Recommended Reading:

Haynes, DVM, N. Bruce, Keeping Livestock Healthy, Garden Way Publishing, 1995. (A classic & popular guide to maintaining health in horses, cattle, pigs, goats, & sheep.)

Parker, Ron, The Sheep Book, Ohio University Press, 2001 (Revised edition). )"A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd" - practical sheep info & great sources list. Also available as pdf files on-line (see Favorite Links).)

Simmons, Paula, & Salbury, DVM, Darrell L., Your Sheep - A Kid's Guide to Raising & Showing, Garden Way Publishing, 1992. (Not just for kids - ideal for becoming familiar with sheep, & for those starting out small.)

Simmons, Paula & Ekarius, Carol, Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, Storey Books, 2001. (Updated version of sheep care, breeds, & uses (older book by Simmons is called Raising Sheep the Modern Way)).

Smith, MS, Barbara & Aseltine, PhD, Mark, & Kennedy, DVM, Gerald, Beginnning Shepherd's Manual (2nd ed.), Iowa State University Press, 1997. (A useful guide on getting started with sheep.)

Books & all sorts of sheep supplies are available from Premier Fencing.

Other books & information are available from the American Livestock Breeds Conservency.