Though some ranchers offer supplemental soy- and grain-based feeds to pregnant or lactating ewes and their newborn lambs, Willow Spring Ranch adheres to the strict no-grain certification standards of ...

Kids who take on a breeding animal project for the Morgan County Fair make up a special group. This is a 12-month-a-year project, much longer than the ordinary projects, said breeding sheep Judge Glen ...

Kids involved in breeding 4-H projects have a special dedication. They have to conduct year-round projects, not just raise an infant animal until it is fair time. Not every child has the facilities to ...

Longtime Washington State University Extension regional animal sciences specialist Sarah Smith’s sheep have given birth to 22 ...

Prices reached a top of $390 for the lead of the 1.5-year-old ewes, however sales above $350 were in the minority and the smallest ewes which would need to be carried over for joining went below $180.

It started out as a pasture broiler poultry operation and then added cattle. But Marshall Petersen at Shepherd’s Hill LLC, ...

Breeding ewe lambs to lamb down at one year old is a somewhat forgotten practice but it can significantly enhance the productivity and profitability of a sheep enterprise. When managed correctly, it ...

Fat hoggets sold to £160, fat ewes to £216 and breeding ewes to £270. Store lambs and feeding sheep were also in demand. Leading prices Fat hoggets PJ Dougan, 30kgs £160. Pat McAtamney, Ballymoney, ...

There were more new season suckers on offer and overall there was a 76 per cent clearance rate. First-cross ewes topped the market with 58kg, 13-14 month old breeders from Frances, South Australia, ...