Someone please talk to me about sheep...

[PineBurrowPeeps]

I went looking back and found it... I think I will make a new thread to try and get her attention... The ewes name is Dorcas.

 

[SheriM]

Felicia, looks to me like you could shear that dog of yours too, if you really wanted to.

 

[Felicia]

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Haha, I probably could....but he would definitely have no chance in winning at his next AKC conformation show, haha.

My breeder would do this >

haha

 

[NOnuggets]

And black hooves grow slower then white hooves.

I'm printing this out and taking it down to show my sheep.

 

[Chauntecleer's Keeper]

Look up the website for GRIT magazine. They just did a profile on sheep breeds and I think it is on the web. I am thinking about getting some sheep too. My friend has barbados sheep (a meat breed with hair/ no wool) he says they are very tasty. Sheep and goats can get along well, but you have to pay attention to diatary needs. Goats tend to be more levelheaded than sheep.

 

[Felicia]

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I'm printing this out and taking it down to show my sheep.

 

[chook pen jen]

I used to have two goats and a sheep,and the goats bullied the sheep so it may depend on the breeds if they get on together,as some sheep are more strong willed than others.

PS have you considered angora goats ,as you can spin their hair? fleece?

 

[griffin45]

I wanted to answer last night but I was to tired from working with the goats all day. We have Jacob sheep and lots of goats. Nope we don't keep them together, but you can get sheep and goat feed that will work with mineral supplements. It is much easier to seperate the pens or have seperate feeding shelters. Here are some pictures of some of our Jacobs.

Newest to the flock ('cept for the lambs).

Some of the lambs and Ewes .

Have a great day!
Chris

 

[WoodlandWoman]

We had Romneys and a Romney mix. If you're already a spinner, I would get ahold of some wool from a few of the most popular breeds you are considering and spin it up. Even a handful of fiber would give you some idea. See what you like as a spinner and then get that breed. Especially since you only want one sheep.

With the small number of animals you're talking about, I think it would be pretty easy to have them together. They can all graze and eat hay together. With just one sheep and a couple of goats, it would be pretty easy to feed them their grain type feed with the different mineral mix separately and have them together the rest of the time.

 

[everythingjane]

Sheep and goats get along fine.. the only issue might be feeding because goat feed has copper in it and copper is toxic to sheep.
I've raised Shetland sheep for 10 years.. they come in lots of colors and markings and they have great spinning wool. They are also small sized and hardy. They have goat-like personalities and eating habits. I can't speak for other breeds, but shetlands are inexpensive to feed.. I don't feed anything more than pasture in the same and hay in winter unless they are lambing. I usually get 3-5 lbs of wool per sheep once a year.

Suffolk sheep are usually the ones that people picture as "sheep"- black face and white body... Shetlands come in this coloring too.

Here's a photo of one of my favorite Shetland ewes: