Sheep don't eat as many different things as goats and they arent as smart.

I run my sheep and goats together.I have had no problems til recently when one of my goats was getting pushy with a pregnant ewe but I will run them back together as soon as her lanb is a little bigger.I also keep a mineral lick for the goats high on the the pen wall where the goats can strech to lick it and the sheep can't get at the copper in it.You may want to keep your ram and billy separate because they will breed to others.My ram had a love affair with one of my white goats!
ann.

Thanks for your replys. I'll get my sheep on the 15th. I'm getting 5 to start. These are all young gals so we will keep them from the billy. I've been doing a lot of reading and learning about raising sheep. It you don't mine I may be asking more questions in the future....thanks again.
Joanne

Joanne,
Biggest thing you need to be aware of is that cattle/goat feeds and mineral supplements may have enough copper in them to kill your sheep. Makes it difficult to run sheep with the other two species, as the cattle and goats need copper in order to remain healthy, but the sheep need much less, and unless you keep them separated, one species or the other is going to suffer either a deficiency or a toxicity.

I feed both my goats and sheep lamb creep which of course has no copper.And as I mentioned I keep the goats minerals up high in the pen wher they need to strectch to reach it.The sheep are unable to stretch that high.But on the milking stand my goats will get dairy ration which has copper and again access to minerals there too.
Of course I could pen them seperatly but I find it easier this way when I have them out on pasture.Then I don't have to round them into seperate pens in the evening.
I've done things this way for just over a year now.Lots of goat owners in my area seem to be keeping them together too.

Ann.

Thanks Lucky and Ann.....We've decided to keep them seperated. Been working on the fence between the rains........almost finished. My sheep will be my mothers day present.......(-: or part of it anyway......thanks again for your advice.

Joanne