Drop herd: The main bunch of ewes, during lambing, that have yet to lamb.
Lambing: The birthing of lambs.
Shed lambing: Tending to the ewes delivering lambs in barns and corrals.
Range lambing: Tending to the ewes delivering lambs out on the range, in the sagebrush and hills. No corrals or barns.
Hired men/sheepherders/herders: Spanish speaking Peruvians brought in on work visas that stay with the sheep herds year round.
Bum lambs: lambs without mothers that we bottle feed.
Panniers: a box or bag set that hang on either side of the pack saddle for transporting supplies.
Camp: The place where the sheepherders are residing at the time whether it be in their tent or their camp- a rounded metal sheep wagon on four wheels as pictured above.
Commissary/supply wagon: A wooden wagon, pictured above, pulled behind the camp for holding supplies such as hay, wood, corn, and dog food.
Big Range Operation: Running the sheep in herds on the range year round. Often times on public lands, such as Forest Service or BLM.
Grafting: when a lamb dies, we skin it and put that skin on a live lamb like a jacket so the ewe will claim it as hers.
