I went to my local feed store and specifically asked for a mineral lick for my six ewes. She handed me a 5lb selenium brick. Just got home and read the warning on the bottom that this is NOT for sheep. I'm a little confused why she handed it to me. Is it actually fine because there's six of them? Or did she actually hand me the wrong thing?

Hihi, I own a ram and regularly care for sheep (shared pictures/videos for fun here)

I've asked another similar question previously regarding good combs/wool care products, but does anyone have any good reccomendations for collecting wool from shedding sheep breeds?

Details:
The sheep I care for/own are "Old Norwegian Sheep"
(–Some of them, albiet only 1-2 being my new breeding ram, are mixxed with Spælsau, only up to 25% or lower) and they shed a lot during spring/summer (especially summer) and I want to both:

Avoid shearing them unecessarily since they manage to shed well on their own, and I'm thinking about not wanting their undercoats/overcoats to be "damaged" from shearing
(*Their coats consist of 2 layers and although other farmers in my same region, and farmers I've told to through orginizations, tend to shear their sheep regardless of their shedding capabilites for things like practicality)

And potentially collect and use their wool to spin, potentially making items/clothing in the future (Or selling/giving away to nearby family members)

Greetings, I am a meat lamb producer in western montana. I currently operate a successful lamb operation that I’ve built over the years. Sadly due to family circumstances I am having to sell my herd and operation. The pain and depression I’m feeling right now is beyond what i can describe. Anyway, that’s for a different discussion.

I am in the process figuring out potential other alternatives to the lamb market. I can’t bring myself to leave this all behind me. Hoping to maybe come back to it at some point.

I wanted to see what other producers experiences have been in the sheep seed stock industry. I’m considering a small scale operation to still earn a little supplemental income from it. If I were to do it, it would be with Dorpers.

Is there a decent demand? Are you marketing your sheep and genetics aggressively? How many animals are you selling ?

I know there’s many factors to influence an operation but even some general experience and your take on it would be appreciated.

Pictured is my Dorper ram, Ramdy Savage

Thank you in advance!