When you are considering buying a starter flock of sheep, you’ll want to know what you are getting into! Are your sheep going to need tons of time and attention or with basic care are they fairly easy keepers? Sheep are easy keepers if you are timely with flock management and have the right feed…
When you’re looking into getting some sheep, you’ll notice there are a ton of breeds to choose from! Sheep come in all manner of shapes, sizes and colors and all of the breed associations feel their specific sheep will be great for you. Which sheep breeds are easy to raise and people friendly, which sheep…
For beginners, it can be confusing to know what your sheep should be eating and what you should not be feeding them. What is the best food for sheep and what do you feed them if you can’t find it? In general, the best food for sheep is grass. Alternative feeds for sheep, depending upon…
It can be hard to tell when your sheep are happy, especially when you are new to raising sheep! What are some of the things that you’ll see sheep and lambs doing that show they are happy? Happy sheep are contentedly grazing Happy sheep will graze until they are full. When sheep are happy, they…
Sheep are pretty easy animals to have around, overall. There are a few things you need to know to make your sheep adventure enjoyable and, hopefully, profitable! Know basic feeding needs for sheep While sheep are pretty easy to feed, the do have some basic needs that you’ll have to provide for. An easy one…
We know sheep love to eat grass in the summer! But… sometimes you need to feed your sheep something else, like during the winter when the grass stops growing. What can sheep eat besides grass? Sheep can eat many foods in addition to grass, including hay or haylage, some vegetables, bark of small trees and…
Flocks white sheep are a common site in some parts of the country, at least that’s what it looks like when you drive by a flock or see an interesting video. Are white sheep just the most common or are all sheep white? While certain sheep breeds have a variety of fleece colors, the most…
Whether you are new to raising sheep or regularly hike or bike by a flock, it’s important to know a little bit about how to act around the sheep to keep both you and the sheep safe and happy. Since sheep react to things differently than we do, it can be confusing to understand what…
Sheep are not for everyone or every situation. Along with the great aspects of sheep, like being amazing grass eaters, come some other not so great aspects to raising sheep that you’ll want to consider before you get started with your first flock. The disadvantages of sheep are lack of knowledgeable help, predation, fencing, need…
Bottle lambs are going to, of course, be more work for you than lambs that are raised by a ewe. Even if you are willing to put in the work, will it be worth your effort, as far as keeping those bottle lambs as breeding stock? Bottle lambs should not be kept as breeding stock….