Having sheep in the yard is such a good time! They’re cute and get the job done and I just love all of them. It’s funny how much personality they all have, too! Getting to know them and be around them has been such a positive experience.
– anonymous urban shepherd
What to expect
- smells – sheep have a strong farm animal scent
- sounds – sheep go ‘baaa’ a lot
- poop – sheep leave small pellet droppings
- great free fertilizer
What to do
- make sure they have water (check every-other day)
- make sure they have something to eat (check every-other day)
- once a week check their health
- not limping
- not isolating themselves
What not to do
- don’t pet meatball the ram
- don’t let your pets interact with the sheep
- don’t let the sheep out of the yard
- don’t feed them any food on the banned foods list
Banned Foods List
- avocados / avocado trees
- any minerals containing copper
- brassica (cabbage/broccoli/brussels sprouts, turnips, mustard)
- passionflower vine
- foxglove
- mountain laurel, rhododendrons, azalea
- oleander
- oaks / acorns
- yew
- cherry
- english ivy
- rhubarb
- bracken fern
- morning glory
- holly
- st. john’s wort
- milkweed
- black locust
- locoweed
- dogsbane
- lambs quarters
- flax
- alfalfa
- pokeweed
- arrowgrass
- common nightshade
- dock