Sheep Graze for an average of seven hours per day
Sheep like to graze. Grazing means the sheep eat growing grasses, weeds, bramble and other bushes or vines. Sheep can graze where crops such as corn and wheat cannot grow.
Grazing is good for the environment. Properly grazed lands help reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) and greenhouse gases in the air.
Sheep also help with weed control, so that you do not have to apply herbicides. Sheep eat the weeds that are not desirable to the environment which makes room for the natural grasses and foliage to grow.
Grazing sheep are good for wildlife like the deer and elk. That is because the sheep emulate eating patterns of the deer and elk and promote the natural fauna and flora of the environment.
One on the ways they accomplish this is simply by walking on the ground. Their hooves help loosen the very top layer of the soil, which allows more water and air carbon to get into the dirt. The water, air, sunlight and carbon dioxide help the plants grow.
Grazing sheep in forests is good for young trees. Sheep graze weeds and bushes that would take sunlight and water away from the young trees. This keeps the weeds and bush growth to a minimum. They also help prevent the spread of forest fires by eating up this foliage that could be fuel for fires.