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Unfortunately, cats are not an option. I have 3 sporting dogs in the yard next to the sheep pasture, 2 with HIGH PREY DRIVE! I'd be burying a cat too which would kill me! I'm going to have to get over squeamishness, I guess. Mint plants sound good but I bet my sheep will eat them and spring is a...

OK, so I'm totally new to having livestock. I have had house mice before but never "barn" mice (I also have one living under my house deck). I've always put out pellet poison where my dogs couldn't get to it, mice ate it and moved on to die. How do I get rid of barn mice? I have a 3 sided shed...

So, please tell me this does this apply to wethers as I hope the testosterone should not be an issue for them. I am totally new to sheep and I've done all I can to befriend them and have been successful. Hoping I didn't do the wrong thing!

Trying to become the farm girl I always wanted to be. It's now or never!!

I do want to halter train them. Vet thinks I should confine them but I would rather find a way to halter and train them that way. I read articles on clicker training but nowhere could I find how to get the halter on them! I was able to get collars on them after 2 weeks (now second guessing that...

Baymule, you nailed it on the head even after just having them 8 weeks! I'm not really worried about the amount I'm feeding them, more about the calcium/phosphorus balance. They seem to be OK weightwise but I will make sure I don't feed more. Vet thought what I was feeding was OK, he was more...

Hello all and thanks for letting me lurk a bit! I am new to the group, new to sheep and new to just living in the country. I always wanted sheep and decided it was now or never as I'm about to turn 60. I am just hoping I haven't completely lost my mind!! We have 1.5 acres and share it with 3...