Information for the beginner

If you're just starting out - some points to bear in mind

You can train a sheep to do all kinds of things, like dogs, when they are tame. They learn by repetition, but they have better memories than dogs. However, you cannot house-train a sheep. As sheep are born in an open field, it does not matter to them where their droppings go, so they have no instinct at all to base any training on. You have been warned!

Lambs like goats milk, but the goats might not like the lambs to help themselves, so it might be better to milk the goat and then bottle-feed the lambs. Lambs drink very quickly - their stomachs change from slightly hollow to straight sided, if they get round, they have had enough. A lamb can soon get indigestion or have wind, so watch them closely if they seem to be having too much, and if they do get indigestion, milk of magnesia should sort it out.

Sheep shearing

Unfortunately, I have no proper info on this subject, but if you follow this link, the information there should suffice :+) Click here for the info.

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