We had both boys castrated, I have noticed them nibbling on grass, hay and feed. Both ewes could stand to loose some weight. Didn't want to do anything that might cause problems with producing milk in the future. Boys will be 4 weeks old this weekend, have noticed moms let them nurse but not...
So we made it thru our very first lambing, with two little rowdy boys that couldn't be more cute! So what do I need to do to start to prepare for weaning them off their moms? and at what age? Thank you in advance!
I only have few suffolk sheep, and wool sheep are not common in my area. In the past we used clippers, looking to buy new this year. Can anyone give me recommendations on brands of clippers or shears and blade numbers I need to be looking for? Thank you in advance!
My little guys have had their tails docked, CDT shots, and castrated! All done by the vet, since I am totally clueless to all this. Hoping since I had them both castrated my husband will let me keep them. I call them the Rowdy boys, I could spend hours just watching them play! Now to find...
Everyone has been such a great help on getting my little guys here! How long should I leave mom and baby in lambing jug, and when can I introduce the families? First baby born 4/13, second baby born 4/16! Should I still put them up at night? together or separate? Pasture is fairly close to...
Thank you again everyone for the wonderful advice, help and comments! I survived my first lambing, I feel like there should be a t-shirt or something!
#1 thing I learned was buy a marking harness
#2 no matter how short the ram he can still reach
Thankful I found such a wonderful group to...
I was hoping for ewes to increase my flock, don't know what I am going to do with the little boys! I just don't know if I can part with them! I am already in love with them! Wool sheep are hard to find around here unless you are looking for show lambs and I'm just not into that anymore. For...
How long should we keep momma and baby put up in the barn? The other ewe is really missing them(I only have the two plus new baby)! Want to keep them up thru the weekend it’s raining and storming here! Would I be okay to turn them out during day and lock them up at night? Thank you in advance!
The way the vet talked this morning, is that if she pulled thru and made full recovery she should be ok to breed again. Going to do some research and talk with him more about it at a later time, get stitches out in a week. She is a two year old ewe and this was her first time lambing, never...
One more ewe to go, hope she has easier time! But during this birth you would have thought she was the guard dog, she did not like me going to check on the ewe in labor, followed me step for step!