Hello Friends,
June was beautiful… mostly because I met a few of you face to face! Micro-flock pickups happened this month and it was great to see these sheep off to new homes :).
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Shepherdess Breeder Directory: an opportunity for buyers and sellers to connect!
I am launching the Pasture Based Breeder Directory at Shepherdess.com.
If you have pasture raised sheep to sell, click here. I am waiving the sign-up fees during the month of July and August.
For those shopping for sheep, bookmark shepherdess.com/breeders. I will be listing new farms in the directory at the beginning of August.
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It was so rewarding to meet with the new flock owners!
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Waiting for some new flock owners to arrive!
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Lisa and Dave were so great to visit with!!
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At the home front we had a few new calves born! This picture tells you what happens when you leave the gate open :).
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With all of the flock pickups wrapped up, it is back to grazing as usual! |
If you are managing sheep on pasture, June and July are challenging months for parasites. I’ve had several emails asking what dewormers I use. I use Cydectin for Barber’s Pole Worm and Toltrazuril for Coccidia (Coccidia manifests in stunted growth rate, pot bellies and black diarrhea).
Treatment I use for Barber’s Pole Worm
Treatment I use for Coccidia |
While we have tested several natural deworming methods (garlic, DE, Shaklees Basic H) , I have not found any of them to be effective for parasites in my climate.
If a sheep is really overloaded, I will follow up the dewormer with 2 products that help to rebuild the red blood cell count.
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This is an oral vitamin supplement that is fed through the mouth using a drenching gun!
These products are available at Shepherdess.com and shipping is free over $75! Orders at Shepherdess.com really support my work on the farm, thank you so much for shopping there!
I hope this helps you!
-the Shepherdess
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13
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