Sheep Farming: When Everything Goes Wrong

Sheep Farming: When Everything Goes Wrong - Part 1

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Most of the sheep educational videos on this channel show things when all is well. Our sheep breeder, Tess, asked me to make a video series with her about when things are not well.
Spring 2017 has been difficult in the Inland Northwest. We had a heavy winter (lots of snow). The snow melt coincided with weeks of heavy rain. Floods and land slides were occurring all over the region. This creates unique challenges for sheep farming.

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@Mate2Frio 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tess for her time and knowledge. What a great local resource for your flock.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

yes!

@mariedelozier2530 5 жыл бұрын

Tess is th'best person with stock of anybody I ever seen, hands-down!!

@pippad531 7 жыл бұрын

another great video, thanks Dan. Tess is a wonderful shepardess x

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

@1wolfpup 7 жыл бұрын

God love her! That is as bad as any flood. Thank you, both of you for sharing when things aren't going well also. It's really easy to get excited about all of our homesteading animals when things are wonderful, BUT things can and do go wrong. It's difficult to know what exactly to do. We just love Tess, she is a true blessing not only for you but for all of us now too because of the videos. Thank you.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

@maziekeene4556 4 жыл бұрын

I got into sheep this past year. I have a dorper ewe lamb and a katahdin ewe lamb. I am addicted now and have been binge watching your videos since I found the channel. Really love tess and wish I had a mentor like her here in mississippi.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

She can be your virtual mentor! ;)

@onedazinn998 7 жыл бұрын

Dan you are so blessed to have Tess mentor you! :)

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

agreed

@mick3805 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video Tess

@NaturalLivingHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Real good video Dan!

@BobbleheadHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

So important to see the bad along with the good, great idea. Mud, man that stuff can kill your mood. There are days when a parking lot would seem like a paradise.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

indeed!

@benmatthews3732 7 жыл бұрын

That was a great, helpful perspective.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sandyrees490 7 жыл бұрын

Just noticed that Tess holds a doctorate degree. Just curious if it is in veterinary medicine or something else. She is so good at sharing her knowledge.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Oriental medicine but she teaches veterinarian science also

@mariedelozier2530 5 жыл бұрын

I never SAW ewes and lambs so calm and unfearful around them that owns 'em!! They trust you completely!

@joansmith3492 7 жыл бұрын

Great video

@LangFamilyFarmsLA 7 жыл бұрын

This is excellent info. Tess is GREAT! That muddy situation seems like it would foster hoof rot. If you have a chance can you ask Tess about it? Maybe hoof rot only happens in the heat Im not sure, but it is something we deal with.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@angelabryant6141 7 жыл бұрын

Love her 👍🏼

@hgils 7 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha ... Did you make this video just for me😨 Because I think Tess is 100% human. She seems so real to me. I really enjoyed this video. learned a lot and had fun doing it.... 👍

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Ryder335588 7 жыл бұрын

We've had a rough spring too, but not as bad. Lots of mud here and our ducks make a mess out of the pasture and compact it. After it dries out we have to decompact and replant it. They can be like feathered pigs in mud.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't think of ducks being like feathered pigs. Interesting

@yetikush4101 5 күн бұрын

I got a rambolet ram born this year on January 28 2024 it is now June 25th also got a targhee ewe born January 24th will they be ready to breed this year?

@WhimsicalWonderFarm 7 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of sheep! They are so cute. I have a question. About a month ago we banned a little ram lamb and checked him yesterday and it's still there! The band is still there too. But the testicles have not fallen off. What to do? lol this is our first time ever having sheep.

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

Tess does not band and I've only banded once in a workshop. I know the difficulty can be sometimes getting both testicles below the band (the shrink up inside sometimes). Did you get the testicles below the band?

@WhimsicalWonderFarm 7 жыл бұрын

yes we got both below band. Do you eat them without banding?

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

some folks do though I personally haven't tried that yet

@FarmhouseTeas 7 жыл бұрын

Tips on helping a 4 week old lamb with bloat? Bummer lamb on formula, thinking of putting him on Kefir

@TheGrassfedHomestead 7 жыл бұрын

yeah, probiotics are good for restoring the bacteria balance. You can also mix finely-ground ginger (1/2 tsp) with water and drench with that. Some folks use antibiotics too.