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"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"
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. I know exactly where farmerville is. I graduated college from North, Louisiana. A lot of COLD WINTERS!! I don't miss that AT ALL!!!
If the winters are colder, are the summers cooler??? If so, I'm ready to move "up!'
If the winters are colder, are the summers cooler??? If so, I'm ready to move "up!'
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Congratulations!!!
I absolutely can not wait to get our first egg(s)!
Congratulations!!!
I absolutely can not wait to get our first egg(s)!
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No, I have never milked them. I was too lazy to do it in the past.
However, I will probably milk them next year when it's that time. I have collected all of the glass containers needed and read about how to process, etc. So, I"M READY!!!! I'm looking forward to fresh sheep milk.
Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
In my opinion sheep are WAY WAY WAY easier to keep than goats. I have barbado sheep as well as katahdin sheep. I have barbado sheep because they do not have wool. They are hair sheep. The hair keeps them cooler in the summer. I never have to shear them for this particular reason. The hair is not marketable for spinning or weaving though like wool sheep. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat so they do not have to be sheared.
MY sheep do not try to break out of their sheep pen and do not try to jump on cars and other things like goats. Goats are trouble trouble trouble to keep penned in, unless you have a lot of room for them to roam.
My rams are polled (they do not have horns). I DO NOT like horns. Horns scare me kinda like those silkies and showgirls.
No, I have never milked them. I was too lazy to do it in the past.
Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
In my opinion sheep are WAY WAY WAY easier to keep than goats. I have barbado sheep as well as katahdin sheep. I have barbado sheep because they do not have wool. They are hair sheep. The hair keeps them cooler in the summer. I never have to shear them for this particular reason. The hair is not marketable for spinning or weaving though like wool sheep. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat so they do not have to be sheared.
MY sheep do not try to break out of their sheep pen and do not try to jump on cars and other things like goats. Goats are trouble trouble trouble to keep penned in, unless you have a lot of room for them to roam.
My rams are polled (they do not have horns). I DO NOT like horns. Horns scare me kinda like those silkies and showgirls.
The difference between sheep and goats is their foraging behavior and diet selection. Goats are natural browsers, preferring to eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs. They are very agile and will stand on their hind legs to reach vegetation. Sheep are grazers, preferring to eat short, tender grasses and clover. Their dietary preference is forbs (broadleaf weeds) and they like to graze close to the soil surface. Goats like to eat the tops of plants.
This is their pen area but they are allowed out of the pen every day to eat grass.
They also like fresh hay. I provide a sheep pellet for them. ONE important thing to know about sheep is that if they intake too much cooper they will die. Sheep have to be wormed and hooves trimmed as needed.
Another reason for sheep instead of goat, and this is if you're looking for sheep for this reason is, is that I prefer lamb meat over goat meat. Any extra rams that I have go straight to the butcher. I butcher at least 1 ram a year and the others I sell. I sold 3 rams this year. When they are processed they provide me anywhere from 90 - 125 lbs of lamb meat. With that in mind, I don't have to buy any meat in the store. It's only $40.00 to process a ram and they charge a certain amount per pound but it's VERY cheap.
So, with that in mind, I feel that sheep are easier to keep instead of goats. And barbadoes do the best in heat.
This is the baby boy that was born this year. He is the only ram that I will have. I bred him to get this coloring.
I hope that this info helps you.
This is their pen area but they are allowed out of the pen every day to eat grass.
They also like fresh hay. I provide a sheep pellet for them. ONE important thing to know about sheep is that if they intake too much cooper they will die. Sheep have to be wormed and hooves trimmed as needed.
Another reason for sheep instead of goat, and this is if you're looking for sheep for this reason is, is that I prefer lamb meat over goat meat. Any extra rams that I have go straight to the butcher. I butcher at least 1 ram a year and the others I sell. I sold 3 rams this year. When they are processed they provide me anywhere from 90 - 125 lbs of lamb meat. With that in mind, I don't have to buy any meat in the store. It's only $40.00 to process a ram and they charge a certain amount per pound but it's VERY cheap.
So, with that in mind, I feel that sheep are easier to keep instead of goats. And barbadoes do the best in heat.
This is the baby boy that was born this year. He is the only ram that I will have. I bred him to get this coloring.
I hope that this info helps you.
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So many great places and people! Welcome to all you new eggs! It's great to see so many folks from Louisiana enjoying their flocks!
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Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
The biggest thing is that sheep don't climb like goats do. Goats like to climb and will usually end up on the hood or roof of a car if they can get to the car. Once they get to the car the hood or roof is not an issue. They will get there.
You are surely right about that!
Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
The biggest thing is that sheep don't climb like goats do. Goats like to climb and will usually end up on the hood or roof of a car if they can get to the car. Once they get to the car the hood or roof is not an issue. They will get there.
You are surely right about that!
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YUM!!
Enjoy!
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YUM!!
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WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
In my opinion sheep are WAY WAY WAY easier to keep than goats. I have barbado sheep as well as katahdin sheep. I have barbado sheep because they do not have wool. They are hair sheep. The hair keeps them cooler in the summer. I never have to shear them for this particular reason. The hair is not marketable for spinning or weaving though like wool sheep. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat so they do not have to be sheared.
MY sheep do not try to break out of their sheep pen and do not try to jump on cars and other things like goats. Goats are trouble trouble trouble to keep penned in, unless you have a lot of room for them to roam.
My rams are polled (they do not have horns). I DO NOT like horns. Horns scare me kinda like those silkies and showgirls.
What a handsome baby boy! I just want to snuggle him!
Nice, are sheep easier to keep than goats? What breeds do well in the heat?
In my opinion sheep are WAY WAY WAY easier to keep than goats. I have barbado sheep as well as katahdin sheep. I have barbado sheep because they do not have wool. They are hair sheep. The hair keeps them cooler in the summer. I never have to shear them for this particular reason. The hair is not marketable for spinning or weaving though like wool sheep. The Katahdin sheds its winter coat so they do not have to be sheared.
MY sheep do not try to break out of their sheep pen and do not try to jump on cars and other things like goats. Goats are trouble trouble trouble to keep penned in, unless you have a lot of room for them to roam.
My rams are polled (they do not have horns). I DO NOT like horns. Horns scare me kinda like those silkies and showgirls.
The difference between sheep and goats is their foraging behavior and diet selection. Goats are natural browsers, preferring to eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs. They are very agile and will stand on their hind legs to reach vegetation. Sheep are grazers, preferring to eat short, tender grasses and clover. Their dietary preference is forbs (broadleaf weeds) and they like to graze close to the soil surface. Goats like to eat the tops of plants.
This is their pen area but they are allowed out of the pen every day to eat grass.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_pen_cannon.jpg
They also like fresh hay. I provide a sheep pellet for them. ONE important thing to know about sheep is that if they intake too much cooper they will die. Sheep have to be wormed and hooves trimmed as needed.
Another reason for sheep instead of goat, and this is if you're looking for sheep for this reason is, is that I prefer lamb meat over goat meat. Any extra rams that I have go straight to the butcher. I butcher at least 1 ram a year and the others I sell. I sold 3 rams this year. When they are processed they provide me anywhere from 90 - 125 lbs of lamb meat. With that in mind, I don't have to buy any meat in the store. It's only $40.00 to process a ram and they charge a certain amount per pound but it's VERY cheap.
So, with that in mind, I feel that sheep are easier to keep instead of goats. And barbadoes do the best in heat.
This is the baby boy that was born this year. He is the only ram that I will have. I bred him to get this coloring.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_sheep5.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_sunday_sheep.jpg
I hope that this info helps you.
This is their pen area but they are allowed out of the pen every day to eat grass.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_pen_cannon.jpg
They also like fresh hay. I provide a sheep pellet for them. ONE important thing to know about sheep is that if they intake too much cooper they will die. Sheep have to be wormed and hooves trimmed as needed.
Another reason for sheep instead of goat, and this is if you're looking for sheep for this reason is, is that I prefer lamb meat over goat meat. Any extra rams that I have go straight to the butcher. I butcher at least 1 ram a year and the others I sell. I sold 3 rams this year. When they are processed they provide me anywhere from 90 - 125 lbs of lamb meat. With that in mind, I don't have to buy any meat in the store. It's only $40.00 to process a ram and they charge a certain amount per pound but it's VERY cheap.
So, with that in mind, I feel that sheep are easier to keep instead of goats. And barbadoes do the best in heat.
This is the baby boy that was born this year. He is the only ram that I will have. I bred him to get this coloring.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_sheep5.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_sunday_sheep.jpg
I hope that this info helps you.
What a handsome baby boy! I just want to snuggle him!
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