Katahdin sheep

[Britesea]

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.

 

[Beekissed]

I've had St. Croix/Kat crosses and just pure Katahdins and I prefer the Katahdins. I've seen a lot of the Dorpers but was not as impressed with their length of leg compared to the Katahdins, nor was I impressed with their overall temperaments compared to the Kats. At first I was determined to cross those breeds but after seeing them as individuals, I didn't feel like the Dorpers had anything they could contribute to the Kats to improve them.

Katahdins are a gentle, docile hair breed...IME, they seem the most easy to handle and they seem to shed their wool easier than the other breeds. They also kept better condition than my other sheep on just grass and hay feeds...stayed fat as ticks on it, even if it was poor quality hay. They also seemed to have better parasite resistance than the others.

Now, that's all very limited experience and I never got to keep them for years and years, so YMMV, but if I ever get the chance to have sheep again, it will be only the Kats.

 

[baymule]

Believe me @baymule, I have thought about that!

Just say this cute little lamb followed you home!

 

[sumi]

Some people are meant to have pigs @Britesea

I got into keeping chickens about 10 years ago when I guy arrived on our farm with a sob story and a truckload of chicks. WHO can resist a truckload of chicks? Not me… I bought 30 off him and he threw in an extra 10. I got ONE hen out of the batch (guess where he got them from?) and got hooked on chicken keeping.

 

[lcertuche]

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.

 

[lcertuche]

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