New Subscriber. Watching you from Justin Roads. I don't raise animals. Live in a trailer park. But I learned so much from your wife and you. You can see experience and comentment. I just want chicken's and turkey for now. But I smart well rounded folk. Thank you and Many blessings.
Hey Greg! I want to start my own sheep farm in the near future. I was wondering if you could do more videos regarding their care and grazing style. Thanks for all you do!
First....thank you so much for putting out vids so frequently...I look forward to each and every one. Second, I second that notion of you doing more sheep vids. I'd love to see more vids and talks about how you determine your paddock size and frequency of moves for your sheep as opposed to your cattle, in regards to their different grazing/browsing styles. Started a small flock and will be putting up fencing this winter, hopefully, and getting them out on rotation shortly thereafter, even if I have to feed hay on the paddocks until we get some graze/browse going. Having some selective timbering done this winter to implement silvopasture as well.
Mr. Judy I would really like to know what you feed your dogs and how often. Des either of those things change with the seasons or with the age of the dogs? Thank you so much for the videos. I’m like a youngin looking forward to Christmas looking forward to you posting a new video. Y’all stay warm up there and good luck in the woods!!
It seems to me the best for someone starting out with sheep would be to buy a mini flock (5-10 ewes, 1-2 rams) together WITH a guardian dog or two. They are all trained and used to each other.
I would love to see some videos on the marketing of your sheep and cattle. I have the sheep, but with no way to market them I am hitting a road block. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mr. Judy, for all the wonderful videos.
I deduct that the dream is that all pastures should be managed by rotational grazing, if that scenario plays out in reality, how would you be improving pastures if hay baling becomes a thing of the past?
critical thinking I live in a farming community where alfalfa hay is grown and baled without animals. The bales are sold to farmers who need it. Is that what your asking?
Management intensive grazing ("mob stocking") will _by itself_ improve pastures over time -- it isn't necessary to apply hay, although that may give faster results. A certain amount of hay or silage will always be needed in temperate climates to feed livestock over winter, especially in northern regions (Minnesota, places in Canada, etc.). If somehow the hay market were to disappear, then grassfed livestock producers like Greg Judy would simply have to allocate a portion of their own land and other resources to hay production. Greg Judy buys hay because he can (thereby importing additional nutrients from _other_ farmers who don't care about what they're losing by selling hay), not because it is the only way to make this work. If hay prices rise too much, on-farm production will become the better option. Ultimately, the key to building topsoil and producing healthy pastures and livestock is to (a) be able to draw nutrients like potassium, phosphorus, and micronutrients from _subsoil_ and make them bioavailable to plants, and (b) provide the required nitrogen through the use of clovers and other legumes. Aside from rain, sunshine, and sufficient space for the (mob-stocked) ruminants, nothing more is required to build soil. Plants such as trees and shrubs (silvopasture), and deep-rooted perennial grasses and forbs such as sainfoin, alfalfa, and chicory are the key to "mining" the subsoil layer to provide the topsoil with an endless supply of the minerals essential to plant growth.
Andrea Falconiero I highly doubt hay farming will ever become a thing of the past. I live in a southern Ca. Farming area. It’s an industry. It sounds like you probably already had the answer to your question. But Greg is raising beautiful healthy animals and doing a great job. I see lots of animals raised in pens living in crap. Not near as a great a life or healthy.
Starfish, of course it's an industry, but I am not thinking about shutting down that industry, my idea is that the industry and all its land will be switched over to do rotational grazing instead, it's way more profitable, efficient and environmentally friendly, one can hope that the climate alarmism hoax will shift it's focus from restricting people's rights to instead heal the soils and improve the symbiotic relationship man has with meat animals
critical thinking yea it would be nice if all our meat was raised like Greg’s. I live in the Imperial Valley. It’s basically a desert with water brought in from Colorado. It’s wonderful farming but it’s nothing like other states where they have wide open spaces to ranch and farm. It’s very commercial and probably would never be profitable for a family homestead situation.
They are content, they just got moved and we are not a threat to them. We are a great sight to see for our sheep, they get moved to new pasture every time they see us.
How long do your herd dogs live on average? Do they shelter with the sheep? Are they trustworthy alone with them and how many should I have for 20+/- very docile large breed sheep? Sorry for so many q’s but I have several hundreds of coyotes that swarm down out of the hills at night. We have to have double layered welded wire cattle panel fencing set with both 2 rows of barbed wire and a low and high electric perimeter wire. We have no losses since we enclosed all 10 acres. Just one injury from a mountain lion running a horse and bull through the barbed wire destroying $700 in fencing and costing $650 to stitch up the wire lacerations. We have vigilant neighbors and the mountain lion and four coyotes were shot in the following 72 hours. No incidents since but a dog would add to the motion lights, motion sensitive squeal alarms, video monitoring and daily armed patrols. On the up side, coyote stew is good eating smoked and bathed in BBQ sauce! We tasted dog first in Indonesia this style called ‘satee’ (sweet BBQ)...I hate to say it but dog is DELICIOUS! (But I’m only eating coyote...)
Our dogs live 10-12 years old. They live with the sheep year round. Sounds like you need several dogs with your predator pressure. On the barbecued coyote you mentioned, that is impressive. Never heard of to many people eating coyote!
GREG, what breed of sheep are the colored ones? if ya need an retirement home fer yer dogs/pups i,m sure i cin find thr room fer them,,jist so ya know i spoile me dogs/pups they become house dogs this time of year as the snow is deep, an the winds blow bitterly cold,, thank ya fer the videos
Would it even be possible to have herders with Guardians??? I imagine a dog creeping around the edge of the flock and pushing them forward would royally piss off the guardian dog lol
Good looking dogs first time watching We subscribed We raise kikos in Texas & Anatolians we have a TH-cam channel too check it out if you get a chance.
Looking good! My dogs I bought from you I named Salt and Pepper. They have gotten huge! They are both a couple of sweet girls.
That is awesome, glad the dogs are working out well for you!!
New Subscriber. Watching you from Justin Roads. I don't raise animals. Live in a trailer park. But I learned so much from your wife and you. You can see experience and comentment. I just want chicken's and turkey for now. But I smart well rounded folk. Thank you and Many blessings.
Welcome to our channel.
Hey Greg! I want to start my own sheep farm in the near future. I was wondering if you could do more videos regarding their care and grazing style. Thanks for all you do!
I agree....I'd like to see more sheep content from Mr. Judy.
Mr Judy, maybe some kind person could film this operation of moving the sheep in the future. Loving your channel!! God Bless!
Happy Thanksgiving!
First....thank you so much for putting out vids so frequently...I look forward to each and every one. Second, I second that notion of you doing more sheep vids. I'd love to see more vids and talks about how you determine your paddock size and frequency of moves for your sheep as opposed to your cattle, in regards to their different grazing/browsing styles. Started a small flock and will be putting up fencing this winter, hopefully, and getting them out on rotation shortly thereafter, even if I have to feed hay on the paddocks until we get some graze/browse going. Having some selective timbering done this winter to implement silvopasture as well.
Mr. Judy I would really like to know what you feed your dogs and how often. Des either of those things change with the seasons or with the age of the dogs? Thank you so much for the videos. I’m like a youngin looking forward to Christmas looking forward to you posting a new video. Y’all stay warm up there and good luck in the woods!!
I also would like to know!
How do you feed your dogs? Could you do some more dog videos? Wintering, feed, what to look for in purchasing, shelter, etc., Thanks
I was wondering how he fed the guard dogs also, good question!
I'm also wondering how you feed your dogs
It seems to me the best for someone starting out with sheep would be to buy a mini flock (5-10 ewes, 1-2 rams) together WITH a guardian dog or two. They are all trained and used to each other.
Thos lambs are so darn cute!!
I would love to see some videos on the marketing of your sheep and cattle. I have the sheep, but with no way to market them I am hitting a road block. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mr. Judy, for all the wonderful videos.
How do you keep the Male dog from roaming?
Thanks for the information. How do you feed the dogs?
We use a waterproof steel gravity flow dog self feeder, it holds 100 lbs of dog feed. The sheep cannot enter the feeder, only dogs.
Ooh, the time it took me to spot the dogs amongst the sheep.. LOL scary!
what type of guardian dog would be best for Florida?
I deduct that the dream is that all pastures should be managed by rotational grazing, if that scenario plays out in reality, how would you be improving pastures if hay baling becomes a thing of the past?
critical thinking I live in a farming community where alfalfa hay is grown and baled without animals. The bales are sold to farmers who need it. Is that what your asking?
Management intensive grazing ("mob stocking") will _by itself_ improve pastures over time -- it isn't necessary to apply hay, although that may give faster results. A certain amount of hay or silage will always be needed in temperate climates to feed livestock over winter, especially in northern regions (Minnesota, places in Canada, etc.). If somehow the hay market were to disappear, then grassfed livestock producers like Greg Judy would simply have to allocate a portion of their own land and other resources to hay production. Greg Judy buys hay because he can (thereby importing additional nutrients from _other_ farmers who don't care about what they're losing by selling hay), not because it is the only way to make this work. If hay prices rise too much, on-farm production will become the better option.
Ultimately, the key to building topsoil and producing healthy pastures and livestock is to (a) be able to draw nutrients like potassium, phosphorus, and micronutrients from _subsoil_ and make them bioavailable to plants, and (b) provide the required nitrogen through the use of clovers and other legumes. Aside from rain, sunshine, and sufficient space for the (mob-stocked) ruminants, nothing more is required to build soil. Plants such as trees and shrubs (silvopasture), and deep-rooted perennial grasses and forbs such as sainfoin, alfalfa, and chicory are the key to "mining" the subsoil layer to provide the topsoil with an endless supply of the minerals essential to plant growth.
Andrea Falconiero I highly doubt hay farming will ever become a thing of the past. I live in a southern Ca. Farming area. It’s an industry. It sounds like you probably already had the answer to your question. But Greg is raising beautiful healthy animals and doing a great job. I see lots of animals raised in pens living in crap. Not near as a great a life or healthy.
Starfish, of course it's an industry, but I am not thinking about shutting down that industry, my idea is that the industry and all its land will be switched over to do rotational grazing instead, it's way more profitable, efficient and environmentally friendly, one can hope that the climate alarmism hoax will shift it's focus from restricting people's rights to instead heal the soils and improve the symbiotic relationship man has with meat animals
critical thinking yea it would be nice if all our meat was raised like Greg’s. I live in the Imperial Valley. It’s basically a desert with water brought in from Colorado. It’s wonderful farming but it’s nothing like other states where they have wide open spaces to ranch and farm. It’s very commercial and probably would never be profitable for a family homestead situation.
The sheep are so quiet. Is this breed particularly quiet? Surprising considering they are in a corral.
They are content, they just got moved and we are not a threat to them. We are a great sight to see for our sheep, they get moved to new pasture every time they see us.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks for the reply
Is that a deer at the pond at 2:30?
Greg, what system do you use for shearing?
No shearing required with these sheep. They are hair sheep and shed off naturally
Greg, do you have a problem with flies in the summer months?
When do you lamb? Thanks for the videos.
He lambs May 1st
what is the price of trained dog
I just watched some videos on Kangal dogs interesting
What breed are they?
Do you have a breeder recommendation for your dogs?
5:03 Spot the dog
Now u got name 1 dog Wally
How long do your herd dogs live on average? Do they shelter with the sheep? Are they trustworthy alone with them and how many should I have for 20+/- very docile large breed sheep? Sorry for so many q’s but I have several hundreds of coyotes that swarm down out of the hills at night. We have to have double layered welded wire cattle panel fencing set with both 2 rows of barbed wire and a low and high electric perimeter wire. We have no losses since we enclosed all 10 acres. Just one injury from a mountain lion running a horse and bull through the barbed wire destroying $700 in fencing and costing $650 to stitch up the wire lacerations. We have vigilant neighbors and the mountain lion and four coyotes were shot in the following 72 hours. No incidents since but a dog would add to the motion lights, motion sensitive squeal alarms, video monitoring and daily armed patrols. On the up side, coyote stew is good eating smoked and bathed in BBQ sauce! We tasted dog first in Indonesia this style called ‘satee’ (sweet BBQ)...I hate to say it but dog is DELICIOUS! (But I’m only eating coyote...)
Our dogs live 10-12 years old. They live with the sheep year round. Sounds like you need several dogs with your predator pressure. On the barbecued coyote you mentioned, that is impressive. Never heard of to many people eating coyote!
Do you ever have any problems with the dogs bothering the sheep during lambing?
That's a good question. And do the dogs get attracted to the placenta, if not the lambs?
i don,t think so.. you know how he works, he is not getting in with the sheep in lambingtime so if the dogs eat the lambs he wouldn,t have dogs..:)
One of the things that dogs will do is eat the placenta. Helps keep predators away.
Interested in these , also wondering if you might have a ram for sale ? Thanks
Do you have another female dog with a black head?
What do the dogs eat?
We feed dog food and meat scraps. They absolutely love their meat, bones and fat chunks. Sure helps them keep warm when we have cold weather.
They'll be toasty all winter
GREG, what breed of sheep are the colored ones? if ya need an retirement home fer yer dogs/pups i,m sure i cin find thr room fer them,,jist so ya know i spoile me dogs/pups they become house dogs this time of year as the snow is deep, an the winds blow bitterly cold,, thank ya fer the videos
Would it even be possible to have herders with Guardians??? I imagine a dog creeping around the edge of the flock and pushing them forward would royally piss off the guardian dog lol
Yep
Good looking dogs first time watching
We subscribed
We raise kikos in Texas & Anatolians we have a TH-cam channel too check it out if you get a chance.
Sheep are so quiet
Hey thumbs downer! Show yourself!
Are you from the inquisition?