Sheep Shots Dictionary

Ewe: a female sheep that has had a lamb.
Ewe lamb: a female sheep that has not yet given birth to a lamb.
Fleece: a sheep’s wool after it has been shorn off, in one piece.
Flock: a group of sheep.
Hogget: same as ewe lamb.
Lamb: a sheep under one year old, or the meat that comes from a youthful sheep under one year old.
Lambing: the time when lambs are born.
Mutton: meat from mature sheep (not lamb).
Ram: a male sheep.
Ruminant: a four stomached animal that chews its cud, includes cattle, sheep, goats, and deer.
Shepherd: a farmer who cares for sheep.
Wether: a neutered male sheep.