Special Gifts for Special Shepherds 🎁 I thought I would give you some gift ideas for the special shepherd in your life. Chore Time Mittens – My all time favorite chore mitten is a double layer rag wool mitten. These can either be hand made or store bought. In our cold wet temperatures, I prefer wool over leather as wool … Read More
Our farmstay guests often seem to have a romantic view of what I do as a shepherd. I have come to realize that they really have very little knowledge behind the skills of a shepherd. It’s as if they are looking through mist, only getting half of the picture of the life of a shepherd. They can see the general … Read More
Ask the Shepherd-Best Practices in Purchasing Sheep A subscriber to my email list has written to say that they want to purchase sheep and wonder what questions they should be asking of the shepherd they are purchasing from. So, here are some basic guidelines for best practices when purchasing sheep from a breeder. Sheep Management Purchase sheep from a farm … Read More
shepherd ~ a person who tends sheep Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster defines a shepherd as one who tends sheep. This definition just doesn’t fully express all that encompasses shepherding. “Tending sheep” does not tell of the long nights, the being covered in amniotic fluid from a birth gone awry, the sore back from bending and lifting animals almost equal in your own … Read More
When we purchased our first sheep, years ago, we had little knowledge of sheep behavior. Those early days and weeks of getting to know and care for our new flock of sheep were full of mishaps and escapades. If someone had only told us these five things you should know about sheep behavior-our lives would have been much easier. Once … Read More
