The Essential Guide to Sheep Maintenance: Tasks to Do to Keep Your Sheep Healthy!
If you want to keep your sheep healthy and productive, keep these basic sheep maintenance tasks in mind. Add to your to-do list now!
Easiest Sheep Breeds to Raise
If you are considering raising sheep, you might want to consider the best sheep breeds for homesteaders.
Best Sheep Breeds for the Farm
Thinking about raising sheep? If so, you will want to consider some of these most popular sheep breeds.
What are Lambing Jugs? Plus - Tips to Build Your Own
If you plan on having lambs on your farm this spring, you need to build or buy some high-quality lambing jugs. Here's why - and plans to build your own.
The 8 Most Common Lamb Nursing Problems - and How to Address Them
Lambing is one of the most beautiful times of the year on the farm, but it can be stressful if your lambs can't - or won't - nurse. Here are some tips on how to solve it.
How to Prepare a Farm for a Pandemic and Other Emergencies
Whether it's an outbreak of disease or a weather emergency, being prepared can not only set your mind at ease but help you weather the storm, too.
Best Sheep Breeds For the Extreme Heat and Cold
Raising sheep is not out of the question if you live in an extreme climate. Here's what you need to know about the best sheep breeds for the heat and cold.
Understanding FAMACHA Scoring for Sheep and Goats
If you have goats or sheep, it's essential that you understand FAMACHA scoring. Here's everything you need to know about this useful tool.
What is Bottle Jaw - and How to Prevent It
If your sheep or goats are suffering from bottle jaw, it's no laughing matter. It can be fatal. Here's how to prevent and treat bottle jaw in sheep and goats.
14 Tips for Preventing Frozen Livestock Water This Winter
Winter is coming - or already here, as in most areas of the United States. Here are some tips to prevent livestock waterers from freezing up this winter.
Tips for Transporting Livestock
If you have livestock, you undoubtedly are going to need to move them at one point or another. Consider these tips to minimize stress when transporting livestock.
10 Tips for Vacationing When You Have a Farm
Are you planning a summer vacation, but worry about what will happen to your farm while you're gone? Relax—with a little preparation, you can take a worry-free vacation. Here are some tips for vacationing when you have a farm.
13 Natural Livestock Dewormers to Try
Deworming livestock can be an important part of their health care, but it's not always easy to determine which dewormer to use. There are a number of natural dewormers available, and some of them work quite well. Here are 13 natural livestock dewormers you may want to try for your animals.
What Should I Feed to Sheep?
If you've ever had the pleasure of raising sheep, then you know that keeping them healthy and happy requires providing them with an appropriate diet. But what should a shepherd feed their flock? Here are some tips on what you should feed to sheep for a healthy herd.
12 Reasons Why Sheep Are the Coolest Livestock You Can Raise
There are so many reasons to raise sheep. They're easy to care for, they can be used for meat or wool, and they're just downright adorable! Here are twelve of the best reasons why sheep are definitely the coolest livestock you can raise!
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lambing (But Didn't Want to Ask!)
Raising healthy and strong sheep that can thrive in any climate or situation requires hard work from shepherds. Check out this ultimate guide to learn everything you every wanted to know about lambing.
12 Common Hoof Problems in Sheep
If you have sheep, you'll want to know how to address the most common hoof problems in sheep so you can take good care of your flock.