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My sheep are like pet dogs, they come for scratches. I just starting putting a handful of oats in a pan and then sitting there while they ate. Gradually they would run to me to eat the oats before I even set them down. Then I was able to pet them while they ate, now they come whether I have food...

I usually just use a fence corner where I can use a gate panel to trap them in a corner and then I can sit them down on their butts to do feet or examine/treat whatever I need to. I use a little grain in a pan to entice them over. I have sheep though not goats.

I am reading a lot of mixed answers here. I was wondering how big is your horse pasture? I have sheep and I live in a rural area of Florida, my neighbor has a couple sheep in with a few cows and a horse and they all live peacefully. His pasture is about 10-12 acres. I wouldn't house goats and...

Ok I am going to look at this from a different perspective, as a former riding instructor I can see in your words that you need riding lessons. The most telling is that you have fear about him bucking while cantering or galloping. This fear is very detectable by the horse. Before you can ask or...

This is common with the first milk which is rich in colostrum. Most ewes clean the babies and you don't see it, but once in a while a mom leaves the baby messy and you have to do it. My advise is to make a bucket of warm water with a couple drops of mild dishwashing liquid, then use a rag and...

Well I don't have any experience with Brahma, I just thought it was a cute chick. I had incubated some eggs and had a poor hatch and then had to run out to TSC and get some chicks to raise along side a singleton I hatched. When I looked at pics of what a Brahma was supposed to look like I knew...

Brahma

Ok so this greyish cockerel was purchased at Tractor Supply and is not what he was marked as being. So with that said does anyone know what type of chicken this is? I have never had one or seen one like this? I am saying cockerel because he is already sparring with his feet and has a reddish comb.

Queen Mum

I have katahdin hair sheep and a dorper/katahdin ewe. I love them they are great. I use the woven fence with the smaller holes 4 ft high, and I have a dog that stays out with the sheep. I highly recommend a guard dog that stays with the sheep for predator control, even with that we put our sheep...

I am very sorry about the loss of both your ewe and lamb, it is never easy. I understand about the tender heart part of it, I do not think I could put one of my sheep down myself at this point either. I am trying to harden myself off by butchering the chickens and turkeys which is still hard as...

I've got an itch and I can't quite reach it.

Check with your local farm extension office, they can tell you a lot. I use a loose mineral that is made for sheep that not only provides salt but other trace minerals they need. Ruminants need to graze to keep their gut moving so keep some forage for them to munch on through out the day.

I bred and showed dogs for years. First I would say don't do it, but since you are determined here is what I can tell you on the matter. 1. Make sure your female is healthy, do not breed her until her third heat. When I say healthy I mean blood work and a Brucellosis test, and UTD on all...

I have Katahdins and Katahdin/Dorper cross ans I leave tails on.