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Synchronize Your Sheep Breeding Season With the Use of CIDRs
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
Gotland Tour 2019
Gotland Tour 2019 I am so thrilled to announce that my husband and I will be taking a group of 10-15 people on a tour of Gotland, Sweden in June of 2019! In cooperation with Milne Educational Tours, we are offering eight days of exploring the Best of Sweden’s Gotland, while enjoying a full immersion into farm life on the … Read More
Best Practices in Biosecurity on Sheep Farms
Biosecurity refers to management measures taken to prevent disease agents from being introduced and spreading… U.S. Department of Agriculture I recently had a discussion with a friend about best practices in biosecurity on sheep farms. One of the best ways to keep your flock disease free is to prevent disease from coming onto your property. The following are some … Read More
Typical Saturday on the Farm-Collecting Fecal Samples
A typical Saturday afternoon on our farm goes like this…… Anna: Hello…..I’m home! Mom: Good, you are just in time to help collect fecal samples from the sheep. Anna: I should have driven slower……(smiling) . Anna puts on her going out to help collect fecal samples pants with rubber boots and gloves and we head out into the … Read More
What to Think About Before You Buy Sheep
Do you want to buy sheep? Have you always wanted to purchase your first flock of sheep, but have lots of questions about shepherding? Just this week, I received a phone call from a woman saying that she is going to move to a new property that would allow her to start a small homestead. She had many questions about … Read More