The wandering sheep herds here, who have come down to Undhauli (Bensi) to escape the winter, are heading to Undhauli (up towards the lake) as the summer heats up. One hundred and 20 sheep of the district, which have fallen down in the winter, have gone up towards their pastures in Gurja, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Annapurna Himal.

According to Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Expert Center Myagdi, there are 18 thousand 567 Raithane Baruwal breed sheep in all 6 municipalities of the district. There are also about 3,000 goats of the Raithane Sinas breed to guide the sheep. Every sheep flock has Nike goats . It is not possible to have a sheep-only shed unless there is a goat that moves forward in the herd.  According to the records of the

center, Annapurna rural municipality has the highest number of 6,151 sheep, Dhawalagiri rural municipality has 5,991 sheep, and Raghuganga rural municipality has 5,589 sheep. Likewise, 367 sheep in Malika Rural Municipality, 347 in Mangala Rural Municipality and 122 in Beni Municipality have been reared. Annapurna, Dhawalagiri and Raghuganga Rural Municipality Gurja, Dhaulagiri, Nilgiri and Annapurna have large grazing areas under the mountains, so there are more sheep in this area . 

'This year, winter ended without snow and winter. We walked in the morning . We will reach the highest Khair Lake by the end of June," said Rakprasad Garvuja, who was driving sheep from Annapurna Rural Municipality-6 Ghar towards Paudwar. When they start tearing, we move the shed higher.' This winter, the joint sheep of Rakprasad and Kumar Paija spent 25,000 in the forest of Gharak for grazing.

There is no abundant pasture in Annapurna's Khopra, Khairbarah area, because there is a chauri shed in the pasture khark, and some sheep are taken to the barn in Mustang's mulikhark, Batase, Dah, Barah, Marche etc. is . Some of the sheep of West Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality of the district are taken to the Dhorpatan hunting reserve. Each village has its own grazing area to take cattle to the lake. 

Although there is enough pasture, plenty of income and PPR, full vaccination is ensured, there is sufficient medication facility, but the attraction towards sheep breeding business is decreasing every year. The data shows that 148 cowsheds decreased to 120 in 5 years and the number of sheep decreased from 21 thousand to 18 thousand.

"Except for a limited number of people, most of the sheep herders/sheep rearing farmers are from the previous generation". Farmers complain that it is difficult to find people to live in the shed," said Shubash Regmi, Technical Officer of the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Expert Center, Myagdi. Attacks by wild animals, including leopards, have also increased.'

^{Annapurna Rural Municipality-6 in Deurali Pakha of Myagdi. Photo: Ghanshyam Khadka / Kantipur}

There is a good income from sheep even in the midst of the shortage of shepherds living in the wandering sheds. Demand for sheep is high . There is no need to look for a market, customers go to the barn to look for sheep. Locals go out from the cowshed to perform Bhume Puja, Barah Puja, Kulpuja of different castes, Janzahiru and offer sacrifice of sheep in villages. In one season, a farm sells sheep and goats worth 2 lakhs to 10 lakhs. Not only the trade of live sheep, but also the sheep's wool is a good trade. .

Village-to-village Bhume Puja, Janaipurnima, etc. The custom of animal sacrifice along with worship in various temples is a dynamic opportunity to trade in sheep. The biggest fair of this region is held at Khairvarahi temple on the day of Janaipurnima.

The traditional nomadic sheep herds are provided with solar tukis to protect the sheep from wild animal attacks, tents and shepherd's entertainment as they have to walk with the shepherds and shepherds. Sheep shepherds have demanded to increase access to information.

'We have heard that the government is supporting commercial sheep and goat breeders . The life of us shepherds is difficult, so we have asked for help with solar tuki, tent and radio," said Nanda Bahadur Bhandari of Raghuganga rural municipality-2 Bhagwati. "Various poisonous weeds have started growing in the grazing area. is . Grazing is not allowed in Bensi's forest. Due to the increase in wild animals, insecurity has increased for both the animals and us.'

Not only that, genetic problems of sheep have also been seen in the traditional style sheep flocks. Due to the problem of inbreeding, the growth and productivity of sheep has decreased and the size of the sheep is also decreasing.