Starting Your Own Sheep Ranch

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Features: While Shayne Horn and his wife Vicky didn't grow up on farms it didn't stop them from starting Tangle Ridge Ranch a small sheep ranch in Alberta. At the time of our visit they were marketing about 180 lambs per year on their quarter section farm. They direct market the meat to individuals and area restaurants.

[@bahrain7274]

I just started the farm in Saudi Arabia .. I have now 20 sheep

[@EricFalch]

How do find pasture for them to graze in such an arid place? If you feed them off hay then it's too expensive.

[@elizabethdavis1696]

Wouldn’t it be too hot for them?

[@jujumooz9784]

Bahrain - how many of them are your wives now??

[@bahrain7274]

Juju Mooz bro I have 2 wives , I’m not some westerner homeless who lives under a bridge like you

[@antviv]

@@bahrain7274 😂😂😂

[@Swordsman99k]

They look excited and happy doing what they do, that's very heartwarming. Good luck ongoing to both.

[@thejack9178]

How is animals abuse heartwarming you are fucked up

[@richieentertainmentkenya3]

WOW I STARTED MY OWN NOW I HAVE 56 SHEEP DORPER IN KENYA

[@Fatallica]

i started a small herd a few years ago on my mixed woodland/pasture 40 acre lot. up to 14 head total now and one of the best decisions ive made

[@canadianguy1090]

i got a quarter with about 30 pasture. want to farm fulltime. do goats get along wi9th sheep?

[@kelvinkonkel3351]

@@canadianguy1090 cattle apparently do well with sheep. goats are all around more of a pain and will cause minor issues but im sure itd work if you reeally wanted to

[@nickhill8947]

Great pasture! Looks like a good bit of chickory in there too

[@ephantusnueray824]

OOH yaa! I am looking for information on how to make high quality pastures for sheep to thrive naturally. kindly advise.

[@ericvanzee6690]

personally i think allowing the sheep access to some woodlands in addition to pasture fields would be ideal, if you have some available. Long considered off-limits for most farm animals but in the wild of course they wouldn't only be in farms, and they'll have access to other types of plant matter, tree nuts, hell even meat if they wanted in the form of easily grabbed insects

[@newedenfarm]

Keep the animals moving and give the land time to recover. That is the single best thing you can do for the pasture.

[@cucurbitfan1610]

What percent of your yearly farm budget did you allocate for planting /preparing your pasture and how long did it take? TY.

[@meals24u]

Great vid, this has me interested. Do they butcher their own sheep is my question?? How do they bring it to the market exactly??

[@ericvanzee6690]

in my very brief beginner level stuff i've read so far, which is just a few chapters, i've heard the term "carcass value" so i would venture a guess that they slaughter the lambs on the farm and then have them picked up/shipped in a refrigerated truck as whole carcasses EDIT: saw the end of the video where they're selling their own meat. I don't know then either, if they sell to local butchers or what they do

[@komradebigtex1871]

8meals in the states we take them and sell them to fda certified slaughter houses

[@yo2748]

We have a truck to pick them up and then they get slaughterd

[@nadiar.7788]

Sandi Brock (channel) in Ontario gets them to 105 lbs and drops them off at the butcher's.

[@RidgeLife]

Just subbed you! We are looking at hair sheep for our homestead here @RidgeLife. Thanks!

[@kinleysredgoldens5010]

my family is from Alberta too and we raise sheep. We were originally in beef but we switched to sheep about 9 years ago and now have about 3000 sheep

[@nurs5463]

Great. How profitable is sheep business? I heard different opinions.

[@mansamusa8410]

Can I buy some from you

[@jimosullivan4866]

first thing i would do is Top that field , very little feed value in that long overgrown stuff and nothing wrong with feeding some grains with hay in the winter time ,

[@nadiar.7788]

He never said there was anything wrong with grain. He just chooses to use full solar power for his operation. Nothing wrong with that.

[@johnstoyles5005]

You can't feed grain and Sell Grass Feed Lamb.

[@jimosullivan4866]

@@johnstoyles5005 i understand that part , but there more ways to market their produce , Ie , locally produced , family reared Etc Etc , a little grain goes a long way especially when sheep or beef are nearing slaughter time , better weight gain and more meat per carcass ,

[@johnstoyles5005]

@@jimosullivan4866 You can market any way you want. BUT when you feed grain you can't advertise GRASS FEED LAMB. Nothing wrong with Grain, you just have to be honest with your customer.

[@gerald4027]

Should mix in some pot plants .

[@GS-st9ns]

I live within City Limits and I have way too much property. I love your idea of raising sheep and love to have sheep live on my land. I know a lot of what is growing on my property is rich and nutritious. Also it would eliminate the need to mow grass. That looks too nutritious to just destroy what's a lawn mower

[@ephantusnueray824]

This is a great work as "natural natures"

[@Appaloosa67]

Awesome farm! Well done!

[@irahwebster1088]

Interesting.Vicky seems like a sweet girl. Thanks.

[@suyantooo1188]

Domba adalah kesukaan saya 👍

[@jasonkwipark7355]

I’m an island boy just trying to Make it

[@ClaireOSullivanAuthor]

perfect. We are beginners along with neighbors, a chunk of about 7 acres all told. 2 goats, 13 ewes, 2 rams, 1 lamb. They kid and lamb twice a year. Neighbors are just now putting up a barn yikes but we've plenty of room to move them around from paddock to paddock. How much acreage do you have and how many sheep per acre?

[@fotisvon9943]

If they are good they dont need to scale

[@cucurbitfan1610]

How often do you check for parasites with your rotational grazing.

[@mslyontamer5101]

Regarding their pasture mix, what was the "siser milk fetch"?

[@mmapitsomonosi7134]

Wish to start sheep farming. Any advise?

[@truenorthhaven7676]

Look up Greg Judy

[@Ptitnain2]

Look up Janet McNally too.

[@redouaneyahiaoui2970]

love farm sheep

[@jennmich3952]

Hi I hope someone could help me understand this. I recently discovered sheep milk and it’s so delicious but I don’t understand why half a gallon cost 25 dollars and another farmer near this farmer charges 19 what’s the difference and why is it so expensive? Can someone please explain thank you

[@hazdonvevo8148]

Jenn Mich because unlike cows milk u dont get as much milk and theres less ppl sheeping milking so its hard to get on the market so its more costly

[@kaan3059]

sheep milk is the best for yoghourt...

[@wsharp23]

Wait.. they have other jobs

[@LilacDaisy2]

"45 day's rest" means that you have to have 45 lots. That's a lot of land, for so many sheep!

[@BlackLocustPatriot]

How much does a good guard dog cost?

[@thefilthelement]

That can vary depending where you buy it and how old it is and if it's had any prior training. Here in Alabama Pyrenees are a very prolific dog and you can get them as a puppy from a breeder for ~$100 but then you can get them free on Craigslist as well if you look. My first Pyrenees was free and after working with him a little he instinctually knew what to do and was is a very good guardian, then got a puppy and let her learn from him

[@gateway8833]

It depends. Basically what kind of threat does the flock have? You want to keep your response to threats to the lowest working levels, in other words you don’t need a sledgehammer to kill a fly. What do you want your Guardians to do? Some Guardians will not leave the flock while others will rundown the threat and kill it. Great Pyrenees are very good about staying with the flock and barking like crazy and will fight if needed, Kangal and Boerboel are willing to fight any threat but are really pricey. All three are huge and easily consume a chicken a day. The last two can easily attack and kill a full grown man with little trouble. Kangals routinely take on Wolves and kill them, as long as their necks are protected with spiked collars. There are also other Guardians that work but won’t eat the kid next door. Donkeys and Lamas work well for threats like dogs and sometimes people. Hope that helps.