Our First Month Raising St Croix Sheep | Beginner Sheep Farming | Sheep on the Homestead | Greg Judy

Sharing our first month raising St. Croix sheep on the Homestead as beginner sheep farmers. We picked our sheep up from Greg Judy at the end of August and are happy to say we still have all 12 of our sheep and our livestock guardian dog here on the property. Not only are they here but they are doing great. In this video, we show you our setup for the sheep.
Let us know if you have any questions in the comments!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Introduction- We have all the sheep
00:55- Livestock Guardian Dog
01:05- Electric Fence with 2 wire system
01:40 When we first got our sheep here how did they react
02:20 2 Main Reasons we got these sheep
03:15 First Week with our Sheep in the Electric netting fencing
03:40- Training Livestock Guardian Dog not to Jump Fence
05:00 Do we regret getting these sheep? How much work have they created
05:36 Training Sheep to let us touch them and feed them
08:25- More talk on Electric Fencing
09:00 Electric Fencing Equipment Set Up explained
9:50 Paddock explanation- Rotational Grazing
10:05 Watering System
11:19 Livestock Guardian Dog Pen Feeder Explained
11:49 Calling Sheep To Me
12:18 Sheep running to me, Feeding and Petting Sheep
14:00 Petting Sheep
14:58 Thank you for Watching
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[@deltonwatts9726]

Your video was great about your adventures on the homestead. I was reared tending sheep in the Appalachian Mountains and learned they have many interesting characteristics. God bless you and your family!

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

God bless you, Delton!

[@brendakavanaugh8538]

I just love your videos. The sheep remind me of my childhood. I would help my uncle feed the sheep on his farm.

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Makes me a little jealous that my children get to grow up with us and I did not haha! God bless you Brenda!

[@user-zv9zw3xv4h]

Great ! We are planning to do the same in Scotland 😊

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

They are a wonderful breed!

[@user-zv9zw3xv4h]

😊

[@janeburnside5105]

Love my St Croixs.. Gentle and clean...I have one I've named " Miss Little Sheep"! Just a really nice flock. Twelve ewes and one ram named Samson.

[@janeburnside5105]

From Indiana

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Haha that’s the exact amount we started off with. We lost one to lameness a few weeks after we got them. So now we are down to 11 ewes and 1 ram! Hopefully that doubles come spring time 😜🤪! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! God bless you!!!!

[@victoriabailey1958]

I loved watching you create your dreams :) I enjoyed your video it was very helpful to me, I love that you included the Lord thank you so much and God bless you and your family and farm :)

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Thank you so much for the sweet comment Victoria! Do you plan to own sheep soon? God bless you and your family!

[@victoriabailey1958]

@@OurFruitfulFamily yes I do ...i am looking forward to trying . 🌞

[@abdulnawaz4314]

Very nice

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Thank you! God bless you Abdul!

[@timothydavid56]

"Here Sheep Sheep Sheep"..... Won't be long and you will be a Flock Master....:)

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Hahaha let us hope so Tim!

[@elizabethkernohan2263]

Greg Judy doesn’t grain feed his sheep as grain grows hooves which will then need trimming. Will those pellets you feed them do g the he same

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

@@elizabethkernohan2263 you are correct, he doesn’t feed his sheep grain. Neither do we. These pellets are Alfalfa grass pellets. And we rarely feed it to them. We bring it out as a treat every now and again just to get them used to being around us. It’s just a different flavor grass than they are used to do it’s a treat to them.

[@masonbaylorbears]

Great video. Love to see the progression. We are about to buy property to start cattle and others.

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

That’s awesome Mason! You take that leap! It’ll be worth it I assure you! Where are you buying land?

[@masonbaylorbears]

@@OurFruitfulFamily we will see what we can actually get market is nuts in our area. We are north of Austin tx but we are looking in a large area in central texas

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Seems like just about everything is nuts right now ROFL

[@masonbaylorbears]

@@OurFruitfulFamily definitely true, Austin seems to be one of the crazy ones of the crazy market lol. Lucky me. Atleast ill have people to market to

[@rayreilly6562]

How about a New Years update

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Haha we are actually planning to Release an update in the next week or so! Stay tuned! Thanks for commenting and for the request! God bless you!

[@alterityregenerativeranchi7947]

Wondering what you're perimeter fence looks like? Thank you

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Thank you for watching our video! Our perimeter fence is 5 strand barbed wire around our 45 acres. Where the sheep run, their perimeter is the 3 strands of electric wire. Not a single one has tried to escape.

[@ruggjugg1339]

My oldest is named Asher as well!

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Is he a red head too!? Hehe!

[@ruggjugg1339]

@@OurFruitfulFamily nope, I've got three kids now and I'm still the only red head!

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Well, Cody is the only one NOT a red head in this family hahahah! Except in his goatee a little hehe!

[@ruggjugg1339]

@Toups Time see now that's funny 🤣 I love how you gave all the glory to God, that didn't go unnoticed!

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

He sure does deserve it all.

[@triciahill216]

What are you feeding the sheep in the galvanized tub?

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

I want to keep them grass fed so they treat I give them is alfalfa grass pellets. They love them.

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

I give even more details on that in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGbVmWCqrZ6ZfpI How To Train Your Sheep To Come To You

[@maryfrancesc714]

Where are you located? I really think this might be for me. At first I can only start small as I have 3 different 2 acre plots. Maybe 6. I want to make sure my first plot is sufficient I know there are lots of brambles and blackberry bushes but don’t know what grasses. What would you suggest I plant. When I’m ready could you tell me if I can buy from you?

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

We are located in Arkansas! Northwest Arkansas to be more specific. As for acreage, if it is acreage that the sheep will eat, you can have approximately 10 sheep per acre. As for the blackberry brambles, sheep and goats eat them. They actually like them quite a bit. I would probably put them on that land and let them have at it. As far as grass, they are not too picky to be quite honest. Whatever grasses grow easiest in your area they will more than likely eat. As far as buying them from our homestead, that depends on how far down the road you are talking. We are still in the process of building our flock so we will not be selling any ewes for quite a while.

[@maryfrancesc714]

@@OurFruitfulFamily thank you so much. You are amazing!! I’m in NC so that would be difficult. I’ll see if I can find a more local breeder. Thank you again!!

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

@@maryfrancesc714 That is one heck of a drive! I will say though to find pure bred St. Croix sheep, you will more than likely have a little bit of a drive. They are harder to come by than you might think. If you are OK with any random breed of sheep, that’ll be a whole lot easier for you to come by locally more than likely. Thank you so much for the sweet compliment! We just released another video today Relating to sheep! You should check it out! I think you would enjoy it! More learning opportunities! God bless you and thank you for watching our videos! Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@dorisdonnelly9669]

Do you have a covered shelter for the sheep and Pippa

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Just trees. That’s all they need.

[@yoopermann7942]

what have you guys done for salt and minerals? yup i can see i`ll have the same problem? i have with my chickens,,, when ever the chickens see me they come running expecting a treat/food,, did i mention that i AM an animal hoarder, i just cant say no to a animal

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

Hahahahhaha you are cracking me up! As for minerals, I’ve yet to put anything because I am going to be building a mineral feeder more than likely but you can even use blocks as long as they are recommended for sheep. Sheep don’t use the same mineral blocks as cattle.

[@bennygirten8293]

How many acres total do you have

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

We have 45 acres.

[@shepherdewan]

Who shears them

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

We don’t shear them. They are hair sheep. Raised for meat. They shed their own hair.

[@domtoni4567]

Hope you can keep the same and the coyotes away from them

[@OurFruitfulFamily]

That’s what the sheep dog is for! She does amazing!

[@shepherdewan]

You can comment on my videos

[@shepherdewan]

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