[Jacob-list] Predator Control Question

[Lasell J. Bartlett]

On Jun 21, 2011, at 8:00 AM, Marjorie Schafer wrote:


> I am an about-to-be new Jacob owner, and I just wondered if most of  

> you leave your Jacobs out in the pasture at night regularly, or  

> bring them into the barnyard or barn at night?



We leave ours out 24/7 year round. The only time they come into the  
barn is our occasional reminder that there are yummy things in the  
barn and it's a good idea to come running when we invite you in, or  
on the rare occasion that a ewe has some trouble with lambing or  
nursing, or we have triplets and are concerned about whether all  
three are getting what they need. Then we watch or have our life  
simplified by having them near by for supplemental feeding.

We have neither dog nor llama nor donkey. We do have open fields with  
more open land before the wooded areas. I think this helps. Plus we  
put bells on the ewes. We've never had predator trouble with the  
sheep though we've certainly had fox and hawk and fisher cat and who  
knows what else taking small and large fowl.


Lasell J Bartlett
Fine Fettle Farm
lasell at lasell.org