[Homestead] Selling lambs for meat
EarthNSky
erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Fri Mar 7 21:31:40 EST 2008
Glad to see the old Bill for a change!
What kind of mini sheep do you have?
Bill Jones wrote:
> I''ve tried out many farm animals here, and the only ones that come
> close to getting along with no feed are the sheep. I went away for 3
> months this winter. Even though my caretaker only brought my 5
> miniature sheep one flake of hay each week, they got along just great
> with their bowl of salt and 1 2/3 acres of grass.
>
> I especially came to appreciate them when one newly acquired "lamb" gave
> birth. What a boon to think they can get along all by themselves like
> that! There's no wonder that people have kept them throught the ages.
> Now we're looking for a miniature ram.
>
> Yesterday I opened up the gate into the garden, so they could graze the
> grass between the beds. The last of the Brassicas have been removed,
> and there are no tall favas yet, so how much can they harm a few leek
> tops and old celery plants, I figure.
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