Sheep are raised for a number of different reasons. Some raise sheep as pets whilst others raise sheep for the production of milk, meat or wool. What ever your reasons may be to raising sheep there is no doubt that you have to know how to proper care for your sheep in order to ensure that they are healthy and produce quality products.
Below are some guidelines for you to follow when raising healthy sheep:
1. Housing:
The first step you should take when starting out in raising sheep is to prepare some shelter for your sheep to call home. The shelter you build should be large enough to accommodate all of your sheep. You should make sure that the house is kept clean so that bacteria does not form and infect your sheep. Your sheep house should be well fenced to keep unwanted predators that can eat your sheep.
2. Food:
Just like any other type of livestock sheep need to be feed on daily bases. Different types of sheep breeds have their own nutritional needs, the food and minerals you give your sheep should be suitable for the breed you are raising. So make sure you research on which food is best for which breed. You can also ask a licensed veterinarian on the right food to give your sheep.
3. Management:
Every animal in this world has their own way of doing things. Sheep also have their own personality, so in order to proper manage your sheep you have to acquaint yourself with knowledge on how they react to certain things. Sheep turn to be hard headed and stubborn so you have to know how to discipline them. An effective way of doing this is taming them while they are still young.
Now that you know how to raise sheep you can go about buying your first set of sheep. Just make sure you take care of them and learn how to proper manage them so they become healthy sheep.
