Ask a herder #1
I am in awe of range sheep operations here. I just love them and I always have so many questions that I'm sure that my guys hate love taking me with them because I probably ask stupid questions, but they humor me and answer without laughing at me too much.
Q: How many times are your sheep ran through "corrals" in a year?
A: 6; shearing, docking, mouthing, before they go up to the forest for summer, coming off the forest and when we take the bucks out.
Q: How do you protect your sheep against predators?
A: We use herders and guard dogs.
Q: Are your dogs aggressive towards people, like people they don't know, like me!?
A: Ours aren't, but some people have more aggressive guard dogs.
Q: How often do herders get groceries delivered? Do they get to pick what they want to eat? Do they change it up?
A: Groceries are delivered every 2 weeks, herders make their own list and anything goes as long as they don't eat better than I do. They usually don't change it up too much, grocery lists are very similar among weeks as well as camps.
Q: Where are your herders from?
A: Peru
Who else has some questions that they would like answered? Let me know and I'll do my best to find out the dirt for you!
Q: How many times are your sheep ran through "corrals" in a year?
A: 6; shearing, docking, mouthing, before they go up to the forest for summer, coming off the forest and when we take the bucks out.
Q: How do you protect your sheep against predators?
A: We use herders and guard dogs.
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Q: Are your dogs aggressive towards people, like people they don't know, like me!?
A: Ours aren't, but some people have more aggressive guard dogs.
Q: How often do herders get groceries delivered? Do they get to pick what they want to eat? Do they change it up?
A: Groceries are delivered every 2 weeks, herders make their own list and anything goes as long as they don't eat better than I do. They usually don't change it up too much, grocery lists are very similar among weeks as well as camps.
Q: Where are your herders from?
A: Peru
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I love this series already! So interesting! Tell them they have a fan in this sheep girl from NM!
ReplyDeleteI always love learning about different ag operations than wheat and cattle. There's always something new to learn!
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