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    Shearing Sheep

    Shear them as often as you like.....and they won't be needing those blankets. My flock have to cope with temps. down occasionally to 0 in the...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 14, 2019 at 7:47 AM in forum: Everything Else Sheep
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    First Time Barn Kitty Questions

    I can't speak too highly of cat 'rodent control'. My old barn cat had to be euthanised a few years back in her late teens as her kidneys failed....
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 14, 2019 at 1:05 AM in forum: Other Animals
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    Shearing Sheep

    Welcome. All my sheep are wool sheep (as is the norm over here....Wales). Our temperatures rarely reach 90, and, if so, it's usually in July. We...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 14, 2019 at 12:56 AM in forum: Everything Else Sheep
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    Larsen Poultry Ranch - homesteading journey

    Self sufficiency is the ideal. We have solar panels from which we 'sell back' excess electricity to the National Grid, log burners, and oil-fired...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 13, 2019 at 1:02 AM in forum: Member's "BackYardHerds" Journals
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    Ringo’s Lambs! Baymule’s 5th Lambing

    I had a lamb who had 'feet' a couple of years back. He was other wise very healthy and could run VERY fast. I didn't try to correct it as the vet...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 11, 2019 at 12:01 AM in forum: Birthing, Weaning, and Raising Young Sheep
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    Babies anytime

    Poor mum, she's got her work cut out!
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 10, 2019 in forum: Birthing, Weaning and Raising Young Rabbits
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    Babies anytime

    That's just lovely. So good when it all comes right in the end.
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 10, 2019 in forum: Birthing, Weaning and Raising Young Rabbits
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    Holistic pasture management/farming.....

    Bay, I feel for you! Our internet was The Worst up until about 6 weeks ago.....download speed 0.13mB/s. We are 11 miles from the nearest market...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 5, 2019 in forum: Pasture, Hay, & Forages: Information & Management
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    Holistic pasture management/farming.....

    Just a thought....that top layer looks pretty dry. Would hosing it down help? As we have such a wet climate, that straw would rapidly become...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 4, 2019 in forum: Pasture, Hay, & Forages: Information & Management
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    Deep litter for sheep...

    I can't think of any problems with dogs eating placentas. In my case there are way too many for the dogs and I use them as 'bribes' to the...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 4, 2019 in forum: Everything Else Sheep
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    Ringo’s Lambs! Baymule’s 5th Lambing

    Gorgeous. Did you see the birth? They both look clean and healthy. Congratulations to all of you!
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 3, 2019 in forum: Birthing, Weaning, and Raising Young Sheep
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    Deep litter for sheep...

    I think that there would be just too much of it. If they are in for any length of time, there's just a heap of excrement. They're not small sheep...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 3, 2019 in forum: Everything Else Sheep
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    Deep litter for sheep...

    .Though the stuff is sterile when deposited, the presence of blood and protein-rich fluid makes it worse than faeces for infection. A few of the...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 3, 2019 in forum: Everything Else Sheep
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    Weeks away from lambing? Maybe not!

    Lovely! Make sure mama has plenty of food. Congratulations to you all.
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 2, 2019 in forum: Birthing, Weaning, and Raising Young Sheep
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    Deep litter for sheep...

    I think that I have too many sheep for not cleaning daily. As my sheep often give birth overnight in the shed, there are areas of straw soaked...
    Post by: Sheepshape, Oct 2, 2019 in forum: Everything Else Sheep