Katahdin sheep

lcertuche

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Think how much money, sweat, etc. will be saved with you nature-powered lawn mowers. We definitely want a couple when we finally have our own place for mowing, lol. DH already mows down all my flowers anyway.
 

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When I had my hair sheep, my lawn looked like a neatly groomed English estate at all times...they even ate the weeds and grass around the fences, the base of the structures and trees, etc. Sure gave my old John Deere a good rest and saved me time, money, and effort. They didn't eat it too short....they ate it just right.
 

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I saw a thing on TV years ago about cemeteries that had a flock of sheep to take care of the lawn.
 

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That would be an excellent use for sheep! Though sometimes they can scratch quite vigorously against fence posts, fences, buildings, etc., so they may just knock over a headstone or two in doing that. They also like to climb...can you just see those sheep standing on the larger stones? :gig Now, THAT would be a cemetery I wouldn't mind being sunk into...a peaceful, bucolic sheep field. :D
 

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Lol, I remember a book I read to my daughter many years ago that took place somewhere in India about a sheep that ate grass in lovely patterns. They eventually put him in the park where he made mandalas that everyone enjoyed.
 

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I raise Katahdin sheep and can't sing their praises enough. I have a lot of information about them on YouTube.

My channel is Thunder Ridge Homestead

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSszsnCNuz0fFUinYBLX4Yg

This is my latest video about how and why I halter break my lambs that I am planning on keeping.


If you have a lot of questions about them I would be happy to tell you what I have learned over the past few years keeping them. I am not a sheep expert yet, but I am working on it!
 
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