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I would take a look at the manufacturer's label for that information. I couldn't find any specifics online other than slaughter date withdrawals, which might be why you're asking, too. The info I'm finding seems to indicate a 21 day withdrawal period, but again only specified for meat. A vet might also be more knowledgeable about this too, sorry I don't have a good answer for you!

That's a great idea, thanks for sharing it!!

I love this, we were planning to do a mini greenhouse within the greenhouse but that feels doable across the whole thing, too!

Thanks so much!

Glad it hear it was helpful!

Thanks for sharing your ideas, it's super helpful!

Super smart!

Thanks so much!

I would say it depends on management more than anything. At first we had a lot of issues, but then we started using copper sulfate as a free choice mineral and now we really don't have problems with parasites like we did in the first few years.

Yay, so do I! :)

I've got a video that discusses the most popular sheep breeds for milk: ua-cam.com/video/OW-W9DrjbHw/v-deo.html Thanks for watching!

Still here :)

I'm in Southern Ontario, Canada. As for the metric system, it's not just a French measuring unit, it happens to be used by every nation in the world except for a few holdouts like the USA. I mentioned New York because we're just on the other side of Buffalo, NY and that storm hit there very hard too. Hope you're staying warm today, no matter what unit of temperature measurement you prefer!

Thank you for the comment and recommendation! I agree on going deeper and extending out, and it's one of those "ahh if we had known better" situations at this point.

@@waykeeperfarmandnerdery here's another design that offers heating system's never thought out before. Every inch has a purpose. I love how he incorporated earthworms for worm castings. You might get even more ideas from this guy ua-cam.com/video/6KCOY-LVXmk/v-deo.html

Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

Of course if mother nature says so... is better to just stop growing till things gets better, I just stop growing because heat, winter is not a thing around here, but looks otherwise in your corners of the world.

Thank you for the suggestions, we'll definitely look into adding a second layer. And I agree, winter greens are amazing!! :)

That's a good question! I would say that it's pretty much impossible to get the last drop, because they are constantly producing... but to your question, I feel like the machine gets the majority of the milk out, and their bags get soft and "empty". :)

@waykeeperfarmandnerdery Thank you for your answer me and my family have also sheep farm of around 300 dairy sheeps and i was arguing with my dad about buying machine, he says that the machine will not milk the sheeps properly as by hand so thats why i asked you.. thanks.

Thank you!

I love Charles Dowding and no-dig gardening! So glad you found my channel!

I'm not familiar with that system, but it sounds interesting! Thanks for the idea.

That's an interesting concept for heating the greenhouse!

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Yes, thanks so much for sharing those breeds! The 3 I talk about in this video are very European-focused and I love that there are other options out there, too!

Thanks for sharing your experience with this type of project! We were worried about hitting the water table but should have gone deeper, like you said.

Thank you so much! :)

You're welcome!

Lessons learned all around!

Absolutely, that's another great idea for wool!

I didn't coin the term ;)

We don't end up having fresh milk from our sheep all year. Last year we froze some and it lasted us a few more months. But we found that we just drank less milk and used it for recipes, etc. It wasn't as awesome as fresh milk, but great for hot chocolate ;) We realized one thing that really benefits our family is making a lot of cheese and then freezing it (we also have aged cheese that's not frozen) because we used to buy a lot of cheese for our kids, especially. So this year we've focused on making cheese to have on hand all winter, instead of freezing milk. We'll buy some cow's milk from the store when we need it in the winter, but we just don't consume as much in general. Hope this helps! We like having a break in the winter from milking, but we also appreciate the milk that much more when we have it :)

@@waykeeperfarmandnerdery thank you this does help alot!

We recently got a Border Collie dog and we're working on training him up. It's definitely not easier at this point, but hopefully with enough training he'll be helpful!

A greenhouse will go a long way for sure! I heavily much yes, with a mix of woodchips and we have sheep wool because we have sheep. I mostly don't water in the winter. The greenhouse has a lot of condensation and stays very moist, but if it did get dry because it was super sunny for several days I would water. But for the most part, it isn't until early March that things start to dry out. I gave some young fig trees to a friend in Quebec with a similar zone as you, and she's planting them a greenhouse - I'll report back on how her figs do next spring too. :)

Thanks so much for your thoughts and for the info on how you do things! It is so appreciated! And yes please lmk how it goes over in Quebec too!!! If she can do it I'm sure I can too, lol 😂

Thanks for taking the time to post your lovely comment :)

I hear you!

Hi Monika! I've really enjoyed diving into the regenerative farming world. I also recently sold my company AccessAlly, so farming and taking care of my young kids is my main gig now too. :)

We do have both of these planted now as well! Originally we went with fruit trees, but we've now incorporated willow and mulberry in many more spots!

Thanks so much for sharing this, I have heard of them before but haven't had the chance to find any locally. Will keep an eye out! :)

So glad to hear it! :)

So nice of you to let me know, thank you!

This website seems to have a nice directory and includes one KY listing: www.milkingsheep.com/dairy-sheep-breeder-directory/ Good luck!

I completely agree with you! The ones that aren't interested in us humans are the best, and the super friendly ones aren't afraid of us and can be more "rammy". Thanks for sharing your experience!

Great question! We're trying to keep the traditional ways, so we went with "Waykeeper". The word "way" is also an Eastern concept of "do" that can be "method" or "art" (like Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Kendo, etc) so that also inspired our choice of the word. Keeping the art/way of farming, and the Nerdery part is where we bring our sillier side and more technical/modern learning.

Thanks for sharing your experience with goats on this too! You're probably right that it takes a little while for your sheep to bond and start to respond to the running. :)

We don't heat ours in the winter, but we do have a bit of warmth from passive fans and a "climate battery". (See video here: ua-cam.com/video/zrB4PEh3sZ0/v-deo.html) I don't think it's necessary, but your fig trees will "die back" and lose all their leaves. They should be more than able to bounce back and get a head start from being in the greenhouse though!

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That's an amazing idea! I would just be careful because a greenhouse can heat up a lot in the summer - so if you don't plan on being inside during the day, you'll be fine, depending on where you live. But in the summer, my greenhouse can reach 50C or 122F, and it's really easy to get a heat stroke. Sometimes even in the winter on a really sunny day, I've gotten slightly sick from working in the heat of the greenhouse.

Usually, when we're talking about parasites in sheep we're referring to internal parasites that suck the sheep's blood from within (gross, I know!). So it's not so much something related to the milk, though there could be bacteria in the milk if the ewe has an infection. In that case, I wouldn't recommend drinking the milk. The best thing to do is keep everything clean and keep your animals healthy overall, and then cool the milk immediately after milking to reduce the changes of any bacteria growing in there. And yes, you're more than welcome to flavor the milk with honey, just add and stir!

@@waykeeperfarmandnerdery Thanks for the reply! I appreciated the information. I guess it does help to know the parasites don't get in the milk... (?) At least I hope they don't.

Thanks for commenting!

This little guy was a boy :)