We are currently dividing our large pastures into smaller fields for rotational grazing for our sheep. We want our Great Pyrenees to be able to go from field to field as she wants. Any ideas on the best way to give her access?
It has been a while since I posted and this one is for a big shout of thanks! Several months ago I posted about my Great Pyrenees being rough with the sheep. I had so much good advice and I can say that for the past 6-7 months I have had Bindi running with our sheep and she is wonderful! She is...
I have been trimming our sheep hooves. I’ve watched all the videos I could find online but all of their sheep stand perfectly still while their hooves are being trimmed and none of them look very bad. Our sheep, on the other hand, have hooves that are over grown, misshapen, etc. I have no...
We’re new to sheep with only having a few born last spring. We have 26 lambs on the ground right now with 8-10 that are between 2-3 months. What are your suggestions on when and the best ways for weaning lambs? Also how long do we need to keep the ewe lambs away from their moms before it’s...
We have a 4 day old lamb that was healthy and seemed to he doing great. Ewe has plenty of milk. Noticed yesterday that she didn’t seem as active and not walking well. Today can’t hardly stand and is limp. Started giving it warm water with white Karo syrup in it and some formula both in...
We have a one year old Great Pyrenees that we got at 6 weeks as a LGD for our sheep. She is very good natured and has never shown any aggression. But, she has hurt a couple of lambs really bad by catching them by their back legs. When they run, she wants to run and catch them to play. Right...