Recent content by Don & Sandy

So the dog can get through but you don’t think the sheep will?

We are currently dividing our large pastures into smaller fields for rotational grazing for our sheep. We want our Great Pyrenees to be able to go from field to field as she wants. Any ideas on the best way to give her access?

It has been a while since I posted and this one is for a big shout of thanks! Several months ago I posted about my Great Pyrenees being rough with the sheep. I had so much good advice and I can say that for the past 6-7 months I have had Bindi running with our sheep and she is wonderful! She is...

Congratulations on your beautiful new addition!

Congratulations! We had 7 sets of twins this year and had to bottle feed supplement two of them. I can’t imagine how small four are.

Day and night 1 was a success! On to day and night 2. Bindi is definitely enjoying her freedom and seems to be doing well with the group she’s with. I’m hoping we’ve reached the point where she is can be left free to roam with the herd. She is such a sweet girl.

Legs are working great. It took a few weeks to a month for the tendons to stretch and he’s been fine ever since. He is a joy!

I haven’t posted in a while, but things are progressing! We’ve been putting Bindi in her big pen at night and letting her out during the day. Behavior is much better. Today we made the decision to leave her out all night. First time since our original problems. I pray she does well!

I introduced Mini Pearl back in January...surprise! It was really Mini Earl At 4 months we weaned him and today I started working with him on halter training/leading. Go Earl, you did great!

I have been trimming our sheep hooves. I’ve watched all the videos I could find online but all of their sheep stand perfectly still while their hooves are being trimmed and none of them look very bad. Our sheep, on the other hand, have hooves that are over grown, misshapen, etc. I have no...

Do you do anything for your ewes to help keep them from getting mastitis?

We’re new to sheep with only having a few born last spring. We have 26 lambs on the ground right now with 8-10 that are between 2-3 months. What are your suggestions on when and the best ways for weaning lambs? Also how long do we need to keep the ewe lambs away from their moms before it’s...

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I can get pictures. We wormed them today and watching to see if that helps. They don’t look bloated, best I can tell. Stomachs are low and they are not in distress at all. They are on pasture and fescue hay.

We have some lambs that were growing really well and now are getting a pot belly. Can anyone tell me what they have?