The cost of feed for sheep in pasture is low, and in the pasture, sheep can freely ingest green fodder containing various nutrients. Free-range sheep can graze while exercising. This is good because sheep need to get enough exercise to stay healthy.
When grazing, the flock should be organized reasonably according to the number, breed, size, sex and grazing place of the sheep. In order to control the flock, the flock should be arranged in a certain formation so that the sheep can graze. Ewes and weak ewes in late pregnancy also cannot graze with large flocks.
Feed the sheep some hay in advance to prevent the sheep from eating poisonous grass, and detoxify the sheep in time when they are found to be poisoned. The grazing sheep do not need to pay attention to the nutrition of the sheep during the grazing season, but in winter and early spring, the sheep should be provided with sufficient nutrition, and the feed should be properly supplemented to increase nutrition and prevent malnutrition of the sheep.
The sheep that are grazing should be dewormed in time, and the sheep should be dewormed once a quarter. The amount of grazing should also be supplemented with salt in time. When supplementing salt, let the sheep lick freely, or put the salt in the water. Let the sheep drink water freely in different seasons, and after grazing every day, the sheep can only drink clean stream water or mountain spring water. Avoid sheep drinking stagnant or other unclean water. This enables sheep to prevent disease.
Allow sheep to walk or eat naturally and safely at all times. Avoid crowding, bunching or trampling of sheep. When the sheep walks freely, the feed intake will be reduced, which is not conducive to the growth of the sheep. Sheep are prone to choke after being startled while eating or drinking. And crowding each other and getting together will cause the ewes to abort and trample the lambs. Excessive running can make the little lambs, including the big ones, sick or dead.
When you go out to graze every day, you need to decide where to go to graze according to the weather. Go to a shady pasture when the weather is fine, try not to go too far when it is raining or snowing, and go out later when there is dew. When the wind blows or the temperature cools down, choose a more sheltered pasture.
Choose suitable pastures according to the climate conditions in the four seasons. Drive the sheep to a suitable place for grazing, avoid the wind, the sun or the strong heat and cold that will cause the sheep to get sick, and the shepherd will also feel more comfortable.
According to the understanding of the pasture and the grazing rotation arrangement to decide where to grazing. For example, when the pasture is free, you can choose the place with the most abundant pasture to graze. When you have time, you can choose farther pastures for grazing. It is necessary to understand the local pastures and ensure that the sheep have grass to eat every day and are full every day.
In addition, it is necessary to prevent wild animals from attacking or scaring sheep or lambs at any time, such as wild boars, mongooses, etc. Also pay attention to poisonous reptiles, flying insects that bite sheep, such as snakes, hedgehogs, bumblebeesThe shepherd also walks in front of the flock, looking out for poisonous forage or food.
Herding is not an easy task. It requires patience and experience. If you do these things well, your flock will be healthier and stronger.
