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 lambs that were born in the winter? In the winter, it’s cold and there’s no grass to eat, so…
Since sheep eat grass and your lawn is always in need of mowing, could you combine the two and have sheep mow your lawn for you? Sheep can mow lawns as long as you have an adequate fence, sectioned off plants you do not want the sheep to eat, a way to water them and…
Older sheep eat hay, of course, but what about the lambs? Can lambs eat hay and if so, what kinds of hay can they eat? Lambs can eat high quality hay and young lambs need finer hay than older lambs. Generally, lambs need higher quality hay than adult sheep on a maintenance diet, since the…
Even on nice spring mornings, it can seem too chilly for newborn lambs. Healthy lambs with ewes that are actively working to warm them up by licking them dry will be up and going pretty quickly. But the healthy lambs are easy, what about a few of the other lambs that are not quite as…
When to wean lambs is a question all sheep farmers need to answer. The catch is that each farm does things a bit differently, so it only makes sense that management decisions will be specific to each flock. So where do we go from here? Is weaning based on age or size or what the…
We’ve all seen lambs with the rest of the flock out eating grass or nibbling on the hay their moms are eating to see what it tastes like, but is that all that lambs eat? Do lambs ever eat corn, and if so, why? Lambs do not need corn, but they can eat it. Lambs…
When you are raising sheep, one of your management options is to creep feed lambs. The real question is should you, do your lambs need creep feed and why? Creep feed provides extra calories for lambs, while excluding the ewes. Flocks on high quality pasture generally do not need to creep feed, while lambs inside…
Lambs are adorable and seem like such gentle animals, who wouldn’t want a lamb for a pet? This is a question lots of folks consider, since those lambs are darling! But…the better question is should you get a lamb for a pet? Are lambs good pets and what will you need to do to take…
Lambs look pretty small when they are born and they are certainly not very wooly looking, making it look like they do not have any wool, at all. Do lambs have wool when they are born or do they grow it later? Lambs from wool breed sheep are born with a short coat of wool….
When you take a closer look at a sheep, you notice that she really does not have a lot of ability to defend herself. Sheep are fairly small, they don’t have sharp teeth or claws and they are not well camouflaged. So what exactly do sheep have to defend themselves against predation? Sheep group together…