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I just purchased two Katahdin ewe lambs, about 5 months old, two days ago. I have them in a small safe paddock with access to a nice dry stall in the barn, until they get used to things and then I let them go into a larger 3 acre pasture. I put a regular white salt block in the stall, a little...

Well the title says it all. I really want a Katahdin or Katahdin cross, because I live in N. AL and want a meat sheep that will shed, but I am very interested in milking and making cheese just for my family. (Just hubby and I) so which breed(s) would be the best? I am researching like crazy...

I would like to milk with the lambs on, maybe just every other day or something so as not to take too much. It would just be for personal use, but would love to experiment with making cheese. I wonder if there are good hair/milking sheep, and I wonder if I could cross a milker with a meat sheep...

Hello We have a mini farm and I'm thinking of purchasing a couple of Katahdin (or cross) sheep for meat for our personal use. I have done quiet a bit of research, however I wondered if I can milk the sheep and drink it, make cheese, butter whatever? Anyone have any experience, expertise or...