What are the habits of sheep?

Sheep are very social, and it is easy to establish a group structure. It mainly transmits and receives all kinds of information through sensory activities such as vision, hearing, smell and touch, so as to maintain and regulate the activities among group members. The superior order of the head sheep and the group helps to maintain this structure. In the flock, it is usually the familiar sheep that form small groups, and then the small groups form large groups. In the natural population, the head sheep of the flock are mostly older ewes with more offspring, and goats can also be selected as the head sheep by taking advantage of their agility, easy training and good memory. It should be noted that sheep that are often left behind are often either sick or old and weak.

Generally speaking, goats are more gregarious than sheep; Coarse wool sheep is better than fine wool sheep and mutton sheep, and mutton sheep is the worst; When forage is abundant in summer and autumn, the social ability of sheep is better than when forage is poor in winter and spring. Taking advantage of gregarious nature, when the sheep leave the pen, people turn around, cross the river, cross the bridge, drink water, change pastures, transport sheep and other activities. As long as the first sheep goes first, other sheep will follow the first sheep and keep in touch with each other by barking, which provides convenience for large-scale grazing in production. However, due to strong social behavior, sheep are easy to mix when approaching, which should be avoided in management.