Lambing Success on a Small Scale Farm | Registered Kathadin Sheep Lambing

Lambing season can be a pretty effective social media tool ... I mean who doesn't love pictures and videos of tiny bouncing lambs! But, lambing can also prove challenging if your genetics aren't right, your weather isn't helpful, or you aren't ready. Some farms take a completely hands off approach during lambing, while others are completely hands on even to the point of lambing well out of season. At our farm we land somewhere in between ... working hard to track our lambs and the overall health of the ewes and lambs.
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[@dnawormcastings]

Great information video on lambing ❤️🇳🇿

[@TheBeginningFarmer]

Thanks so much for the kind words, and for taking the time to comment!

[@shawndouglas5532]

I've been raising sheep for 25years and see nothing wrong with the way your doing it

[@TheBeginningFarmer]

Thank you so much! We are always learning and growing and changing, but I feel about as confident as we can heading into lambing season.

[@rickayers3150]

I agree with what you are doing
Just because Greg Judy does it doesn't make it right. You have 23 he has hundreds. It takes years to achieve what he has done. Your building a heard, and income. Every one is important. Give them the best chance they can have.

[@TheBeginningFarmer]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! You're right, I might have a different approach if I had a flock of 200 ewes and could cull a little harder. We do want to grow, but I think we will probably top out around 60 ewes. With that number I think we will cull pretty heavily to keep the cream of the crop around.

[@jerrylansbury9558]

Round bales.... bale smaller bales..... or even bale a bale inside of one bale. In other words..... bale until half......tie and continue. Or even put three bales in one bale.I bale for a local sheep farmer. He was amazed how good it works ..... even for bedding them.....instead of dumping the entire bale at once ! However my baler bales 4x4 bales. It works !

[@jerrylansbury9558]

Compaction...... at least here in Iowa freezing and thawing resolve any problems with compaction. It often freezes to depths of 5 feet deep. Many times farmers create a problem that dont exist !