Bulletproof Sheep Flock In East Texas - No Grain, No Dewormer, No BS

[@quailjailss]

Love what you’re doing.
So you said they had a splash of Florida cracker blood- what makes that breed so hardy is they were left alone to survive on their own… all the weak links were taken out. If people culled their flock more often they’d have a hardier flock and wouldn’t have to pull lambs all the time or deworm often.
To some it’s being a neglectful shepherd… to me it’s playing it smart.

[@counterculturefarms]

If you get rid of the wolf, you must become the wolf. Eat the weakest of the herd and make the herd stronger. Most humans have neglected these truths.

[@christissoldier4765]

Blessings from Corpus Christi hopefully one day I can buy some of those to bring farming back to Texas

[@lukeryuzaki2328]

What do you do with the carcass of the dead sheeps due to illness? Do you need to cremate them , or is it Okay to eat/feed them to the dogs?

[@Gibaskesemarfarm]

The ewes just awesome

[@safffff1000]

I love you and Greg Judy view of sheep raising. Built bullet proof sheep. Too bad you can't mix in badger or wolverine so they can defend themselves, lol.

[@granjaalvator1481]

Do you let rams all time with the flock or do you remove them some months for planning lambing season?

[@jeremybuss5676]

you tell it straight up, nice looking ewes. keep up the good work !

[@counterculturefarms]

No BS! Thanks for the comment 👍

[@stephanienuce7711]

I’m from Nac. Looks great. Looking for some sheep for meat/milk (NOT looking for a gallon a day out of a ewe) production. How often are you rotating?

[@counterculturefarms]

That depends but typically once every 2 to 5 days.

[@thomasreto2997]

Question for you. We have only probably 3weedy usable acres in tropical rainforest on top of rough lava. If i were to get some fencing set up, buy a ram and a couple ewesof a parasiteresistantbreed. , would I need to separate my buck or could I just leave him in all the time and process once a year?

[@counterculturefarms]

You could just leave him in all year long but you will probably get some lambs in different times of the year instead of just spring lambs. Not a big deal if you just have a few ewes to manage. Some of them will breed back after lambing if you leave ram in.

[@granjaalvator1481]

If winter is not an issue what are the advantages of having only spring lambs?

[@charleswalters5284]

Doesn't the meat taste better if the rams are kept away?

[@bitslittle]

I'm in a tropical region where I have lots of grass/vegetation. I plan to do sheep and want animals like this. One thing I haven't got clear on is if it's ok to keep breeding back to the same ram. Would you keep back a ram lamb every few years, every year or how do you prevent problems of inbreeding or is it even a problem? I was hoping to start with a ram and 3-6 ewes and grow according to how they are eating what I've got.

[@counterculturefarms]

We raise ram lambs out of the flock every year that breed at 6-8 months old then they are retired and repeat that with next year's lamb crop.

[@su0019]

does it freeze here? how is the winter here

[@counterculturefarms]

Mild Winters but yes it freezes

[@loisburke5879]

What part of east texas are you in

[@counterculturefarms]

Near Nac

[@Grandi007]

Do you use the same method for goats?

[@counterculturefarms]

Yes

[@Dorpers89]

what are your thoughts on black head Dorpers

[@counterculturefarms]

There are good stock in every breed

[@clicknstack1398]

Not only are humans making the animals weak, they're doing it to other humans. :( I will be in contact soon, going to start a flock here north of Woodville.

[@counterculturefarms]

Great just reach out thanks!

[@robertduarted]

I give them garlic and vinegar apple cider

[@andrew-rp7uy]

what age you harvest the lambs.

[@counterculturefarms]

Usually around 6-8 months

[@coltramirez3132]

Do you sell any of your ewe lambs? Looking to start a flock

[@counterculturefarms]

Yes, we have some available. You can contact us through social media Instagram or fb.

[@angus186]

Are you selling any lambs after weaning?

[@counterculturefarms]

Yes we will have some for sale.

[@riquipuig601]

In Africa we ve breeds that we called citizens, they are so strong n healthy, n they feed on only grasses, n yet the healtiest plus, they ve resistance n dn need all these medication craps, the sheeps are exactly like the ones Americans called Katadin breeds they are our African breeds they can resist alot n ve the best meat ratio

[@counterculturefarms]

Glad to hear you're raising some quality over there 👍

[@marcruel9401]

You remind me of Greg Judy

[@counterculturefarms]

Thanks for the compliment

[@heidilady]

Genuine ask: why do Texans love sheep? It’s so hot….

[@counterculturefarms]

They don't. Most people just raise cattle here. These Hair sheep do well here after years of selective breeding but most sheep are raised in the other drier parts of Texas. We don't raise wool sheep cause we don't want the extra maintenance shearing, trimming, etc. But go west of us and there are more sheep and goats. Harder to raise them here in the subtropics.

[@andrew-rp7uy]

you pick one ram or two

[@counterculturefarms]

Pick several rams and throw them out and let nature decide who's best

[@counterculturefarms]

Only the best though. Cull all the weak ones and choose the top ones.

[@geeps7525]

Sny jou hare asb.

[@jamesjohnson-qn7el]

You can leave the cuz words out of your presentation