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Your problem is he was registered lol, sorry i have had nothing but bad luck with the regeisterd ewes i brought on to the place and i belive the animals being registered people just keep sending them unto the next person instead of putting them in the freezer.

I'm in Fillmore County and running sheep too. Have any issue with keeping the predators out of the sheep?

It's a start

try a royal white ram you will be happy, size and toughness

You can't buy an animal from a creep/grain fed system and expect them to thrive on grass only. Their rumen hasn't developed properly, this is just a scientific fact. You should always buy animals from people that raise them the same way you do. I personally don't much like dorpers because of their bad feed in a damp climates like where I live, however, you set yourself (and the ram) up for failure from the start by buying a grain fed animal. A grass fed dorper would likely have done the job you wanted it to do and then you could really see if you like the end product or not. Hope this doesn't sound preachy, difficult to transmit tone in written words. Just trying to be helpful!

Just an aside, years ago, I was partnering with an older farmer on a seasonal grazing dairy. His herd was Guernsey with some Ayrshire and Jerseys. Mine was Jersey with some Ayrshire. Our combined herd numbered about 165 cows. After a round of AI, we put in three bulls, one Jersey, one Milking Shorthorn , and Guernsey, because he wanted to know for sure which one was the sire. The pecking order quickly became Shorthorn, Guernsey, and last Jersey. The Shorthorn proved himself to be a lover, romancing the first cow that came into heat that day for the entire day, ignoring all those that came into heat later in the day. The Guernsey bull was very active, mounting every cow that came into heat. We never saw the Jersey mount a single cow after being pushed off several times in the first few days. We nearly pulled him but in the end left him in, mostly because we didn't want to take care of him separately. Imagine our surprise the following spring, when after the AI calves were born, about one calf a day was a Shorthorn cross and all but four of the others were Jersey crosses. The Jersey bull was shy but sly, the Guernsey nearly a dud. None of this changes the fact the Dorper ram is not adapting to your system.

What you need to do is buy an actual ram 🐏 that’s built with the characteristics you’re looking for. Unfortunately that’s a pathetic excuse for a ram 😖

How often do you need to deworm Katahdin sheep vs. Dorper sheep?

Sounds like "carbon seeding" 😉

Ha thats funny ! Im on 80 roughged acres ,have tried dorper multiple times! Same results! Dorpers are the most false advertized breed there is. Plus really wonder about all these new breeds. They all seem like a new fake sales pitch IDK. But i do know my katadins are tough and getting bigger every year!

I went through the same thing with a high growth purebred herefird heifer that i bought to "improve" my herd genetics. Not only did she not keep weight in my system, her calves also were amongst the smallest of my whole herd while that cow was the biggest cow i had. Lesson learned. Dont buy from a farm or ranch who is not raising animals the way you want to period. Irregardless of breed!:) good thing younkearned this so young. Most folks will never learn this. They just chase fads.

Talk to the breeder, that ist nearly a breath of a dorper.

That is the left front leg that is lame. My first White Dorper ram bred 300 ewes in 30 days based on lambing for 3 years. You purchased out of the wrong management system.

That is surprising to me. My dorper ram is 250lbs and towers over all my other sheep. I just got him in the fall and he bred my dorper and kahtadin ewes. Your dorper ram looks unhealthy.

Do you think it would have been different if you chose a more suitable dorper ram? I am also interested in this cross as everyone around here runs straight dorpers and little parasite resistance anywhere.

Peter, you needed to see for yourself. Now you know. As the greats say you should try to fail at something every year so you are always learning something.

I have been waiting for this update. Crazy how the Katahdin rams are huge and majestic and then the dorper just isn’t….well at least you tried it!

My four wheeler sure didn’t want to start this morning either. I hear you on the can’t leave well enough alone thing. It’s a double edged sword though. The other side of that is constantly testing new ideas can lead to some amazing gains and advantages also.

How many cattle do you have, and how many acres do you have them on? How is that bull’s temperament? Is he a Greg Judy bull?

Will you roll out some hay or other carbon on top of the frozen mud?

Not to make you go insane, but you can definitely solve mud - and that is the absolute ideal for everyone - farmer and the animals. The real title should be, "farming ain't cheap."

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

MERRY CHRISTMAS from central Montana

Merry Christmas,have to say if he had a small brown spot on his side I would think you're using my ram😂

Merry Christmas and have a great winter! Flock looks fat and happy

Merry Christmas, Peter. Flock is looking great!

Merry Christmas to you as well.

South Poll are a 4 way cross of Red Angus, Hereford, Barzona, and Senapol. Teddy Gentry describes how he chose the breeds...

Good looking flock! Going to be homesteading in another year or so and considering st. Croix ram crossed to katahdin ewes to start with. I would appreciate any advice 🙏🏼 pros & cons

Have you ever had to deal with liver flukes up here in Minnesota? We have had a few cases starting to become fatal.

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Peter, we had one of those. He got his head in a bucket, panicked and then got tied in the electric fence and he got shocked for a minute, then we ate him.

That one red angus cow may have foot rot in her rear right foot.

Our first crop was baled late so it’s super stalky, feeding to steers and sheep now they don’t love it but seem to be fine.

How do you get the bales into the paddock? Are they going to be in this area all winter?

Winter mode here too. We got a bit of snow but it melted. It was a really nice fall.

Good stuff!

I've heard that ruminants get bigger as you go north.

Which half of this cross breed do you like more? I have pure katahdins and am thinking about getting a st. Croix ram, not sure if I would be going backwards or not

I would be interested in the black cows

I would be interested in the black cows

Excellent Phenotype in your Bull and most of your Cow Herd.

❤❤VIDEO ❤❤ watching for the first time ❤ I hope you get a full blooded south poll bull calf / 4 chances ❤ you should get one , if you do you’ll be blessed ❤ I will watch calving season ❤ may you be blessed with a south poll bull calf❤❤ I would get another 🐂 south poll bull❤❤ if you don’t gets bull calf in April ❤❤ you will have 4 heifers in the spring/ 4 cows ready to breed back ❤❤ just a question what are you going to do with that red angus bull ❤ it would do you a lot better to get a Judy Bull❤ I would put a 100% South Poll Bull on your mix herd ❤after 3 generations they would be considered full blooded/ that’s what Greg Judy does ❤ bull will get you /50% S.P. If you line breed /75% S.P. Cow.. then split your herd up and if you get a bull out of the first batch you’ll be all set❤❤ I will be watching you operation ❤I hope the south poll cows is going to be great for you 👍

Herd building at its finest. Can we call them North Poles now??

That British white bull is very nice

Glad to see em settling in. They sure look sharp.

Congrats, you have had a busy day. The future plans sounds good.

A proper herd you have there. Nice heifers!

Nice! Are the heifers bred by a South Pole bull?

I still have about 10 days grazing left. Pretty happy with that. I'm sure something changes in the grass after the hard frost.