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this is the end, my friends. | Vlog 620

WE MADE IT!! Officially the end of fall lambing 2022!!... More ›

Sheep Farming: Feeding, Moving & Training Sheep / September 15, 2022

At Ewetopia Farms, we had a lot to do to to make room for the new lambs. Feeding always comes first though so we show you how and what we feed our sheep. Then in order to get more ewes and lambs out of jugs, we had to move sheep around and setup new pens. We show you what we did and why we do i... More ›

MAMA... ewwwww. | WHAT IS ALL OVER YOUR LAMB?? ?? | Vlog 61

Although today's lambing seemed much calmer than yesterday... we still had our fair share of babies.... More ›

Sheep Farming: Night Checks - What Happens On A Sheep Farm At Night / September 13, 2022

Should I say tonight, we take you to the barn at 3 am so that you can see what happens on a sheep farm at night during lambing season. During night checks, ewes are checked to make sure no one needs assistance lambing. Lambs are checked. And if there are lambs - and there is this time - all th... More ›

Sheep Farming: Preparing The Lambs For Show/ September 9, 2022

It was the ram lambs' turn as we continue to prepare our lambs for show. We got all the boys on halters and hauled them outside to be tied up, washed, and walked. One also needed extra shearing so we took this opportunity to take out our new trimming stand and give it a try. And while we were tr... More ›

i'm sorry, big mama. | Vlog 619

A day of regrets, and appreciating the term "hindsight is 20/20". Three ewes I should have checked earlier than I did, and I'm still kicking myself.... More ›

Sheep Farming: Washing The Show Lambs! / September 8, 2022

At Ewetopia Farms, we had the show ewe lambs out training on their halters again. While they were tied up, I took the opportunity to get the lambs washed since it was hot and sunny out. Not only were they washed, they got used to being handled. Afterwards, we took them for a little walk again ... More ›

Sheep Farming: The Sound Of Feeding - Not The Sound Of Silence!/ September 5, 2022

at Ewetopia Farms, Arnie is at the sales barn so we get to truly experience the "Sound of feeding " which is most definitely not the "Sound Of Silence "! We go through the barns feeding the sheep and see how they behave before and after feeding. We also have lots of visitors at the farm today ... More ›

Sheep Farming: Manure Removal Day! Today Stinks! / September 3, 2022

Well, the title says it all! Today stinks because it is manure removal day! Come join us to learn how we deal with manure on our sheep farm - how we remove it, what we do with it, the pros and cons of it, and why you need it. Plus as an added bonus, you get to ride with us as we take you out to ... More ›

Sheep Farming: Difficult But Necessary Culling Decisions /August 29, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms as we go through our daily sheep chores, we discuss culling sheep. Although not a nice topic, it is an important part of maintaining a healthy, productive and profitable flock. We generally make culling decisions twice a year. We do it after weaning when we can see how ... More ›

Sheep Shearing & Barn Repairs - Busy Day On A Sheep Farm! / August 26, 2022

at Ewetopia Farms was sheep shearing day for our replacement ewe lambs. There were lots of delays in today's routines though. Firstly, yesterday's video was still uploading after 12 hours so I drove to my sons' house in the city to get that done fast! While in town, we see what my kids have f... More ›

Sheep Farming: Udders Are Starting To Form!/August 13, 2022

At Ewetopia Farms, as we go through our daily routines, we spend some extra time checking out our pregnant Dorset ewes with special attention paid to their udder development. We also check out our barley field and do some nighttime baling.... More ›

Sheep Farming: Night Chores/August 2, 2022

Our video today takes you through typical chores done on our sheep farm at night. This consists of feeding breeding groups, pregnant ewes, rams, and lambs. Feeding involves different types and proportions of feed for each group. We feed grain, dry hay and wet hay. All the sheep are checked ov... More ›

Farm numbers decline but women are now 30 per cent of all farmer

Today at Ewetopia Farms, it was just another day on the farm. We spend time in the various sheep pens and discuss what is happening in each. We visit the Dorset ram lambs. We talk about pink eye, "rye face", and pregnancy in the Dorset ewe pen. We see Tom becoming a totally different cat! We w... More ›

Sheep Care: Deadly Poisonous Plants In Sheep Pastures!/August 9, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms, our focus is on showing you some plants that commonly are found in sheep pastures, around fence lines and barns, and that you grow in your garden that are poisonous to sheep and other livestock. We show you some and discuss how to get rid of them. We also tell you which... More ›

Measuring Sheeps' Performance: How Reliable Is Performance Data? Is There More You Should Consider?

Another maybe controversial topic but one that needs to be discussed since Performance Data on sheep and other livestock is something that people are seriously looking at when making selection criteria for their breeding stock. On the surface, it sounds like a break through farmers have needed... More ›

Buying Sheep: Misleading Terms Used To Sell Sheep!/August 5, 2022

I hesitated a day before I decided to post this video because I know there are lots of points I make in it that people will disagree with. This is about what I consider to be misleading terms used to sell or market sheep that are made to influence buyers that those animals are better than other... More ›

Sheep Farming: Attempting To Shear Sheep!/July 31, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms, we spent most of the day trying to get the wool off our Suffolk replacement ewe lambs so we can pick out our show string. Sheep shearing is much harder to do than it looks! We also spent time working with our sick ewe lamb. We are still struggling to get her back on he... More ›

Sheep Breeding Season: Our First Suffolk Groups Done!/July 29, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms, we setup our first two Suffolk breeding groups for lambs in January. We show you how we choose our ewes to match with our rams, how we record them, how we move them, how we feed them, and why we breed them in the old barn instead of the new Coverall buildings.... More ›

Sheep Farming: Why You Want Consistency In Your Flock/July 24, 2022

Today we discuss why it is desirable to have consistency in your flock and the many ways it is helpful not only for marketing lambs but for easy assessment of your flock. We also talk about why we don't like concrete floors in barns as we clean the rams' concrete platform. We also manage to dewo... More ›

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