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Hi Friends,
I have great news! THE DORPER DREAM FLOCK GRANT IS BACK FOR 2025!!!! Applications are open now (please be careful to read and ensure you qualify before submitting your application).
Thanks to everyone who purchased lambs last month: I am sold out of breeding stock for spring 2025. I have a few meat wethers available, but family gets first dibs. If you
are interested in the meat wethers (castrated rams, no vaccines, sold
alive, to be grazed and finished at your place), use the link below to
be added to the waitlist.
I weaned off some of my fall lambs last month. Splitting my lambing groups in two has been so great. It evens out the work load. I am now working with two moderately sized lambing groups, rather than one mega-group!
Once weaned, I will feed the lambs a quality alfalfa hay in a dry pen for about 2 weeks. This gives the moms time to dry off, and provides the lambs with a high-quality transition off of mom’s milk and onto 100% forage.
We had some erratic low-temps this spring, which put my pasture behind about 2 week. But with the warmer temps we are OFF TO THE RACES. It is going to be tough to keep up with all the grass – but no complaints about that problem!
I am asked about my mineral program. I started using Redmond Livestock Salts about 3 years ago and they have been GREAT. Because we have so much rain, I invested in one of these bull-mineral feeders. It is covered and sturdy!
If you’d like to try the Redmond Sheep Mineral for yourself, I sell 5lb bags in my SUPPLY SHOP HERE. (Free Shipping on $75+)
And as a reminder: my book offers all of the information you need on the Basics of Raising sheep on Pasture in a photo-focused format (250+ FULL COLOR PAGES).
Be sure to see if you qualify for the 2025 Dorper Dream Flock Grant!
-the Shepherdess
“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”
Psalm 90:17
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