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Welcome to our farm. We raise sheep on our small farm. We have chores to do every day to keep the sheep healthy and growing.
Most sheep have white wool. White wool is sold
and can then be dyed many colors. Some farmers also
raise sheep that are colored such as the black
sheep that you can see here. Most of the year, sheep eat grass. Sheep will
spend many hours each day grazing and many other
hours each day chewing. Farmers must have a way to protect their sheep.
This picture shows a guard donkey. His job is to
make sure that dogs and coyotes stay away. During the fall and winter, the grass quits
growing and the sheep are fed hay. Most lambs are born in the spring. Female sheep
are called ewes. A male sheep is called a ram. The ram is larger
than the ewes. Some rams have horns. Most don't. Sometimes rams
can be mean so you must be careful around them. You
should not trust any ram. Most sheep have ear tags so we can remember who
each one is. Some sheep have tattoos. Sometimes, the sheep have numbers painted on
them. A veterinarian visits our flock to make sure the
sheep are healthy.
