If you’re thinking about raising sheep, it’s only natural that you’ll begin to wonder about the ins and outs of breeding and the lambing process. We all know there’s a gestation period for pregnant women, but what about sheep? What’s the gestation period for sheep? Sheep gestate for around 147 days on average. The amount …
Typically, when we think of sheep, we think of lamb chops and wool, and/or cartoons like Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf. Occasionally, and I do mean occasionally, you’ll see a video of someone being knocked down by one of the rams. Now, while we might get a bit of a chuckle out of it from …
As more homesteads begin to explore raising meat animals, hair sheep breeds are becoming increasingly popular. Hair breeds have a lot of beneficial qualities that make them the perfect animal for small farms in addition to larger, commercial-scale operations. If you’re in the market for a hair sheep, here are some of the 13 hair …
