The Song and Dance of Breeding
10 Oct 2018

Synchronize Your Sheep Breeding Season With the Use of CIDRs

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  We have begun to synchronize our sheep breeding season with the use of  a CIDR (Controlled Internal Drug Release). A couple of years ago I had a ewe that did not get bred the previous season. A friend and fellow shepherd suggested that I use a CIDR to force her into estrus. A CIDR is a applicator that is … Read More

Pre-breeding routines
20 Sep 2017

Pre-Breeding Routines

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  There is a nip in the night air and the color on the distant mountains is turning from green to shades of red, orange, and gold. The change of season perpetuates the rhythms of farm life. One leads into the next. Time is marked by these rhythms and routines. Fall becomes “breeding season”, winter becomes “our slow time”, spring … Read More