What makes a ram lamb make the grade?

Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer

#Podcasting Education #Becca Matthews

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about a year ago 15:20

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Today Becca spends a little time talking about what she looks for in a potential ram lamb. Since 99% of ram lambs born will be wethered, it takes a special kind of ram to make the grade.

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What makes a ram lamb make the grade?

Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer

published about a year ago

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MP3•एपिसोड होम

Today Becca spends a little time talking about what she looks for in a potential ram lamb. Since 99% of ram lambs born will be wethered, it takes a special kind of ram to make the grade.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenhollowsheepdairy

Intragram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy

28 एपिसोडस

#Podcasting Education #Becca Matthews

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What to do about orphan/bum lambs 10:21

2 days ago10:21

10:21

I do not like bottle feeding if i don't have to, so if I have a ewe that could take a lamb, I will do everything in my power to get that ewe to take that lamb - even if it is not their own. Today I talk about how I manage fostering orphan lambs, or getting a ewe to accept her own rejected lamb.

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What do you have in your lambing supplies? 16:48

9 days ago16:48

16:48

Lambing is in full swing on the farm, so let's talk lambing "kits" and supplies. What's in your kit? What's on your supply list? What do you have that I don't have? www.youtube.com/@hiddenhollowsheepdairy My Lambing Supply List: Colostrum Milk replacer Electrolytes Portable blender Heat pad/cover/bed Blankets Covexin 8 Dewormer Syringes Needles RFID tags/tagger Tags for lambs/tagger Heat lamps/bulbs Rubber rings/bander M ear notcher Scale/harness Gloves Thermometer Scalpel Scissors Tattooing supplies Resuscitator Bottles/nipples Penicillin LA200 Dextrose Tuber Lube Prolapse harness Vet wrap/splints/gauze Wound care Corid EZ Milker Brix refractometer Suture kit…

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Welcome back! I am back! 15:10

16 days ago15:10

15:10

I am back for season two year two of Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer. Let's make this year a good one. Today I am doing a short-ish recap of what's been going on since my last episode and stay tuned for next week when I dive into lambing and all that it entails.

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Milk sheep vs Meat Sheep 9:50

29 weeks ago9:50

9:50

Ever wonder what makes milk sheep different from meat sheep? Today Becca outlines a few of those differences. It is not a definitive list by any means but it is a start.

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Alternatives to Keeping Your Own Ram 18:27

30 weeks ago18:27

18:27

Breeding season is right around the corner for many of us. Today Becca talks about what it takes to keep a ram of your own, and some alternatives if having your own ram just isn't possible.

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What can you make with sheep milk? 16:16

31 weeks ago16:16

16:16

The question that seems to follow after You can milk sheep? Today Becca decides to answer with a few products that can be made from sheep milk.

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Cross Breeding Dairy Sheep 16:28

32 weeks ago16:28

16:28

Today Becca talks about crossing breeding dairy sheep and why it's done. www.facebook.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy www.youtube.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy

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Controversial things I do on my sheep farm 18:52

33 weeks ago18:52

18:52

Today Becca talks about some of the controversial things she does on her sheep farm that work for her, may not work for everyone, but always seem to raise some eyebrows. Who else does some head turning things on their farm that works for them but others think they are strange for doing?

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Drying off ewes - Don't make my mistakes! 11:07

35 weeks ago11:07

11:07

One again Becca let's you in on the mistakes she has made when drying off ewes and what has worked for her when drying off during milking and when she is just letting the ewes raise lambs.

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Talking the benefits of sheep milk with Candice Christensen of Capped Mountain Farms 51:16

36 weeks ago51:16

51:16

Today Becca talks with Candice Christensen of Capped Mountain Farms about allergies, the benefits of sheep milk, and what goes on around Candice's homestead. To reach out and talk to Candice: email: candiceleesays@gmail.com To reach out and talk to Becca: email: hiddenhollowidaho@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenhollowsheepdairy…

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Weaning lambs - Don't make my mistakes 17:24

37 weeks ago17:24

17:24

Today Becca talks weaning lambs because that is what she has been doing and is gearing up to do some more of. She'll talk some do's and don'ts of weaning and let you in on the mistakes she has made over the years.

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How old is too old to milk and breed your ewe? 14:35

38 weeks ago14:35

14:35

Today Becca talks about older ewes, reminiscing about some of her favorites on the farm and what you should be looking for in your older ewes that will determine if they should be bred and therefore milked.

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Lambing wrap up - Spring addition 15:35

39 weeks ago15:35

15:35

Today Becca talks about how her spring lambing group went. What went wrong and what went right and how the numbers added up and compared to the late winter lambing.

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Out of Season Breeding is right around the corner 19:50

40 weeks ago19:50

19:50

Today Becca discusses out of season breeding. Why do we do it and how do we do it?

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Talking Micro Dairy and NADSA with Olivia Fox from Crafty Fox Acres 54:50

41 weeks ago54:50