Unlike domestic sheep, which are mostly wool sheep and need shearing annually, wild sheep are more often hair sheep and shed their coats naturally. This process, known as molting, involves hair...

You can start showing sheep by selecting the best sheep from your flock. Examine its physical condition and musculature, and then train it at home to allow it to get used to you leading it. On the...

To use a spinning wheel, a spinner places scrap yarn around the bobbin and through the flyer hooks. They then rotate the wheel by treadling and using their hands to control the thickness and twist of...

Teacup miniature sheep are not a specific breed but a category of small breeds of sheep, including the Babydoll Southdown sheep, Harlequin Mini Meat, Mini Cheviot Sheep, and others. Teacup miniature...

A female sheep is called a ewe. The plural term for ewe is "ewes." The word "ewe" has roots in Old English, and can be traced back to Latin and Greek. The earliest known use of "ewe" was even before...

A wool carder helps you process wool in your home or workshop. Wool carding untangles, cleans, and mixes wool fibers to produce a continuous web of fibers, which is then ready for spinning into...