They’re a wonderful breed - best of luck in Florida, Bryan! Thanks for watching.

We had lamb trouble at 60 days old last year - many factors, most out of our control (very dry, then wet), which is why we lambed early this year and so far so good. Congrats on your 1st hive, that’s great! Look forward to seeing your set-up!!

Hey, thanks for being here and commenting! Best to you on your sheep journey! 🐑 🐑

@@birchfieldfarming Thanks for responding. I appreciate you sharing and look forward to following along! With warmest personal regards 😎 STOC

I currently have quantity of 10 paddocks that are 1/4 acre each, rotating every 3 days. At the end of the rotation, I run animals in a wooded area of 1.5 acres for about a week, depending on pasture conditions. Goal is 30+ days of rest. 7 head of Red Devon cattle and 15 St. Croix all running on under 5 acres. I did a video a few weeks back detailing the set-up as well (“7 cattle, 24 sheep, 40 chickens”). Hope this helps! Good luck to ya!

That’s a great question and one I cannot answer, as we have no experience with Dorpers. I’d also enjoy knowing if you find out, so feel free to circle back.

I do not do the grain with pregnancy. My St Croix are probably not as large as your Katahdins tho.

Bless you as well, thanks for following along. I’m not sure if Greg weans sheep. We had a tough time post 60 days with large rams wearing mammas down. Don’t want to cull, as the lambs are big and beautiful. The Lord bless you and your land, brother!

Greg allows the ewes to wean on their own, he has talked about it in a couple videos. Lord willing my wife and I will be moving this spring to a hobby farm, where I'd like to get started with sheep also! Thanks for the info, God bless you and your family!

@@dankletti1557 Hey, best of luck with your new farm adventure in the Spring! Maybe some St. Croix lambs in your future, eh?

@@birchfieldfarming Thanks! Yes that is the plan! 🤠 🐑 🐏

Dorper definitely have a size advantage, no doubt. I always say what we give up in carcass size, though, we gain in parasite resistance. It all depends on your farm goals - personally, I didn’t want to mess with worming sheep, for many different reasons. As far as buyers go, I’m booked out for 3 years on St. Croix breeding stock. I wish I would’ve bought twice as many starting out. There’s a huge shift in agriculture happening from high input industrial breeds back to low input homesteading breeds. Making meat, milk, and more lambs off of GRASS alone with minimal inputs were our goals, and I believe those were realistic. Best of luck to ya!

Yes, we’ve milked St. Croix. What questions do you have?

Yes, I do trim hooves once or twice a year.

Absolutely, it certainly all depends on farm goals to begin with. That being said, within the regenerative ag camp I think we’re seeing an agrarian renaissance of sorts that many times trends toward something of a modern homesteading. The breeds behind it are capable of supporting small independent farms requiring minimal outside inputs. My point: St. Croix are very capable within these expectations, but like anything else we should expect a learning curve…I think it’s hopeful.