Alan Westerfield is asking for people’s math on sheep. He said he made his money raising sheep, and he’s heard some crazy numbers by “blowhards.” I think he is responding to this recent video by Birchfield Farming: But maybe he’s talking about my videos too. Now, if you ask people who do rotational grazing, almost… Continue reading Doing the math, sheep vs. cows in 2024
Category: Sheep
The history of sheep on my field (part 2)
Previous post With 3 new lambs, I was talking to my neighbor about his sheep and he said he was getting out of the sheep business. A commentator recommended I buy his sheep since he is close to me, and I thought that was a fantastic idea. So I approached my neighbor but he was… Continue reading The history of sheep on my field (part 2)
The history of sheep on my field (part 1)
As I get more sheep, I thought it would be a good idea to go over the history of sheep on my field. 2022 I bought 4 sheep on May 30th, 2022. There were two ewes, an older ewe (EWE 0001) and a yearling (EWE 0002). The older ewe had 2 ram lambs. RAM 0001… Continue reading The history of sheep on my field (part 1)
Penning up the sheep
At long last, as of Wednesday April 3rd, 2024, I have the sheep penned up along with the bulls. I had been planning this for well over a month now. It is going to be a pattern from now on, that once a rotation finishes, or I move the animals to the north of the… Continue reading Penning up the sheep
The Lamb with the Broken Leg
On Friday February 23rd, 2024 I discovered that the older ewe that I had bought in 2022 had given birth to two lambs, both of which survived. I didn’t bother the lambs but I did see them both get up and feed on their mama, so I figured they were ok. When I came back… Continue reading The Lamb with the Broken Leg
Keeping two herds
I had a commentator on one of my YouTube videos get confused over how I am doing things. I admit it is confusing, and even my kids who come to the field from time to time get confused. Let me try to describe the situation in detail. My field is a rectangle, about 1,000′ wide… Continue reading Keeping two herds
Why dogs and sheep do not get along sometimes
Snowball is one of my best dogs. I got him free from some cousins in Wyoming. He was probably going to be culled because he was unwanted. I brought him back from the sub-zero freezing temperatures of Wyoming to the warm weather of Texas, along with two of his siblings. Unfortunately, Snowball is the only… Continue reading Why dogs and sheep do not get along sometimes
First sheep move with the new sheep
I bought 28 sheep and lambs from my friend on Monday February 19th, 2024. These are a mix of Dorper and Barbados (Barbie). The goal is to breed my St. Croix rams with them and then over time build my own genetics in my flock. I had originally thought to move them into the area… Continue reading First sheep move with the new sheep