Greg answers your sheep questions from YouTube subscribers!

[@savedfaves]

I personally love the lack of music in these videos. No manipulation, just straight goodness.

[@swamp-yankee]

This isn't sheep related, but I want to share a story real quick. Yesterday I stopped to talk to an older man sitting on a wheeler by the edge of a hayfield I admire because I thought he might be the land owner, and I'm looking for grass. He wasn't, but I'm glad I stopped. Ed is a retired contractor and marine veteran who clears land on the edges of the fields his friend hays. He had added 3 feet around the whole edge of that field which probably was a couple acres added up, and has done it on many other fields in town. The really impressive part is that he is paralyzed from the legs down by a surgical mistake. He cuts small trees and brush into manageable pieces from his wheeler, and moves them into the woods. He said he's out everyday when the weather's good, and he also put up miles of sap gathering tubing. Aren't a lot of guys like him out there. Thought I'd share incase someone else finds it inspiring as I did.

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

Thank you for sharing.

[@davemi00]

To Ed 🇺🇸👍

[@vernonvest9927]

Their is hope for me yet.

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

I can listen all day, thank you Guys. You could call it “Jawin with The Judys”.

[@bdlit7165]

I remember this one old sheep man here in Michigan when I was a kid. Said the best way to kill your whole flock is leave them in a barn in the winter.

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

Trying to learn all I can before our new land is ready for livestock.

[@stormy1363]

This series of Q & A’s with the Cows & calves in the background (and sometimes in the foreground 😂) have been informative and so entertaining to watch! It’s inspiring to see how much you two truly enjoy your livestock... and how much your livestock enjoy you two as well !! 🅰️➕

[@rperry1410]

Thanks guys it's a joy to watch you guys cause the land be fruitful

[@geralddunn2654]

You were right Jan, todays "Jawin with the Judys" was everything I was hoping for. Thank you'll for everything you do for us and please keep it up. Now on to the Pig Tails!!!

[@HectorPerez-tb8hn]

I ran into another You Tube channel that basically thinks and respect the soil like you do, the name is Regenerative Journey. I think that there is hope out there still, thanks a lot for what you guys are doing !!

[@akim2007p]

Love it! So peaceful sitting on a field around your happy animals and enjoy the nice day. Long life, sir!

[@TheLarainsd]

I just ❤ your voice ... I could sit and listen to you two talk for an hour ... While admiring the Beautiful View ☺👍

[@vernonvest9927]

Hey Greg you still have it keep up your good work.

[@kcahill2777]

Thanks Greg and Jan . The question and answer sessions always answer atleast 2 or 3 questions for me with out me asking 👍

[@yoopermann7942]

thank you for answering some of my questions,, those calves sure looked they was having fun!

[@leen3846]

Great video Greg! Can't wait to meet you and Jan and pick up rams in August !!!

[@sicemlonghorns]

Really enjoying these q and a videos thanks.

[@vernonvest9927]

I love how you do interviews lay down when the cows 🐄 are around and watch what happens ,know they will not hurt you.

[@markenloe1265]

So what do ya do for fun...watch the baby calves at play...what a great thing. 😎

[@lindagates9150]

Good morning I am sure that you have made a lot of people very happy today even though the back drop was the momma cows and babies they got to hear about your sheep and have their questions answered 😊! I mentioned that Mum spent a lot of time with her dad and his family I think it was because her mother was overwhelmed by the health problems that the twins had, mum told me that they never grew mentally or physically.that they remained babies .Verna and Rosalie with all their health issues lived until the early nineteen forties. During that time Mum spent a lot of the time with her Aunt DeVita and Uncle Walter Lee. Mum wanted to name me DeVita but DeVita asked her not to . I wonder if growing up with an usual name would have been better than growing up with the popular name , always surrounded by Lindas . When Mum was high school age before the family moved back to the city she travelled back and forth by train so that she would not have to switch schools Midway through the year. I just realized that I meant to write about her involvement with girl’s baseball and hockey in the Jct. well I will see about that tomorrow. By the way I have great memories of staying with my third set of grandparents (in all but name) the Lee’s . Boy , I can be long winded! 😊🤷🏼‍♀️😇🤔👍👍👍👍👍🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖🖖🤔♥️🙋🏼‍♀️

[@davemi00]

Luv these Q&A Sessions ♥️👍

[@emilmoldovan1789]

Thank you for this interesting and educative speech

[@elizebethparker5412]

I love hearing about sheep.

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

Your cattle are beautiful! Absolutely beautiful.

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

We have Katahdin/St.Croix mix. Can I run my ram with my ewes year round?

[@prdeereman]

@@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759 I've been doing it for years with my goats and sheep. What Greg says about the births being in spring flush is best . My personal circumstance never allowed me to separate now that degenerative disc disease has forced me off concrete when my ability improves im going to arrange it where both my goats and sheep birth into the spring . Nature has them both birthing in the dead of winter .

[@MrNardo1238]

Jeeesh, there is a cow off camera just RIPPING some grass!! So awesome!

[@jaysonabraham267]

Hello Greg! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and wisdom. If able to, please video the thin ewes that you cull please. Thank you.

[@searlearnold2867]

I see a ton of people breeding livestock guardian dogs and herding dogs to the point where they are being overly represented in the shelters and rescues. Sadly, very few actually work livestock as they were intended and this kills the breed genetics and just makes it that much harder to find true genetically superior working dogs. I have phoned breeders within 1000 miles and maybe 1-2% actually have farm/livestock raised working dogs, the rest are pet quality. Plus, we have breeders mixing silly hybrids of herding-guardian dogs that won't know whether to chase sheep or protect them. Frustrating... The breed popularity artificially lifts the price past the point where they are economical. When breeders want minimum $2000 for an unproven guardian or shepherding puppy, it's getting hard to write that check.

[@robertduffy5805]

I'd love to see a 20-minute video of just the calves playing.

[@bigfootbubba1425]

Ok I'm 1:16 Into the fireside chat and all I can think about is... Where the heck are all the Mosquitoes.. (>>>Texas)... I watched the rest, beat the heck out of the like button.. and will tune in next time.. thanks for the opportunity to learn something even though I may never own one or manage one.

[@larimorefarm472]

Love, Love, Love your videos!! Thank You Greg and Jan!!

[@christinaperez254]

Thanks!

[@conradhomestead4518]

Very good information on this one. Thanks for sharing! Very helpful!

[@wadepatton2433]

Thanks for the sheep talk, things have been mighty beefcentric for a while (I understand). I hope you get to some questions I've not heard answered before-but 'tis unlikely. (unless it has to to with pigtails 8D ) Also, I found a sheep group on FB and they do EVERYTHING BACKWARDS according to Greg. It's really really sad when they have all the lambing problems every Winter--and act like that's "just how it is." I don't understand having money tied up in fences and sheep and land and not learning from all sources to give the sheep a better life with less work/expense. Bingo! the breeds discussion. Thanks I had wondered why and which other breeds y'all had worked with. I see them in the pasture-but never heard why. I also see "odd" cattle in the herd, and wonder about them--what characteristics y'all are seeking with the "out breeding".

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I totally agree! I think some people get into it fulltime all of a sudden and they are too overwhelmed to study. I know Greg learned from his own mistakes before KZbin, while he still had a city job. But it seems he is continually trying to learn and improve.

[@jasonknowles5362]

Got a cow question, a sheep question, and a management question for your next Q&A: I know you have at least one Murry Grey - what has been your experience with them vs South Poles and what other breeds have you tried? I notice a lot of the time you move your sheep every other day - why not twice a day like the cattle? In order to simplify management when the bulls/rams have to be separated, could you run two flerds - one with rams and cows and the other with ewes and bulls?

[@Irishtradchannel]

We run 8 ewes per hectare, Which is 2.47 acres. So it would be double Greg's, 25 ewes per 5 acres stocking rates would be typical enough. Also run 1.9 cattle units per hectare on same ground. Rotational grazing, 2 day's and out of paddock. Grass grows faster here than most of the world. Far as I know New Zealand is next for grass growth. What kills us though is the rain. In winter, weight washes off cattle if they are outdoors in cold rain and the field would be destroyed for the year if not careful. Every where is different.

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

You and Jan are a great team.

[@savageairsoft9259]

Very helpful. Thank you both

[@dantheman9135]

ThankQ

[@tcotroneo]

I’m putting 4 lambs on 1.6 acres of my property that I just put perimeter fencing.. My winter cover crop is just about terminated with seed heads and yellowing of bottom rye leaf.. hoping this will be adequate grazing for them..

[@BethBartell-rc6dk]

We have White Dorpers that we don’t deworm! It takes attention to eyelids and other clinical signs while our flock is small. We don’t keep offspring from ewes that need deworming.

[@WhitedewValley]

What are other clinical signs apart from eyelid coloration?

[@Circuit_Design_Services]

We lamb in February in Michigan, so the lambs are ready for the fresh spring grass when they're ready to wean.

[@tedbastwock3810]

You're uploading in the middle of your night now? How will you make it to morning chores? XD

[@thabogonya3988]

Hey Greg Would you ever do a video about your stories with Ian Mitchell Innes, you always have great stories to tell.

[@Gustav4]

How much rain you get in one thing, how much rain is effective on your land is another. Effective rain is whats important.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Greg’s pastures retain A LOT of rain!

[@Gustav4]

@@C.Hawkshaw More than the neighbor he was talking about I can guarantee. But if you are in a low rain fall environment, the importance of water effectiveness is a lot more important.

[@michaelsallee7534]

provision for a windbreak, that they can be downwind if needed. (barns are only for blizzards)

[@gailensmith3167]

Update us on the Arizona project

[@Lebowlogging]

Greg, been watching your stuff for quite a while and really enjoy your videos! I’ve been looking back trying to find information on your cattle mineral system. I haven’t been able to find any of the videos, can you help point me in the right direction? Thanks!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I will do a new video on our cafeteria style mineral program

[@firstlight7419]

I had a friend almost lose their dog to green acorns.

[@prdeereman]

Katahdin sheep originated from Maine didn't they ?

[@pleasantplacesfarm]

Thank you for this video. After attending your grazing school we decided to go with sheep first instead of cows. Our grass has gone ungrazed or mowed at all since last fall and is no longer vegetative. Should we clip it before we buy the sheep in late July? Is there anything else we should do to the grass before they come? We are in NC. -Mike

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

This late in the season, you may not grow back much grass if it gets hot and dry. I would not clip it. If you do clip, mow it off at 10".

[@pleasantplacesfarm]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher - Thanks. If we clipped it, I was going to do it as high as I could. It has been very dry already this year. What vegetation we have is turning brown. We may delay putting animals on it altogether though we were only going to get a few.

[@FarmAnimalsShowNZ]

Well, that answers some questions that I had about another popular KZbinr's comments about their Dorpers. Those in New Zealand should look for Mt Cass organics or Tim Gow's SHIRE.

[@sethyutzy392]

Hi greg love ur videos! Ive got a few questions, i want to fence in a 20 acre field for cows an im looking at timeless fence, for perimeter fence. How thick an how long a post would u use? An also would u use hi tensile? An what grade wire? How many strands? Cow/calf operation.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

For corner posts, nothing smaller than 8" diameter. 180,000 psi hi-tensile wire is best.

[@bethanyfields4706]

#wiseanimaladvice #somuchlikepapaw

[@kishorklick]

Greg, how do you manage the sheep when it rains/storm.?

[@lowrads3653]

Do you think sheep are ideal for "lawn mowing" at solar farms, or would they demolish the wiring?

[@C.Hawkshaw]

So the parasites don’t get to the animals if they lay down, rather, the animals have to eat them to get them?

[@justtom1820]

Maxi- yes the parasites are internal so they have to be ingested

[@droptozro]

I just started about a month ago.... the couple ewes I have still graze all the way to the ground killing off grasses many times avoiding larger grasses. Ugh!

[@thefiveacrefarmfamily]

You are telling me everything I need to hear!! Not sure why it is so hard to find good info out there on raising sheep with more of a permaculture mind set but I was starting to think my only option was to do all of the things I didn't want to do. I am curious about bugs though. So they get ticks and such? If so how do you handle that?

[@brettpayton6286]

Awsome video much appreciated. I sent a email several weeks back an curious if you received? If not could I get your email again. So when Greg runs his 1 line Hott wire for sheep, at what height do you put that?? Thank you

[@Itsahick]

10” off the ground if it’s along a fence line

[@PaulLadendorf]

I just did a search for "spring flush" and got nothing. What does it mean? Thanks.

[@chrispascarella7622]

I’m thinking about sheep and guard dogs next on my property. I’m thinking of turning out half a dozen sheep into a 5acre overgrown cut over. Will a cut over suffice food wise for sheep? Also I know it’d be best but would I have to rotate them or would 6 sheep be okay on 5acres from bacteria and parasites?

[@userjeffe]

Do you buy a lot of your macho bulls in from Rutherford Land and Cattle Company or do you just do trades with them?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We don't buy in bulls from them. Most of our bulls are raised right here on our farm. I do buy a few from our past cattle customers that use our genetics in their herd.

[@johnhess3446]

I'm in southeast Kansas with conditions similar to yours got 5 acres and about to purchase 5 ewes and ram. Iv got good grass but if I go an acre per move don't know if grass would recover. is half acre to small for this number should I get fewer animals

[@michaelzabala6739]

I would love a video on feeding goats can they be fed 100% by grazing and if not what else do they need

[@coryjones2751]

do you use minerals for your sheep?

[@shoshanafox727]

Can hair sheep live outside in an area that gets -50c/-60f in the winter? I live in Canada.

[@wadepatton2433]

Hey Jan, here's a sheep inquiry for next time: Will they eat kudzu? I have a little of that I've been fighting for years. edit-Nebbermind, of course they do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGWvZJSbZ7ujp9k

[@mandiegarrett1706]

What do you think about having llama instead of dog to protect the sheep herd?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Dogs are what we prefer, they work well and bark, plus they have fangs.

[@johnmirbach2338]

😁✌👍🖖👌😎

[@MVS77MVS]

Any thoughts on the Royal White breed?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I think they are fine if you can get them to adapt to your area.

[@MVS77MVS]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher We live in Northeast Oklahoma.

[@richardhuston4240]

Greg, I live in Ohio and I wanted to know if sheep eat Prairie field grass? It causes to have some grass, a lot of Prairie flowers, wild berries, is there an about almost 2 feet tall, thinking about buying that property To raise sheep. I know not to buy a wooded lot, but is a prairie grass lot OK for sheep?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They will eat it, but they prefer forbs or cool season grasses

[@ReubenBen]

Would following sheep with chickens speed up the process of getting rid of parasites?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

It might, make sure you have the labor resources to rotate the chickens behind the sheep. Much more labor intensive than grazing ruminants.

[@ReubenBen]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you for the quick response! You are very inspirational and bring a ton of value to us all! God bless!

[@georgevacherlon931]

How many Acer's do I have to have for 5 cattle too have consistently grazing?🤔

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

In Missouri, 20 acres

[@Itsahick]

It depends on your land. Contact your local resource office

[@georgevacherlon931]

@@Itsahick here in Florida people do it different ways . The most recognizable ones are self-sufficient line breed heards . then you got the guys that are just feeding their cattle if you know what I mean . And Greg's they look Ripe 💯

[@georgevacherlon931]

@@Itsahick here in Florida I've seen people do it different ways the most recognizable ones are self-sufficient line breed ones . than there's the guys that are just feeding them if you know what I mean. And Greg's they look Ripe

[@MAHAIbrahim-vi1nb]

Hello,, Thanks, lm, sawudi

[@rockingoakranch]

I dont know if you are aware of this but when someone is behind your camera the sound is amplified as Jan is here, and if someone is in front of you camera it is hard to hear them like Greg in this video, especially if they turn their head. Anyway you can setup an external microphone for us here in the back of the room? 🙂

[@jonerlandson1956]

ok... are sheep better at moving the lawn than cows?...

[@swamp-yankee]

Yes. No cow pies.

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@swamp-yankee thank you... i was pretty sure of that...

[@swamp-yankee]

@@jonerlandson1956 my little ram group is cleaning up around the short stay rental unit at the farm they're on while it's empty. Lovely place. The lawn is pretty much perennial rye grass and clovers. Hasn't been mowed mechanically in over a year.

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@swamp-yankee i think the world should start employing these critters... they seem pretty good at it...

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@swamp-yankee nothing looks more out of place to me.. than a gas can in the middle of a garden...

[@tomcondon6169]

This video was 7 months ago, I can't expect a reoly. A while back, a doctor was talking human parasites, and advocated 100% pure gum spirits turpentine. I tried it, wound up getting rid of some worms, one pretty big one. How do you ensure people don't get parasites? It is never discussed. I am very cautious to avoid any sources. I get nervous if I bite into under cooked meat, I like medium rare beef.

[@shawndickinson120]

Will sheep eat pine needles and is it ok too

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We don’t have pines on our farms. But I have seen them eat cedar needles and have no issues at all.