Many homesteaders prefer to raise sheep, and for good reason. They provide meat, milk, and wool.
If you have the space, raising sheep could definitely be an option for you.
Sheep are one animal that you usually don’t think of as taking to the water. They don’t seem particularly agile on land, and it is hard to imagine they’d be much better off in the water. On the other hand, most mammals know how to swim in a pinch, and in the wild they may …
We all know that sheep are supposed to live outdoors. They graze endlessly on grass, enjoy the fresh air and generally just lounge around in fields all day. But what if you want to keep a sheep as a pet, or keep your flock in a barn? Is it possible to keep sheep under roof …
Sheep are great livestock. Compared to larger species like cows or more labor-intensive species like pigs, sheep are easy to keep and handle. But some people find sheep so cuddly and adorable the temptation to get just one as a pet is strong. But is this a good idea? Can you keep a single sheep? …
Sheep are grazing animals, and their diet consists mostly of grass. In the wild, the challenges associated with survival mean that they usually don’t have unlimited access to food. However, when sheep are domesticated and kept in captivity that isn’t the case: they are often fed unlimited if varied diets of hay or grain, and …
Anyone who owns farm animals knows that dealing with health issues and assorted nastiness just comes with the territory. It seems that our animals just cannot get along without our help. But if you have sheep there is one symptom that might be cause for serious worry, and that is if your sheep is throwing …
Sheep are usually thought of as among the most docile livestock species. Their very name is even a euphemism for harmless and unresisting passivity. But as any longtime shepherd will tell you, sheep can be ornery, even downright hostile at times. It sounds incongruous with everything we know about them, I know, but it is …
You cannot deny that sheep are pretty interesting animals. Economically they are important as a source of meat and wool, and the latter has been loved for its ability to make garments that will keep you warm even when they are soaking wet. No other animal has hair quite like them. And speaking of unique …
There is hardly anything more associated with pastoral life than that of a flock of livestock moving peacefully around a field, bells around their necks tolling gently. In fact, I would wager that most people cannot even remember a time when they didn’t imagine livestock this way. The same thing goes for sheep. But have …
Sheep are known for being prolific grazers, eating grass, hay, and other pasturage in great abundance. But what some people might not know is that sheep also eat certain fruits and vegetables, which can serve as a valuable source of nutrition for them and tasty treat. How about carrots? Can sheep eat carrots? Yes, sheep …
Sheep, as most people know already, are herbivores. That means they eat nothing but plant matter. But more than this, sheep subsist primarily on forage in the form of hay, grass, and other, similar plant matter. But sheep can also eat fruits and vegetables in limited quantities, including several that people eat. How about corn? …
