Guide To
Raising Sheep
Guide to Raising Sheep - Simple and Straightforward Tips to
Know Before You Raise Sheep
Today we will talk about
the proper nutrition for your sheep. Sheep get most of
their nutritional needs from the following in no
particular order:
This is a simple and straightforward guide to raising
sheep.
Animal Care
Sheep need fresh water, plenty of grass, and lots of
open space to move about. Sheep also need to be
vaccinated to protect them from diseases. They also need
shelter to keep them from getting wet especially in cold
and humid weather. They also need protection from
natural predators such as foxes and wolves.
Breeding and selecting sheep
For lambing needs, the Corriedale and Columbia breeds
are good choices. Dorper and Hampshire breeds are chosen
for the best meat. While for wool, Merino is still the
breed of choice of producers.
Aside from a guide to raising sheep, a beginning sheep
farmer also need equipment and expert help when starting
their flock. A list of equipment needed include:
shearing, tagging, fencing, and cleaning equipment as
well as other barnyard tools.
Styles of managing sheep are also important in a guide
to raising sheep:
1) Early lambing - lambing in January to February and
selling lambs in early summer.
2) Late lambing - April to May. Production costs are
lower but lambs will be sold cheaper.
3) Accelerated lambing - ewes lamb several times a year.
Production is increased with this style of lambing. It
however needs careful management and the right breed of
sheep to pull off.
A farmer also needs to know the most desirable sheep
characteristics in a guide to raising sheep:
1) Out-of-season breeding - out of season breeding will
increase the value of your product since it generally
means you and only a select few will be able to offer
the market with the product at that time.
2) Multiple births - ewes that give birth several times
a year increases production, and naturally your profit.
3) Early sexual maturity - ewes that sexually mature
early means they give birth early. Faster lamb
production, and generally increased production.
4) Desirable carcasses - lambs that give good carcasses
when slaughtered are desirable and bought at higher
prices.
Last but not the least, a guide to raising sheep also
needs a glossary of common terms used:
1) Crutching - shearing the hind part of a sheep to
prevent fly-strike
2) Crimp - the natural wave formation of wool. The
closer the crimps, the finer the wool.
3) Micron - used in measuring wool; the equivalent of
one millionth of a metre.
4) Ringing - removing a circle of wool around the pizzle
of a male sheep.
5) Tupping - mating of sheep; can also be understood as
mating season
6) Wigging - removing wool from around a sheep's eyes to
prevent wool-blindness
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