Great comparison and you've given me even more to think about. I know that many goat breeds must be wormed every month. Are sheep as prone to having parasites as goats? How often do you have to worm your sheep?
That's a great question! We've been worming yearly, but we ran into an issue this summer with one particular ewe. So we need to figure out a better system for prevention and catching the worm issues earlier! Thanks for watching! :)
A lot of people seem to do sheep parasite medicine either yearly or bi-yearly. But I'm not an expert. I am sure that its not monthly though. We also don't make anything in this country anymore. And this makes me concerned about the availability in the future of things we can't make ourselves. And I wish there was a wool sheep that had parasite resistance? When people talk about parasite resistance they are always siting St Croix and other hairless sheep. But we might in the future want a wool sheep with parasite resistance. And how far north can you go with hair sheep anyway? (I haven't heard anyone really talk about this.)
Aww thank you! The idea is that we'd like to keep the ways that our grandparents or ancestors used to do things... particularly around stewarding the land, plants, animals, and other beings around us. We're not claiming to know how all of that was done, but we're committed to learning, practicing, and hopefully keeping the knowledge for future generations. The Nerdery part is our more modern and technical side - so we want to acknowledge both the old ways and the new ways, and find the right balance between the two :)
I would recommend looking at more international markets or stores, where there may be imported sheep cheese from Europe or New Zealand and Australia. Sorry I don't have a specific name to recommend!
There's no need to keep different breeds separate. We have friends who keep Black Belly sheep and wool sheep together, no problem. The main thing will be to put them together for breeding in the right groups, otherwise you might have crosses there too. :)
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Great comparison and you've given me even more to think about. I know that many goat breeds must be wormed every month. Are sheep as prone to having parasites as goats? How often do you have to worm your sheep?
That's a great question! We've been worming yearly, but we ran into an issue this summer with one particular ewe.
So we need to figure out a better system for prevention and catching the worm issues earlier!
Thanks for watching! :)
A lot of people seem to do sheep parasite medicine either yearly or bi-yearly. But I'm not an expert. I am sure that its not monthly though.
We also don't make anything in this country anymore. And this makes me concerned about the availability in the future of things we can't make ourselves.
And I wish there was a wool sheep that had parasite resistance? When people talk about parasite resistance they are always siting St Croix and other hairless sheep. But we might in the future want a wool sheep with parasite resistance. And how far north can you go with hair sheep anyway? (I haven't heard anyone really talk about this.)
Great break down and great info
Appreciate it! Have a great day :)
I love goats and sheep and someday would like to have dairy goats and hair sheep :)
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Thanks so much!
Thank you. This was very helpful 👍😊
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Great informative video!!
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Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Suffolk and doorset are also good as dual or triple
Dorset is one of my favorite breeds
Thanks for sharing that - it's always nice to learn about new-to-me breeds and so others can give them a try if they have some available nearby!
I might need to get sheep. Planning to make keifer milk (might have spelled that wrong) and it turns out sheep milk is the best for making that.
Wonderful!
Thank you for this video. 😊 I'm curious about your farm name. "Waykeeper". Please tell me more.
Aww thank you! The idea is that we'd like to keep the ways that our grandparents or ancestors used to do things... particularly around stewarding the land, plants, animals, and other beings around us.
We're not claiming to know how all of that was done, but we're committed to learning, practicing, and hopefully keeping the knowledge for future generations.
The Nerdery part is our more modern and technical side - so we want to acknowledge both the old ways and the new ways, and find the right balance between the two :)
It is insanely impossible to find sheep cheese. Any help in that direction would be appreciated.
I would recommend looking at more international markets or stores, where there may be imported sheep cheese from Europe or New Zealand and Australia. Sorry I don't have a specific name to recommend!
do you have to keep say fresian separate from dorprrs
There's no need to keep different breeds separate. We have friends who keep Black Belly sheep and wool sheep together, no problem. The main thing will be to put them together for breeding in the right groups, otherwise you might have crosses there too. :)
Is awassi sheep breed comfortable for milk?
I do know people who raise and milk Awassi sheep! I think it comes down to what you can find locally as well in terms of breeds!