Sheep Chat Thread

[ChickenLover200]

Hard to give any sort of guess with so little info. Are they in a yard with pasture? Or do they just rely on hay and pellets?

It sounds to me like you've spotted some sign that subconsciously is setting off alarm bells in your head but you've not got the information to identify what you're seeing. In such a case I would recommend you get educated as soon as possible by reading a book or checking a site that has good descriptions of problems sheep can experience, and see if anything clicks.

Generally speaking, how are they looking? Pooping normally? Breathing normally? Not bloated? Resting, feeding, watering normally? When were they last wormed? Even the tiniest details can be symptomatic of something serious, or nothing, lol. Anyway, best wishes.

I think they are ok now thanks for the help!

Also sorry I didn't ask sooner but can I join this thread?

 

[chooks4life]

I think they are ok now

thanks for the help!

Also sorry I didn't ask sooner but can I join this thread?

Hmm, I don't know if you have to ask to join this thread or any/all other threads on this site. No thread I've commented in so far has had any kind of request system set up. It's not my thread, either, so I wouldn't be the one to ask, but the OP didn't specify as far as I saw that this thread was invite only or whatever. Don't worry about it, would be my advice.

Glad your sheep are okay. My current landlord mysteriously lost his last herd and I've walked past the skulls and bones a few times and I'm wondering, always wondering, what they died of. There used to be an Angora goat farm here, and the deaths were sudden, and I'm sure you understand that as a sheep owner myself this worries me a bit! lol, no point worrying. But I'd love some clean fresh ground to work with.

 

[ChickenLover200]

ok thanks

 

[theuglyduckling]

Hmm, I don't know if you have to ask to join this thread or any/all other threads on this site. No thread I've commented in so far has had any kind of request system set up. It's not my thread, either, so I wouldn't be the one to ask, but the OP didn't specify as far as I saw that this thread was invite only or whatever. Don't worry about it, would be my advice.

Glad your sheep are okay. My current landlord mysteriously lost his last herd and I've walked past the skulls and bones a few times and I'm wondering, always wondering, what they died of. There used to be an Angora goat farm here, and the deaths were sudden, and I'm sure you understand that as a sheep owner myself this worries me a bit! lol, no point worrying. But I'd love some clean fresh ground to work with.

i hope i dont sound rude, but did he really just leave them out to die in the field or something and didnt burry them or do something with the dead sheep?

 

[WallabyOfChaos]

i hope i dont sound rude, but did he really just leave them out to die in the field or something and didnt burry them or do something with the dead sheep?

The world may never know what happened to those sheep. Most producers will pick up anything that dies because the smell can and often does draw in predators who may not be satisfied to simply scavenge for their living. There are instances however (think big pastures and/or heavy vegetation) when a carcass may not be discovered until it has decayed too much to move without making a really, really big mess. At that point it is often easiest to let nature take its course and come back in a few weeks with a muck bucket and a manure fork to pick up the bones.

 

[chooks4life]

i hope i dont sound rude, but did he really just leave them out to die in the field or something and didnt burry them or do something with the dead sheep?

Lol, you're not rude for asking. He did bury them but moved the pile. According to him, they were not being looked after, even by his standards, and they all died suddenly. Recently he moved that pile so now they're exposed. They've only been dead long enough to lose the flesh, but that's no guarantee all pathogens are gone. I've seen some seriously ill stock around here and this land's definitely sick.

It's a very small acreage property, most of it unusable. He keeps it so mowed it looks like a golf course, lol. He's one of those who is of the opinion that animals can eat anything, and if they won't, it's because they're overfed. With this belief, he feeds them poisonous and chemically sprayed things, and underfeeds them the foods they need, and never supplements their diets or checks their weight or monitors for disease. In fact I strongly doubt he'd recognize a diseased animal if he saw one. There's many potential reasons why they could have died.

 

[AlienChick]

It's lambing season!
Almost all of them had triplets or twins. One had quads!
Two of my girls had large singles.

I went around and took some pics when we had the nice weather:








This is Spreckles and her son. She's a very good mom; she keeps her son well behaved.













Just loving the warm sunny day!







Warm enough for a snooze.








This is my little scrawny 4-pounder with his larger brother/sister all trying to get a drink at the same time.




He may only be 4-lbs, but he's tough.
He doesn't let his larger brother and sister push him away from a teat.



This kinda gives you an idea of how small he is when standing next to another lamb.
They are only two (2) days apart in age.



This is Abby; she had twins and rejected one.
She LOVES this guy! They are joined at the hip; never leaving each other's side.




I like his color and markings.




This is Mary and her triplets. She keeps them all to herself.
They are one of those families where the kids are over protected and are not allowed to go outside to intermingle with those 'other' kids.






This is Dottie (I also call her Melanoma sometimes).




Some friends she just met.

Being a baby is hard work. Much rest is needed!





Little scrawny is just so cute.
Maybe he'll grow up to be a big boy one day.

 

[The Farm]

Very cute!!! I can't what till I get mine.

 

[theuglyduckling]

It's lambing season!
Almost all of them had triplets or twins. One had quads!
Two of my girls had large singles.

I went around and took some pics when we had the nice weather:








This is Spreckles and her son. She's a very good mom; she keeps her son well behaved.













Just loving the warm sunny day!







Warm enough for a snooze.








This is my little scrawny 4-pounder with his larger brother/sister all trying to get a drink at the same time.




He may only be 4-lbs, but he's tough.
He doesn't let his larger brother and sister push him away from a teat.



This kinda gives you an idea of how small he is when standing next to another lamb.
They are only two (2) days apart in age.



This is Abby; she had twins and rejected one.
She LOVES this guy! They are joined at the hip; never leaving each other's side.




I like his color and markings.




This is Mary and her triplets. She keeps them all to herself.
They are one of those families where the kids are over protected and are not allowed to go outside to intermingle with those 'other' kids.






This is Dottie (I also call her Melanoma sometimes).




Some friends she just met.

Being a baby is hard work. Much rest is needed!





Little scrawny is just so cute.
Maybe he'll grow up to be a big boy one day.

aw so cute! are these going to be sold or are you going to be keeping some?

 

[AlienChick]

We'll be keeping some to replace the older sheep we're selling.
And we'll sell all the rest.