The road less traveled...back to good health! They have lice, mites, scale mites, worms, anemia, gl

[Beekissed]

Just put them in the back of the truck and go for a ride.

Sheep don't like to be able to see where they are going...cows don't really care. Sheep do better in transport or loading into chutes if the sides are solid. Don't ask me why but if they can see freedom, they want to go to freedom and they are amazing jumpers.

I was bringing an older Kat ram back to his farm after breeding my sheep and he was in the back of my pick-up, solid sided cattle racks and all, and suddenly one of his buddies Baaaaaaa-d!! from inside the barn and the next thing we knew we had a ram standing next to us. Yep, took a standing jump out of the pick-up and landed like a gazelle, looking around for his buds...about 4 ft. over the side and 6 ft. to the ground.

If I had to do that again I'd place a cattle panel on the top.

I've known ladies who transported sheep in the back of a minivan and also in a station wagon in a large dog crate...and that was an adult ewe.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Just put them in the back of the truck and go for a ride.

Sheep don't like to be able to see where they are going...cows don't really care. Sheep do better in transport or loading into chutes if the sides are solid. Don't ask me why but if they can see freedom, they want to go to freedom and they are amazing jumpers.

I was bringing an older Kat ram back to his farm after breeding my sheep and he was in the back of my pick-up, solid sided cattle racks and all, and suddenly one of his buddies Baaaaaaa-d!! from inside the barn and the next thing we knew we had a ram standing next to us. Yep, took a standing jump out of the pick-up and landed like a gazelle, looking around for his buds...about 4 ft. over the side and 6 ft. to the ground.

If I had to do that again I'd place a cattle panel on the top.

I've known ladies who transported sheep in the back of a minivan and also in a station wagon in a large dog crate...and that was an adult ewe.

well...we do have an old chevy pickup but it only gets about 2 mi/gal

(Okay, maybe a little more, but it only seems like 2/gal.)

 

[Beekissed]

The nice thing about sheep is that they won't need a ramp when you unload...they will leap to the ground on legs like springs. I love just about everything about these hair sheep and the Kat/St. Croix cross gals were the most agile and quirky of all. I think Black Betty was the funniest one of the bunch with her funny faces and letting chickens ride on her back.

This is her "Got food?" face..




Each evening they would chase Jake around the garden like a thundering herd, then everyone would stop and freeze...reverse..and then the dog would chase the sheep. A nightly ritual that I never got tired of watching.

In the back of my mind I could hear, "Stop! Hammer time!" when they would stop, freeze, reverse.

And stotting...there isn't anything much more comical than seeing full grown sheep stotting down through the orchard. They look just like cartoons!

 

[delisha]

Have you tried looking in Southern IL? They have tons of them.

 

[aussie pete]

Is it my imagination ,or do u find yr flocks/chickens seem more relaxed/laid-back,contented on FF.
my observations of my 2 flocks ,while they still forage all day they seem to do it in a more laid-back,slower fashion,the flocks seem to be more relaxed with each other,more co-operative with each other .while they may still play keep-away if one finds a particularly juicy morsel ,they seem to me to spent more time just grooming sun bathing dust-bathing ,seems to be less push &shove IMO
no they were not hungry before ,my flock of 22 LS were getting thru 65-70 lbs of high grade grain mix every 7 days + forage all day on 2 acres
My FF is 50% layer pellets+ 50% whole grains (inc boss) now use approx 35-40 lbs every 7 days for both flocks (22 LS + 7 BA ,total 30)

 

[Leahs Mom]

The nice thing about sheep is that they won't need a ramp when you unload...they will leap to the ground on legs like springs. I love just about everything about these hair sheep and the Kat/St. Croix cross gals were the most agile and quirky of all. I think Black Betty was the funniest one of the bunch with her funny faces and letting chickens ride on her back.

This is her "Got food?" face..




Each evening they would chase Jake around the garden like a thundering herd, then everyone would stop and freeze...reverse..and then the dog would chase the sheep. A nightly ritual that I never got tired of watching.

In the back of my mind I could hear, "Stop! Hammer time!" when they would stop, freeze, reverse.

And stotting...there isn't anything much more comical than seeing full grown sheep stotting down through the orchard. They look just like cartoons!

Stotting...I had to look that one up! And this kiddo looks very goat-like! (Reminds me of some "church-folk" I know...but I digress again...)

I want one!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well heres my remake of Nu stock, it doesn't look like Bees Butter more like very thick cream cheese but It works, when dh saw it he asked if we had any crackers. it does look like it would go on crackers. but smells like sulfur and pine tar.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just put them in the back of the truck and go for a ride.

Sheep don't like to be able to see where they are going...cows don't really care. Sheep do better in transport or loading into chutes if the sides are solid. Don't ask me why but if they can see freedom, they want to go to freedom and they are amazing jumpers.

I was bringing an older Kat ram back to his farm after breeding my sheep and he was in the back of my pick-up, solid sided cattle racks and all, and suddenly one of his buddies Baaaaaaa-d!! from inside the barn and the next thing we knew we had a ram standing next to us. Yep, took a standing jump out of the pick-up and landed like a gazelle, looking around for his buds...about 4 ft. over the side and 6 ft. to the ground.

If I had to do that again I'd place a cattle panel on the top.

I've known ladies who transported sheep in the back of a minivan and also in a station wagon in a large dog crate...and that was an adult ewe.

I took my goat and her baby to the vet in the back of a Volkswagon fast back once, road better than a dog.

 

[Melabella]

with this diversion away from poultry talk, may I share one of my requests to Santa this year?

 

[jlynnet]

Melabella, I've always wanted a miniature donkey or burro. Way way back when I had horses, I wanted one. They're just so darn cute!