February Farm Update

Hi friends,

Here is the monthly update from my farm! Lambing finished with a 40% increase in twinning rate. I traced the increase back to one simple adjustment. Scroll for details!

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By the way, if you requested my $100k Farm Business plan today and had trouble with the download, click the button below and you’ll be taken directly to the Business Plan Video at my blog:

I shared about my massive canning project in MY LATEST VIDEO. I have had questions about the tools, recipe books, and supplies I used, so I created a spreadsheet with all the resources. Click the button below to access it:

(feel free to hit “reply” to let me know if the list is missing anything!)

Spring grazing is about to kick off! For about 2-3 weeks prior to launching my spring grazing program, I park my flock in one spot. This gives the tender spring pasture a head start before my sheep start to graze it intesively.

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I try to choose a low quality area of pasture to “park” the flock. This allows all of the nutrients from the hay I feed to fertilize areas that need it most.

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I must use the netting to contain the flock during this time period. Once those juicy green sprouts pop up on the other side of the electric fence, it is almost impossible to convince them to stay behind the polytape and eat hay. 🤣

My twinning rate increased by 40% this year, which was amazing (no grain or feed inputs at all)! I traced the increase back to the fact that I mowed my pastures in June. This put over-mature forage back into it’s growth-stage and dramatically improved the flock’s performance.

If you are a beginner interested in Raising Meat Sheep (on 30 acres or less), I wrote the Basics of Raising Sheep on Pasture for you!

-the Shepherdess

Yes, the Lord will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway. Psalm 85:12-13

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