I'm a sheep owner they r much easier to handle then goats plus goats tend to escape more often I keep on fighting with a goat that won't stay in it's cage
We couldn't afford land in Oregon, so we moved to East Texas and are about to move to property and start sheep. We promised our kids lambs when we moved.
@@westcampproductions2101 Well howdy neighbor! We're buying from Terra Nera Ranch in Timpson. We found them through the Shepherdess' website. If you haven't found her yet, she's an East Texas sheep farmer and UA-camr. She has a registry of sheep farms there.
Twins can be pretty problematic in beef cows. Last year I did have a cow successfully raise twins but they grew slower obviously sharing the milk. Most of the time you will lose a calf or both if you don't bottle one. If a cow has a male and female twin the female typically won't be able to breed.
I have 3 Dorper X Suffolk sheep and I certainly wish they did eat weeds in preference to apple, grape, hazelnut and macadamia nut tree leaves. I’m looking to get rid of the sheep because they barely go for the weeds but go for fruit tree leaves and to erect electric fences is not something I’d consider. The 3 neutered male sheep came with the property when I bought it, but I now just want to get rid of them.
@@homesteadingwithPJ I sort of grow attached to them as “pets”. I bought some lupins which the local stock feed supplier recommended rather than the normal long pellets. The lupins weren’t expensive, but I’m wondering if the stock feed seller was giving me the correct information. He asked me if there was brown dead grass on my property, he said the sheep would graze on that and to only give each sheep 100grams of lupins. Does that sound right? I didn’t know the sheeps age, but it appears they are either 4 or 6 years old from the coloured tags in their ears. I guess you have a different system of identifying the age of sheep being in North America.
@@johnmanera4097 You can tell their age by their teeth, but I've never done that. Pretty much any ewe from 2 years to 7 years will act the same and have the same needs. I never weight my pellets, but they should be served as supplements on poor pasture, not sole food source. Sheep will eat dead grass when they are hungry enough.
@@homesteadingwithPJ thanks for that information, my sheep are neutered males. I guess it’s best to not overfeed them, they are fat enough. I have tried to get some information locally about keeping sheep but it’s sometimes difficult.
First figure out your goals, then pick a breed. Then you have two options, there's a few Facebook groups depending on the breed you're looking for, or find the breeder's website and look for registered flocks near you. Good luck!
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I'm a sheep owner they r much easier to handle then goats plus goats tend to escape more often I keep on fighting with a goat that won't stay in it's cage
We couldn't afford land in Oregon, so we moved to East Texas and are about to move to property and start sheep. We promised our kids lambs when we moved.
Congrats! East Texas is great sheep country!
Oregon land is definitely pricey!
Can I ask where you got your sheep? We’re in east Texas as well
@@westcampproductions2101 Well howdy neighbor! We're buying from Terra Nera Ranch in Timpson. We found them through the Shepherdess' website. If you haven't found her yet, she's an East Texas sheep farmer and UA-camr. She has a registry of sheep farms there.
Twins can be pretty problematic in beef cows. Last year I did have a cow successfully raise twins but they grew slower obviously sharing the milk.
Most of the time you will lose a calf or both if you don't bottle one.
If a cow has a male and female twin the female typically won't be able to breed.
I just learned that fact like a month ago. Seems crazy to learn something so strange, so late in the game for me. Never stop learning!
Fascinating, thanks for the info
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Very good video 🙂
I have 3 Dorper X Suffolk sheep and I certainly wish they did eat weeds in preference to apple, grape, hazelnut and macadamia nut tree leaves. I’m looking to get rid of the sheep because they barely go for the weeds but go for fruit tree leaves and to erect electric fences is not something I’d consider. The 3 neutered male sheep came with the property when I bought it, but I now just want to get rid of them.
Yup, that sounds like sheep! Just like children, they'll eat their favorites before they eat what you want them to eat.
@@homesteadingwithPJ I sort of grow attached to them as “pets”. I bought some lupins which the local stock feed supplier recommended rather than the normal long pellets. The lupins weren’t expensive, but I’m wondering if the stock feed seller was giving me the correct information. He asked me if there was brown dead grass on my property, he said the sheep would graze on that and to only give each sheep 100grams of lupins. Does that sound right? I didn’t know the sheeps age, but it appears they are either 4 or 6 years old from the coloured tags in their ears. I guess you have a different system of identifying the age of sheep being in North America.
@@johnmanera4097 You can tell their age by their teeth, but I've never done that. Pretty much any ewe from 2 years to 7 years will act the same and have the same needs.
I never weight my pellets, but they should be served as supplements on poor pasture, not sole food source. Sheep will eat dead grass when they are hungry enough.
@@homesteadingwithPJ thanks for that information, my sheep are neutered males. I guess it’s best to not overfeed them, they are fat enough. I have tried to get some information locally about keeping sheep but it’s sometimes difficult.
Sheep are always looking for a spot to die. But the money you get back from them is worth raising them.
One way cows would be better is if they are mini dairy cows, they produce much more milk than sheep and requiere less land than standard cattle.
Are foxtail weeds bad for sheep?
Yeah but what do you do with sheep?
Sheer them or eat them
I'd like to buy sheep. Where should I go
First figure out your goals, then pick a breed. Then you have two options, there's a few Facebook groups depending on the breed you're looking for, or find the breeder's website and look for registered flocks near you. Good luck!
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Dearsir iam from India karnataka state Bangalore city I need dormer sheep please give me suggestion please
I can get pregnant than soon?