lamb is the only meat my dog can eat without having an allergic reaction... it's cheaper to buy a ram off a farmer and process it yourself for $250 than to buy the meat at the store. I'll be raising goats myself, but they're genetically similar so hopefully my dog will be ok on goat. Milking sheep and worrying about copper seems like more trouble than it's worth to me when angora goats exist
Enjoyed learning about lamb. We've done pigs, so lamb sounds easier. Congrats on 200K subs! I remember how excited you were when you got to 100K! I was excited for you!🥳
We have a heard of 13 right now and been up to 15. You can do just 2 strand electric with step in post and they will break out about never unless the paddock is overgrazed and they want new grass. And that saves a bunch instead of big dollar fencing.
Raising and breeding katahdin sheep is much easier than dairy cows (from what I can tell on your videos, I don't own dairy cows). With a large enough paddock setup I'm confident I could leave for a week and not require anyone to check on them. The economics of grass fed sheep is very good, but don't tell anyone, I don't want to give away the secret and everyone start raising them. Key is to start with the best genetics you can find...NSIP flocks!
Die Okonomie von Hennen und Truthennen, special Okologisch auf dem Grass erzogen und auf dem wochentlichem Bauern Markt tief gefroren verkauft, ist auch sehr gut.
The 1st and last time I had lambs butchered it was a flat fee of $70.00 per head. That added almost $2.00/lb I now do it at home in a few hours. Also if you feed a small scoop of feed a few times a week they settle down and will follow you anywhere you want them to go.
We love raising sheep. We do a mix of store\feeders and breeding our own. They need a decent health plan, and they are good for us. Lamb is super expensive here in New Zealand as it’s an export product. We get up to $400 worth of meat off one lamb - or hogget which we prefer. Get educated on sheep before getting them 😀 talk to farmers, vets etc. then you will have an idea of worming, vaccinating etc. We’ve also done cattle and sheep are cheaper and easier to raise and so much faster - you get 2 years worth of lambs good to go before a steer would be ready. You need a couple friendly bucket trained sheep and the others will tame down well!
Central New York at Grocery store Lamb Chop 34.99 /lb, ground lamb 8.69/lb. Hoping to start with 2 feeders in spring in mobile tractor. Was laughing thinking about Accountant Mike and chicken math...I know he's got something to say....
The skittish habit of lambs is the strongest reason I don't raise sheep. I don't want to chase sheep all over the neighborhood. Goats may have their own issues but are easier to handle, move around etc. Besides I like the taste of goat better than lamb.
Just got our lambs back from the butchers, haven't calculated it yet but I'm sure we have saved money and we now have a freezer full of quality organic meat for the year.
$16/lb for steaks at my farmers market. I think lamb is expensive because sheep all want to off themselves. As long as you rotate them well and get a hardy breed, the parasites shouldn't be too rough, I just think they like to run off cliffs and into gates head first.
Lamb is expensive even at Walmart. I have been wanting to get some lambs but they’re expensive in my area. I have goats but they are dairy goats. We do meat chickens, ducks and turkeys and we did our first meat pig last year and still have tons of pork in my freezer but the butcher was pricey…
Well I like your family I hope to God You do too. I love your channel I hope you're more than that Tell me Did you ever ask your camels how they'd like to die? Sheep are awesome Absolutely Awesome. They tell a story, As do the people. When someone takes you to the Market Place What are you worth? Do you know your worth? Many know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Thanks for another video. It's been a beautiful day. Keep on enjoying it.
We raise St. Croix sheep. Anyone interested in raising sheep check the breed out. They have been easy to manage - high resistance to parasites and they are hair sheep so no shearing them. Our goats test the fences and escape occasionally. The sheep stick together in a group and never test the fence. Since you have dairy animals keep in mind they can carry diseases that could be passed on to your dairy animals. That’s what pushed us to change from feeders to breeders.
I like to keep it simple, grill the steaks or chops with salt, done! The ground lamb is awesome too! Honestly there isn’t a bad cut, but my absolute fav has to be braised shanks, that’s a life changer 😁
Ontario Canada: pretty difficult to get anything but Australian Halal lamb🤮sometimes NZ. Rarely Ontario lamb. The prices are ridiculous with a leg of lamb being about $40 or more
Really? Maybe grass-fed lamb. But I follow a UA-cam sheep farmer that regularly ships in the Ontario market. Hers is an indoor production set-up (they raise most of the feed - hay, silage, corn), but she has friends in her area that raise on grass.
I am Ontario too and you are right . Mostly it is NZ lamb which I find has very little flavor. Metro is about the only store with Ontario lamb off and on.
Absolutely. The united States imports 70 to 80 percent of the lamb consumed in this country and studies have shown America's prefer the flavor of American raised lamb meat
It can be a hard sell, but it's a narrow niche, so it's a matter of finding the customer. A lot of older folks in the US have only ever had meat from wool lambs, which has a sort of lanolin funk to it, if they've had it at all. It seems to sell better to immigrants from lamb-eating cultures and to younger folk trying to get grass-fed animals.
Butcher your livestock at a registered licensed organic butcher. That gives your customers peace of mind that they get a professional high quality labelled product.
I agree totally! Feeders lambs are much under appreciated. I sell at two months of age for feeders. They are sturdy and healthy and will typically go from 40-50 pounds at wean to 80-100 pounds in 5 months on grass alone. In addition you can raise a lamb with cows and see very little impact on the pasture , because lambs tend to eat what a cow leaves behind. My Katahdin lambs are MUCH tamer than the ones you have however. I think the human contact they have had on my small homestead makes a lot of difference. Raising feeder lambs is also a good way to taste different breeds. Katahdin sheep taste more like a rich beef than typical lamb because hair sheep, do not produce lanolin.
My katahdins are pretty tame too, but I've got them in with a miniature donkey who they see me petting regularly, and they know seeing me means they get to go on grass soon. No real fear of me left in them at this point, thank goodness, because this will be my first time harvesting them.
I don’t go to farmers markets as there isn’t one near me at a time that works for me. But, there is a beef and lamb supplier that is mostly available at farmers markets but he also will deliver. They’re free range, raised organically but not yet certified organic. If you buy a whole or half lamb, it’s $21-23/kg. A kg is near enough to 2lbs. Actually, that’s cheaper than lamb at the supermarket. The cheapest chops (forequarter) at the supermarket are $16/kg now, but almost every other cut is over $20. A rack for roasting is $33/kg. I was about to order a heap of meat from the supermarket to stock my new freezer but I’ve been really unimpressed with the quality of lamb lately so I think I might order a free range happy lamby 😊 I’d better start with a half. It’s only a little freezer lol. A perfectly timed video!
Buying whole or half you can usually beat store prices, I always offered big discounts to my whole and half orders. That’s awesome you’ll be getting some Monique!
As a knitter, I would love to know what you do with the wool from your lambs if not already included in your next video. Thanks for another great video!
Other reply has your answer. Katahdin is a hair sheep as are Texans. They have a little wooliness around the shoulder but nowhere near enough to shear. The meat is much, much better than a wool sheep, no lanolin aftertaste.
walmart website: $7.88/lb ground lamb up to $18.48/lb lamb loin chops and Fresh Lamb Leg Steak $13.98/lb * looks like it is the same whether you are on west coast or east coast.
Thank you Luigi.
Agreed Katahdin sheep are so easy to raise plus they keep our pastures maintained. The Katahdin sheep do very well against parasites.
Treasure Valley Idaho, $12/lb but we only eat lamb at Passover time soooooo... We don't mind the cost 🤷
I don’t think I’ve eaten 2000 dollars worth of lamb in my life! Lol
lamb is the only meat my dog can eat without having an allergic reaction... it's cheaper to buy a ram off a farmer and process it yourself for $250 than to buy the meat at the store. I'll be raising goats myself, but they're genetically similar so hopefully my dog will be ok on goat. Milking sheep and worrying about copper seems like more trouble than it's worth to me when angora goats exist
But sheep milk products are so much yummier
I've raised goats and sheep. The sheep are much easier to keep in the fence!
Enjoyed learning about lamb. We've done pigs, so lamb sounds easier. Congrats on 200K subs! I remember how excited you were when you got to 100K! I was excited for you!🥳
We have a heard of 13 right now and been up to 15. You can do just 2 strand electric with step in post and they will break out about never unless the paddock is overgrazed and they want new grass. And that saves a bunch instead of big dollar fencing.
Raising and breeding katahdin sheep is much easier than dairy cows (from what I can tell on your videos, I don't own dairy cows). With a large enough paddock setup I'm confident I could leave for a week and not require anyone to check on them. The economics of grass fed sheep is very good, but don't tell anyone, I don't want to give away the secret and everyone start raising them. Key is to start with the best genetics you can find...NSIP flocks!
Die Okonomie von Hennen und Truthennen, special Okologisch auf dem Grass erzogen und auf dem wochentlichem Bauern Markt tief gefroren verkauft, ist auch sehr gut.
This Halloween you need to do a video as Luigi.
Yes!!!
the mustache lmao
When are you posting a new episode?!
The 1st and last time I had lambs butchered it was a flat fee of $70.00 per head. That added almost $2.00/lb I now do it at home in a few hours.
Also if you feed a small scoop of feed a few times a week they settle down and will follow you anywhere you want them to go.
I concur. I pick up bottle lambs and because I spend a few weeks hand feeding them, the follow me everywhere and greet me like a dog, tail wagging.
Was at farmer’s market this past weekend. Racks/chops were 16.49, leg was 9.99 a pound.
Good to know.
We love raising sheep. We do a mix of store\feeders and breeding our own. They need a decent health plan, and they are good for us. Lamb is super expensive here in New Zealand as it’s an export product. We get up to $400 worth of meat off one lamb - or hogget which we prefer.
Get educated on sheep before getting them 😀 talk to farmers, vets etc. then you will have an idea of worming, vaccinating etc.
We’ve also done cattle and sheep are cheaper and easier to raise and so much faster - you get 2 years worth of lambs good to go before a steer would be ready.
You need a couple friendly bucket trained sheep and the others will tame down well!
Central New York at Grocery store Lamb Chop 34.99 /lb, ground lamb 8.69/lb. Hoping to start with 2 feeders in spring in mobile tractor. Was laughing thinking about Accountant Mike and chicken math...I know he's got something to say....
Great video with awesome explanations.
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Thank You For The Information!! Looking forward to the next Video! 🙂👍💕
The skittish habit of lambs is the strongest reason I don't raise sheep. I don't want to chase sheep all over the neighborhood. Goats may have their own issues but are easier to handle, move around etc. Besides I like the taste of goat better than lamb.
Illinois lamb isn’t sold there. Meat isn’t sold
Just got our lambs back from the butchers, haven't calculated it yet but I'm sure we have saved money and we now have a freezer full of quality organic meat for the year.
You can skin chickens, birds.
I raise and sell our lamb at the farmers market for $10-$14/lb
Excellent info….thank you!
I'm in Alabama and never found lamp for sale in my area I like the taste I used to live in Colorado and ordered it in restraunts we would eat at
$16/lb for steaks at my farmers market. I think lamb is expensive because sheep all want to off themselves. As long as you rotate them well and get a hardy breed, the parasites shouldn't be too rough, I just think they like to run off cliffs and into gates head first.
Yeah, that’s probably why!
$30 a kg
I've watched several of these videos and there's many more ways to save money I'm not sure why nobody is talking about them 🤣
Could you do a lamb butchering video?
Edit: just saw you say you're gonna do it... Thanks! Subbed! 😊
Where I am in Missouri, Lamb goes for 14 a pound to 30 a pound for a rack.
You know I'm team sheep so I love this video. 👍👍
I got dizzy watching this.
Lamb is expensive even at Walmart. I have been wanting to get some lambs but they’re expensive in my area. I have goats but they are dairy goats. We do meat chickens, ducks and turkeys and we did our first meat pig last year and still have tons of pork in my freezer but the butcher was pricey…
Nice job!
I wish I knew if I liked the meat or not ... 😔
Buy some from a breeder who also sells stock 😎
Well
I like your family
I hope to God You do too.
I love your channel
I hope you're more than that
Tell me
Did you ever ask your camels how they'd like to die?
Sheep are awesome
Absolutely Awesome.
They tell a story,
As do the people.
When someone takes you to the
Market Place
What are you worth?
Do you know your worth?
Many know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Thanks for another video.
It's been a beautiful day. Keep on enjoying it.
Lamb jn your area is expensive. Our butcher ready lambs go for $240. Just weaned would be about $40-$50
3rd comment woot
I’ll miss the camelus
Sheep are the best bang for your dollar!
I have sold lamb at my local farmers market in Northern Virginia and I sell it for $10-25/lb depending on cut.
Sheep! You have my attention!
Try feeding your lambs apples from your hand. Just sit in there with them and open up the apple so they can smell it.
We raise St. Croix sheep. Anyone interested in raising sheep check the breed out. They have been easy to manage - high resistance to parasites and they are hair sheep so no shearing them. Our goats test the fences and escape occasionally. The sheep stick together in a group and never test the fence. Since you have dairy animals keep in mind they can carry diseases that could be passed on to your dairy animals. That’s what pushed us to change from feeders to breeders.
I saw Icelandic sheep in my area for sale 150 each
Havnt eaten a lot of lamb so what is your favorite cut of lamb and what is your favorite recipe.
I like to keep it simple, grill the steaks or chops with salt, done! The ground lamb is awesome too! Honestly there isn’t a bad cut, but my absolute fav has to be braised shanks, that’s a life changer 😁
I love a basic lamb and barley soup. I will cook and eat any lamb I can get at a reasonable price.
Ontario Canada: pretty difficult to get anything but Australian Halal lamb🤮sometimes NZ. Rarely Ontario lamb. The prices are ridiculous with a leg of lamb being about $40 or more
Really? Maybe grass-fed lamb. But I follow a UA-cam sheep farmer that regularly ships in the Ontario market. Hers is an indoor production set-up (they raise most of the feed - hay, silage, corn), but she has friends in her area that raise on grass.
Dang! That is expensive!
I am Ontario too and you are right . Mostly it is NZ lamb which I find has very little flavor. Metro is about the only store with Ontario lamb off and on.
@@lynnbetts4332 It gets sold in Ontario market but most is exported.
Is there really a market for lamb?
Absolutely. The united States imports 70 to 80 percent of the lamb consumed in this country and studies have shown America's prefer the flavor of American raised lamb meat
A lot of people looking to eat "clean" eat lamb. Most is grass fed, not grain.
It can be a hard sell, but it's a narrow niche, so it's a matter of finding the customer. A lot of older folks in the US have only ever had meat from wool lambs, which has a sort of lanolin funk to it, if they've had it at all. It seems to sell better to immigrants from lamb-eating cultures and to younger folk trying to get grass-fed animals.
We have a herd of Jacob sheep and they are great! We use them for food and fiber. If you can butcher a deer you should be able to butcher a lamb.
Butcher your livestock at a registered licensed organic butcher. That gives your customers peace of mind that they get a professional high quality labelled product.
I agree totally! Feeders lambs are much under appreciated. I sell at two months of age for feeders. They are sturdy and healthy and will typically go from 40-50 pounds at wean to 80-100 pounds in 5 months on grass alone. In addition you can raise a lamb with cows and see very little impact on the pasture , because lambs tend to eat what a cow leaves behind. My Katahdin lambs are MUCH tamer than the ones you have however. I think the human contact they have had on my small homestead makes a lot of difference. Raising feeder lambs is also a good way to taste different breeds. Katahdin sheep taste more like a rich beef than typical lamb because hair sheep, do not produce lanolin.
Do you live near PA!? I’d totally buy some from you!
My katahdins are pretty tame too, but I've got them in with a miniature donkey who they see me petting regularly, and they know seeing me means they get to go on grass soon. No real fear of me left in them at this point, thank goodness, because this will be my first time harvesting them.
That's quite a savings Aust
and tasty too 🙌💥.
Congrats on 200K 🎉🎊👍🎇🎆💥
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You have at least three thing you can sell on sheep like meat wool and milk
I don’t go to farmers markets as there isn’t one near me at a time that works for me. But, there is a beef and lamb supplier that is mostly available at farmers markets but he also will deliver. They’re free range, raised organically but not yet certified organic. If you buy a whole or half lamb, it’s $21-23/kg. A kg is near enough to 2lbs. Actually, that’s cheaper than lamb at the supermarket. The cheapest chops (forequarter) at the supermarket are $16/kg now, but almost every other cut is over $20. A rack for roasting is $33/kg. I was about to order a heap of meat from the supermarket to stock my new freezer but I’ve been really unimpressed with the quality of lamb lately so I think I might order a free range happy lamby 😊 I’d better start with a half. It’s only a little freezer lol. A perfectly timed video!
Buying whole or half you can usually beat store prices, I always offered big discounts to my whole and half orders. That’s awesome you’ll be getting some Monique!
As a knitter, I would love to know what you do with the wool from your lambs if not already included in your next video. Thanks for another great video!
I think this bread is a hair sheep, not raised for wool
Other reply has your answer. Katahdin is a hair sheep as are Texans. They have a little wooliness around the shoulder but nowhere near enough to shear. The meat is much, much better than a wool sheep, no lanolin aftertaste.
walmart website: $7.88/lb ground lamb up to $18.48/lb lamb loin chops and Fresh Lamb Leg Steak $13.98/lb * looks like it is the same whether you are on west coast or east coast.