Our Hobby Farm Adventures| Florida Hobby Farm
Raising sheep for milk is not something new. It has been done for thousands of years. This practices was common in Europe near Mediterranean Sea but has now spread far. In the US, the industry is still new and mostly in the New England and Upper Midwest. Sheep milk is highly nutritious as compared to […]
Sheep are gentle and docile. Looking at the reasons why raising sheep on a small homestead farm made sense to me, I figured I would detail them out. Although I am currently raising my sheep for meat, sheep can be raised for wool, milk, and even for their hide, making them a very versatile animal. […]
The St Croix sheep breed comes from the island of St Croix, one of the Virgin Islands and can be found on most of the islands. Originally used to breed their white coloring into other breeds, they are considered a meat breed. They are known, however, to be black or brown as well. They are […]
Finally getting around to a post on our St Croix meat sheep. It took a couple of weeks longer than originally anticipated. On the day we were to pick them up, the owner of the girls got sick and couldn’t make it. So we picked up Jacob the male ram by himself. He was very […]