![]() Todd and Peggy Allen were in their mid-50s in 2012 when they purchased their first flock of sheep and established Savage Hart Farm in Vermont. | Photo by Peggy Allen Are sheep easy to care for? Two sheep weathering a snowy day in the barnyard at Savage Hart Farm in Vermont. “It kind of the Lake Wobegon Effect where ‘all the children are above average.’” “One thing to keep in mind is that purebred sheep breeders are pretty passionate about the breed their raising, so it’s kind of a bit subjective,” Stewart said. ![]() Local university cooperative extensions and state sheep breeder organizations may be able to help you select a good breed for your farm by offering advice and connecting you with experienced sheep farmers in your area. Other breeds are valued for their wool or their milk. Some sheep breeds are prized for meat production because they grow fast and can subsist off natural vegetation, requiring little supplemental feed. “You have sheep that thrive in really arid climates, and sheep that thrive in high precipitation zones.” “I think that’s one of the beauties of sheep, that internationally, we have such a vast resource in terms of diversity of genetics,” said Whit Stewart, assistant professor and extension sheep specialist at the University of Wyoming.
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