Sheep
Can Animals Feel Pain? Pain Recognition in Livestock
Can animals feel pain like humans? Learn about pain recognition in livestock and animal pain signs to ensure proper care and management.
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Sheep Stones: Urinary Calculi in Sheep
Learn about the causes of urinary stones and how to treat urinary calculi in sheep.
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Solitude Wool is for Sale!
Gretchen Frederick was prepared to sell their Virginia wool business, piece by piece. If she couldn’t find a buyer, that would be her exit to retirement.
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Breeding and Lambing in Soay
For those new to sheep, the ease of Soay lambing can be great for a beginning shepherd and certainly makes it worth considering this unique breed.
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Soay Sheep Domestication
The domestication of the Soay sheep is a rather odd one, having been domesticated centuries ago and semi-abandoned on a small island until the early 1900s.
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A Love for Weaving
When asked how long it takes to learn weaving, Linda says, “Well, I’m still learning! But it probably depends on your instruction method.
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From Start to Finish: Working with Textiles
Work with textiles is done with machinery now, but not long ago were created and crafted by hand, using the simplest of tools and devices.
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Cold Weather 101: Help Lambs Beat the Winter Chill
For sheep raisers in cold climates, winter is a time to take special precautions to ensure lambs grow healthy and strong.
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Artisanal Sheep Cheese: Shepherds Manor Creamery Part 2 of 2
The Histons considered producing “mixed milk” cheese (where goat or cow milk is added to the sheep milk), but have found that their niche in sheep is what makes them stand out. All of the artisanal sheep cheese produced at Shepherds Manor Creamery is made from 100% sheep milk.
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Raising Lamb for Meat and Selling it at the Farmers Market
Raising lamb for meat is a niche market to grow the farm business.
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Pink Eye in Sheep: Treat or Let it Run its Course?
During show season, pink eye in sheep can be a common livestock issue. Small ruminants easily transmit pink eye from one animal to the next.
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Are Rams Dangerous? Not With Proper Management.
Many people who are interested in keeping sheep hesitate because they have heard that rams are dangerous and hard to keep. So, are rams dangerous?
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Sheep Breeds for Fiber, Meat, or Dairy
There are numerous breeds in the world and raising sheep serves many purposes. Some sheep breeds lend themselves to provide the whole range of products, Rambouillet sheep, Dorset sheep, and some other sheep breeds are good providers of wool fiber, lambs, milk, and eventually, meat.
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Dead Ram Walking: Treating Sick Sheep Symptoms
One day the ram was walking around and looking totally healthy — the next, he was just standing under a tree with his head hanging down. I knew I’d have to examine him for sick sheep symptoms.
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Artisanal Sheep Cheese: Shepherds Manor Creamery Part 1 of 2
The artisanal sheep cheese from Shepherds Manor Creamery is what makes this creamery stand out with its award-winning, product — 100% sheep milk cheese.
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