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Thanks for the awesome info! I am getting so excited to get started with everything.

I have heard the sheep milk is great for yogurt and cheese. Some people even drink it like you would cows milk. It's supposed to...

I have never tasted sheep milk before so I'm excited to try it. I have heard mixed reviews. Some people say it tastes like cows milk...

I know people normally use dairy sheep for milk but I am planning to milk the katahdins I'm getting. I was curious for any of you that...

I didn't even think about an Apron around the pen. I have some left over hardware cloth from my chickens pen so I could use that...

We are going to have them in a lean to shed with the pens inside the shed. Hadn't planned on putting a door on the shed but maybe I...

We will have a fence around our property and then we will have another fence around the dry lot. Then in the dry lot we have a shelter...

Thanks for the reply! We are in tennessee so more south but not so much south that it's dry like the desert. I decided on having a...

Thanks for the reply! We are starting a garden this summer and I'm going to try out canning 😊. I have heard a lot of people recommend...

We had thought about goats but had heard from so many that they are a pain. I kept hearing they get into everything and will hop fencing...

We have chickens. I was mainly trying to ensure we have means to having milk and ruminant meat without relying on another system to work...

I have been looking into getting 2 ewes but we only live on half an acre. I have been told by many that 2 on half an acre is fine but I...