Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer

What's in your Lambing Supply Bucket?

Lambing is right around the corner and it's time to get ready.  Here is a look into what I keep on hand for lambing season, complied over the last 10+ years.
 
Colostrum
Milk replacer
Electrolytes
Portable blender
Heat pad/cover/bed
Blankets
8-way with CD&T
Dewormer
Syringes
Needles
RFID tags/tagger
Tags for lambs/tagger
Heat lamps/bulbs
Rubber rings/bander
M ear notcher
Scale/harness
Gloves
Thermometer
Scalpel
Scissors
Tattooing supplies
Resuscitator
Bottles/nipples
Penicillin
LA200
Dextrose
Tuber
Lube
Prolapse harness
Vet wrap/splints/gauze
Wound care
Corid
EZ Milker
Brix refractometer
Suture kit
Tooth file
Lamb Tote/taxi
Shears for crutching
Molasses
Orphan head gate
Gallagher
Phone
Lamb records
 

First Time Lambers and Terminal Breeding

Today we talk about why I use terminal breeding groups with first time lambers.

What Happened in 2025 - and What's New for 2026

New year, new me and new ideas! Welcome back to Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer and all the chaos that comes with it.  Today I will be talking about what happened in 2025 - why I disappeared, and what you can expect from me in 2026.  

Who's your baby's daddy?

Ever had a break out? Had more than one ram jump the fence and breed some ewes and now you're left wondering who's daddy? What are your options when it comes to finding out who dad is? What are your options when it comes to breeding those surprise ewe lambs later if you chose to keep them?
Today I talk about some of those options available to you when your rams get loose in the flock and you don't know who is daddy to the lambs 145 days later.

What to do about orphan/bum lambs

I do not like bottle feeding if i don't have to, so if I have a ewe that could take a lamb, I will do everything in my power to get that ewe to take that lamb - even if it is not their own.
Today I talk about how I manage fostering orphan lambs, or getting a ewe to accept her own rejected lamb.

What do you have in your lambing supplies?

Lambing is in full swing on the farm, so let's talk lambing "kits" and supplies. What's in your kit? What's on your supply list? What do you have that I don't have?
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My Lambing Supply List:
ColostrumMilk replacerElectrolytesPortable blenderHeat pad/cover/bedBlanketsCovexin 8DewormerSyringesNeedlesRFID tags/taggerTags for lambs/taggerHeat lamps/bulbsRubber rings/banderM ear notcherScale/harnessGlovesThermometerScalpelScissorsTattooing suppliesResuscitatorBottles/nipplesPenicillinLA200DextroseTuberLubeProlapse harnessVet wrap/splints/gauzeWound careCoridEZ MilkerBrix refractometerSuture kit

Welcome back! I am back!

I am back for season two year two of Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer. Let's make this year a good one. Today I am doing a short-ish recap of what's been going on since my last episode and stay tuned for next week when I dive into lambing and all that it entails.

Milk sheep vs Meat Sheep

Ever wonder what makes milk sheep different from meat sheep? Today Becca outlines a few of those differences.  It is not a definitive list by any means but it is a start.