? I’m talking about the full scoop, both good and bad, from someone who knows about sheep. I can help you here. We raise sheep for a living and enjoy doing so, most days are great, a few,…
Sheep are a wonderful and versatile animal to have. It’s no wonder they are growing in popularity, for both large and small acreages! Once you get your flock, what should you feed them and what feeds should you avoid? Sheep grow well on grass, hay and haylage, with stored forages (hay) eaten in the non…
Electric netting, it’s all over the place! Why use it, what makes folks put up netting rather than putting up a permanent fence? If you’ve got animals, you need some sort of fence. Is electric netting worth the money? Basic electric netting costs start at $0.82 per linear foot. Electric netting must be used with…
Sheep are becoming much more popular for small and large farmers, alike. Demand for lamb is high and sheep grow well on grass, an excellent match for you to make some money off of your pastures this year! To use that grass, which sheep should you get? As a beginner, it’s important to get good…
When you are thinking of raising some sheep, you need to know how many to start out with. But…how do you figure out how many sheep you need since every area of the country is so different? An area with productive land can support 5 sheep per acre, while a less productive area can support…
I’m sure you’ve seen it, sheep in a face off charge towards each other and wham, headbutt! You can even hear the smack when they connect! What are those crazy sheep doing headbutting each other and why do they sometimes headbutt a lot and other times hardly at all? Sheep headbutt to show or establish…
When you are thinking about getting started with sheep, you’ll want to know what you will need to do with your flock? How much time and effort will your flock need, in other words, is keeping sheep easy on flock owner? With good management and sheep suited for your area, keeping sheep is fairly easy….