RAISING 300 HAIR SHEEP in LOUISIANA | Sheep on Pasture Farming for Meat Dorper Katahdin

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Raising sheep on pasture is an incredible experience that covers a broad range of climates. Today I am touring the farm of Roberta Mckowen in Jackson Louisiana. Roberta is raising a flock of 300 hair sheep on a pasture based rotational grazing system.
Contact Roberta: [e-mail]
Raising sheep on pasture is an incredible experience that covers a broad range of climates. Today I am touring the farm of Roberta Mckowen in Jackson Louisiana. Roberta is raising a flock of 300 hair sheep on a pasture based rotational grazing system. Her operation has seen a significant improvement in soil organic matter through good pasture management and not over-grazing.
For the full experience, please be sure to download the full 1 hour tour using the link above!
-the Shepherdess
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IN THIS VIDEO:
Sheep farming for beginners
Parasite management
Deworming sheep
Rotational grazing
homestead sheep
hair sheep
meat sheep
DORPER SHEEP
St. Croix Sheep
Katahdin Sheep
How to sheep farm
is sheep farming profitable?
Sheep for homestead
Why are my sheep dying?
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This channel chronicles my journey as a sheep farmer from the very beginning. My primary occupation is in business management. In 2020, I discovered the principles of regenerative agriculture and embarked on a journey with the end goal of building a profitable small farm on 23 acres by 2027. Thank you for joining the journey!

[@floraledet6973]

Shout out to our farmers in Louisiana!!! Im from the Bayou’s of Southeast Louisiana on a little Native American reservation in “Pointe Aux Chen” but I now live in the country of Mississippi…how nice to hear her share this story!! God Bless

[@christinecoe1827]

The hour long is a great interview. It’s so good to listen to a smart woman with a sense of humor, talk about her animals and land with such heart. Thank you.

[@cajunmilkcows6491]

I’m in Louisiana. Cajun Milk Cows. I raise miniature milk cows on 26 acres, pasture only with rotational grazing.

[@ReasieRoo]

Being under a 2-hour drive from her farm… I am beyond GRATEFUL for this interview. Wow. Thank you. Only 8 acres here. Even so, it is the same environment / climate, etc

[@theShepherdess]

so happy to hear this!!

[@rafterh2181]

I love this hope to see more of these types of video!

[@allieg4011]

We will be moving back to Louisiana in a little over a year. We plan to raise Gulf Coast sheep for breeding stock and for meat. They have a mild flavor meat and are extremely parasite and hoof disease resistant. They can be used to introduce these traits in other breeds. Also another benefit to the breed is that they can be sheared for wool, but don't need to be. They will shed every year.

[@quailjailss]

Does the full tour go over what kind of forage she’s grazing in the south? I’m in alabama so very interested in hearing what varieties of warm grasses her sheep will actually eat

[@ranchlifelogic1991]

Great interview! We run about 300-340 hair sheep in Oklahoma. We moved from cattle to sheep because they are so much more profitable and easier to take care of.

[@guyhickson7332]

What part of Oklahoma? I’m in Bixby

[@ranchlifelogic1991]

@@guyhickson7332 Henryetta. We’re not far apart at all.

[@SimonRileyMILSURP]

That’s awesome! I was just in Enid with the military but moved to Montana a couple months ago. I always wanted to see more sheep while I was in Oklahoma 😅

[@ericvault]

Thank you, it's hard to get people like this on camera. "Some dogs just don't work out." Indeed 👍🏻

[@theShepherdess]

Yes! Roberta was a gold mine of info!

[@southernsunset_farm]

I enjoyed the full video. Would have loved to have been there riding around with y'all! Such great info!

[@amygaudette3677]

Excellent glimpse into that farm!

[@jlpaints]

Excellent interview ❤

[@puresouthpasturesfarm6460]

Wow! She’s got some first hand knowledge! Thank you for this! Can’t wait to watch the full hour.

[@theShepherdess]

Hope you like it!

[@carolinablonde88]

I just finished the 1 hour video. So much info. Great interview, but if I can add some constructive feedback, a good noise canceling mic will make a huge difference in the quality of videos like that. I have an auditory processing disorder and the constant crying of the kid, squeaky chair, people talking in the background made it very difficult to hear Roberta. I have 6 kids so the little one crying didn't bother me but it was very distracting

[@lamplighterfarm]

Fantastic video and tour! Love it!

[@theShepherdess]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomotoole7241]

Hi Grace there information for you the say every day is a school day 😉

[@rollingofarm]

Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@theShepherdess]

Thanks for watching!

[@Humblyhomesteading]

Watched the full video! I will be looking forward to the next ones!

[@theShepherdess]

Much appreciated!

[@ooa9193]

When u rotate your sheep how long do u wait till they move back to a field

[@LadysFarm]

I want to get into sheep. I just get so nervous about losing them to pests

[@theShepherdess]

It’s an important consideration! But I totally believe you can do it!!

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Sheep are nice, I love to eat lamb, but goats are bringing a better $$ at market. I think I will stick to goat as my money maker, but I would like to raise a few sheep for my own use. And I agree, can't do this with out a good LGD!

[@marylfab]

I couldn’t find the video @ Vimeo

[@theShepherdess]

Fixed!

[@justinstory8828]

Anyone got any more info on the hoof rot. I’d be kickin it with our sheep if I could get a handle on it. I know it’s a problem for a lot of producers but there isn’t much info out there.

[@user-cs1gc5wk2r]

I hope youvcan come to my sheep farm un mexico

[@breesechick]

❤❤❤❤

[@marcus3457]

That was a very informative and interesting video (I did watch the one hour video). Thank you for that. I do have one question. In cold weather situations where you might prefer to pen the sheep at night from time to time, are there best practices for preventing foot rot and other hoof issues from spreading in the herd?

[@theShepherdess]

Great question! Keeping the pen floor dry with junk hay works for me!

[@marcus3457]

@@theShepherdess Much appreciated.

[@thangd7124]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulchauvin840]

Having a hard time finding a way to get in touch with them. I’m about an hour south of them. Needing a starter flock.

[@theShepherdess]

Email is the best way to contact Roberta. You’ll find it in the description of the video :).

[@justicewaleford227]

Can you have a livestock guardian dog and a house dog at the same time?

[@justicewaleford227]

Like have dogs for the livestocc and one for the house?

[@ziauddin7948]

👍👍#❤