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Hello again. The ever-frustrated fox has returned with yet another problem. This time it's maize weevils. Of course I know little-to-nothing about weevils so hopefully some of you have dealt with this situation before. Last month my bosses heard that corn was doing horribly all over the US and...

There must be a hundred different sites on the web explaining precisely how to begin your milking season, what equipment to have on hand, ideal methods and schedules and feeds.....but very few discuss how to go about ending your milking season. We're currently coming to the end of our milking...

Earlier in the week I took note of one of our young rams sounding very hoarse when he tried to vocalize (baa). Brought up the issue with the farm owner. She seemed to think that it wasn't a major issue. In the past day another of the three rams has begun vocalizing hoarsely as well. The first...

*sheepish grin* Sorry. I wanted to get some new eyes on my questions. A good title seemed the way to do it. For those I haven't met: New shepherd, dairy flock, East Frisian, Northwest Georgia. It's getting hot here but we're still milking our three ewes, by hand. And by 'We' I mean I'm doing...

Pardon the pun, but I've got a serious problem. For those who haven't met me yet; Hi, name's Fox, new shepherd, don't know what the hell I'm doing most times. I've been tending to a flock for the past few months, and lately I've been milking three ewes day and night. (as close to 7:30 as...

All of them are hilarious, but this is one I thought all of you specifically would like. Source

Hey all, While I know this isn't a personal talk sort of subforum, I have lots of questions piling up as a new shepherd, and I want to gather a number of the herd together to ask some questions, get some insight, and hopefully glean some knowledge. First off, if we haven't met before; Hi...

Greetings, all. New member and new handyman/shepherd, here. For about four months I've had a job as a 'shepherd'. (Flock of eight sheep, six lambs, one ram, all East Friesian) I've mostly been feeding the sheep, cleaning stalls, and repairing things around the farm. (was initially called in...