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Our yearly schedule for raising sheep and goats.
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2021
- When do you wean? When do you put the bucks out? When do you vaccinate? When do you castrate? This video answers these questions. When do you worm? We check for worms with the FAMACHA system every time any animal comes through the working facilities. We worm who needs it at that time.
Thanks. I’m going to goats because of you. Bought my first four today.
Good Goating to ya, Ben.
Thx great info l enjoy the vids. We as cattle farmers in Canada decided to diversifie . Got some sheep and goats . This vid made my day the rest are a very big help also . Keep it up great info for the beginners.
Is it starting to be worth starting to raising commercial replacement does?? Worth feeding some better doelings out to 9mos?..2yrs?? Any market difference in the ethnic markets that prefer intact bucks or is that more fall and winter sales?? I can't recall what age/ weight groups were preferred along with those markets. I know mutton/ old does sold a little better around the end of October. It's hard to follow to close from the yard but I always had a feeling goats were going to be a safer bet for a long time, so I tried.
great information you shared today! thank you
I aw the answers below. Thanks.
Today in Arizona it's going to hit 80 degrees. I run one buck with the does, and one ram with the sheep all year round . A ratio currently at 26 to 1 and 8 to one on the Sheep I just started the sheep. I want a 30 to 1 ratio. I vaccinate every November , Pasteurian virus and a seven way. I double the doe herd size every year , that has been the goal. Currently at like 46 head count. I plan on having 150 of each Goats/ sheep in four years.
Very interesting video. I like these educational videos. After a doe or ewe kids/lambs, how soon can she breed back? Why do you only kid/lamb once a year? I have always heard that they can kid/lamb 3 times in 2 years.
Thanks. Did you try lambing/ kidding more often i.e 7 or 8 monthly cycles instead of annual cycle?
You'll multiply your profits by reducing the lambing/ kidding cycles.
Good luck
Yes, I have. That doesn't work as advertised, at least in my operation.
I bought feeder lambs from a lady lambing like that. She was simultaneously telling me what a good idea it was, and how little money she makes because of all the suplimental feed.
@@swamp-yankee Proper management is crucial. Supplemental feeding time shouldn't exceed 3 months/ cycle ( pre-breeding, pre- lambing/ kidding and 1st months of lactation). The rest should be forage/ pasture.
The average number of lambs/ kids should be 5 in 2 years per mother to be profitable.
Good luck
@@amedcom I'd be interested to hear about what you do if you'd do a similar video to what Greg did here.
@@swamp-yankee As mentioned above!
3 cycles of lambing/ kidding in 2 years = 8 monthly cycles with flush feeding for 3 months/ cycle only and divide the herd into multiple groups depending on the total number.
If you have 8 groups ( and you lamb / kid 8 monthly) you'll have monthly lambing/ kidding with a higher and stable monthly income and better utilization of resources.
Good luck 👍
Hi Greg love your videos, I’m getting into the sheep business this year once I got fence built. With this schedule do ever get to weight to early. Or is this your normal about 8 months for 60-80lbs. Because that is the market I looking to sell into myself.
If I think I am going to get goats too heavy then I just don't start feeding them until later in the fall. Usually not a problem.
Hi Greg, how do you load goats out of a Pasture that are 5 miles from home? Do you have Corrals on all of your Farms?
Yes, very simple pens of wire cattle panels.
Do you have any trouble with conception turning bucks out December 1? Im in South dakota and I've only had goats for a couple years but I turn my bucks out in November so I'm able to hit 2 heat cycles. In your experience will the does continue to breed after the shortest day of the year? All research I've seen says conception will considerably decrease when days start to get longer. Thanks!
They won't just automatically stop cycling on Dec. 21. They will slow down though. I put ample buck power out and I have not had an unusually high number of open does. Most kid in synch with the first heat cycle but a few in the second.
When do you trim feet?
If there is a foot that needs trimmed we do it when we have them up for something else. We never go through and trim everyone's feet.
So, there have been some 100 pound kids that have sold for over $3.00 a pound in our area have you seen that in your area? Does that still not compute to feed them out to that weight in your opinion? What I have seen is kids gain quick right away and then slow down. We have been trying to fine tune our feed program on the kids to get the rate of gain up. I am just not sure if it makes sense or not.
Depends on what it cost to get them to that wt. Personally, I'll take 60lb at $4.50. whenever it's there than wait on 60 lb. goat to grow to 100 and risk the market going away.
I had some doe’s born in May last year by January were 95 pounds. We are kidding third week of April this year and my son thinks they may be too big in January. We have been hearing that there seems to be a market now for larger kids so unsure what to do. Sell earlier in December or later with bigger kids in January and February with higher feed costs. Will just have to watch the market and see.
@@fosterlivestock449 If your kids are too big then don't feed them so well in. If your market pays better for the 60 -70 lb kid in Jan. just feed them accordingly.
Good video lots info you breeding so late how do you hit Ramadan and Easter and Jewish Passover markets which milk fead kids that's what we do Lamb's we have born in may we have to sell privet or hold onto them till right before Thanksgiving or Christmas to market then it pics up again and they sell well do to supply is down but a 40-60 lbs lamb here in March and April is worth 2 LA!be sold in sumer do to sumer supply exceed demand for sheep goat market Jere stays strong year round tho because supply never catches up with demand
I only care about the Jan. - March market for kids weighing 55-75 lbs.
What use for fencing for sheep??
Electric. If you look back you'll find several fencing videos.