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A Tour of My Lakeland SG200 Sheep Handling System

Here is a complete tour of my Lakeland Farm and Ranch SG200 Sheep and Goat handling system and advice on when you should buy a handling system for your own sheep farm. Also included is how I trained my sheep to the handling system.

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LAKELAND SHEEP HANDLING SYSTEM 1:05

SYSTEM TOUR 7:14

MAKING A CHICKEN COOP OUT OF A WOODEN CRATE 9:02

HOW I TRAINED MY SHEEP TO THE HANDLING SYSTEM 10:18

WHEN TO BUY HANDLING SYSTEM FOR YOUR SHEEP FARM.

In this Video I talk about:

Lakeland Delux Spin Trim Chute

Lakeland Crowd Tub and Alley System for Sheep

Lakeland 3-way sort gate

Lakeland Easy Panels

Working Dorper Sheep without a handling system

Handling system for sheep and goats

Lakeland Farm and Ranch Direct Tilt table for sheep

Flip Turn Table for sheep

Micro Ranching for Profit

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About this Channel: This channel chronicles my journey as a sheep farmer from the very beginning. My primary occupation is in business management. In 2020, I discovered the principles of regenerative agriculture and embarked on a journey with the end goal of building a profitable small farm on 23 acres by 2027. Thank you for joining the journey! Thank you MaxkoMusic.com for the music!

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February Farm Update

Hello Friends,

A mini blizzard, an early lamb, my first E-Book (FREE for you HERE!), and the arrival of my Lakeland Sheep Handling system… it has been a busy month! I want to give a special thanks to everyone who has ordered from ShopShepherdess.com this month. Your orders have made some of this farm expansion possible!

Make sure to join me at theSmall Farmer Livestreamthis Thursday!!

It was nothing compared to 2021’s winter storm, but Texas experienced a mini-blizzard this month. It came and melted within just a few days. The flock spent two nights in the shelter and were back out to pasture!

​We had an early arrival on farm!! A beautiful 11lb ram lamb! The rest of the lambs arrive in March/April, Lordwilling.

Last summer I realized that the absence of a good handling system would really affect my long term goals. My Dorper ewes max out at 150-160lb and the rams are close to 200lb. The size of my sheep and the growth of my flock prevented me from running health maintenance without 2-4 volunteers to help me. Last summer 1/2 of those volunteers told me they were graduating high school and moving on with life. AKA: they didn’t want to wrestle with sheep anymore… haha! It sounds humorous, but there were probably more internal tears than laughter at that announcement.

I had two choices: downsize my flock to a number that I could manage without volunteer help (probably 15 ewes), or find a handling system that would allow me to work 100 sheep by myself. Long story short, the Lord met my needs and last week my sheep handling system arrived from Lakeland Farm and Ranch Direct!!! If you bought books, wallets, shirts, or stickers from ShopShepherdess.com, you played a part in making this handling system happen for me!! THANK YOU!!
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-the Shepherdess 🐑

“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:9