I give a lot of credit to those boys. They handled that procedure so well on all the animals. The lucky young rams were the multi color ones they got spared. Greg next year watch out those mama's will dye their babies to save them. Lol
Thank-you! I look forward, perhaps, to seeing the rams altougether to see good conformations etc. Best regards! Granpa Quaker John in West Sussex England.
I noticed with your bulls and here on your sheep some heavy tick pressure. Just from watching the methods in the farming could you follow your cows and sheep with some chickens and they will help clean up the ticks and other parasites and spread the manure pats out as well. Further it is also a good income which you most likely realize, From the eggs.
Looks like Mr. Judy solved the sheep and cattle wars for good! Those colored rams are good looking, gotta watch out for your hunters with a fawn tag though! haha
Do you keep all the rams with all the ewes each year? Except for the aug to dec time. How do you keep track of inbreeding etc? Or do you worry about it any? Thanks
Greg, please elaborate a bit as i read all available info online. They say "when castrated use tetanus ANTITOXIN" and tetanus TOXOID should be used for longterm protection. Labels say the TOXOID will not protect immidiately, but 2 weeks after SECOND dose. Does the TOXOID vaccine work for you? i ask as in my country we DON'T have ANTITOXIN available, but we DO have tetanus TOXOID vacc.
They are pretty old for banding no? Everything Im reading says 2-7days old. Our rams are 3 weeks old and a little smaller than yours but I figured we missed our chance but its hard to tell who is good that young. How old were these?
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher in new zealand and australia they doing short scrotum castration ,when testes not droped yet. the semen is abnormal and wont breed the ewe. better for stress and faster gain,leaner meat. ever heard about it?
Would you cull an otherwise excellent ewe lamb who had a serious allergic reaction after stirring up a hornet nest? She was down until we gave her antihistamine.
Do you band them at weaning time? I've been told mixed opinions about when to band. Most people band within the first few days of birth. Trying to decide when is the best time.
Greig can you verify this claim. I read a post from someone who claimed that you dont use any treatments for pinkeye in your cattle. I have about a 7m old bull calf with pinkeye and was wanting to know if what I read was true. I trust you and I am thankful for your teachings. I don't know who was righting the post claiming that or if they are truthful. Just looking for confirmation on what you do, let it get better on it's own like they claimed you said or giving a treatment. Thank you so much for what you do.
I believe Greg said he will treat pink eye if it happens, but he hasn't had any pink eye for the last few years because of the way he manages his livestock. Maybe that person misunderstood what Greg was saying.
I believe Greg’s treatment for pink eye is to cull the cow. Greg’s basic grazing methods are a big reason as to why he never has to vaccinate his cows for sicknesses, he leases/owns enough land to be constantly moving his herd and flock so they never even get sick to begin with, and if they’re struggling he gets rid of them.
@@moavic5087 I had bought the bull from a person who raises cattle the typical way but with no grain. He really had the characteristics that Judy says to look for. It's hard to find folks practicing Greg's methods here in southeast Missouri. The old owner let them in the ponds and the normal things lazy cattleman do. I dont believe it was a genetics problem more so just improper management. We are implementing Greg's management techniques on our farm and he is the first on the farm. No other cows or calfs here. So I should be able to get it controlled. I believe the culling process Greg uses but I really think it was bad management on the prior owners farm. We have had him for 2 days now. Using Vetricen gel applications 3x daily and keeping him with access to lots of shade. Thank you for your advice and help.
Josh M please don’t take my advice I’m no professional just an observation I made from watching Greg’s videos. Hes certainly doing some thing right his flock and herds are beautiful as well as his land.
So you only have one lamb crop a year every may?? At what age do you butcher or sell them ? Or better said how much do they weigh hanging weight 12kg ......??
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher the normal hanging weight here is 26 lbs if they are bigger they won't bye them I myself butcher them at 50lbs more or less
Someone created a product using those bands, a mouse trap and a rat trap, rodent puts it's head through, trips the trigger, and gets banded around the neck.
The rams get along quite well. They were all raised together. Sometimes as you get closer to breeding season you will see the older rams butting heads some.
Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher Thanks for responding Greg. I’m a subscriber and really enjoy your videos. No number tags would cut out a tedious time consuming process I just don’t know how else to keep up with ewes with problems and need to be culled or great ewes that need to be kept as well as their offspring for breeding stock.
@@davidcarlile4455 If you like Greg, you'll like Kit Pharo too. Here's an article he wrote about why he doesn't tag his beef calves, which carries over pretty well to lambs. www.pharocattle.com/blog/tagging-calves-2
It's best to tag all that way you know when choosing replacements which lamb is out of which ewe, if they're multiple born, good growing etc. Without tagging or marking in a larger flock you have know idea what ewe is raising nice lambs or vice versa. I wouldn't buy a ram from someone that goes by looks only most likey all of them nice looking Rams are single raised lambs. Not what most people want.
Well Greg I’m thinking now is the time to find yourself a sponsor for a decent portable sheep handling system. I’ve never been able to round up as many good helpers as you have so I’ve had to spend 10 grand on a good system. That said I would rather have my handling system then my money back. A really good system can make that castrating job a one or two person job.If you spread the cost out over 10 or more years it’s pretty cheap.Makes trimming feet a breeze as well.
If you have soft wet ground I would think you need to trim feet. I ranch in the desert and I still trim once a year. Then again maybe he runs them down the road so much he doesn’t need to.
20 years ago I used to run a fairly large flock of Barbadoes and they were not polled. Many times the Barb rams with large horns are sold to hunting clubs. You must have them confused with a different breed.
@@mikecanaday5731 Unfortunately those were not pure. You might have had the American blackbelly which is horned. On the Island of Barbados the breed still doesn't develop horns
“Normally they don’t hurt you” -Greg see 4:52 kick to the face! Great job boys keep up the hard work!
LoL. Beat me to it. Take my balls, you gon get kicked.
I give a lot of credit to those boys. They handled that procedure so well on all the animals. The lucky young rams were the multi color ones they got spared. Greg next year watch out those mama's will dye their babies to save them. Lol
I adore sheep voices! We are hoping to close on the purchase of a homestead this coming week, and add some sheep within the next few years.
Thank you for those tips! Looks very easy, simple and efficient when you you have everything ready for properly job!
Very Informative and Instructional Video. Thank You. God Bless and Peace Be With You All
Hello Greg, thanks for the great education you are putting forward. At what age is it good to band cattle and sheep?
Thank-you!
I look forward, perhaps, to seeing the rams altougether to see good conformations etc.
Best regards!
Granpa Quaker John in West Sussex England.
Great Video! Can you elaborate on what makes a breeding ram and what was your lambing rate? Thanks!
2:47 excellent visual instruction. Thank ewe
Great video guys, going at ram lambs next few days cheers
What brand is the banding tool you’re using or would recommend? Thank you.
Awesome video thank you so much I learned a lot because I got a band at some boys
I noticed with your bulls and here on your sheep some heavy tick pressure. Just from watching the methods in the farming could you follow your cows and sheep with some chickens and they will help clean up the ticks and other parasites and spread the manure pats out as well. Further it is also a good income which you most likely realize, From the eggs.
Looks like Mr. Judy solved the sheep and cattle wars for good! Those colored rams are good looking, gotta watch out for your hunters with a fawn tag though! haha
Congratulations GREg i like all videos man good luck Brother kansas city love you brother...
that bander sure is faster then the knife and iodine dip, them were some pretty colored rams you kept
Greg, do you still use this method? I recently tried the Burdizo method and am not doing the CDT shots. Your thoughts?
What’s the benefits of a whether? Does it bring in more profit?
I think greg puts all the sheep together in Dec. The ones that he doesn't want to breed back are the ones that get banded (wethers).
Do you keep all the rams with all the ewes each year? Except for the aug to dec time. How do you keep track of inbreeding etc? Or do you worry about it any? Thanks
Those rams look real good.
Do you give the cdt shot to ewe lambs as well or just to the ram lambs after banding?
Greg, please elaborate a bit as i read all available info online. They say "when castrated use tetanus ANTITOXIN" and tetanus TOXOID should be used for longterm protection. Labels say the TOXOID will not protect immidiately, but 2 weeks after SECOND dose.
Does the TOXOID vaccine work for you? i ask as in my country we DON'T have ANTITOXIN available, but we DO have tetanus TOXOID vacc.
We use tetanus toxoid, have never had any issues with it either in 22 years.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you so much! Great news!
They are pretty old for banding no? Everything Im reading says 2-7days old. Our rams are 3 weeks old and a little smaller than yours but I figured we missed our chance but its hard to tell who is good that young. How old were these?
10 weeks old. Done this practice for 20 years, no problems.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher in new zealand and australia they doing short scrotum castration ,when testes not droped yet. the semen is abnormal and wont breed the ewe. better for stress and faster gain,leaner meat. ever heard about it?
@czechthisout5983 never heard of that method
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Greg, why do you wait until they're this age Instead of banding within the first week of life?
We use the natural testicles as a weight gaining mechanism. Testosterone is great for putting on weight.
@@gregjudyregenerativeranchergood thinking. thanks for the reply!
Would you cull an otherwise excellent ewe lamb who had a serious allergic reaction after stirring up a hornet nest? She was down until we gave her antihistamine.
Mike Rowe’s experience was not as pleasant.
Yeah, I thought I'd see more of the cut and slurp technique.
Do you band them at weaning time? I've been told mixed opinions about when to band. Most people band within the first few days of birth. Trying to decide when is the best time.
The size of the lambs says it all
From what I hear you need to make sure the band fits tight but the testes still fit through.
Greig can you verify this claim.
I read a post from someone who claimed that you dont use any treatments for pinkeye in your cattle.
I have about a 7m old bull calf with pinkeye and was wanting to know if what I read was true. I trust you and I am thankful for your teachings.
I don't know who was righting the post claiming that or if they are truthful. Just looking for confirmation on what you do, let it get better on it's own like they claimed you said or giving a treatment. Thank you so much for what you do.
I believe Greg said he will treat pink eye if it happens, but he hasn't had any pink eye for the last few years because of the way he manages his livestock. Maybe that person misunderstood what Greg was saying.
I believe Greg’s treatment for pink eye is to cull the cow. Greg’s basic grazing methods are a big reason as to why he never has to vaccinate his cows for sicknesses, he leases/owns enough land to be constantly moving his herd and flock so they never even get sick to begin with, and if they’re struggling he gets rid of them.
@@SasquatchBioacoustic thank you for the info.
@@moavic5087 I had bought the bull from a person who raises cattle the typical way but with no grain. He really had the characteristics that Judy says to look for.
It's hard to find folks practicing Greg's methods here in southeast Missouri. The old owner let them in the ponds and the normal things lazy cattleman do. I dont believe it was a genetics problem more so just improper management.
We are implementing Greg's management techniques on our farm and he is the first on the farm. No other cows or calfs here. So I should be able to get it controlled.
I believe the culling process Greg uses but I really think it was bad management on the prior owners farm. We have had him for 2 days now. Using Vetricen gel applications 3x daily and keeping him with access to lots of shade.
Thank you for your advice and help.
Josh M please don’t take my advice I’m no professional just an observation I made from watching Greg’s videos. Hes certainly doing some thing right his flock and herds are beautiful as well as his land.
So you only have one lamb crop a year every may?? At what age do you butcher or sell them ? Or better said how much do they weigh hanging weight 12kg ......??
One lamb crop a year. Lambs are harvested at 10-18 months old. Hanging weight of 60-70 lbs.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher the normal hanging weight here is 26 lbs if they are bigger they won't bye them I myself butcher them at 50lbs more or less
Love the videos Greg! How many Ram lambs will you get in a year and approx how many do you end up keeping intact? thanks for the effort, cheers
We keep just the best as rams.
I would like to see more video with your sheep.
There are a bunch of sheep videos on my channel.
Someone created a product using those bands, a mouse trap and a rat trap, rodent puts it's head through, trips the trigger, and gets banded around the neck.
It doesn't look like you dock the tails. What would be the reason you wouldn't dock their tails
I was think the same, I just did mine
Why would you dock their tails? Wool sheep need it docked because of the wool getting nasty, hair sheep aren't the same.
Does it hurt to keep the rams together in the same pen for an extended period? Will they fight and such?
The rams get along quite well. They were all raised together. Sometimes as you get closer to breeding season you will see the older rams butting heads some.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks for the reply. Love your vidoes.
Where are you marketing your sheep? I’m looking into getting sheep and have heard some people don’t want band rams , they want everything intact.
This is mostly true of the ethnic market - they prefer intact. In my experience, most others actually prefer banded.
They are called wether lambs ..castrated
Greg, can I band an adult ram?
Do you harvest them at less or more than one year? I think there is a very gray line between lamb and mutton, yes?
In the USA lamb is an unregulated claim that means any sheep meat. It's no wonder people often find it overly gamey.
Why dont you band tails as babies?
Hair sheep do not require tail docking
This fall sharp that plum tree for next year shade
Get it done!
Greg i didn’t see any ear tags on any of your sheep. Do you not need records on them? Your cows are tagged but not the sheep.
No sheep get tagged until their sold. It is mandatory to put a scrapie id tag in them. This allows folks folks to trace the animal back to your farm.
Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher
Thanks for responding Greg. I’m a subscriber and really enjoy your videos. No number tags would cut out a tedious time consuming process I just don’t know how else to keep up with ewes with problems and need to be culled or great ewes that need to be kept as well as their offspring for breeding stock.
@@davidcarlile4455 If you like Greg, you'll like Kit Pharo too. Here's an article he wrote about why he doesn't tag his beef calves, which carries over pretty well to lambs. www.pharocattle.com/blog/tagging-calves-2
It's best to tag all that way you know when choosing replacements which lamb is out of which ewe, if they're multiple born, good growing etc. Without tagging or marking in a larger flock you have know idea what ewe is raising nice lambs or vice versa. I wouldn't buy a ram from someone that goes by looks only most likey all of them nice looking Rams are single raised lambs. Not what most people want.
Yeah, I'll sit in that chair and hold 'em ... just as long as you don't get me
Well Greg I’m thinking now is the time to find yourself a sponsor for a decent portable sheep handling system. I’ve never been able to round up as many good helpers as you have so I’ve had to spend 10 grand on a good system. That said I would rather have my handling system then my money back. A really good system can make that castrating job a one or two person job.If you spread the cost out over 10 or more years it’s pretty cheap.Makes trimming feet a breeze as well.
I dont think greg trims the feet because he doesn't feed grain.
Arrow Farmquip makes a good sheep handler here in Australia, I'm not sure if it is available in the US though.
If you have soft wet ground I would think you need to trim feet. I ranch in the desert and I still trim once a year. Then again maybe he runs them down the road so much he doesn’t need to.
We have never trimmed a hoof in our life. Don't own any hoof trimmers.
Used our current sorting pen for 18 years. Works good for us.
I would like to sheep farmer
Please shift to cutting way😢
Barbados is polled breed so the lamb shouldn't have horns
20 years ago I used to run a fairly large flock of Barbadoes and they were not polled. Many times the Barb rams with large horns are sold to hunting clubs. You must have them confused with a different breed.
@@mikecanaday5731 Unfortunately those were not pure. You might have had the American blackbelly which is horned. On the Island of Barbados the breed still doesn't develop horns
Correct