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  1. Sheep
    I had a few animals lamb/kid a couple weeks ago, and all in all, it's been uneventful. But my one second time mother has been just wasting away to skin and bones after lambing. She's on good feed, no temperature, and her mucus membranes have decent colour. Not great, but decent, I'll dose her...
  2. Goats
    Hello all, new member here. We’re in the process of building our home right now and are just planning our gardens and livestock. Our lot is 1.1ac of mature oak forest near Winnipeg MB. So far our plan is to fence in more or less the entire property, and will end up with about 1/3-1/2 acre worth...
  3. Goats
    Up until now I've just milked by hand, and I don't mind that at all. But come spring I'll be doing a couple more animals, so I think I'll crater and look into getting a machine. I'm curious what features you all look for when picking one? I've been told to make sure it has a pulsing feature to...
  4. Sheep
    Hello, I have a full sized ram that has been acting strange 3-4 days now. Normally he bullies the other sheep when it's feeding time, but he is sitting at the back of the pasture instead of eating. He also normally runs away when I approach him but now he lets me walk up to him and just lays...
  5. Sheep
    Hi, I was on vacation and had someone watching my animals, I came home and my sheeps eye looked like this.. absolutely terrifying. Is this an eye infection or something else? It seems to be hard.. anyone have it this bad before and can help me figure out what it is.
  6. Sheep
    Hi, I have a 12 month old hampshire Suffolk wether I am looking to rehome-not for slaughter. I would be willing to negotiate prices and am located in the San Jacinto Valley in California. If any one is interested or maybe has any ideas of places I may be able to contact please give me a reply...
  7. Sheep
    I have a ewe lamb that should be lambing any day. The last few days she has been getting up and running or walking with her head down, and then laying back down. She looks wide but she has not developed an udder yet. Does anybody know what this means, is she going into labor? Thank you
  8. Sheep
    Hi, my family is new to sheep. We have two ewe's, the other ewe is pregnant, and one ram. Warning, maybe don't read if you get queasy/traumatized easily. Babydoll Southdown ewe was not able to pass lamb on her own, it was positioned wrong, head first and had died before I went out that morning...
  9. Sheep
    Up until now, I've avoided producing lambs that were intended for auction, and instead sold privately to people who would either take care of butchering themselves, or would ask me to butcher. But in the coming years, I'd like to expand my flock, and the workload would increase too much if that...
  10. Sheep
    I have been planning to add sheep to my homestead. I was examining my pasture and I noticed a large number of bunches of onion grass growing up in the area. I am wondering if this is suitable for sheep? I have heard from some people that this grass can make ewes sterile. Anyone have any...
  11. Sheep
    Hello Guys, I am a beginning homesteader in NE Mississippi. I started my homestead with gardens and chickens a few years ago. (Thanks for the chicken advice. It is going great). Well, apparently fresh eggs and vegetables weren't enough for us. We have decided to add Sheep to our homestead...
  12. Sheep
    I am still fairly new to sheep so would appreciate any insight. I have a small flock of sheep and recently moved them to a new pasture (3 days ago). They had previously been receiving mostly hay with access to a small amount of grass and I would feed them about 0.75-1 lb of grain each in the...
  13. Sheep
    Lamb choking I think. bending head back completely to back and laying down and convulsing. dont know whats wrong any ideas what is?
  14. Sheep
    Weather has taken a rainy and cold turn and we have sheep dropping left and right, what can I treat them with? will penicillin work? I'm only guessing its pneumonia. found four dead this morning a ram an ewe and two lambs. I thought another ewe was dead. she was lying on her back I pushed her...
  15. Sheep
    hello, It looks like one our ewes has been going into labor for the past few days. Her udder filled over two weeks ago, in the past week her vagina has stretched. both are normal signs of pregnancy and getting near lambing. in the past week she has had multiple mucus discharges (again this is...
  16. Real Estate
    We've worked really hard this past year to transform a vacant property into a working wool ranch. Unfortunately, our plans have had to change. Our hope is that we find someone who is passionate about the ranch to take it over. Price: 120k, will carry Acreage: 40 Location: Saint Johns, AZ...
  17. Sheep
    Hi! My family is developing out little neighborhood homestead situation. We would like to get a couple of lambs but not sure if they will be too noisy for the neighbors... ?? They are very nice, but I still don't want to bring in an animal that's gonna drive them crazy. Are there any breeds that...
  18. Sheep
    I’m looking to start a new flock of hair sheep at my homestead. My biggest priority is a sheep that produces delicious tasting meat. Also want a calm breed that is friendly. I’m fairly new to raising sheep but i know there were previously American blackbelly and Suffolk on the land and they both...
  19. Sheep
    Hey everyone! I’m buying a new ram this year and have found a babydoll cross ram lamb. His dad is baby doll and mom is crossbreed (looks like maybe some Dorset in her, she’s pure white) . What I’m wondering is if I breed this ram lamb to my ewes who are not small by any means, will the lambs be...
  20. Sheep
    I'm about to take on 10 Dorper ewes (from one homestead) and 1 Dorper/Katahdin ram (from a different homestead) this week. I've been reading online and people say not to keep dorper rams with the flock year round if you want to avoid having out-of-season lambs. I really would prefer to keep them...
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