Not a bad advice. One thing to keep in mind: people rarely sell or part with their very best animals. So building a high-quality flock — calm, friendly, healthy, disease-free, easy birthing, great mothers — can take real time and effort. But it’s absolutely worth it. This is generational wealth. Just yesterday a friend came to borrow the bolt gun. He had two lambs that were too far gone from heavy intestinal worm loads and needed to be put down. Livestock come with many joys... and many sorrows.