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  • Keeping Sheep Comfortable

    How to assess and provide adequate shelter to sheep Do sheep need a barn in the winter when it is cold? Do they need shelter when it rains? Should they have shade when it is hot? These are the typical questions I am receiving, especially from beginning farmers. In assessing what sheep need to feel…

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  • Dorper Sheep: Truths and Myths

    After being in the business of raising wool sheep of various kinds for two decades, I decided in 2005 to start with hair sheep. It was a fairly bold move at the time since it meant giving up on the customers who bought breeding stock from me, and since I also didn’t know how well…

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