The adult sheep in the flock need to be shorn every year, but lambs don't have all that much wool to worry about for most of their first year. Yet, as the lambs grow so does their fleece, which...
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Sheep are susceptible to worms and, unfortunately, those worms can cause tremendous problems with your flock. Your job is to take care of the flock and handle any problems that come up, but...
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...
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...
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...