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1. By: Simone

2. Here is a list of what you
call each age range in
“sheep talk”:
 Lambs-baby sheep, under
one year of age
 Sheep-adults, over one
year of age
 Ewes-mature female sheep
 Rams-mature male sheep

3. Did you know both lambs and sheep have unique attributes? It’s
true! Did you know mature female sheep are called ewes? Also, dogs
are in the same family as sheep but were domesticated first?!? This
next attribute is not only unique, it’s neat!!!!!! Some sheep have
SPIRALING HORNS! Isn’t that neat?!? One more neat one! Sheep were
domesticated…………………………7,000 years ago!!! Think how long
ago dogs were domesticated(from now)!!!!!!!!! Oh, you know how I
said mature female sheep are called ewes? Mature males have a
name! They’re called rams. You definitely now know that sheep have
unique attributes. Don’t you?!?

4. Isn’t it surprising that the wool is
important?!? I never thought so myself-
other than it’s important for wearing! I
used to think there was no other reason
sheep have wool! But there ARE other
reasons. First off, the wool tells you the
lamb, or sheep, breed. Speaking of
breed, there are over two-hundred
breeds of sheep! Isn’t that wild?!?
Another fact about wool is that if you
shear sheep only once a year it can
become VERY dirty! Here’s another fact:
Some sheep can be raised for the wool.
A good reason is that sheep produce
close to eight pounds-three point six
kilograms-of wool each year! But still,
some lambs are only raised for meat!
The wool IS important isn’t it?!?

5. Do you know where lambs and sheep live? I do!
Lambs and sheep have very many habitats. First off,
most everyone knows sheep can live on farms. But
when sheep (or lambs) do live on farms, they live in a
particular area, a pasture. Not most people know
that lambs (or sheep) can live in other habitats! They
can live in any tropical climate, a ranch, any dry
climate, high rainfall areas, private grazing lands,
public grazing lands, or even grass lands! I bet you’ll
agree with me that there are lots of habitats those
fluffy, cute, white animals have!!!!!!!!!!!

6. You all know what sound sheep make. They
go baaaa. Right? NO! Sheep make more
sounds! Here is a list :
 Lambs (normal)-Baaaaaaa!
 Ewes (normal)-Bleeaat!
 Ewes when frightened-Dogs bark!
 Rams telling others to STAY AWAY!-
sound of head butting against rocks!
 Rams (normal)-Silent!

7. One of the stomach compartments I want
to talk about is the rumen. This is the
“Made For Cud-Chewing Food Storage
Room.” Basically, the rumen holds food for
Cud-Chewing. Rumination is for resting or
for animals that have chosen not to eat.
That’s all that the rumen is!

8. Did you know sheep have four stomachs? I did! That’s because sheep are in the ruminate
classification of animals. There are hundreds of animals in this classification- one hundred
fifty animals in this classification! These aren’t all of them-but at least it’s a lot of examples:
cows, goats, deer, buffalo, bison, giraffe, moose, and elk. Normally, I call these animals (and
the other millions!) “Cud-Chewers.” That means that the animal regurgitates, re-chews, and
re-swallows their food. That is all I have to say the ruminate family is!

9. Do you know how sheep get food?
I know! Sheep graze. Grazing is
feeding or consuming food in a
meadow or pasture. Sheep graze for
about seven hours a day! When
sheep are grazing, sheep eat LOTS
of vegetation. Vegetation is basically
any green thing on the ground.
These are all vegetation examples:
grass, clovers, weeds, and if you’ve
been in a pasture-other pasture
plants. Speaking of weeds, that’s
their first and favorite choice to fill
them up!

10. I’ve told you almost everything about sheep but a subtitle and paragraph are still missing: Growing
up. The paragraph that goes with this sub title is now:
Lambs grow up to be sheep as children grow up to be adults. Lambs become adults A LOT earlier
though. Lambs grow as much as one and a half pounds throughout the days in Summer. By next
Spring, the lambs are sheep (adults) already!
“Thank you wherever you are out there Tonya and Dennis for letting me get inspiration and facts from
your farm! I used two eggs already!” When I was at Tanya’s farm they had chickens and I gathered four
eggs to take home. I used them on April eleventh for breakfast-that was not a day full of hours after I
went to the farm! Thanks for reading-Simone Loysen :) :0 :)))