Shout out to our farmers in Louisiana!!! Im from the Bayou’s of Southeast Louisiana on a little Native American reservation in “Pointe Aux Chen” but I now live in the country of Mississippi…how nice to hear her share this story!! God Bless

The hour long is a great interview. It’s so good to listen to a smart woman with a sense of humor, talk about her animals and land with such heart. Thank you.

Being under a 2-hour drive from her farm… I am beyond GRATEFUL for this interview. Wow. Thank you. Only 8 acres here. Even so, it is the same environment / climate, etc

@theShepherdess

7 ай бұрын

so happy to hear this!!

I’m in Louisiana. Cajun Milk Cows. I raise miniature milk cows on 26 acres, pasture only with rotational grazing.

We will be moving back to Louisiana in a little over a year. We plan to raise Gulf Coast sheep for breeding stock and for meat. They have a mild flavor meat and are extremely parasite and hoof disease resistant. They can be used to introduce these traits in other breeds. Also another benefit to the breed is that they can be sheared for wool, but don't need to be. They will shed every year.

Great interview! We run about 300-340 hair sheep in Oklahoma. We moved from cattle to sheep because they are so much more profitable and easier to take care of.

@guyhickson7332

9 ай бұрын

What part of Oklahoma? I’m in Bixby

@ranchlifelogic1991

9 ай бұрын

@@guyhickson7332 Henryetta. We’re not far apart at all.

@SimonRileyMILSURP

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I was just in Enid with the military but moved to Montana a couple months ago. I always wanted to see more sheep while I was in Oklahoma 😅

Does the full tour go over what kind of forage she’s grazing in the south? I’m in alabama so very interested in hearing what varieties of warm grasses her sheep will actually eat

Thank you, it's hard to get people like this on camera. "Some dogs just don't work out." Indeed 👍🏻

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Yes! Roberta was a gold mine of info!

I love this hope to see more of these types of video!

I enjoyed the full video. Would have loved to have been there riding around with y'all! Such great info!

Wow! She’s got some first hand knowledge! Thank you for this! Can’t wait to watch the full hour.

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

Excellent glimpse into that farm!

Excellent interview ❤

When u rotate your sheep how long do u wait till they move back to a field

I just finished the 1 hour video. So much info. Great interview, but if I can add some constructive feedback, a good noise canceling mic will make a huge difference in the quality of videos like that. I have an auditory processing disorder and the constant crying of the kid, squeaky chair, people talking in the background made it very difficult to hear Roberta. I have 6 kids so the little one crying didn't bother me but it was very distracting

Hi Grace there information for you the say every day is a school day 😉

Fantastic video and tour! Love it!

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I want to get into sheep. I just get so nervous about losing them to pests

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

It’s an important consideration! But I totally believe you can do it!!

Watched the full video! I will be looking forward to the next ones!

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Anyone got any more info on the hoof rot. I’d be kickin it with our sheep if I could get a handle on it. I know it’s a problem for a lot of producers but there isn’t much info out there.

Sheep are nice, I love to eat lamb, but goats are bringing a better $$ at market. I think I will stick to goat as my money maker, but I would like to raise a few sheep for my own use. And I agree, can't do this with out a good LGD!

I couldn’t find the video @ Vimeo

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Fixed!

Having a hard time finding a way to get in touch with them. I’m about an hour south of them. Needing a starter flock.

@theShepherdess

8 ай бұрын

Email is the best way to contact Roberta. You’ll find it in the description of the video :).

That was a very informative and interesting video (I did watch the one hour video). Thank you for that. I do have one question. In cold weather situations where you might prefer to pen the sheep at night from time to time, are there best practices for preventing foot rot and other hoof issues from spreading in the herd?

@theShepherdess

9 ай бұрын

Great question! Keeping the pen floor dry with junk hay works for me!

@marcus3457

9 ай бұрын

@@theShepherdess Much appreciated.

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I hope youvcan come to my sheep farm un mexico

Can you have a livestock guardian dog and a house dog at the same time?

@justicewaleford227

6 ай бұрын

Like have dogs for the livestocc and one for the house?

The Rams should not be kept separate but should graze with the Bulls. If the Bulls are being introduced to the Herd for two months move the Rams with them. The Bulls will scare off most Coyotes. That way the Rams are either protected by Bulls or during mating season with the flock by Livestock Guardian Dogs. Before lambing season walk the perimeter of your property and urine on the fence posts and let off fireworks or a shotgun shell or two. Yes, collect your human urine and mark your fence posts; this is something Coyotes understand.

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