It has comforted the noble host of the poor. It has remanded to their dungeon more felon thoughts, more black doubts, more thieving sorrows, than there are sands on the sea-shore. 'It has charmed more griefs to rest than all the philosophy of the world. He had been a shepherd, and he was not ashamed of his former occupation.' Spurgeon wrote, 'I like to recall the fact that this Psalm was written by David, probably when he was a king. Most account it to be a Psalm of David's maturity, but with vivid remembrance of his youth as a shepherd. Like many others, this beloved Psalm bears the simple title, A Psalm of David. Lamb identification and tail docking, flushing of ewes for autumn mating, care, and management of lactating ewes, drenching against gastrointestinal parasites.The LORD Is My Shepherd and My Host July: Washing of sheep, shearing, recording of wool weights, wool sampling, dipping and drenching against gastrointestinal parasites, vaccination against hemorrhagic septicemia continued care and management of advance pregnant ewes.Īutumn lambing starts, care at lambing and of the newborn lambs antiseptic foot baths grazing schedule changed to 8.00 AM to 5.OO PM. June: Care, management and supplementary feeding of advance pregnant ewes, supplementary feeding of all sheep on tree loppings, proper shelter, and plenty of drinking water.Ĭulling of undesired ram lambs, preparation of lambing pens and their disinfection, vaccination against tetanus, enterotoxaemia, and hemorrhagic septicemia. Vaccination against Jonhe’s disease and foot-and-mouth-disease continues proper shelter’ and sufficient drinking water. May: Weaning and supplementary feeding of lambs with hay and- concentration drenching of weaners.Ĭhange in grazing schedule to allow grazing during cooler hours and resting the flock under tree shade during mid-day tree lopping.

March: Lambing continues, and care and management of ewes and lambs at lambing also continues care, management and supplementary feeding of lactating ewes continue.Ĭreep feeding, ear-tagging, and tail docking and growth recording of lambs continue washing of sheep, wool sampling, shearing, recording of wool weights and dipping, vaccination against sheep-pox continues.Īpril: Wool sampling, shearing, and dipping continues, creep feeding, growth recording and weaning of lambs, culling of old, infertile, and weak animals.ĭeworming with Nilworm and Sulmet, vaccination against Johne’s disease and foot-and-mouth disease. Preparation of lambing pens and their disinfection care at lambing, care, and management of lambs weighing of lambs and dams at lambing, docking, and identification of newborn lambs and supplementary feeding of breeding rams for spring mating.Ĭlostridial multi-component vaccination against struck and other clostridial infections to the pregnant ewes.įebruary: Lambing continues and so care and management of ewes and lambs at lambing also continue care, management and supplementary feeding of lactating ewes creep feeding, ear-tagging, tail docking and growth recording of lambs.įlushing of breeding ewes for spring mating breeding operation starts in later part of February, heat detection, natural breeding or artificial insemination vaccination against sheep pox. January: Stock verification,ear-tagging or tattooing, protection against cold and chilly weather, care, management, and supplementary feeding of advanced pregnant ewes. A monthly schedule for various sheep farm operations with twice a year lambing or shearing pattern under semi-arid conditions on an organized farm is given below. A detailed summary is shown as per the Calendar of Sheep Management practices.

Outline of running sheep