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Becca talks about how she became a sheep dairy farmer and what made her make the change to sheep from all the other animals on the farm.
Today I talk about some of those options available to you when your rams get loose in the flock and you don’t know who is daddy to the lambs 145 days later.
Today I am doing a short-ish recap of what’s been going on since my last episode and stay tuned for next week when I dive into lambing and all that it entails.
Ever wonder what makes milk sheep different from meat sheep? Today Becca outlines a few of those differences. It is not a definitive list by any means but it is a start.
Breeding season is right around the corner for many of us. Today Becca talks about what it takes to keep a ram of your own, and some alternatives if having your own ram just isn’t possible.
Today Becca talks about some of the controversial things she does on her sheep farm that work for her, may not work for everyone, but always seem to raise some eyebrows.
One again Becca let’s you in on the mistakes she has made when drying off ewes and what has worked for her when drying off during milking and when she is just letting the ewes raise lambs.
Today Becca talks with Candice Christensen of Cat Mountain Farms about allergies, the benefits of sheep milk, and what goes on around Candice’s homestead.
Today Becca talks weaning lambs because that is what she has been doing and is gearing up to do some more of. She’ll talk some do’s and don’ts of weaning and let you in on the mistakes she has made over the years.
Today Becca talks about older ewes, reminiscing about some of her favorites on the farm and what you should be looking for in your older ewes that will determine if they should be bred and therefore milked.
Today Becca talks about how her spring lambing group went. What went wrong and what went right and how the numbers added up and compared to the late winter lambing.
Today Becca talks with Olivia Fox from Crafty Fox Acres about her plans for a micro sheep dairy and her involvement in the North America Dairy Sheep Association.
Today Becca spends a little time talking about what she looks for in a potential ram lamb. Since 99% of ram lambs born will be wethered, it takes a special kind of ram to make the grade.
Today Becca talks about milking. How do you decide when to start? When are you going to milk? What do you do with the lambs? I’ll answer all these questions and more.
Today Becca talks about record keeping. This always seems to be a hot topic, so today she’ll dive into how she keeps her sheep straight and the flock on tract.
