Winning the lottery sounds like a good plan!
My husband actually likes sheep and goats but to be honest he is being
practical. I lost my job in March and took a bit of a paycut. I was planning
the sheep/goats for a long time and now I will have to put it off and I am not
happy about that. I also have 2 parrots and that is a lot of upkeep but having
animals keeps me sane.









--- In minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com, "Rebecca"
<rebecca@...> wrote:
>
> Heheh. my husband is also not happy with the sheep idea. I'm working on
> some solutions to make them less annoying to him. I would love to have a
> set up where he could take care of them when I'm gone without having to get
> mucky or touch any sheep. They refuse to go into their pens for him, so
> they have to stay in the small paddock when I'm away. It's a good thing I
> don't travel much! I have a long term plan, but it involves building a barn
> and we just aren't there yet. I'm planning the barn to have room for a lot
> of the equipment we have jammed into the garage now, so that will make him
> happy. All I have to do now is win the lottery.
>
>
>
> :-)
>
> rebecca
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carole
> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 6:19 PM
> To: minicheviotsheepconnection@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [minicheviotsheepconnection] Re: run-in sheds
>
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>
>
> Yeah I know. Unfortunately my husband is not happy with the whole idea right
> now. All I can do now is do the research and visit with my neighbor's sheep
> and goats.
>
> Thanks for the info on the Port-A-Hut. They are a great idea!
>
> --- In minicheviotsheepcon
> <mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection%40yahoogroups.com>
> nection@yahoogroups.com, "Rebecca"
>
> <rebecca@> wrote:
> >
> > You're being way too pragmatic about all of this! I picked up my first
> > sheep (two bottle lambs) when I had no shelter or fence for them! That
> > first spring I bought shears and gave it a go. This past spring I hired
> > someone to shear and teach me how. I'm not good at it, but it gets done.
> > And my sheep don't mind that it takes me a while.
> >
> >
> >
> > Port-a-Huts are excellent shelters if you have a dealer near you. I'm
> going
> > to go pick some up in a couple weeks. We have two shelters now that we
> > built. They are good, but can't be moved. I think most people go through a
> > lot of solutions before they come up with the one that works for them.
> > We're going to put the port a huts in a separate field and then I can put
> > the breeders and non breeders farther apart. Right now my two shelters
> > share a wall, so Woolson does a lot of snuffing at the girls on the other
> > side of the wall.
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: minicheviotsheepcon
> <mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection%40yahoogroups.com>
> nection@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:minicheviotsheepcon
> <mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection%40yahoogroups.com>
> nection@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carole
> > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:49 PM
> > To: minicheviotsheepcon
> <mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection%40yahoogroups.com>
> nection@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [minicheviotsheepconnection] Re: run-in sheds
> >
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> >
> > Toni,
> >
> > Thanks your help. I think an 8 x 8 has plenty of room. I will keep my eyes
> > open for something.
> >
> > I was also wondering if there is a place I could go to to learn how to
> trim
> > hooves and shear sheep? Atleast if I do not have the sheep yet I can still
> > learn how to do this.
> >
> > Carole
> >
> > --- In minicheviotsheepcon
> > <mailto:minicheviotsheepconnection%40yahoogroups.com>
> > nection@yahoogroups <mailto:nection%40yahoogroups.com> .com, "Pete
> Kellers"
> > <crofter@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 8 x 8 sounds about right - I have a shed I bought second-hand from an
> area
> > pharmacy when they went out of business and my rams use it most of the
> year.
> > Right now the non-breeders are in that field and with all the rain lately
> > they have been going in there - I haven't looked to see whose hoof is in
> > whose ear, but they manage!
> > > Toni
> > >
> >
>