Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Okay in terms of caring for your sheep, it is good to know what to look out for. One
of the common things to look out for is hoof rot. You want to make sure those hoofs are
trimmed and there is nothing going on in there, no fungus. Even though this is a dirty and
nasty looking hoof, I know it is a healthy hoof. It doesn't smell, it doesn't have any
funny things growing on it, it's not white and nasty looking. There is some sheep manure
but that is not going to hurt her. She is used to it. So that is a good healthy hoof.
That is also another reason to race around these because they have such good hoofs. Now
you almost always have to worm your sheep and that just involves medicating them on
a regular basis. Usually it would be annual, semi-annual that they would have to be wormed
because they will get intestinal worms and that is just a pretty standard thing that
happens with sheep. You want to pay attention to whether or not if she is eating or if he
is eating. If you've got a ram you want to look at them. You can tell a healthy animal
just by the way, you've got a nice bright eye here that looks good. She is chewing,
she is eating, she is very calm, she is very relaxed, she doesn't need to worry about anything.
But if she suddenly stopped eating and you feed them and one of them stays back all of
the time, you know that is a sick sheep and you want to be careful of it. Obviously these
things are more critical if you have a small lamb. If you are actively lambing with your
sheep, then there is a another set of conditions that you need to be concerned. You really
need an experienced sheep farmer to teach you those. You can't learn about a brand new
lamb all on your own or from this video.