Grazing sheep
11 May 2017

Tips for Transitioning Sheep to Pasture

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This time of year, my sheep stand at the fence line gazing at the fields as they begin to turn green. The lambs will stick their heads through the fence and under the gate just to get a nibble of the short grass growing on the other side. Once they get a taste for grass, they are intent on convincing … Read More

Chloe Grazes Among the Dandlions
21 May 2015

Dandelions, Lambs and Grazing~Transitioning to Pasture

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Dandelion blossoms fill the field across the road, leaving yellow faces on our Romney and Gotland sheep. In the early spring, we use this field to reintroduce the sheep to grazing after the long winter of eating hay. It takes about two weeks of going back and forth from the barn to the field, eating the lush grass a little … Read More