Breeds Used for My Commercial Sheep Farm (FEB FAQ'S): Vlog 122

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Breeds Used for My Commercial Sheep Farm (FEB FAQ'S): Vlog 122

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5 жыл бұрын

February is here, and with it comes some videos finally answering YOUR most frequently asked questions...
This first video is answering "What Breeds do I Have?"
My question to you...
What are YOUR favourite sheep breeds? And Why?
Thanks you guys.
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@fighurst1155 5 жыл бұрын

My flock is East Friesian. They’re super maternal and so far all births have been problem free. They are not as robust as other breeds I’ve raised. Hampshire, Cormo, Corriadale, and various crosses. They are docile and I believe I’ve found my Sheep Niche. Triplets are the norm and I can’t wait to have quads! That was so awesome!! Edited to fix autocorrect!

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@inglis7086 5 жыл бұрын

As a Kiwi or New Zealander - we had Romney's among other breeds growing up and if there any sheep that was going to do something stupid like at the last minute not go into a gateway but race towards and onto the main road among the cars and trucks it was the Romney - they are what we call here "mad bastards" but make lovely wool and meat - we also only have them in paddock eating grass or hay not barns eating grain so interesting to watch what you do

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

hahahahah!!! So that's who's to blame!!! Love it!

@kyngkamryn7743 3 жыл бұрын

i know I am kinda off topic but does anybody know a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?

@haydencolt1067 3 жыл бұрын

@Kyng Kamryn i watch on flixzone. You can find it by googling :)

@gatlinkeaton9502 3 жыл бұрын

@Hayden Colt Yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since april myself :)

@kyngkamryn7743 3 жыл бұрын

@Hayden Colt Thank you, I signed up and it seems like a nice service =) I really appreciate it!!

@daltm79 5 жыл бұрын

Thank Sandi. Good one. Hope you are all doing well.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel!! Doing good.

@JenkinsB 5 жыл бұрын

Love my Katahdins. Easy keepers and great mothers. Cross them to a Cheviot ram and the lambs grow very well on pasture and have enough fuzz on their coats at sale time to not look 100% hair sheep (wool breeds bring more in New Holland PA)

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I have heard that even here in Ontario... lots of people love the Katahdin, but sometimes struggle at the salesbarns (if Facebook is to be believed... lol)

@char-knee496 5 жыл бұрын

We are mix breed. We keep back also so they get very mixed. We always buy pure breed bucks though. You commented about that in a previous video. Suffolk for our market side and polypay for our maternal Right Now. But we have had Hampshire, Dorset, and many others. We are trying to bump our lamb numbers and milk up with the polypay.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thanks for sharing!

@thekatt... 5 жыл бұрын

You got my hairstyle ! ❤️

@FeatheredLife 4 жыл бұрын

Uncle's sheep are all Romney. Crazier then the mad hatters, we are mostly wool breeders. I've been run down, run over, jumped on, cornered and head butted by darn near every ewe,wether and ram on the farm. The lambs are lovely but turn bat poop crazy after they are weaned. Thanks for explaining your group.

@JudyHart1 4 жыл бұрын

Feathered Life so funny your description, but I’m sure you probably miss some other things they did to you.

@hhvjhg6987 5 жыл бұрын

THANKS SANDY FOR THIS INFORMATION..YOUR SUBSCRIBER FROM MIDDLE EAST 👍👍👍..

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@scientist104 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@inglis7086 5 жыл бұрын

The other thing that would be interesting to see other farms that are lambing and having kids in the last few weeks in the USA have a very high boy rate this year like 10 boys to 4 girls - interesting to see what your rate will be

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I'll keep you posted!

@tatersquaw 4 жыл бұрын

Are you going to have Kinsey trained to work sheep, or is she just a farm dog/family pet? Binge watching your vlogs. Very interesting.

@niksnavnn1128 Жыл бұрын

Could you make an updated version of where you are now regarding breeds and presentage in your stock? Do you mostly sell your sheep for meat purposes or do you also focus on whool production?

@alotaibiabdulhadi 5 жыл бұрын

Good Job, Keep going Sandi I'm watching you because I'm planning to build sheep farm like yours here in Saudi :)

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@alotaibiabdulhadi 5 жыл бұрын

Sandi Brock in Which country are you Sandi ?

@raincoast9010 4 жыл бұрын

From where would you get your feed for the sheep?

@deannacalderon4673 4 жыл бұрын

Hinze57 sauce lol. Breeding is.great when its over

@donayesmith1740 5 жыл бұрын

Sandi, Why did you decide to go with the first flock from the steele's? Also you said you have breeds/crosses for the maternal side. Are you also tracking your terminal rams, and improving for the market side. For example..have you experimented breeding different breeds or brought in sires to get a heavier (on the hoof) lamb by market time? Sorry if I'm confusing, I'm just curious about your program and your goals. I love it!

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

great questions! So I bought the original Steele ewes after culling over half of my original ewes... (thats a vlog all on its own...) I got to know Eadie through a course she was convening. She showed me the importance of introducing high health genetics into your flock (wish I did this first)... they are also one of the only suppliers who could sell me those quantities at once. As for the terminal genetics and tracking genetic improvements... I guess the answer is no. I have weekly, or bi-weekly weights so wouldn't be hard to collect that info... Just haven't made it a priority yet... I would say since switching to these 3 breeds, its much easier to track differences.

@user-ye6iz9mx6b 5 жыл бұрын

👍💐

@bowkatiewow Жыл бұрын

I know this an old video but I’m new here. Can someone explain to me what a market lamb is?

@sbergman6766 5 жыл бұрын

How many breeding stock/ewes do you try to keep? Or do you have a future goal to increase your size?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

So far, I'd like to keep my flock down to 450 ewes, but work on expansion through improvement of the ewes performance... So more lambs per ewe marketed through better management, systems, nutrition... Until I can prove to myself I can do that, I am not going to invest a whole lot more in actual sheep.

@fionajane56 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever considered Dorper as a terminal sire?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I did consider Dorper before settling on the breeds I have now...

@RONAN3790 5 жыл бұрын

Do you house the Ewes all year round?

@shugar8204 4 жыл бұрын

What are you breeding for? What do you do with the lambs?

@heather173 4 жыл бұрын

The weaned lambs are what's called "Market lambs", raised for meat or relace ment. It's a working farm.

@erkerk4640 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sandi.. why dont you just buy pure Rideau ewes and keep them as maternal breed? Use your ille de france and suffolk for market as usual and have few good Rideau rams for your flock only.. why do you want to go back to Steele? Rieau will give you high birth rate and %50 siffolk w Rideau will be good for market. Don't you think?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I have quite a few purebred Rideaus I've picked up before purchasing the Steele ewes... They've been productive for me, but quite honestly, I don't love them on their own. The lambs are just too small at birth. But, I do love them crossed... So each time my Rideau ewes have lambs, I also keep those crossed F1s. I guess in this video I wanted to keep it a bit simpler.

@erkerk4640 5 жыл бұрын

@@SandiBrock ok :) thank you.. i remember you went to Steele farm for a fair.. owner was mentioning around 270% birth rate for his breeds per year, which is hard to achieve even with Rideau with 8 months cycle. Do you know Steele breed's average birth weight? On Steele farm web page, i could not find clear information about this maternal breed. Yes, it seems like Rideau is giving maybe around 3-3.5 kgs of birth weight average. I mean with Rideau you have lots of farm in Canada, lots of options.. with Steele i believe you can only buy from 1 place..

@meadowrockfarms 5 жыл бұрын

Do you find the Steele composites are better than the Idf or the other breeds that you have?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I like this breed for their ability to lamb 2 or 3 lambs and still have good girth to them. They are good moms, but I also LOVE a good old Dorset/Rideau cross. That's still my favourite mom to work with.

@itz-_drdr1p614 5 жыл бұрын

What feed do you use for your livestock?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntdmlrGVrdTXio0.html Here's a video I did on my feed...

@danishmushtaq7111 5 жыл бұрын

i loss many ewes n lamp this is my first yr

@dianewhissell-wv6hd 11 ай бұрын

How can youtell the sheep apart

@visionforwardacademy8596 5 жыл бұрын

Please prefer me,which type of breed should i need to keep in my form to Sustain my Basic economic as well as commercial needs.How can i rear them by the best way of technique also please reply ,Iam financially poor.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I can help as I don't know your flock, management or operation... I'm still trying to figure mine out... Do you have resources there that could help you?

@visionforwardacademy8596 5 жыл бұрын

@@SandiBrock Ur saying right,but Which kind of resources which i have need.Iam actually wants the basic guide lines How to construct,type of breed,stock size etc for the beneficial of Marginal efficiency of capital.I committed early asked the joing ur blog but u could not reply that.

@laurier3348 5 жыл бұрын

Looking rather homogenous for crossing evrything. Nice sheep.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@visionforwardacademy8596 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.In which country did u live.Ur my favourite Iam be loved to u.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Canada...

@visionforwardacademy8596 5 жыл бұрын

@@SandiBrock Thanks my dear.

@danishmushtaq7111 5 жыл бұрын

whn u start ur sheep farm wt was that experience

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Tune in! that will be one of these videos!

@celinehonig593 5 жыл бұрын

What do you do with all these sheep?

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, my latest video helps answer this?

@DraGon-cg6ge 5 жыл бұрын

hi Sandi ! how much money can i make if i start with 150 goals

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I can't answer that... It really depends on your cost of production, your marketing, and your management. Its so subjective to each farmer's operation...

@DraGon-cg6ge 5 жыл бұрын

@@SandiBrock where can i see numbers approximately? can I write in person?

@danishmushtaq7111 5 жыл бұрын

i think sheep farming is vry difficult job in fist yr...

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

its so hard the first few years... I agree!

@jaynedavis3388 2 жыл бұрын

Bye boys 😂

@nylalerma6997 5 жыл бұрын

What is a good sheep breed to get for show breeding sheep

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely not my area of expertise... The farm I get my Suffolk and IDF rams from do very well at shows here in Canada. They also have Southdowns.

@Aonexia 5 жыл бұрын

You can start with the St.Croix breeds. Do a review on this breed and you will see why... Good luck! :)

@arthurbrooks8245 4 жыл бұрын

Sanda how big you blog and ewe you had

@visionforwardacademy8596 5 жыл бұрын

Hey! All process is going to be natural their in ur farm. Iam confused to seeing a whole live animals without the Tails what is it my lovely Sandi mam.

@SandiBrock 5 жыл бұрын

I dock the tails for cleanliness, but honestly, I could probably leave the ram lambs tails intact. The ewes, I still prefer to have shorter.