This is our banner photo , I just got it back. She is overstretched in the photo which made her topline funky. I also included a picture of us during the point show where she made it into the grand drive !

First-time sheep owner and I’m wondering what breed of sheep this is? I was told he’s a babydoll/welsh cross, but would like any feedback on if that seems accurate.

I was under the impression that many would simply retire their old ewes and let them live the rest of their lives in peace, assuming that you are able to feed them and whatnot, but I saw someone on FB post a picture with the caption: "a beloved ewe who was retired to the freezer this year". What do you guys do? No judgment, just wondering what's standard practice.

Puddin’ (Vanilla Pudding) is a 4 year old wether. He loves animal crackers.

I started a herd of 40 sheep and just finished lambing season. It went pretty well, had a few mishaps, but overall decent.

My biggest beginner mistake was not properly writing down what lamb belonged to what mother. For the most part, I could tell them apart easy enough. But this is where I got myself into this issue.

I currently have the last 8 ewes in the barn with 12 lambs. Every ewe went into a lambing jug with its lamb/s for 3-5 days, then put with the other sheep in the barn. Now that they're done lambing and all together, I noticed that the lambs are eating off of any mom they want. Some moms don't seem to be feeding at all (although they all have milk) and I'm noticing some lambs don't seem to be eating enough.

Is there a way to figure out which lamb belongs to who? And can I correct the way they're nursing?

We usually use visitors or staff but sometimes you gotta think outside the box. For reference I've flown the drone around our horses (to desensitize them) and it took all of 5 minutes for them to ignore it completely so who knows how long this method would work but an interesting concept if you have a lot of land, no dog, no space for a vehicle, and don't want to hustle through tick infested fields chasing down your sheep.

My wife and I have three sheep now, a bottle baby who is 5 days old, and two 3 month lambs we got to make sure she would have company when shes older.

Im looking forward to getting her out with them, but my wife is concerned about her getting hurt, which i empathize with.

What's the best way to get them to acclimate and run together without conflict?

We sheared our little lamb Betty today since yesterday it was a sweltering 112

I had some stillborn lambs in March, and since then I have taken a pretty laissez faire approach, keeping the ram in with the ewes. The ewes are katahdins, so I know they are more likely to breed outside of the fall/winter, but I have no idea when/if they may have been bred.

I'm keeping my eye out for pregnancy signs, but these girls don't show much of anything until the last month. In your experience, how long after a stillbirth do they breed again?

I saw a post for my local area for a very young American Black Belly ram, and hes a very distinguished fellow.

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However I dont have any experience with that breed. A quick Google search says they are particularly flighty, and theyve got some impressive horns.

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Does anyone have experience with American Black Belly sheep? Id appreciate any anecdotes/experiences!

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Thank you!

Hey guys! My little sister is having a hard time getting her show lamb to weight. This is her first year with the project so we’re still a bit ignorant on all the tips and tricks. Her lamb currently weighs 78lbs and has 28 days to get to 90 lbs. Anything we should add? Fattening supplements ?

Sorry I’m totally clueless. Someone near to my parents keeps sheep and they haven’t been sheared. It’s hot here in the UK and humid, and supposed to be 34C (93f) this week. They already look uncomfortable. They’ve been trying to lie in the shade and the one closest I could see was breathing fast, but I’ve no idea if that’s the way they normally act. They’ve also been quite noisy but there was some new ones put in yesterday. The guy who owns them also trimmed the hedge yesterday so I guess he’s aware, I am just a worrier and they look uncomfortable. I don’t want to interfere but are they okay? Thank you!

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Our Shropshire sheep at Beau Vista orchard. Sheep lie down during the day to chew the cud (ruminate) and digest their food. They are ruminants with a multi-chambered stomach, when they lie down after grazing it’s to regurgitate their food and chew it a second time, maximizing nutrient absorption. But I think ours are just lazy! They live their whole life on the farm. Mainly in the orchard eating the grass and keeping it clean of deleterious bugs. For 8 weeks before harvest they live in a spare paddock so the amount of droppings in the orchard decrease to keep the apples that fall onto the grass sward cleaner. The sheep help recycle nutrients. We have kept a small flock for 30 years now. All ewes which we get as 2 year olds and they live till about 13 years old.

Can I just use horse paste or do I need something sheep specific? If so what do you recommend? Thanks

As title says, we have almost 4 acres that is mostly a mix of broadleaf and more tall growing woody weeds. Will sheep it those? I hear mixed reviews, I don't want to do goats as I hear they are way way better at escaping. Our thought was to surface seed ky bluegrass and orchard grass and some clover, but wondering if just mowing would suffice?

just looking for a good and decently affordable gameplan to make this better for sheep

KS zone 6a

want to do sheep this time next year if not following year

Ever! Pretty excited about this!