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Valleyridge Farm
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2020
We want to share with our viewers how things work on a farm in Southern Ontario, Canada. We are a diversified farm producing sheep, organic crops and pigs. By todays standards we are a fairly small family farming operation. A lot of people now live far removed from farming and have shown interest in what happens on a farm and want to know how and where our food is produced. We look forward to sharing with you how we do things, and learning from any of you who would like to come alongside us in our farming life.
Feeding Finisher Lambs and Lambing 2022 Continues
In this video we show how we are feeding our finisher lambs and also talk about our last lambing over the last few weeks. We have had various age groups lambing and its interesting to see how they all perform differently.
Music: Forgiven Fate - Dan Lebowitz
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Music: Forgiven Fate - Dan Lebowitz
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Sheep Barn/Housing: Why We Built the Barn We Did!
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What kind of barn should I build if getting into sheep farming or looking to expand my sheep operation? This is a big question for many people, and we get alot of people asking us about our barn, so hopefully this video answers some questions you may have. Some of the topics covered are: Feeding sheep Waterers for sheep Pros/Cons of hoop barn type structure for sheep livestock Music: Betya - La...
Why Shearing and Body Condition Scoring is Sooo Important For Sheep Farming
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In this video we show #shearing our sheep a few weeks before lambing and why we do this. You will see how we handle our sheep for this job and the importance of shearing for the health of the sheep. We discuss also the importance of #body condition scoring sheep to keep them in good health to prepare for their lambing period. This is all a part of the big picture of #sheepfarming! Thanks for wa...
Lambing Update
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This video shows how the winter lambing group is doing and how we are soon to start weaning lambs. We also talk a bit about how some of our sheep are losing some of their wool and possible reasons for that. Thanks for watching our videos! Jeff
Chaos In The Barn!!!
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You never know what you are going to find when you get to the barn in the morning! Join Jeff as he arrives at the barn to find sheep loose and making a mess everywhere! Watch as he deals with the mayhem and tries to get things back in order! Music: Barely Small -Freedom Trail Music: Bensound - A Day To Remember Music: Betya - Lauren Duski
Keeping Lambs Alive!
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It's the height of lambing season on the farm! We have so many lambs on the ground and only so much time and energy to keep everybody healthy! In this video Jeff will update you on how we are dealing with the large numbers of lambs and ways wo try to ensure high mortality! Music: Communicator - Reed Mathis
The Lambs Keep Coming !
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In this video you will see one of our ewes give birth to twins - with some help! Jeff also gives an update on the lambs already on the ground as well as how the ewes in the drive in shed are doing. Join us as we continue with our biggest lambing season of the year! Music: Carefree
Making Room for the Big Lambing Wave!
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In this video Jeff moves sheep from the lambing barn to a pole barn storage shed in order to make more room for pregnant ewes. We have lambs on the ground and many more lambs to come! Join him as he moves sheep, spreads straw and shares how lambing is going! Music: Shaddowing - Corbyn Kites
Lambing and Feeding Sheep!
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In this video you'll see Jeff feeding sheep and give an update on how lambing is going. The barn is pretty chilly and temperatures are freezing! Music: Cute Avalanche
Lambing 2022 Begins!
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Lambing has started again on Valleyridge Farm! In this video Jeff gives an update on what's going on in our lambing barn as we begin our biggest lambing season of the year! We also added another tractor to our farm...she's not what you'd call a beauty... but will be very useful for what we need it for! Music: Happy Music: Bensound: once again
Moving Sheep and Dealing With Weeds In Organic Soybeans
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We are getting ready to harvest our organic soybeans. This is not as straightforward as is sometimes thought. We have to clean out as much of the weed seeds as possible and we show you how we go about doing that.
Transitioning Ewes From Dry Hay To Lush Alfalfa
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This video shows us moving sheep from the barn to pasture and how we help them transition from a dry hay diet in the barn to a lush alfalfa field on pasture without causing any bloat.
Flooding, Shearing And Breeding Stock Update
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In this video Jeff takes you along through our flooded valley to check on our pastured sheep. Then back to the barn to see a bit of shearing. Once the sheep are all sheared we get a good look at their condition and talk about our breeding schedule. Just another day on the farm! Music: Happy
Learning to Shear Sheep!!!
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Come along with Jeff as he attempts to shear some sheep with Jerry our shearer! This is not a job for the faint of heart!!!
Trimming Rams Hooves and Organic Soybean Management
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Trimming Rams Hooves and Organic Soybean Management
Lambing Update And The Organic Farmers Battle With Weeds!
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Lambing Update And The Organic Farmers Battle With Weeds!
Baling Hay For Sheep Feed And Late Night Lamb Check
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Baling Hay For Sheep Feed And Late Night Lamb Check
Sorting Out Some Cull Ewes And A Few More Lambs
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Sorting Out Some Cull Ewes And A Few More Lambs
Cutting Hay(Cereal Rye) and Next Lambing of 2021!
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Cutting Hay(Cereal Rye) and Next Lambing of 2021!
Sheep Shearing Day And Feeding Sheep On Pasture
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Sheep Shearing Day And Feeding Sheep On Pasture
Pasturing Sheep, Weaning Lambs, Buying Equipment
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Pasturing Sheep, Weaning Lambs, Buying Equipment
Thanks dude for this nice share.
We need more videos
Thanks, we think about doing more some days, others we are just too busy to even think about it. We haven't closed that door yet...
SSSDDDM 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤Aaaaa111 mmmn MBSSS 😊😊
Just like my kids. The only time it quite is when they're eating ☺️
I didn't see water, how could they drink? Where can you put water?
There are five water bowls down each side of the barn...
I love watching the lambs scrambling back and forth. Only thing better is watching (and hearing) them nibbling on the grass in the summer!
Agreed
How do you clean out the side pens if your central alley way is elevated? Is there an access point on the other end that you didn't film? Curious to know. i like your set up and i'm looking at financing a project like this at around the size of a 40' x 100'.
Yea, maybe i didn't show it well in the video, but there are actually two tarp doors on each end on either side of the centre doors that open up for the tractor to get in and out.
5:16 Is Lamb, a boy or girl⁉️
Lamb is a baby sheep
4:03 This reminds me of “Little Bo-Peep” & “Mary Had a Little Lamb” from Nursery Rhymes (1983)
What minerals are you giving to your flock?
We give a sheep specific mineral from a local feed store
@@valleyridgefarms so can I ask do you just feed corn
@@waynesworld2014 depending on the time of gestation period, or nursing, or breeding, but they always get hay and mineral, and then add corn and soybean meal to balance out the ration according to their needs
Wow, miss you guys. So many people are making so much money. Yoir narration was just fine. You have the right ideas. B
Yea, thanks, good to know. We haven't closed the door on continuing with the channel but right now we are holding off...thanks so much for your support and encouraging words though.
How many sheep are in that barn in this video.
280 give or take
For a young person that wants to get into farming, would sheep be a good choice to make money?
You won't get rich that's for sure. But in my opinion it is the easiest agricultural industry to get into by far with the best return on investment. For any first generation farmer it will always be a struggle to make a good living farming...that's why you gotta love it enough to do it...😃
Rule of thumb to make it in farming is to be above average in production and below average in your cost of production...
What kind of rams are those
Rideau arcott
Dans sam prvi put odgledo tvoja dva reportaze koj mi se jako svidaju.Isti takav objekat imam sa 150 ovaca il de franc,samo ja imav na krovu ventilaciju i mineralnu vunu.Mislim da je uzrok opadanja vune,nedostatak svezeh vazduka provetravanje fali.Pokusacu da dodem do novijih tvojih reportaza snimaka.POZDRAV
Thanks for your comments...
On average how many lambs do we get per ewe per lambing? Also about how many square feet do you figure for one ewe? Thanks in advance I enjoy your channel Want to farm someday
On average how many lambs do we get per ewe per lambing? Also about how many square feet do you figure for one ewe? Thanks in advance I enjoy your channel Want to farm someday
On average how many lambs do we get per ewe per lambing? Also about how many square feet do you figure for one ewe? Thanks in advance I enjoy your channel Want to farm someday
Our goal is 3 per ewe per year, about 2- 2.5 lambs per lambing per ewe. Squ ft for a ewe with lambs is about 25, without lambs 18-20.
Hi! I am expecting lambs within the next 3 weeks or so but they don't look like their carrying lambs. We have 5 ewes and are a small, family-run farm, for homesteading and raising our own meat. I have never done this before and want to know if there are any certain vaccines or injections they should for sure have? Also, can simple supplies like bands for docking the tails be bought at tractor supplies and co. op. stores?
Hey there, yea, most coops or tractor supply places should have supplies, not sure where you live but they do out here. Ideally they would get vaccinated with a vaccine that covers some of the common issues found with sheep. We use glanvac 6...
Brand new subscriber here. Love your content x❤
More videos!
What kind are they
Rideau arcott
Enjoying the video. What is the approximate feed weight to weigh gain ratio when feedlot feeding sheep? Thank you.
I would expect about a 4:1 ratio...
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Hi i am from india Your farm is so nice
Wow👍👍👍
I like this work very much
Keep going my techar
Thanks I wish I code be with like you
Fantastic my
This is awesome great operation my friend
Hi, I hope you are still interested in making videos! I would really love to see your Water system in more detail, I would like to try it on my property. The system itself, how you setup and take down each year, and any cons or precautions that should be known. Many Thanks!!
It's a waterline from my barn hooked up to a float valve on a tote. In the late fall, disconnect the hoses to get the water pressure off so they don't get ruined by the freezing temperatures...
@valleyridgefarms Ok Thank you!
Where are you. Give the camera to the boys. They can handle the camera and content just fine, maybe even better. I have three kids and love their videos and narrative. You don’t have time…
Lol, true, time is a factor. The boys aren't around very much, one working towards electrical apprentice, others still in school or working off farm. Thanks for your feedback.
Wish you the best
Thank-you!
What kind feeds or pellets that you give them?
Corn mixed with protein supplement and mineral
How did you structure the large doors? We have a large hoop barn we are updating and are not happy with the current door set up (tarp doors on a hand winch). We just replaced all the tarping at ~$40000 (65x140) installed.
Not sure what you mean by structure of the doors... We have three on each end, 2 which are tarp doors. Don't like tarp doors especially on the wind side of the barn.
Me dieron una buena idea, saludos desde México 🇲🇽
Just wondering why you put your bales in the straw spreader that way rather than on the round?
Depends on the straw, sometimes the beaters would kick the bale and it keeps rolling away when trying to push it through. If straw breaks apart easily then you could put it the other way....
Glad to see u back on
Hello can you tell me the dimesnsion for the steel pipes from feeding alley, i have the same situatian and i have problems with lambs, they goes out on the feeding alley
7 inches apart on a 45 degree angle. Length will be determined by the size of your opening
Hi, 1.Where is you farm? 2.What do you put on the floor for your sheep?
We are in Ontario Canada. The floors are just dirt bedded with straw.
@@valleyridgefarms I like your farm and what you do
Do you have like a training model...like farm building plan...how you make your own feeds for the shop...like a training manual?
**sheep*
No, i don't specifically have a training manual. I just show how i do things on my farm. It's often different for everyone depending on where you live...what breed of sheep, etc
Would this work with goats?
I would think so, depends on how warm goats need it to be and where you live as well. Hard to heat or insulate these barns
I miss your videos. Why have u stopped? I hope you and your family is well
All is well! We just took a break and then found that we didn't miss dealing with the negative feedback 😔. It only added stress to my life and didn't need that. Having said that we have had a bunch of people asking for them...we appreciate your support...but not sure that we are going to keep the channel going or not ...
I missed them also. You have a great farm, and I enjoy the content as a fellow Niagara resident.
Ffs....we fixed this lamb with a broken leg...that's succes? That lamb still wasn't putting weight on its leg . You should not be sheep farming!! Dead lambs happen..... you're doing a shitty. Shitty job. Unexceptionable. "It's discouraging" when you aren't give the sheep and lambs they need!!!!! You sir aren't meant to be a farmer. It's horrid.
You shouldn't be sheep farming....I'm sorry, but you shouldn't be.
Explain yourself...
Watch sheepishly me on YT. You can do better than this.
It's kinda dumb on your part.
Explain yourself...
Dipping navels at birth is a big help with joint ill and ear tags can also be a cause
Where you guys been ?
Still here, just took a break from the social media world for a while. Thinking of starting up again soon...thanks for reaching out!
@@valleyridgefarms thats good to do from time to time 👍 Look forward to seeing you guys again. Hope early lambing has been going smooth.
Could you please explain the cleaning process of living space and them?
Do you mean, how do i clean out the barn?