You hit really good points in this video. Dormant periods or when the grass slows down. Great things to think about for people just getting into this. Someone wouldn’t think about that when planning grazing.
I'm so glad I found your channel, I'm a big fan! I appreciate the effort you put in to produce a very well done video with great information. I look forward to diving into more of your content. Thanks!
Thank you for so generously sharing your knowledge and experience on sheep rearing. Have you considered sheep milk soap? If sheep milk is a level above goat milk, I imagine making soap from it will be a big boost for your business. Have you ever looked at 'Goat Milk Stuff' family?
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check out the Goat Milk Stuff family :) We don't do this commercially, so if we make sheep milk soap it'll just be for our family and friends. :) We've made tallow soap in the past, so it'd be cool to try with sheep's milk!
That's a great question - I have another video on what you can expect milking non-dairy breeds and the pros/cons of them: ruclips.net/video/6RXVO4qtDmM/видео.html But basically, it is possible but you might not get as much milk or for as long of a time period. It's worth a try - I haven't done it myself. There are quite a few people trying to find non-specific dairy breeds with good milk producing genetics as well. :)
At the moment we mow it and let it become mulch. We don't have any haying equipment, but I would love to figure out how to do it on the small scale. It's also a matter of time and how much we have to stay on top of everything :)
So awesome to find some Canadian content 🎉
Yay happy to hear it :)
You hit really good points in this video. Dormant periods or when the grass slows down. Great things to think about for people just getting into this. Someone wouldn’t think about that when planning grazing.
Thank you :)
I'm so glad I found your channel, I'm a big fan! I appreciate the effort you put in to produce a very well done video with great information. I look forward to diving into more of your content. Thanks!
Yay happy to be connected!
Thank you for so generously sharing your knowledge and experience on sheep rearing.
Have you considered sheep milk soap? If sheep milk is a level above goat milk, I imagine making soap from it will be a big boost for your business. Have you ever looked at 'Goat Milk Stuff' family?
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check out the Goat Milk Stuff family :)
We don't do this commercially, so if we make sheep milk soap it'll just be for our family and friends. :) We've made tallow soap in the past, so it'd be cool to try with sheep's milk!
Thoughts on milking a non dairy breed? We have no access to dairy breeds and have a wool mix breed flock :)
That's a great question - I have another video on what you can expect milking non-dairy breeds and the pros/cons of them: ruclips.net/video/6RXVO4qtDmM/видео.html
But basically, it is possible but you might not get as much milk or for as long of a time period. It's worth a try - I haven't done it myself. There are quite a few people trying to find non-specific dairy breeds with good milk producing genetics as well. :)
If you have extra grass because the sheep aren't able to keep up, do you hay that pasture once or do you mow it and let it become mulch?
At the moment we mow it and let it become mulch. We don't have any haying equipment, but I would love to figure out how to do it on the small scale. It's also a matter of time and how much we have to stay on top of everything :)
Mam I want dairy sheep in pakistan 🇵🇰
I don't have any local sources, good luck!