I personally prefer the bunny tails. Little Mister seems to be doing great. He is quite loud 😂. You could repeat any topic over and over. I wouldn’t get tired of it. THANK YOU!

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!🙂

Awe …. Little Mister is lonely and wants a bottle. Poor Mister being abandoned. I know what it’s like to be abandoned as a child. If only I lived closer, I’d come over and hold him, and play with him, and feed his bottle, snuggle him and let him nap. Then we’d watch Ewetopia KZread’s together 😉 I love your teaching lesson, even if you’re repeating. Why? Because I still get a better understanding on the why, how , etc. no matter how many times I hear the lessons. Thank you. 😊 Great job running, lambs. You saved Arnie a little time while you laid out the straw. Pregnant ewes are so beautiful.

@annnoyez

4 ай бұрын

Yes me too. We could both hang out wit little mister and cuddle him... it's nice and warm in the stables and we make ourselves a little tent and snuggle with little mister... 😉 he would have 2 moms...

Nothing makes me happier than lamb races! Thankyou so much for giving us a daily dose of your sheep. I hope your channel continues to grow and grow.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

I hope so too! Thank you very much 🥰

Glad to see the boys calmed down, They were really fighting hard another amazing vid Lynn 🤍

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

They are still going at it occasionally but they are better than they were.

I absolutely love the conversation that ewes have with their newborn lambs! It's right up there with cats purring.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely agree!🙂

I fully understand and appreciate why you try to keep bottle babies to a minimum. I nostalgically see them as my very first barn chore as a small kid. We had quite a few triplets. Makes me smile to see them in your videos. Funny side note- the occasional ewe that would stomp her foot at me was so offensive to me. The child me didn't know not to take it personally and I sometimes would cry that they were so unappreciative. 😆

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Lol! That's such a nice and funny story!🥰

@justinanovak8040

4 ай бұрын

Oh…as a child totally get it….you were there to help.

Ooh, I hadn’t realized that tail docking was for the shearers! Makes sense. Thanks!

Good morning! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thanks for sharing Lynn. Docking tails has been common here for many, many years. I can remember as a kid seeing pictures from when my grandparents were young, their pet lamb had a long tail and I had no idea the tail had to be docked. I guess I thought they were born with a bunny tail.😂 I noticed on the radar last night that your area was getting some precipitation, hope it wasn't freezing rain!! Stay safe!!🙏❤

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, it was awful freezing rain. 🥶 Chores took twice as long because it was hard to walk 🙂

@cindyboard7816

4 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms I was hoping it was more like sleet. Be careful!!

More lovely Dorset twins! Had to laugh at the little guy she was cleaning, how instinctive the sucking reflex is as it tried to nurse on mom’s wool. 1:43 😁 Little Mister certainly let’s you know he’s hungry! Such a wee cutie. He and Maisie are going to be quite the pair in the big pen. 💛 I never get tired of hearing about the tail docking, Lynn. There’s always another tidbit to learn. 😊 I could almost smell the straw dust when the lambs were racing through it! Interesting the ewe at 21:31 didn’t like the lamb nursing beside her, even though he wasn’t on her, lol.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I noticed that ewe too! Ewes don't like strange lambs nursing off them and she probably thought it was trying to catch a suck off her when it was really trying to nurse off its own mom!😄

The little lamb orphan is too cute. needs a good name, romeo!

The tail docking, shots etc. was valuable information, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Poor little orphan lamb he sounds lonely. But I know he's getting lots of attention when he gets fed. Great video. I look forward to the next one.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. We will update you on Mister in future videos, but he does have friends now 🙂

Thank you Lynn. Very informative! I thought we HAD to dock in Canada. Interesting to know that its a choice. The bunny tails do look nice and neat 😊

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

No, you never have to dock tails. It is totally personal preference 🙂

Great explanation of tail docking. Definitely is my preferred way. Love the term Bunny Tail. Never heard that before you saying it

Thank you for the tail info !

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Any time!

Thank you Lynn and Arnie! Great videos. Glad your plan to slow the lambing pace down is working well for you both….still seems exhausting but not the normal frantic pace. ❤🐑

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, frantic isn't fun. It could pick up a little right about now but I do prefer the slower pace!🙂

The technique of squeezing the rams in close together so they can't get a running start and really hurt each other is fascinating! I don't know how many people I've told about that. When you first said it I thought I had heard wrong, but it sure makes sense after I thought about it for a while! I wonder if there is a human corollary that could work with people who are enemies?? (I guess it might not actually be a squeeze pen that would help people... :))

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Ah yes, people! That's a whole different animal!!🤣🤣🤣

Odlicno objasnjenje za krupiranje .Volim sto puno bacate slame pod ovce i jako su ciste.Ove bele ovce to su vase Kanadce RIDEAU.HVALA za lep prilog

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

These are not Rideau sheep. Our white sheep are Poll Dorsets 🙂

Thanks yall

animal husbandry done right!

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!🙂

Thanks for another great video Lynn. What happened to the orphaned lambs mama? Or did she reject this little cutie pie because she had triplets. 🐑❤️🐏

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

His mom had triplets and we tried to foster him to a ewe with a single. She loved him for half a day and then didn't want him. Then, his real mom wouldn't take him back.

God bless you. Thank you for explaining the tails. The new feeding ranks looks so useful. What talent Arni has. Question: on the sweaters the store bought ones don't hold up I guess, I'm not a knitter but sure will try. When you shear what happens to your wool. I do dryer balls and give then away. The older members of our church love then. I felt something on then. I'm so glad I have found you. Love to all with lots of Hugs.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Our wool we send to Woolgrowers where it is sold. They ship most of it overseas. People who live near us are welcome to come help during shearing and take some raw wool. The store bought jackets we buy are made of felt so they can't be washed and reused.

@Mary-F

4 ай бұрын

Lynn, the yarn I used is acrylic so the sweaters should be washable. 😊

@bettydexter1016

4 ай бұрын

@Mary-F Thank you Mary for the info on what yarn you use. I going to try at my knitting again. Been a long time. Was not all that good at it. Jut to try. If you made the one Mister is wearing looks Great. Going to find a pattern. Hugs from right now warm, rainy and lots of fog Indiana.

@Mary-F

4 ай бұрын

@@bettydexter1016 You’re welcome, Betty! I’m a beginner knitter too and couldn’t find a pattern either so I combined some dog sweater patterns and put them together to make 3 sweaters for Lynn, in different sizes. I was so happy to see one fits sweet Little Mister. Good luck with your knitting!😊

@bettydexter1016

4 ай бұрын

@Mary-F thanks I was thinking along though lines, found dogs but no sheep, Ha. Your the best. Hugs

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I think the bunny tail is a clean look, there is less for manure to stick, less hassel for shearers to clip matty poopy wool off the tail. That's my opinion anyway.

@justinanovak8040

4 ай бұрын

Agree…same reasons.

When things get settled, you could do a breakdown of male/female lambs you have born to whichever buck. Also, I would like to see the ones you deem best 🏆 Whenever ever you have time, I'll wait ! lol

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, we usually try to do that once they've finished lambing and I have all the numbers. We also do videos on what we look for in lambs and why. If you want to see some of our older videos on picking lambs, go to our play lists on our channel and I'm sure we have quite a few available to watch in the meantime 🙂

@pfrank2176

4 ай бұрын

I've seen most of your lamb videos and have enjoyed everyone, but I just wanted your thoughts and picks of this season's lambs. You've got a couple of new breeding rams this year and wanted to see if they have improved your flock.. You had mentioned that Knockout had a few "Hum Dingers." However, you did breed him to some of your best, does. Just a couple of ideas 💡

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, we did try to put a good group of ewes with him because he was new. So far, we are really liking his lambs. We will definitely do several videos around weaning time and probably before then too to evaluate the lambs. Of course, we will give you our reasons for our choices and describe what we are looking for in breeding stock 🙂 so stay tuned!😉​@pfrank2176

Do you immunize against chlamydia? Do you have any issues with maedi vizna? I'm also curious how you adjust their feed schedule before and after breeding and lambing. Love your videos!

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

No, we don't vaccinate for chlamydia. We haven't encountered that one yet!🙂 We don't do MV testing but have no issues with lack of milk or wasting, coughing sheep

Poor Lynn, now you have to go into double the footage 😂

Thank you for this video. Does docking hurt the lamb?

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Usually not if done in the first few days

Lynn, please tell Arnie to stop calling that lamb an orphan. He's not an orphan! His mother is very much alive! He's just... twice rejected. 😀 The obsession with showring success has created its share of problems. But here's a funny story. Back in the 80s, I believe, there was a Corriedale breeder in Michigan, Kenny Bortel, who decided to start washing the legs of the sheep he took to shows and sales. And I have to say, it was pretty striking to see his sheep standing in the showring or on the sale block with these white, clean, fluffy legs. Of course, people complained about it bitterly because, they said, he was destroying the leg wool. Which of course was hogwash because leg wool on a Corriedale or any other wool breed is downright useless. The staple isn't long enough, and leg wool is about 75% dirt, feces, and urine. What they were REALLY complaining about was the degree to which washing legs--and getting them as clean as Kenny did--involved significantly more work getting a sheep ready to show. But before long, more people started doing it. And within about 5 years after Kenny showed up with his Corriedales' legs washed at one show, all of the Corriedale breeders were doing it. And by that time, breeders of other wool sheep were doing it, too. I HATED washing legs when I showed Corriedales. Absolutely HATED it. Thanks, Kenny.

@M3lanch0lyOne

4 ай бұрын

Cute in the sweater 🎉2:01

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Lol! I love those white washed woolly legs!😆 We tried to do it with our Dorsets, and your right, it is hard to do! Thanks Kenny!🤣🤣 If the lamb is rejected, twice, isn't he an orphan? Does she have to be dead or can she just be gone? Or is he the abandoned or rejected lamb? 🙂

@craigpacker7171

4 ай бұрын

@@EwetopiaFarms :) An orphan is a child whose parents have died. That lamb has two live parents. It is not an orphan. But it's just a technicality. He is, functionally, an orphan. Just not technically. 😇

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

@@craigpacker7171 😁

Do you find the dropped tails in the straw?

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, occasionally. Mostly they get buried in the straw so you don't see them 🙂

I got a rather intense discussion about the U.S. habit of docking sheep tails right off. What a horrid practice to leave the butt open to the flies. How uncomfortable for those poor sheep not to be able to rid themselves of flies. Horrid practice and cruel ( flies bite you know)!

so Im wondering if the orphan lamb couldn't just go back in with its birth mother to at least cuddle with the other lambs instead of being all by its self......maybe the mother would take it back if he stayed in there?

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

When a mom rejects a lamb, she hits it which is physically and mentally draining on the lamb, that's why we kept him next to them initially. For the last few days, he is in the family pen with his mom and siblings plus lots of other lambs. He was only kept separate for his own protection and to make sure he was taking a bottle well before releasing him.

Why don't shear them ewes ?

@Oak_Hollow

4 ай бұрын

It's the middle of winter in Canada.

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

They all got sheared in the summer

I love the long tails. I find the small tails a bit to laugh... I don't like the reason why the tails should get off. Esthetic reasons aren't that good... But I hope it doesn't hurt that's all. Earlier here in Belgium, they cut the tails and ears of dogs too. Now it is forbidden. So pitbulls, staffs and dobermans are having floppy ears 😂 and long tails... they don't look so dangerous anymore... they look now cute... 😂 ❤❤❤

@EwetopiaFarms

4 ай бұрын

Yes, docking dog tails and ears are the same idea.

There's a different in size, in your bottles your using to feed baby sheep as compared to calf bottles. what size are they. And new born babies how much milk do you feed in ounces to start them. I know you can over feed and kill young sheep and goats.

@EwetopiaFarms

Ай бұрын

Most of our lambs get 300-400 mls per feeding