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Raising Sheep

• Lambing - highlights of natural lambing on pasture

• Pasture or Shed Lambing - Taking a look at these two options

• Accelerated Lambing - An intensive lambing system

• Starting a Flock of Sheep - Searching for animals to suit the environment

• Flock of Sheep - Tips for building a flock of sheep for grass based production

• Sheep Flocks - Benefits of raising sheep flocks on pasture

• Sheep Predators - Management tips to ease the pressure of predators

• Types of Sheep Predators - Various types of predators known to harass sheep

• Coyote - One producers unusual viewpoint on this barking dog

• Sheep Raising FAQ's - Answering our most common sheep raising questions

• Sheep Farming - General information and quick facts about sheep

• Year of the Sheep 1 - Shearing and Lambing

• Year of the Sheep 2 - Grazing and Maintenance

• Year of the Sheep 3 - Breeding and Winter Feeding

Sheep Management

• Sheep Management Options - confinement, semi confinement or zero confinement

• Sheep Care - The toolbox essentials

• Sheep Health - Tips to maintaining a health program for the flock

• Sheep Minerals - Keeping it natural

• Internal Parasites - Sheep management practices to assist with keeping worm loads under control

• Treating Internal Parasites - When in the position of having to treat your sheep for internal parasites - use these tips

• Weaning Lambs Pros and cons to natural weaning and forced

• Sheep Handling - A look at the handling set up that works for us at Dog Tale Ranch

Sheep Breeds - A condensed version

• Breeds of Sheep - Breeds suited to grass production

• Different Breeds of Sheep - Includes wool, meat and dual purpose breeds

• Hair sheep - Find out why many individuals favour the hair breeds of sheep

• Rare Breeds of sheep - The priceless qualities of rare breeds

Sheep Wool

• Properties of Wool - The technical features that make wool the fascinating product it is

• Wool characteristics - Wool characteristics that make it the most unique, completely natural and multipurpose fiber available

• Wool Grading - Overview of the wool grading and classification system in Canada

• Sheep Wool Tips - Tips for getting the most of your sheep wool when selling it

• Wool Processing - Sheep to Sock - the basic steps of wool processing

Sheep Shearing - Why and when

• Shearing Sheep - How it gets done

• Sheep Shearing Tips - Utilize these sheep shearing tips to help you keep pace on a hectic day when there is few hundred animals to be sheared

• Shearing Sheds - a covered place to keep sheep dry prior to shearing

Goats, Llamas and More - Links to information on goats, llamas, alpacas, poultry, and cattle

Sheep Information and Resources - a few of our favorite places to seek help, learn and/or enjoy a good read

Sheep in Art - sharing everything sheepish beginning with this page of artwork

Sheep Dogs - About the herding dog and the livestock guardian dog

• Sheep Herding Dogs - Sheep Herding Dogs on the Ranch, answering the ranchers questions

• Sheep Herding Dog Tips - Find out what to expect if you are thinking of buying a sheep herding dog

• Herding Dog Breeds - A brief introduction to herding dogs and list of breeds

• Sheep Herding - Keeping the instinct alive

• Herding Facility - Dog Tale Ranch herding facility

• Herding Events - Herding Events hosted at Dog Tale Ranch

Livestock Guardian Dogs - Succeeding with livestock guardian dogs

• Finding Guardian Dogs

• Guardian Dog Care

• Raising Puppies Part I - Bonding to Livestock

• Raising Puppies Part II - Training to Fences and Socializing

• Aggressive Dog Behavior - Problems commonly encountered with LGD's

• Dog Behaviors - Common behaviors witnessd in LGD's

• Flock Guardians - Questions and Answers

• Guardian Dog Breeds

• The LGD A Working Dog Before Breed

• The Guardian Dog At Lambing Time

Working Dogs - The place to go to share stories about your working dogs, whether they be herding or livestock guardians

• At Dog Tale Ranch - A short collection of stories about the stock dogs and guardian dogs at Dog Tale Ranch

• Working Stock Dog Stories - Stories submitted by our readers

• Working Livestock Guardian Dog Stories - LGD stories submitted by our readers

Pasture Management - Creating greener grass on your own side of the fence

• Pasture - The origins of pasture plus livestock grazing management

• Pasture Grass Seed - Tips to help narrow down the selection process

• Our Selection of Pasture Grass Seed - How we made our selection for seeding pasture for sheep

• Rotational Grazing - Mowing the grass and the bare essentials

• Rotational Grazing - Planning Tips

• Grazing in the Grass - Our advice on rotational grazing

• Bale Grazing - The pros and cons of bale grazing with sheep

• Swath Grazing - With sheep

• Over Grazing - Concerns about too much grazing

Grasslands - The importance of vibrant grasslands and the vast array of connections among soil, water, and mineral

• Grassland Ecosystem - Why grassland ecosystems are relevant to the ranchers reliance on grass

• Prairie Grasslands - Vanishing prairie grasslands, loosing a link

• Wetlands - Our vital wetlands

Livestock Fencing - Examining the purpose of the fence before you build

• Livestock Fencing Options - Types of livestock fencing

• Livestock Fencing (extras) - Livestock fencing considerations to ensure your sheep fencing is feasible and enhances instead of hinders the daily functioning of your ranch

• High Tensile Fence - A very common type of fence especially for large tracts of land

• Sheep Fencing - What are your options for fencing sheep

Sustainable Agriculture - An agricultural revolution

• Intensive Farming - The opposite of sustainable and about as far removed from natural as one can get

• Grass Based Ranching - Challenging our thinking about conventional ways of agricultural production and forging a path to profitability

• Paradigms - What is a paradigm and how did it find its way here?

Living off The Land - Become profit focused so you can be sustainable and make a living

• Sheep Ranching Questions to ask if you are wondering if you can make a living raising sheep

• Want to Earn More Profits - Use these tips to focus on profit sources and keeping more profit at home

• Ranching Business - Business, love of a lifestyle or both?

• Profit Sources - The hidden profit sources of ranching

Agriculture Articles and Interviews - A growing compilation of articles and interviews with sheep producers.

• Sheep Farming Interview with Ron and Heather Forbes - Dairy producers turned sheep farmers

• Sheep Farming Interview with Judy Gustafson - A small scale pasture based operation

• Sheep Farming Interview with Louise Liebenberg - A larger scale semi-confinement operation

• Sheep Farming Interview with Lorna wall - Producers raising commercial and purebred hair sheep

About Us - Because people are curious to know who we are

Contact Us - The place to get in touch with us and share your comments

Ranching With Sheep Blog - A regular blog of musings on sheep, dogs, land and life

Newsletter - Crooked Fences - For those who crave more - this our sheep ranching newsletter

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