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Welcome! Always glad to have a new Shepherd participant in the forums.

Hello, I have a small flock of Soay sheep that I have had for about a year and a half, and I also have some chickens. I lurk on here a...

Pictures woman! We respectfully request pictures of the kids, their new pen, their new house and then a few more of the kids. Please...

Yes, that is only fair!!

It is a rams nature to be dominant. The top male gets to breed. That’s where he’s coming from and that’s his frame of mind. YOU...

It’s common for goats and sheep to hit, especially the males. Unlike dogs biting this is not a reason to put them down. Because you...

Thank you. Yes, I'll never lend him to anyone again. He's quarantined here while my ewes wean their lambs

I was nervous about tagging my own critters at first, but it was surprisingly easy on both human and sheep, less distressing than a...

Would ear tags work for you? My sheep have names, farm, and ID numbers on their ear tags, and you can buy customized tags from Premier...

My family would tell me to do the math. Figure out feed budget, shelter, vet bills. Assume it won’t get along with your other animals...

Maybe raise a meat goat for family consumption?

Maybe you could ease them into goats by starting with raising a kid for show or market. I don’t know anything about those livestock...

I feel ya! Ditto! That is why my post was so short. :lol:

Newborns lambs can be fussy as they are learning to keep up with mom. Keep an eye on him, but I’d stop trying to feed him off a bottle...

So, our kits are 3 days old. First litter - is it normal for the little nut jobs to be jumping beans and getting out of the nest box?