In Part 1 of this series, we discussed getting your housing and supplies together for keeping milk sheep. Once that is done, you are ready to bring home your flock. There are several different breeds ...

LEXINGTON, Ore. — Farm owner Terry Felda has seen first-hand the value of matching genetics to environment: raising a breed of dairy sheep adapted to her region’s specific microclimate. Introducing ...

The growing availability of sheep's milk and American-made sheep's milk cheese is one of the most exciting trends in the domestic cheese world. Until recent times, America's sheep ranchers raised ...

With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...

A breed is a group of domestic animals with a uniform appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species. Sheep fall into four broad categories: ...

FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - Despite what many think, Lazy Pigg Farm in Franklin County doesn’t even have pigs. “About three-quarters of our property line is Pigg River, so we call it The Lazy Pigg,” ...