Sheep Farming: 14 Things You Need To Start Your Own Sheep Farm

[@eltonshamblen9766]

Gives a good wide angle run down. Appreciate the difficulty Lynne faced, keeping it hi level. Veterinary care could run an hour on its own, as well as lambing season. Lynne and Arnie are my favorite channel, because their operation is the most practical. Variation in pricing, weather, pasture can make cash flow difficult and variable. Creating a precarious and stressful situation with elevated Capex and financing. IOW, it's a lot of work, why increase stress with it.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you so much!😊

[@ulugbekkhamidov854]

@@EwetopiaFarms To gain practical knowledge, you can help me. I wanted to practice working on your farm if possible. I work as a truck driver, I want to change my job, start my own business. Thanks

[@EwetopiaFarms]

We are not able to hire anyone​@@ulugbekkhamidov854

[@MariaCarbajal-zs6ob]

Thank you 😊 it’s amazing run down on what you do for your 🐑 sheep’s it gave me a lot to think about. You explained everything in such simple terms thank you again bye the way you have a beautiful farm 😊

[@EwetopiaFarms]

You are so welcome! And thank you 😄

[@susanmarsh4351]

That was great Lynne. Something tough to talk about but very important in terms of welfare and stewardship. Accidents do happen. Vets are understanding very caring but maybe caught up with a client or a long way away. People need to plan ahead and have a method available to quickly dispatch an animal if the sheep is severely injured or heavily stressed due to illness.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes, this is true. It really is the one topic people don't like to talk about or hear about and we definitely are not going to show it on KZbin. But it is a reality of farm life.

[@patriciaruppert201]

Good morning Arnie and Lynn. That was very interesting to learn what the considerations are for starting a sheep farm. So many things to think about. The process of farming and raising animals has functions to make it a success. Your farm is quite picturesque and it enjoyable to watch the video every day. The sheep are so appealing and amazing. Watching them go to the fields is so cute. The rams were quite perky today and jumping completely in the air. You guys allow them to enjoy their lives. Thank you for all of the information and have a great day. Big hugs. 🥰🥰

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Big hugs back to you and thanks again for watching!

[@spoolsandbobbins]

I love, love, love your channel guys. Thanks so much for sharing all your expertise with us. We’re in Nova Scotia and started our flock 2 1/2 years ago with 3 ewes. We now have 20 sheep and have learned so much. We rotate on 6 acres of pasture with very little grain. Have Dorper, blackbelly and Katahdin. Coyotes took our first ram lamb at 5 months old so now we bring all sheep into the barn at night. Boys get the mornings and girls the rest of the day. We were hit with Orf our first lambing season 🙄 (btw, honey works great to nip it in the bud!) and parasites took one of our ewes last year. Shepherding is NOT for the faint of heart but the benefits outweigh the challenges!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you so much! Yes, I agree. Sheep farming is never easy, but it can be so rewarding! Glad you are enjoying it!🥰🥰

[@conniesingh4760]

Great video! Some of the sheep seem to be listening to you🐑 Ewetopia’s lambs look much thicker than other KZbinrs sheep that I watch and I love their fluffy faces and legs🐑🐑Thank you !

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thanks Connie! The goal is for them to be thicker so I hope that is true!:)

[@abdoulayecoulibaly7935]

Good job Lynne

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thanks!

[@subhashnaidu7327]

Good morning beautiful family happy Friday. Thank you for beautiful video from Fiji lsland god bless

[@EwetopiaFarms]

🙂

[@fajazinhastarling]

Running through some very important aspects!

[@michaelwalsh648]

Great job, Lynn! The amount of time and effort you put into this presentation is evident. It is a very thorough analysis of what one needs to do to start a sheep farm. I have to chuckle. My partner and I started with getting the sheep, for real!! We had no property, buildings, etc but hey, why not! Seriously, we did order 17 white Dorpers in July of 2021 for delivery in July of 2023. Let's just say it was motivation to find land, which we now have😉😁!! Anyway, great information and very thorough. I'm looking forward to future videos discussing each element in greater detail.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes, but at least yours were on hold not coming to an empty plot of land! You have planned your startup really well and will be bringing those sheep home to a great place already prepared for them. Can't wait to see it all!

[@fentazifarms9286]

This was such a great video, super helpful!!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you!

[@cindyboard7816]

Very interesting information and extremely beneficial to anyone starting out no matter the size of farm!!!! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

I hope it can help as a guide anyway!

[@abuskeleke3378]

Wow, it really involves a lot, never thought of it that way, it does put things into perspective, thanks

[@sam101x1]

Thank you so much, great job. All the best for you.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you for watching and commenting. We hope to hear from you again 🙂

[@abuskeleke3378]

Well thank you for this episode, very helpful

[@EwetopiaFarms]

You're very welcome!

[@sonjareer6003]

Great advice to share for others

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks.

[@funkeodelola7910]

Thank you so much for sharing this information.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thanks. Hope it was helpful!🙂

[@funkeodelola7910]

​@@EwetopiaFarms I am just starting on the journey, so it really did help.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

@@funkeodelola7910 I'm glad!

[@salmanandwarda]

Thanks.I love sheeps farm i will start very soon. watching from Saudi Arabia

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you. Welcome to our channel. I lived in Riyadh for a few years as a teenager 🙂

[@salmanandwarda]

@@EwetopiaFarms where are you from

[@EwetopiaFarms]

@@salmanandwarda Canada

[@salmanandwarda]

@@EwetopiaFarmsCanada good country

[@danielcollins7588]

I love the way you raised the feeder. It keeps moisture off it and lambs can sleep under it and not get stepped on! Fantastic idea and NO mechanical feeder to break down plus no noise and carbon monoxide in barn. Just roll out the bale. Sheep cant get in it and pooh and pee on it. Try and sleep on it. Feed is to expensive to let it get ruined. Feed that falls lambs use it for bed.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thanks. We are happy with them too. Their only downside is having to push the bale out which can be heavy work at the beginning 🙂

[@TheeTyroneShoelaces]

Y’all have a wonderful flock! Xmas lights in the barn definitely gives me anxiety though. I wouldn’t trust Chinese made electrical devices in a barn. Keep up the great content. It’s your fault I now have sheep

[@justinanovak8040]

😂

[@EwetopiaFarms]

They are LED so should be fine lol! Great news on the sheep - hope you are enjoying them!

[@TheeTyroneShoelaces]

@@EwetopiaFarms well none of them have tried to kill me, can’t say that for our cows so there’s that!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

@@TheeTyroneShoelaces yup, that's always a good thing!😆

[@areguapiri]

..."Ya'll"...lol...😂

[@SALTYDEPLORABLEGARBAGE]

Great! Paula Simmons has nothing on you! Great presentation!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thanks!

[@justinanovak8040]

Neat lessons. I love your raised beds that the lambs can seek protection from moms or the heat, but I do have a question about the thought behind the vertical bars that separate the sheep (you mentioned how the rams like Sherif have a hard time getting their heads in). Why are there so many? Or could the space be bigger? We bought a cargo container to hold most the hay, in the barn we keep only about a months supply. That way the hay in cargo container stays dry, I only go in it occasionally on a non-raining/snowing day to resupply the barn. Well and plus reduce the worry of fire. Fairs are a great place to see different breeds and talk to people. Loved closing ram cuddles at the end of today’s video! Thanks Lynn!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

A cargo container sounds like another good option for storing feed! And yes, fairs or sheep shows are another place to see sheep and meet the people that raise them. As for the slanted bars. They worked well in the beginning but when the adult rams grow up, their heads are much bigger than we planned on .So for ram lambs and ewes the spacing is perfect. The adult rams are out front and the spacing on their feeder is I believe 2 inches wider and that works for them. The problem arises during breeding season when a ram is added to the mix. So, in some barns Arnie removed every other bar but that allows lambs free access to the feeders now and all the feed comes out. So that didn't work well. His plan is to cut all the bars off this coming summer and reweld them back with an inch or so extra space between them. It is a huge job! But keep watching, I'm sure you will see it happen this summer! :)

[@pathowes32]

Great video Lynn. Did you have any other breed of sheep beside the Suffolk and Dorset? I know you have Sally, the Shetland.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes, I started with Shetlands then got katahdins and katahdin crosses. Then I had registered Dorpers for quite a long time until my divorce. When Arnie and I got together, we got into the sheep we have today. We've been together almost 17 years now

[@arjun.gaming5142]

Very good information 🎉

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you! :)

[@furryfurball1]

Excellent info. Future sheep farmer

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Good luck!🙂

[@ETSecm]

very helpful

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Glad to hear that

[@abdelilahhoumim460]

Thank you , gneurse concepts

[@thomasreto2997]

Fantastic information! We are considering hair sheep for our very small weedy rugged tropical rainforest agriculture lot/home. A lot to plan for. Looking at either St. Croix, Hornless Blackbelly, Katahdin . Hoping to develop our weedy little lava rock lot into some tropical silvo pasture. Much work ahead!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Good luck. Starting something new is always exciting!🙂

[@spoolsandbobbins]

We love our Dorper/katahdin/black belly flock!!

[@mobileplayers5008]

Dang im need a cool place for a pair of sheeps so they can reproduce for my meal. Roasted sheep is so crunchy.

[@abdelilahhoumim460]

We love u

[@SamuelEsleta]

I love.sheep

[@txdouglas68]

Sheep on grass rotated everyday. No equipment no barns. Just good fencing and guard dogs.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

That is great for some but not all. Climate, predators, parasites, and more all play a role and barns solve those issues. These are suggestions or alternatives for people not rules. Everyone needs to do what works best for them and works best for the sheep within your means and location.

[@illuminati184]

How much money need to build this polytunnel barn??

[@EwetopiaFarms]

At the time we built them they were about $60,000. They will be more now. The company is Britespan. They will have prices

[@n.gayiya5154]

"oup! he missed the whole"😁😅

[@karenhaffermehl3687]

-28 this morning!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yikes!🥶

[@zeeshanhanifkhan7021]

Hi! How are you?I hope you are doing well. Add sugar cane molasses 10 litre per 100 litre. After one week you will be happy with results.

[@abayomithompson923]

Thank you for your video it is do explanatory ,my question is can a new starter make money from sheep farming, I mean can I make a good life from it

[@EwetopiaFarms]

It all depends on how much debt you have and how good a farmer you are. Low debt and quality sheep and workmanship should allow you to make a living off sheep farming. We do 🙂

[@abayomithompson923]

Thank you for your response I really appreciate it alot and you and your family are blessing to new beginners in this sphere please which do you think is better interns of finance and life style Goat farming or sheep farming . Second how can you rate the demand of sheep meat in the store.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

@Abayomi Thompson I can't advise about goats because I don't have any. In Canada, lamb sells well in the stores but goat is not common in this country

[@rasheedhanbali1262]

🇨🇦👍👍👍💯🇺🇸 sure you doing a good job

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Thank you!🙂

[@NJBeachbum12]

Really enjoyed your video! I’m considering sheep farming, and would like 100 sheep. I’d rather not start with 10 and build up over a few years. I plan on grazing them. I’m in the northeast of the US. Currently looking for a farm of around 100 acres. I’m in my 50’s, have a successful career, but want to get out of the city and the rat race. Been watching a ton of videos and reading books. I have the capital to get up and running, and am really looking forward to farm life. Am I crazy? Any pointers for someone in my position? Thx

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes!😆 Farming for fun can be nice but it is a tough go to make a living at it although it can be done. For us, at our age (60s) the work is exhausting. There are no days off - ever - no holidays, weekends, Stat holidays, sick days, nothing. And then there are the deaths, injuries, and illnesses - you have to be tough. So, they say most people quit before they get to five years in. If you pass that mark, you are probably going to make it. I don't want to discourage you but I really would suggest starting slower than 100 unless you have experience with livestock, diseases associated with pasture raising and sheep, and have done birthing before. These are important skills to have before getting too big.

[@spoolsandbobbins]

I agree with Lynn! We started with 3 and now have 20. The flock can grow quickly and can be daunting. If you’ve never done livestock starting slow is a good idea.

[@FulbrightFarmstead]

How high off the ground do you hang your salt and mineral feeder?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Oh a couple of feet max

[@FulbrightFarmstead]

@@EwetopiaFarms Ok thank you!

[@mediaroe3825]

If you band a male are they still prone to get those stones?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes, in fact they can be worse I've heard because the urethra is even smaller

[@robinbholai8214]

What is the reason for tail docking.

[@EwetopiaFarms]

It is basically personal preference. However most North America farmers dock tails.

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

Do you use type s lime for sanitizing ? Also, how much do you use and how long before sheep can use it again? Thank you so much!!!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

All I know is that it is called barn lime. We clean the pen, sprinkle it liberally on the floor of the pen, top with straw bedding, and then the next group can come in immediately.

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

@@EwetopiaFarms Thank you so much! You're amazing! Im thinking of liming for my pig pen too. Youre so kind to respond! Cheers!!!

[@EwetopiaFarms]

@@nunofyourbizness5975 thanks! Lime is a cheap and easy way to sanitize

[@kmpage333]

I'm confused. Listeriosis is caused by BACTERIA, so how does MOLD on the hay cause a bacterial infection?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Listeriosis is caused by bacterium Listeria found in soil, food sources and is most commonly the result of feeding moldy or spoiled hay or silage according to www.canr.msu.edu

[@tammykaltreider]

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[@kimanilawrence4909]

Good morning my name is Lawrence based in kenya and I have five sheep. Which are the best food,medicine and shelter…. Kindly help me

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Hi Lawrence If you follow our channel, you will see what we do here in Canada which will be a little different than Kenya because of the climate difference but it will be similar

[@dylancoles4580]

hi what mineral do u have in those pipes

[@EwetopiaFarms]

One has cobalt salt and the other is sheep mineral

[@bethanythedford9226]

Do you guys have other animals too?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Yes but sheep are the only farm animals

[@AnantCheema-sh9xr]

How to contact you?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

Through email on my website

[@JustMe-999a]

Seems like a lot. My friend in ohio has over 300 ewes. He doesnt feed hay or grain or even have a barn. The sheep only eat grass and live outside 24/7. They seem fine

[@EwetopiaFarms]

They can survive on that but little more. The saying is, you get out what you put in to things 🙂

[@EwetopiaFarms]

They have to eat something in Ohio because it snows there and the sheep would starve if not given hay

[@JustMe-999a]

@@EwetopiaFarms nope. They dig in the snow and eat the grass. The cows need hay, though

[@JustMe-999a]

@@EwetopiaFarms the strong survive. The weak need help

[@EwetopiaFarms]

That is cruelty to animals. ​@@JustMe-999a

[@tolesporttv7452]

how much does one ewe cost?

[@EwetopiaFarms]

it depends on the ewe

[@bellasfurfriends3911]

☺

[@davidkipsangkaronei3090]

What is the best /feed for pregnant sheep .

[@ZakirZakir57-l8j]

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[@MohammedAwalPeaceMaker]

I want to work with you please can you employ me

[@EwetopiaFarms]

we have no jobs

[@bohammarberg4072]

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[@batikizzu3987]

Berapq harga di tempatmu lyynn

[@rasheedhanbali1262]

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