mystang89
True BYH Addict
Hello all,
I am about to close on a farm that has 7 acres of fenced pastureland. I don't know what the pasture is made up of but I do know that it does have 5 or so natural springs that run through it at various points. I live in Southern Indiana to give you a perspective of my weather situation.
I have read different threads trying to familiarize myself with Sheep, what I need to look out for, how to care for them, what grasses they like, how to pasture, rotate, worm, flush and all those other words which are currently swimming around in my head.
http://www.milkingsheep.com/sheep-milk-production/
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/arti...mbdisease.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/lamb.html
http://www.sheep101.info/sheepdiseases.html
http://www.sheep101.info/201/parasite.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/pasture.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/predator.html
These are just a few of the links that I have completely read. My mind is
Here are some of the things that I know, consider them my guiding list. I know I want Dairy Sheep, probably East Friesian I know that I want to do things as absolutely naturally and self sufficiently as possible. Meaning no chemicals, no pesticides, no unnatural fertilizers (10-10-10) etc. I'd like to try to make my own grain for when they need extra energy. Things like that. I know that this will not be a business. I will have at most 10 sheep probably. They will be used for meat and milk. I want a horse or 2 as well. I say this so you can picture what I'm wanting to graze together.
At this point, as I said, my mind is overwhelmed. I know I still have at least 5 months till I think about getting any of those but in that time I want to learn and know as much as possible. So my questions at the moment would simply be:
What would you do different at the beginning of raising sheep?
What are some simple pointers for a beginner?
What are the most common things to look out for?
I know that I will have SO many more questions to come, they are all scattered inside that tiny hole I have in my head at the moment that I can't even make sense of them. One day I will write down little bullet points and shoot them at you all but for now I just need baby steps.
I am about to close on a farm that has 7 acres of fenced pastureland. I don't know what the pasture is made up of but I do know that it does have 5 or so natural springs that run through it at various points. I live in Southern Indiana to give you a perspective of my weather situation.
I have read different threads trying to familiarize myself with Sheep, what I need to look out for, how to care for them, what grasses they like, how to pasture, rotate, worm, flush and all those other words which are currently swimming around in my head.
http://www.milkingsheep.com/sheep-milk-production/
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/arti...mbdisease.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/lamb.html
http://www.sheep101.info/sheepdiseases.html
http://www.sheep101.info/201/parasite.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/pasture.html
http://www.sheepscreek.com/rural/predator.html
These are just a few of the links that I have completely read. My mind is
Here are some of the things that I know, consider them my guiding list. I know I want Dairy Sheep, probably East Friesian I know that I want to do things as absolutely naturally and self sufficiently as possible. Meaning no chemicals, no pesticides, no unnatural fertilizers (10-10-10) etc. I'd like to try to make my own grain for when they need extra energy. Things like that. I know that this will not be a business. I will have at most 10 sheep probably. They will be used for meat and milk. I want a horse or 2 as well. I say this so you can picture what I'm wanting to graze together.
At this point, as I said, my mind is overwhelmed. I know I still have at least 5 months till I think about getting any of those but in that time I want to learn and know as much as possible. So my questions at the moment would simply be:
What would you do different at the beginning of raising sheep?
What are some simple pointers for a beginner?
What are the most common things to look out for?
I know that I will have SO many more questions to come, they are all scattered inside that tiny hole I have in my head at the moment that I can't even make sense of them. One day I will write down little bullet points and shoot them at you all but for now I just need baby steps.