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Hello, I read an article and actually did some research on a sheep that is called a fur sheep, not hair or wool but fur. Apparently the still born lamb or a really young lamb generates the best "fur". The breed is called Karakul. but is that the only "fur" sheep or is this possible with all...

So, do most large predators, foxes/bobcats and bigger, strike at night? Early or late or in the middle of the night? Typically when it is bad weather or clear skies? ...Or, whenever they are hungry and there is no way to predict time of day?

Well, my wife (Ruth) and I will eventually leave Miami for northern Idaho and we want to raise a backyard herd. I like goats and sheep and she likes highland cattle and we both love large and giant breed dogs. I already know we will be raising chickens and quail (possibly ducks) as well as...

Would it be ok to have those two animals together in a small mixed herd? Only two ewes and two does and possibly one wether from each, to round it out to 6 animals in total, three goat and three sheep? I like these as they have similar sizes, colors, and have horns. I know the sheep have...