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Yes, I love the nose picture too! Those puppies are so adorable! How can you stand being around all that cuteness?

b. from what I understand, correct me if I am reading this wrong... you kept the dogs within the 2 acre pen while letting the sheep out in the day without the dogs? This is correct. We keep them in the pen (separated from the sheep) because they run off if we let them out into the bigger field...

We have about a 20 acre field where we keep the sheep. It has various types of fencing (old woven wire, some barbed wire, etc) and the 4th side is high tinsel electric - 4 strands. Within that field, we built a 2 acre "pen" with 3 sides woven wire, one side 4 strand electric. When we got the...

We have two great pyrenees (brother and sister) that are approximately 3 1/2 years old. We got them when they were 11 months old, for the purpose of guarding our sheep. In the beginning, we had problems with them staying where they were supposed to, but my husband built fence and hot-wired the...

Thanks for your feedback. I think I'll compost it and use some for mulch and insulation some for the beehives.

Does that just apply for spinning? It wouldn't make a difference for mulching or insulating would it?

We have 52 sheep with this year being our second lambing year. Our lambs are a East Freisian/Katahdin mix. The lambs from last year never lost their hair/wool (or is it fleece? I hope someone will please help me with the proper word o_O ). We had them shorn (sheared?) and now we have a few piles...

Thanks, Sheepshape. I do have them in a bigger crate than in the photo, but I know you are right. I was concerned that without their mom, they would get too cold. We have an area outside that is fenced, with a shelter that will work for them. I will post an update later. :)

She is so cute! She's got some major paws on her, doesn't she? Congratulations.

I wanted to post an update on our lambs. They are doing great! We have been feeding them milk replacer. We started with multi-species and once that ran out, we started feeding them milk replacer specifically for lambs. It has been fairly chilly here except for the past couple of days. I have...

Thank you so much, Sheepshape! For your warmth, companionship and reassurance! :) I had put them back together shortly after I posted because they weren't very happy. They are quiet now. I appreciate the info on replacer too. I'll start feeding them that and maybe they'll feel less hungry. I...

My husband and I took in two lambs whose mom rejected them. They are less than 48 hours old. We have been feeding them colostrum and will feed them milk replacer probably later today. One of the lambs is tiny and has yellow pasty poop. They were in a cage together, but I thought maybe I should...

Great information, everyone! I probably won't use a shock collar; I think it would require a little more self discipline than I can provide. It seems we may be able to nip this in the bud just by speaking firmly to them. I'm amazed at how sensitive they are to stern words. I appreciate everyone...

Thanks Everyone, for taking time to offer some wisdom. My husband and I are new to farming and to keeping sheep. We got our first five ewes about a year ago, followed by another five a few months later. Then we got the ram. The Pyrenees are brother and sister (Jack and Jill) around a year and...

The other day, my husband mentioned that one of our two Pyrenees was chasing one of our lambs around the field. I asked if they were playing and he said "yes". Today, I observed both Pyrenees chasing some lambs and I'm not so sure the lambs were having a good time. I don't think the dogs were...

Thank you for the suggestions. I also remembered that I have a few books at home. I need to read and build. I'm sure that will help me improve my skills. Thanks again! Laura

Those lambs are adorable! We're expecting lambs (10 ewes, all pregnant - I think) in the next few weeks. This is our first time with sheep or anything (except me) having babies. I'm really looking forward to having lambs around. :)

Hi, I'm teaching myself how to build things like chicken coops, rabbit cages and other small projects. I get a lot of great information online. Now I'm looking for a site that can help me figure out basic techniques like how to make things square, is it better to use screws or nails, how to...

Thanks, Everyone, for taking time to respond to my post. I think these are good suggestions. We will try giving them more attention/praise when they are with the sheep. They are hard to ignore though. #1 because they are so dang big and like to walk in front of me and stop (without using their...

A few weeks ago, we adopted a 1 year old male Pyrenees and last week we got his sister. Both have experience around goats. We got them to guard our sheep and admittedly, we have pretty much done all the wrong things with them: we fed them at the house, instead of in the field where they are to...