FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many animals do you have?
We have approximately 70 goats and 40 sheep, of varying types. Bear, our livestock guardian, is a Great Pyrenes and lives in the paddock with the herd 24 hours a day. Panda, our Border Collie, is a shepherd-in-training. The crew also includes Molly Meatball, our rodent management cat.
Where do the animals go at night?
Where do you get water?
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Where do the animals go at night? They stay in the paddock
What about coyotes? Bear is a great protector
Can I feed them a snack? Please do not feed them
Is this all they eat? We supplement due to lack of protein in the forage, due to lack of rain. We give them salt and minerals, and seaweed and kelp that we harvest.
Who cares for the animals? The shepherds that live on site.
Is the fence electric? Yes, please don’t touch it.
How long will you be here? Until Sep/Oct.
What kind of sheep and goats are they? We have Dorper and Barbados sheep. We have Nigerian dwarf, Boer, Nubian, Alpine, and Kiko goats.
How much do they eat? Ruminants eat 4% of their body weight every day.
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We have approximately 70 goats and 40 sheep, of varying types. Bear, our livestock guardian, is a Great Pyrenes and lives in the paddock with the herd 24 hours a day. Panda, our Border Collie, is a shepherd-in-training. The crew also includes Molly Meatball, our rodent management cat.
Where do the animals go at night?
Where do you get water?
Friendly neighbors like you!
Where do the animals go at night? They stay in the paddock
What about coyotes? Bear is a great protector
Can I feed them a snack? Please do not feed them
Is this all they eat? We supplement due to lack of protein in the forage, due to lack of rain. We give them salt and minerals, and seaweed and kelp that we harvest.
Who cares for the animals? The shepherds that live on site.
Is the fence electric? Yes, please don’t touch it.
How long will you be here? Until Sep/Oct.
What kind of sheep and goats are they? We have Dorper and Barbados sheep. We have Nigerian dwarf, Boer, Nubian, Alpine, and Kiko goats.
How much do they eat? Ruminants eat 4% of their body weight every day.
5 trillion dollars worth of property in San Diego is at high-severity fire risk. Talk to your neighbors about coming together to prevent one in your backyard. Join us!
@wearegoodshepherds
connect@goodshepherds.earth
