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Have named my farm Singing Shepherd Hollow and now am establishing the farm on the web so I can sell my fleeces to fiber enthusiasts.

Thank you for he responses so far. As you mentioned Sheepshape, it's the "I can smell a ewe, yahoo!" Ram response that I remain concerned with ;) We raised cattle on this farm when I was young, and I remember a neighboring farmer telling a story of a bull that crashed through three farms'...

Just an addendum - I spent several hours this afternoon on this site, pouring through all the forum entries applicable to this subject that I could find, those about breeding practices regarding keeping the Rams separate from ewes or not during the year, etc. If I missed a post that would...

Good Evening All - This is my first year breeding my sheep. I have purchased and am about to go get my beautiful ram and want to keep him away from the ewes til October. I have several fenced areas ready with shelter. However, they are all on the same meadow, just separated by about a...

So happy w/my new Gotland herd! Lovin on them everyday and watching them grow, graze, gambol, and give me grins...the best therapy around!

No, the hay is fresh and her feed is kept in secured metal trash cans dry and rodent free. I wondered as well if allergy might fit. Purplequeenvt, what do you think of the sitting down a lot? She also has a more rapid respiratory rate than my other sheep. I am toying with the idea she might...

Opinions wanted: ewe is exhibiting a transient , aggrevated cough which is present during any activity, eating, lying down, drinking, standing. Nothing that I can see triggers it. She is five months old, small of stature, otherwise jolly, active, and healthy. Normal temp. She stays with the...

Hello new shepherd! As you closely watch your new lambs, keep a bottle of Bloat Guard or the recipe for homemade bloat treatment around just in case of emergency. (google frothy bloat and you'll get several hits with helpful info. It consists of household items.). Often sheep don't show signs...

Thank you for responding. I have worked out the answer on my own through research/conversations I had already initiated before my post. As a result of my post, I had hoped to have a few more bits of info and opinions to add to the mix. It never hurts to strike up a conversation with other...

Hello all-asking for some opinions on my transition in feeding strategies for new flock members. Just bought four beautiful Gotland lambs four weeks ago. They came to me as three month old lambs, newly weaned but eating grain, minerals, pasture etc. the pasture they had was not rich. The grain...

My wether yearling has had a yellowish to tan colored mucous in his stools of late. Does anyone know why this could be and is it indicative of an illness I should be treating?

Hello shepherds! Yesterday I noticed my new three month old ewe eating dirt. She is fed lamb starter pellets, free choice minerals, and grass hay besides pasture grazing. Can anyone think of why she might do this?

Sorry. Posted this in wrong place by accident! Will repost in the right place.

Any suggestions for why my three month old ewe is eating dirt?

Hello! I have not posted on here for a long time, but would like someone with whom to share my excitement so....I am getting some new sheep!! They are registered Gotlands, a simply beautiful breed with silvery grey wool that makes a lovely fleece. As well, they have calm dispositions with a...

Thank you or responding to my post. At the time, it was an emergency and since no one answered here on site, and I knew no one else to call, after awhile I got frantic. I tried to get him up but he kept falling down. He was obviously in respiratory distress. I just rolled him to more vertical...

Please check my emergency post about my sheep down this morning if u can because it relates to this. I drenched my sheep today with Ivermectin and it didn't go like last time. They clenched their teeth and I had a hard time getting the drench gun in to where I thought it should be. But they...

Oh and also he is chewing his cud and belching like usual.

This morning I came out to the barn and found my one year old Jacob/Fresian cross down, panting hard. He had been there awhile judging by the amount of feces at his rear in a pile and urine soaked hay near his belly. His temp is 104. I immediately prodded him and lifted him to his feet. He did...

Just a few (probably silly) queries I have always wondered abou....For those of you who run hundreds of sheep: when your sheep graze in large wild pastures and thickets, and pick up sticker plants, berries, seeds, leaves, pollen and all sorts of detritus in their wool, how do you efficiently...