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Fighting Tropical Worms in the Cold North
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

The barn was quiet last spring at Next Step Farm in Canada’s remote Northern Ontario region: No anxious calls from newborn lambs looking for their next meal.

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Profits from a ”Lamb Hub” — Hi-Ho Sheep Farm
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites Originally published in the September/October 2016 issue of sheep! magazine. By Jacqueline Harp Buying local is a substantial and growing trend among consumers, restaurants, small grocers and …

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Trials In Croppy Country, Getting Into The Game
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites Originally published in the September/October 2016 issue of sheep! magazine. By Julia Hollister The overflow crowd at the high school football field grew silent as the participants …

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The Lamb Switch
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Judith Toth Bigham It was late March and lambing season was in full swing at Hado-Bar Farm. When I went to the barn early one morning …

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Milk Replacer vs. Ewe’s Milk
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

It’s time to look ahead to lambing season. Should you feed milk replacer or ewe’s milk to the lamb crop? Research from Cornell University provides insight to this query.

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The Texel Fix-All
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Tim King Texels are a white-faced breed of heavily muscled sheep that originated in the Netherlands. British shepherds became interested in the breed and started importing …

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Kids and Coopworths: Sheep Camp at Owens Farm
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Caroline Owens – What do you get when you combine summer, kids, and Coopworth sheep? Sheep Camp! The 1st of February is a critically important day for …

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How Sheep Adopters Sponsor Farm Animals
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Caroline Owens For a yearly fee, sheep adopters support animal maintenance and enjoy visits, updates, and woolly rewards. Small sheep operations worldwide are finding “adoption” programs …

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Sheep Gestation and Slumber Parties: It’s Lambing Season At Owens Farm
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Caroline Owens – Lambing-time preparations on our farm have a unique twist. We do stock up on the traditional sheep gestation support products such as milk replacer, …

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Minerals to Prevent and Treat Sheep Illnesses
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

You don’t usually think about sheep illnesses when you look at a flock of sheep. Sheep need minerals to prevent and treat illnesses.

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Breeding Sheep for a Hardy Flock
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Alethea Kenney When people call me asking about sheep, invariably we end up discussing hardiness. Sheep are often said to have a death wish, to be …

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All About Romney Sheep
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

Add to Favorites By Suzan Shearin, Tennessee – Originating in the Romney Marshes of England, they were called, appropriately, Romney Marsh sheep. If you watch public television perhaps you’ve seen Romney …

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How to Make A Homemade Sheep Feeding Trough For the Pasture
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

It’s easy and economical to make a homemade sheep feeding trough for my flock when they are out to pasture. I’ve been making this type of sheep feeding trough for as long as I’ve been raising sheep.

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Inborn Worm Resistance In Lambs: How To Breed For It
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

“Parasite resistance in Katahdin hair sheep can be improved by selective breeding. That improved resistance in Katahdins may be able to be passed on to wool sheep breeds through cross breeding.”

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Herding Dog Trainer, Part One (Good, Bad, and Thugly)
March 13, 2019 · · Sheep

How do you determine if a trainer is good? This is especially difficult with your first working dog. Maybe you’ve never even seen a herding dog work and have no idea what you’re aiming for.

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