Sheep Farming: 14 Things You Need To Start Your Own Sheep Farm

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Today at Ewetopia Farms, we suggest 14 things you need to consider or need to have in order to start your own sheep farm. This is a long one so grab a drink and a snack before you start! We discuss some of the more obvious things such as having a farm and land to things you may not have considered such as having a plan or goals to set you on your path to becoming a sheep farmer - be it as a sheep hobbiest to becoming a fully self-sufficient sheep farmer. I think some may think this is easy to do but it can be difficult and there are a lot of things to reflect upon before you start. We hope this can give you some insights or things to think about before you do.
Sheep and sheep farming is our passion and we hope that the love we have for what we do is obvious to you the viewers. Our operation is a large scale, purebred seed stock sheep farm combining the best of pasture and confinement to manage the flock for maximum comfort, minimal stress, and producing a consistent, very high quality product.
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Lynn McKay and Arnie Droogh
3606 6th Concession Road
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@susanmarsh4351 Жыл бұрын

That was great Lynne. Something tough to talk about but very important in terms of welfare and stewardship. Accidents do happen. Vets are understanding very caring but maybe caught up with a client or a long way away. People need to plan ahead and have a method available to quickly dispatch an animal if the sheep is severely injured or heavily stressed due to illness.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is true. It really is the one topic people don't like to talk about or hear about and we definitely are not going to show it on KZfaq. But it is a reality of farm life.

@patriciaruppert201 Жыл бұрын

Good morning Arnie and Lynn. That was very interesting to learn what the considerations are for starting a sheep farm. So many things to think about. The process of farming and raising animals has functions to make it a success. Your farm is quite picturesque and it enjoyable to watch the video every day. The sheep are so appealing and amazing. Watching them go to the fields is so cute. The rams were quite perky today and jumping completely in the air. You guys allow them to enjoy their lives. Thank you for all of the information and have a great day. Big hugs. 🥰🥰

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Big hugs back to you and thanks again for watching!

@fajazinhastarling Жыл бұрын

Running through some very important aspects!

@conniesingh4760 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Some of the sheep seem to be listening to you🐑 Ewetopia’s lambs look much thicker than other KZfaqrs sheep that I watch and I love their fluffy faces and legs🐑🐑Thank you !

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thanks Connie! The goal is for them to be thicker so I hope that is true!:)

@abuskeleke3378 Жыл бұрын

Wow, it really involves a lot, never thought of it that way, it does put things into perspective, thanks

@michaelwalsh648 Жыл бұрын

Great job, Lynn! The amount of time and effort you put into this presentation is evident. It is a very thorough analysis of what one needs to do to start a sheep farm. I have to chuckle. My partner and I started with getting the sheep, for real!! We had no property, buildings, etc but hey, why not! Seriously, we did order 17 white Dorpers in July of 2021 for delivery in July of 2023. Let's just say it was motivation to find land, which we now have😉😁!! Anyway, great information and very thorough. I'm looking forward to future videos discussing each element in greater detail.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes, but at least yours were on hold not coming to an empty plot of land! You have planned your startup really well and will be bringing those sheep home to a great place already prepared for them. Can't wait to see it all!

@fentazifarms9286 Жыл бұрын

This was such a great video, super helpful!!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@danielcollins7588 8 күн бұрын

I love the way you raised the feeder. It keeps moisture off it and lambs can sleep under it and not get stepped on! Fantastic idea and NO mechanical feeder to break down plus no noise and carbon monoxide in barn. Just roll out the bale. Sheep cant get in it and pooh and pee on it. Try and sleep on it. Feed is to expensive to let it get ruined. Feed that falls lambs use it for bed.

@EwetopiaFarms 8 күн бұрын

Thanks. We are happy with them too. Their only downside is having to push the bale out which can be heavy work at the beginning 🙂

@abuskeleke3378 Жыл бұрын

Well thank you for this episode, very helpful

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@sam101x1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, great job. All the best for you.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. We hope to hear from you again 🙂

@sonjareer6003 Жыл бұрын

Great advice to share for others

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks.

@abdelilahhoumim460 Жыл бұрын

Thank you , gneurse concepts

@abdoulayecoulibaly7935 Жыл бұрын

Good job Lynne

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@subhashnaidu7327 Жыл бұрын

Good morning beautiful family happy Friday. Thank you for beautiful video from Fiji lsland god bless

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

🙂

@ETSecm 4 ай бұрын

very helpful

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that

@cindyboard7816 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting information and extremely beneficial to anyone starting out no matter the size of farm!!!! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

I hope it can help as a guide anyway!

@furryfurball1 4 ай бұрын

Excellent info. Future sheep farmer

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

Good luck!🙂

@funkeodelola7910 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this information.

@EwetopiaFarms 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. Hope it was helpful!🙂

@funkeodelola7910 11 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms I am just starting on the journey, so it really did help.

@EwetopiaFarms 11 ай бұрын

@@funkeodelola7910 I'm glad!

@arjun.gaming5142 Жыл бұрын

Very good information 🎉

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@abdelilahhoumim460 Жыл бұрын

We love u

@justinanovak8040 Жыл бұрын

Neat lessons. I love your raised beds that the lambs can seek protection from moms or the heat, but I do have a question about the thought behind the vertical bars that separate the sheep (you mentioned how the rams like Sherif have a hard time getting their heads in). Why are there so many? Or could the space be bigger? We bought a cargo container to hold most the hay, in the barn we keep only about a months supply. That way the hay in cargo container stays dry, I only go in it occasionally on a non-raining/snowing day to resupply the barn. Well and plus reduce the worry of fire. Fairs are a great place to see different breeds and talk to people. Loved closing ram cuddles at the end of today’s video! Thanks Lynn!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

A cargo container sounds like another good option for storing feed! And yes, fairs or sheep shows are another place to see sheep and meet the people that raise them. As for the slanted bars. They worked well in the beginning but when the adult rams grow up, their heads are much bigger than we planned on .So for ram lambs and ewes the spacing is perfect. The adult rams are out front and the spacing on their feeder is I believe 2 inches wider and that works for them. The problem arises during breeding season when a ram is added to the mix. So, in some barns Arnie removed every other bar but that allows lambs free access to the feeders now and all the feed comes out. So that didn't work well. His plan is to cut all the bars off this coming summer and reweld them back with an inch or so extra space between them. It is a huge job! But keep watching, I'm sure you will see it happen this summer! :)

@muskyman26 Жыл бұрын

Y’all have a wonderful flock! Xmas lights in the barn definitely gives me anxiety though. I wouldn’t trust Chinese made electrical devices in a barn. Keep up the great content. It’s your fault I now have sheep

@justinanovak8040 Жыл бұрын

😂

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

They are LED so should be fine lol! Great news on the sheep - hope you are enjoying them!

@muskyman26 Жыл бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms well none of them have tried to kill me, can’t say that for our cows so there’s that!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

@@muskyman26 yup, that's always a good thing!😆

@areguapiri 4 ай бұрын

..."Ya'll"...lol...😂

@pathowes32 Жыл бұрын

Great video Lynn. Did you have any other breed of sheep beside the Suffolk and Dorset? I know you have Sally, the Shetland.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes, I started with Shetlands then got katahdins and katahdin crosses. Then I had registered Dorpers for quite a long time until my divorce. When Arnie and I got together, we got into the sheep we have today. We've been together almost 17 years now

@tammykaltreider Жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️

@salmanandwarda Жыл бұрын

Thanks.I love sheeps farm i will start very soon. watching from Saudi Arabia

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Welcome to our channel. I lived in Riyadh for a few years as a teenager 🙂

@salmanandwarda Жыл бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms where are you from

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

@@salmanandwarda Canada

@salmanandwarda Жыл бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarmsCanada good country

@fomoyearsfofofiv8178 Жыл бұрын

Great! Paula Simmons has nothing on you! Great presentation!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rasheedhanbali1262 Жыл бұрын

🇨🇦👍👍👍💯🇺🇸 sure you doing a good job

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Thank you!🙂

@karenhaffermehl3687 Жыл бұрын

-28 this morning!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yikes!🥶

@thomasreto2997 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic information! We are considering hair sheep for our very small weedy rugged tropical rainforest agriculture lot/home. A lot to plan for. Looking at either St. Croix, Hornless Blackbelly, Katahdin . Hoping to develop our weedy little lava rock lot into some tropical silvo pasture. Much work ahead!

@EwetopiaFarms 9 ай бұрын

Good luck. Starting something new is always exciting!🙂

@n.gayiya5154 8 ай бұрын

"oup! he missed the whole"😁😅

@zeeshanhanifkhan7021 6 ай бұрын

Hi! How are you?I hope you are doing well. Add sugar cane molasses 10 litre per 100 litre. After one week you will be happy with results.

@NJBeachbum12 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your video! I’m considering sheep farming, and would like 100 sheep. I’d rather not start with 10 and build up over a few years. I plan on grazing them. I’m in the northeast of the US. Currently looking for a farm of around 100 acres. I’m in my 50’s, have a successful career, but want to get out of the city and the rat race. Been watching a ton of videos and reading books. I have the capital to get up and running, and am really looking forward to farm life. Am I crazy? Any pointers for someone in my position? Thx

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes!😆 Farming for fun can be nice but it is a tough go to make a living at it although it can be done. For us, at our age (60s) the work is exhausting. There are no days off - ever - no holidays, weekends, Stat holidays, sick days, nothing. And then there are the deaths, injuries, and illnesses - you have to be tough. So, they say most people quit before they get to five years in. If you pass that mark, you are probably going to make it. I don't want to discourage you but I really would suggest starting slower than 100 unless you have experience with livestock, diseases associated with pasture raising and sheep, and have done birthing before. These are important skills to have before getting too big.

@nunofyourbizness5975 Жыл бұрын

Do you use type s lime for sanitizing ? Also, how much do you use and how long before sheep can use it again? Thank you so much!!!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

All I know is that it is called barn lime. We clean the pen, sprinkle it liberally on the floor of the pen, top with straw bedding, and then the next group can come in immediately.

@nunofyourbizness5975 Жыл бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms Thank you so much! You're amazing! Im thinking of liming for my pig pen too. Youre so kind to respond! Cheers!!!

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

@@nunofyourbizness5975 thanks! Lime is a cheap and easy way to sanitize

@abayomithompson923 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video it is do explanatory ,my question is can a new starter make money from sheep farming, I mean can I make a good life from it

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

It all depends on how much debt you have and how good a farmer you are. Low debt and quality sheep and workmanship should allow you to make a living off sheep farming. We do 🙂

@abayomithompson923 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your response I really appreciate it alot and you and your family are blessing to new beginners in this sphere please which do you think is better interns of finance and life style Goat farming or sheep farming . Second how can you rate the demand of sheep meat in the store.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

@Abayomi Thompson I can't advise about goats because I don't have any. In Canada, lamb sells well in the stores but goat is not common in this country

@bellasfurfriends3911 Жыл бұрын

☺

@davidkipsangkaronei3090 Жыл бұрын

What is the best /feed for pregnant sheep .

@robinbholai8214 Жыл бұрын

What is the reason for tail docking.

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

It is basically personal preference. However most North America farmers dock tails.

@user-of1yn8mv4o 5 ай бұрын

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@FulbrightFarmstead 4 ай бұрын

How high off the ground do you hang your salt and mineral feeder?

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

Oh a couple of feet max

@FulbrightFarmstead 4 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms Ok thank you!

@bohammarberg4072 Жыл бұрын

🌹🌹🌹🌹

@dylancoles4580 Жыл бұрын

hi what mineral do u have in those pipes

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

One has cobalt salt and the other is sheep mineral

@mediaroe3825 Жыл бұрын

If you band a male are they still prone to get those stones?

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes, in fact they can be worse I've heard because the urethra is even smaller

@kmpage333 11 ай бұрын

I'm confused. Listeriosis is caused by BACTERIA, so how does MOLD on the hay cause a bacterial infection?

@EwetopiaFarms 11 ай бұрын

Listeriosis is caused by bacterium Listeria found in soil, food sources and is most commonly the result of feeding moldy or spoiled hay or silage according to www.canr.msu.edu

@bethanythedford9226 5 ай бұрын

Do you guys have other animals too?

@EwetopiaFarms 5 ай бұрын

Yes but sheep are the only farm animals

@kimanilawrence4909 6 ай бұрын

Good morning my name is Lawrence based in kenya and I have five sheep. Which are the best food,medicine and shelter…. Kindly help me

@EwetopiaFarms 6 ай бұрын

Hi Lawrence If you follow our channel, you will see what we do here in Canada which will be a little different than Kenya because of the climate difference but it will be similar

@rasheedhanbali1262 Жыл бұрын

🇨🇦👍👍👍💯🇺🇸

@illuminati184 8 ай бұрын

How much money need to build this polytunnel barn??

@EwetopiaFarms 8 ай бұрын

At the time we built them they were about $60,000. They will be more now. The company is Britespan. They will have prices

@tolesporttv7452 Жыл бұрын

how much does one ewe cost?

@EwetopiaFarms Жыл бұрын

it depends on the ewe

@batikizzu3987 11 ай бұрын

Berapq harga di tempatmu lyynn

@JustMe-999a 4 ай бұрын

Seems like a lot. My friend in ohio has over 300 ewes. He doesnt feed hay or grain or even have a barn. The sheep only eat grass and live outside 24/7. They seem fine

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

They can survive on that but little more. The saying is, you get out what you put in to things 🙂

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

They have to eat something in Ohio because it snows there and the sheep would starve if not given hay

@JustMe-999a 4 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms nope. They dig in the snow and eat the grass. The cows need hay, though

@JustMe-999a 4 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms the strong survive. The weak need help

@EwetopiaFarms 4 ай бұрын

That is cruelty to animals. @@JustMe-999a