No, pets, fibre and milk after they are bred.
Thanks Bee!
This tends to help things a bit and lets one know the neighbors can indeed learn, which is hard to believe at times. Unfortunately, it also has a little backfire when you have heartless folks with dogs they no longer want or sick dogs they don't want to treat who will dump off the dog in your area, knowing you will kill it for them. This has happened here...who in their right mind dumps a dog and who dumps them in an area in which they are sure to die? Those cowardly and sniveling people who will go right back to the puppy mill or humane society and get another dog until they tire of that one too.
What's worse is the humane society will give them a dog because they promise to keep it inside...what a lovely criteria that means absolutely nothing in determining if one will give a dog a good home or not.
love the barn ,wish i had one like it
X 2! Aoxa, you have beautiful property and facilities for your animals! I simply love the pics that you got of the sheep and Clem...I think she reacted very well. Some dogs would have given that sheep a lesson in whose boss but Clem is young and unsure of herself just yet but at least she didn't growl or snap at them. The sheep are lovely and I'm glad you got what you wanted...one can only advise but each person must choose their own journey and this is right and proper in the world. Even the livestock world.
My sheep would only butt Jake if he stole one of their apples and then they would chase him down to butt him. One day he got behind me to eat the stolen apple(mind you, the ground is practically iced with tons of apples but they must fight over this particular apple) and the sheep were trying to butt him while he was hurriedly scarfing their apple. I did not interfere but did inform the gals, "You know that when he gets done he is gonna take yer face off, don't ya?" Dogs rule right under Mama on my land, then cat, then sheep, then chickens. And, of course, they just had to push it...and as soon as he was done he was up and snapping at them and they were running like the hounds of hades were in hot pursuit!
The next day you see them holding real still while he licks their ears...he's a big licker, is the Jake.
You are gonna have so much fun watching these sheep/dog interactions that you will be walking around with a grin on your face every time you do farm chores..it's a never ending source of amusement!
Yes I think she reacted quite well. Koda (corgi mix) did not like them invading his space at all. We'll have to work on that. Though he did not hurt them. I just did not like his reaction. A bit of growling involved. This from the dog who will back off when a broody hen attacks him 
The sheep were licking Clem, and she was fine with them when they weren't head butting her.
The sheep have already had their share of apples and pumpkins. They've eaten pumpkins from their previous home all fall - they have a pumpkin patch - and it's their absolute favourite treat.
If only our pumpkins weren't so frozen right now! I put one in there, and they are nibbling at it despite it's frozen state. 
You guys are too much! lol We love it as well, though I am actually looking forward to snow. Something to cover up the lack of colour 
