I am in contact with a NH goat person who now wants our wonderful Cheviots. Obviously she is a discerning and intelligent woman! She wants 4 and will send me a...
Not a problem. You will get the people that are concerned about the different mineral requirements between the sheep and goats but I can say that before I was...
There was a recent discussion on GoatGazette (I think it was that one) about penning bucks & rams together. The general concensus was strongly negative, with...
Yes -- bucks and rams are a bad idea. Wethers and mature rams CAN be a bad idea. But goat wethers and a ram lamb can work fine. In my "ferd" (herd plus flock)...
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I would give a cautious "yes" vote, if the ram lamb is just weaned and thus has some time before reaching sexual maturity. I would watch carefully for a while,...
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Al mine are together right now, getting sheep salt (no copper). Since this can be a problem for the goats (higher copper requirements) I will copper bolus the...
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Group(s) : One of the most valuable things I've learned about raising small ruminants is how crucial the dietary calcium/phosphorus ratio is in preventing ...
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They'll be fine together. Our bucks, rams, and wethers of both species get along quite well. I do pen them in separate areas at night so the goats have access...
I think it's interesting that goat people say they lose bucks by penning the two together but sheep people will say they have lost rams that way. I am sure...
I am planning a trip from Fredericktown, Ohio to Sherman, Texas to Pittsboro, North Carolina for the second week in May. I have space available. Best regards,...
I am planning a trip from Fredericktown, Ohio to Sherman, Texas to Pittsboro, North Carolina for the second week in May. I have space available. I am leaving...
I have a client wanting a Lebanon, Oregon to Allegany, New York trip the first ten days of March. I need clients to help fill out her trip. I am planning a...
Hi All, I hope you're all up to your eyebrows in lambies! I had an inquiry that has me wondering about some things.... the woman was hoping to find bred Mini ...
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Interesting dilemma. I have had inquiries regarding bred ewes but have not sold any because I have just gotten to the point that I am satisfied with the...
I would certainly charge more for a bred ewe - if I would sell one. Like you guys, I am about where I want to be on breeable ewes. I would say double - it is a...
I have a client wanting a Lebanon, Oregon to Allegany, New York trip the first ten days of March. I need clients to help fill out her trip. I am planning a...
Hi! I've been a member for a while. Welcome new members!!! We still have YET to start our flock - but hope to be settled in a homeplace soon to start...I have...
Yee-ha! New Cheviot Shepherds! Who are you? WHERE are you? Welcome! Note to Eddie - I had an occasion to go to our website and saw your note about the...
Hello Newcomers, It's been a while since I've written. We moved last summer from Arizona to Colorado and have been very busy since then. We have four mini...
We aren't exactly new . . . been lurking since last fall. We plan to get a mini-cheviot ewe lamb to run with our Nigerian Dwarf herd (circa 1993). At this...
I have a client wanting a Lebanon, Oregon to Allegany, New York trip the first ten days of March. I may add Loomis, California to Davis, Oklahoma to Ohio. I...
Are you anywhere near Leesburg, VA? I have contact with a prospective shepherd from there. She plans to come up to PA in spring to visit and see these little...
Toni, I am 45 mins from Leesburg, VA, and go there fairly often. My Nigerian Dwarf goat network spreads up that way. There are some very cool farmy folks up...
Hello, I am a new member. About me..well...I have had fiber goats for 20 years and sheep for about 15. My mixed flock of 20+ sheep includes at present...
Great to hear new "voices"! My Shetland/Cheviot crosses have fabulous fleeces, but right now I am spinning pure Cheviot for a project at the Institute of ...
I had been doing some looking into doing the vineyard grazing thing and if mini chevs were the way I could go. One report stated due to the chevs more grazing...
Hi, I just wanted to post a picture of a couple of this year's mini cheviot lambs. The ewe lamb in the foreground, "Dot" is named for obvious reasons ;) I'm...
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*Oh, they are /beautiful! /They have the most intelligent faces. The "dot" is adorable. Terri Brown Wooly Dog Down *...
I have an Ohio to Missouri to Montana trip soon. I have a client wanting a Lebanon, Oregon to Allegany, New York trip the first ten days of March. I may add...
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