Lambing on Pasture | Demonstrations & Two Live Births

Guided Tour, Field Demo & Two Live Births | Raising Sheep on Pasture
Join Livestock Manager Christine Hernandez for a LIVE look at lambing season! Learn about our pasture-based sheep operation and ask questions in the Live Chat as we wait for a live lamb birth! 🐑
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Timecode:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Flock Overview
8:20 Q&A
28:45 Lambing Kit
33:00 Field Processing Demonstration
55:00 Pregnant Ewe Sighting
1:07:53 First Birth
1:31:40 Second Birth (better view)
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[@Wordforyouministry]

Love ❤️ watching from Central Ohio

[@SarahPerine]

Christine… you just like the sheep because you have the most involved kit and record binder for thrm!! But seriously thank you so very much for all of your videos!! Not only do you teach me what I need prepared before I get the animals but also you raise the bar for who I want to purchase animals from💚 All your videos have helped me get started and really get real with myself about scale and what I want🙏🏽

[@HeiferUSA]

Christine takes amazing care of her flock, and has the record sheets to prove it! 🤩 Thank you for your kind words, Sarah! Our team works hard to create free resources for small-scale farmers, and it's encouraging to see our projects helping real folks like you! Best of luck with your operation! 👏

[@FulbrightFarmstead]

Thanks Christine, lots of great helpful tips!

[@cegesl4521]

Thanks l have learned a lot very informative watching from Kenya

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for watching, and welcome to our channel!

[@belindareitz9873]

Really like your registry wagon. Very Smart. A sincere compliment to the oh!

[@HeiferUSA]

Work smarter, not harder! Thanks for watching!

[@hammbone1612]

Thanks

[@MrBigjoecincy]

I dont know how I missed this live stream. I have a small flock, but i just had my first set of twins drop yesterday on pasture with no problems

[@MrOumarking]

Christine is absolutely fascinating! Thank you both for an amazing video !

[@HeiferUSA]

Thank you for your support! Christine is a fantastic farmer, and we're lucky to have her expertise here at Heifer USA!

[@marthamwolobi1546]

Martha watching from Uganda. this is very educative

[@HeiferUSA]

Hi, Martha! Welcome to our channel! We're glad to have you.

[@rickthelian2215]

Great work Christine much respect in your work...😀

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for your support!

[@JoaoCastro-qd9fm]

Thank you both for an amazing video !

[@HeiferUSA]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😄

[@sharmainecooper2147]

Good job with the processing etc

[@HeiferUSA]

Thank you!

[@jordhuga271]

Thanks this was really great. Love lambs and hope to raise them in retirement.

[@HeiferUSA]

You can do it!

[@user-ck3km1ct9w]

Watching from Italy

[@richardtoney2441]

love the channel, in okc. okla.

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for tuning in! We appreciate you!

[@user-nc3od6wq2n]

Watching from Argentina

[@BlessedFields]

Could you please use a zoom lens on your next stream (especially if it is a coverage of animals) in case you want to get a closer shot of things like a live birth? Thanks a million! 😁

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for the great suggestion! We're constantly looking for ways to improve our virtual on-pasture experiences. A zoom lens would be a great addition!

[@jillhiles143]

So when you have a bottle baby lamb and you are selling it to a nearby farmer do you reach out to all of the Farmers on your list at the same time do you send out an email with an image of the lamb and what it looks like any information about the lamb why it became a bottle baby how much you want for it what is that process exactly like? Sorry you live streamed this in March but I just now found your Channel. And I am finding it extremely educational and while I do not have a farm I am trying to write a book and any and all information is awesome to gain. Also do you ever have to intervene when a ewe is lambing and if so how do you know when to intervene?

[@GotSnowedIn]

Love the video (and several others on the channel), I learned a lot about this kind of lifestyle and how to raise livestock like this. Super personal question for Christine, which I'm sure won't get answered, but I was curious how she got those scars on her chin.

[@belindareitz9873]

Want d to know more about sheep. Even focusing and adjusting lens to actually see sheep.

[@sharmainecooper2147]

I need a live session with you. One with me and my students on basic lamb care and pregnant mother care

[@HeiferUSA]

Send us an email!

[@Timbertrussminifarm]

I live in Benton and I would love to come help you out. I are starting the process of raising chickens for meat and egg laying and rabbits. I love the farm life.

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for your support! If you're interested in living and learning at Heifer USA, check out our Residential Volunteer Program: www.heifer.org/usa/residential-farmer-training.html

[@waynejenkins4096]

When do you paint number on ewe

[@user-lc4qc7ux9b]

Is the pdf spoke of in the video available yet?

[@kazuza9]

I love your videos. Your channel should be called LAMB UNIVERSITY 😂😂

[@biodunajala373]

Thanks for the video. Am watching from Nigeria. My sheep just gave birth to two lambs prematurely. Sadly, non survive. Do you know what could have caused it. Please share your experience. Thanks

[@BlessedFields]

Have you ever had issues of a snake in the grazing field?

[@tommygordon9957]

Watt kind of grain's u feed them on mineral?

[@onaleronamwanza2992]

Hello, what do you feed the sheep's to be able to lamb more than one lamb?

[@BlessedFields]

You guys always put out great content, thank you. I've always wondered - do your sheep sleep in the field or they are gathered into a pen or some kinda housing? Do you think sheep can be kept this way in the tropics? What do you think may need to be changed or done differently in the tropics?

[@HeiferUSA]

Our sheep live on pasture 24/7, meaning they almost never require a shelter. (Once every few years, a severe winter storm will require us to temporarily house our herd in an empty chicken schooner.) Raising sheep on pasture works well in moderate climates, especially for hair sheep breeds. In hot weather, make sure your animals have consistent access to shade and water.

[@gregholl5011]

Do you know why multiple lambs work so well but cows having twins don't work out as well? That was my first sheep birth. Have assisted many calvings and even horses, hogs and birds. The miracle of life.

[@HeiferUSA]

Great question! Just different species!

[@Userxyz-z2d]

Did you band their tails (in the field).

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for the question! We don't band tails during field processing, because our hair sheep breeds don't require tail docking. We raise Katahdin and Dorper sheep, and haven't had issues with undocked tails so far.

[@keponki]

Good day what management app do you use ?

[@BlessedFields]

What's the chance that in the case of a multiple birth, the first lamb sucks off all of the colostrum from the ewe before the second one comes along?

[@user-um2ou6jy2x]

Thanks Christine, quick question though: what happens if you don’t catch the lamb and the mother having birth and how do you for sure know which lamb is the ewes child?

[@HeiferUSA]

We usually just check in on them a couple of times a day. The lambs stick with their mamas

[@southrenovation4451]

How I can buy a ram??

[@musicmatters1114]

How do you make an income from raising sheep? Thank you.

[@paiutetribe354]

So what do you get twins of your sheep what do you use

[@HeiferUSA]

Our sheep are bred naturally in the fall, and many of our ewes (mama sheep) have twins and triplets. This year, we even had our first set of quadruplets! If you'd like to learn more about our sheep breeding and lambing process, subscribe to our channel, because we've got a very exciting video coming soon... 👀

[@belindareitz9873]

What do the guardian dogs eat in the field?

[@HeiferUSA]

The guardian dogs are given fresh food and water every day!

[@dizazati8627]

Three days ago we had tornado winds with a huge storm. A ewe gave birth before the sun came up, cleaned it off but did not nurse. We are lambing on pasture, like you guys. Mom had abandoned lamb and was a maiden lamb herself, just 12 months old herself. Do I cull her or give her one more chance this next breeding in October? Will these bad mothering instincts effect the ewe lamb? Should we sell her?

[@HeiferUSA]

At Heifer Ranch, we typically only keep ewes with high mothering scores, since we're able to easily replace culled ewes each year. If you're able to easily replace this maiden ewe in the next breeding season, it may be wise to cull her. Of course, it all depends on the size of your flock and your management style.

[@cathycook5955]

From Canada , she needs some binoculars ❤️, thank you

[@HeiferUSA]

oh we use them!

[@ericpalmu9694]

How do I purchase a ewe to start my flock?

[@HeiferUSA]

Try reaching out to local farms in your area. We have a great video on our channel called "How to Make Money Raising Sheep" you should watch ; )

[@iftekharhassan8448]

Hello, How many acres is your pasture for 120 sheeps that you have ..................... or how many acres of pastures one need for 200 breeding ewes? Please reply.

[@nevinkuser9892]

It looks like about 60 acres.

[@barbhansen7638]

Do you have issues with predators during lambing?

[@HeiferUSA]

Not in our area. We discuss this in the video!

[@ibrahimmohdjalo8767]

😢I am very happy to have watched, this video my love for lamps have increased, I have small numbers of lamps, but with what I gained from you people, I am going into lamps farming deeply, thanks for the encouragement ( From Northern Nigeria)

[@justonticknor4202]

Do you recommend giving a tetanus shot to rams when banding?

[@HeiferUSA]

We do use cd-t vaccines. Check out the "how to make money raising sheep" video on our channel

[@cathycook5955]

What breed is that lamb ?

[@HeiferUSA]

Katahdin

[@BlessedFields]

Have you ever had a sheep be hostile and attack you when you go to pick up her lambs for field processing?

[@srosenje]

How many acres?

[@HeiferUSA]

Where?

[@srosenje]

@@HeiferUSA how many acres is your farm? I recently purchased a 15 acres farm and I am trying to figure out how many animals I can hold. I know I can also have extra hay to handle more but I do not know the numbers.

[@MistressOP]

yeah that's lambing in field but honestly, more if you have the climate should be lambing in field. It's better for breeding.Too much of sheep stock need so much human interaction it's unhealthy.

[@johnhunter1362]

Turn the gain on the mic down 🙏

[@user-lc4qc7ux9b]

Is the pdf spoke of in the video available yet?

[@Skifreakdawn]

I was curious about the same thing. We are due to have our first set of lambs in a couple weeks so I would love to have the pdfs to start off on the right foot with our record keeping. Thank you so much for this video!