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Ewetopia Farms is located in Ontario. Our operation is a large scale, registered Suffolk and Poll Dorset sheep farm combining the best of pasture and confinement to manage the flock for maximum comfort, minimal stress, and producing a consistent, very high quality product. Our focus is on providing breeding stock for sale to other sheep producers.
Our goal for all our sheep is to produce high capacity, prolific ewes and well-muscled, conformationally correct rams that will improve anyone's flock. It is not about quantity but quality. We look after our sheep by keeping them healthy, properly fed, handled and treated with the respect animals deserve. A well cared for sheep will also be a more profitable sheep. All farms are different so what we do may not work for you but they may offer some insights, ideas and hopefully some humor!
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Great save!!! Never a dull moment. You two are a fantastic team ❤
Lynn and Arnie, you guys are super shearers. I’m so glad you have a moment here and there to do the job. 🐑 Had to chuckle at the nosy lamb! She certainly wanted to be involved. 😁 I just want to snuggle wee Spartacus. I can understand how mom feels. She’s so protective of him and truly loves him. Has the little guy tried to nurse on her? Miss Muffet…she’s going to be an awesome ewe! 💛
It is really good that you noticed the cast sheep in time to save them! It sure was challenging to get the sheep out of their barn. It's too bad that it's so humid there. Those shearers were the perfect gift. I'm sure she loves her new haircut lol! That ewe lamb really looks like she has attitude for sure. The sheep looked like they enjoyed moving barns, there was even a little hopping! It's so nice that Arnie is back on the fields. Little Miss Muffet is so gorgeous! Hopefully you guys and the sheep stay cool. Ii just can't believe how well Spartacus is doing now. It's so good to see! Have a great day and see you tomorrow. ❤🐑
Good Morning from MN 🥶
It's cold here today too! Weird weather!🙂
A very productive day on the farm! The shears do a great job and that was a wonderful gift. I know the girl being sheared was much more comfortable afterwards. Little Miss Muffet has grown so big and is still adorable!❤ Thanks for a great video and stay safe!!🙏❤
Arnie, your shearing skills are impressive did u identify the generous donor?
Not yet!
Little Miss muffet is adorable
Good morning Arnie and Lynn. That lamb wants to know what’s happening. 😂😂😂. Those new shears are doing a great job. Well those stragglers are going to be cooler than everyone else. Lucky girls. Little Miss Muffet is really stunning. What a gorgeous face she has. Wow. It is so very cool to see how much Spartacus has grown and what a happy little guy he is. His mama totally adores him. Thanks for a nice day. Big big hugs to you both. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would LOVE to try something like this
Little Sparticus is growing well, he's a cute little guy that you just want to squeeze! 🥰🤪
I often have to promise international friends that I'm swearing to tell the truth, about seasonal outside working conditions in Canada. They get get it that we have snow and cold in the winter, but can't quite get their heads around our extremes. Although this past winter was way milder than normal, we have to be ready to dress for summer to winter temperatures from +40° C to -40° C.
You and Arnie are doing a really great job shearing the sheep. If only you had the time and energy to do them all. WOW, Little Miss Muffet sure has grown. She is a beauty. On your IG yesterday. I strongly suspected when that stray Tom came around on the hay bale with Tommy. Too cute but yet a sad story. THANK EWE!!
The ewe being shaved looked like a fluffy lion haha 🦁🐑 I love the curious lamb too so cute 💜💛
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Good afternoon from Germany. 👋 How is little Mister 🐏 coming along?
He's coming along and will be in an upcoming video
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What a big job getting all those ewes loaded. Its hard selling off part of your flock but so satisfying when you know they are going to a nice farm. I’m selling a few this year too. Changing up some genetics. Doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye.
Lynn-Your garden is lovely! Thank you for sharing how the sheep are settling into their new homes. Arnie-I really am enjoying learning about field work. I was a city girl who moved to the country 29 years ago, I have watched the crops grow and be harvested but never understood what all the steps were and what they are for. Thank you for explaining it in a way that this ex-city girl can understand.
Thank you and you're welcome!🙂
Cheers to wisdom. How would you know if you didn't try. Find what works for you and stick with it! Thanks for sharing.
Cabbage head lambie!
❤🐑🌽. Mom we are too busy eating for chatting, we got things to do.
Watching after work before heading to barn and then making dinner.
It's awesome, though sometimes bittersweet, sending animals off to their new homes. Always hoping to get updates on how well they do. There was a lot more to it then just the animal, but it was wonderful to hear that one of the chicks I produced took Grand Champion at the 4h show (chick chain). Shows me that I DO have good stock, in someone else's opinion.
Congratulations! Yes, it is very rewarding when something you've raised does well, even for someone else 🙂
Now that the storms have gone through this morning I can watch now
Did your power go out?
@@EwetopiaFarms no I was a lucky one. It's been crazy with all the tornados though lately. I'm always watching the weather to see if one is coming. They are worse this year for sure
Yikes! Stay safe!
@@debwoods6011where are you? I have seen some wicked tornado footage in Oklahoma and Texas lately. Is it earlier this year? They look so scary! Stay safe!
@@EwetopiaFarms I'm in Texas only a few miles from where the tornadoes hit killing 5 people
I can tell Arnie is happy to be hitting the feilds, i hope you get your corn in before the window gets narrower. The ewes look happy in their new home too.
It stresses him when the fields aren't planted and there is only a small window of time to get them done in too
@@EwetopiaFarms I don't blame him that's food for all the sheep and heating fuel for the house, i would stress too if mother nature wasn't playing ball and i couldn't get my crops in!
While I’ve enjoyed your videos, they are becoming harder to watch because of the state of the barn and the sheep themselves. Do you ever pressure wash the barn to get it clean and remove cobwebs? The sheep seem to have a lot of dangling wool off their pelts. I realize that you don’t have farm help, but maybe reach out to 4H or the local college ag. Program for an internet to help?
We are still waiting for our shearer to come - that is totally out of our control. There is no 4H, ag colleges, etc in our area. Our barns are way cleaner than average but those old barns are much harder to make look "pretty ". We have them whitewashed every few years but they are physically cleaned by us regularly and as you may have noticed, we rarely have sick sheep because the environment is actually extremely clean. I must say, you are the first person to say our farm is dirty. Most people can't believe how clean our place is. New barns look much cleaner because of the materials used whereas the old dark wooden barns appear dirtier. However, at the end of the day, sheep health indicates the conditions on your farm, and I am extremely confident that our sheep live in a way above average environment than many
Mike didn’t believe me when I said how dirty&dusty our horse barn would be…. It’s mind blowing how dusty it gets. We just pressures wash once a year inside/outside when it’s pretty warm so everything can dry thoroughly…. Would rather dust than mold!
Oh and the cement block barn is pretty old… too right?
Yes, anyone who thinks it is easy to keep dust and manure in a barn spotless, has never worked in a barn. Do you think our barns are dirty like she does? I just did a video on this topic in response to this comment @@justinanovak8040
@@justinanovak8040almost 150 years old! It's not like the new barns or Coveralls!🙂
So good to see Arnie on the fields! Those 2 fields of alfalfa are incredibly lush and green. The hay will be second to none. 😊 Little Spartacus has grown into a feisty little guy! Love how gentle mom is. She’s such a good ewe. Wow, the 2 4-H lambs were beautiful and so cute in the back of the car. Loved the pics of them and the Dorsets at their new homes. Both sets look very content in their new environments. Lynn, your flowerbeds are spectacular! The yard is truly a little bit of heaven. Buddy is in his element there too as is Ben who, I think, has become your sidekick the way Katie was. Incidentally, if you plant some catmint in a pot (not in the garden or it will get out of hand) Buddy will immediately lay on it. Cats looove catmint, lol. 💚
I have never heard of cat mint. Is it the same as regular mint?
Its official name is Nepeta. It’s from the Salvia family and blooms all summer, if you prune it after the first flush. Not sure why cats love it but they do. I bought a plant once and it attracted the neighbour’s cat within a day. When it started to spread all over I put it in a pot. The cat would come to sit in it, lol. I’ve also had regular mint in a pot but cats don’t bother with it. Salvia is great in the garden, however.
@@Mary-F I will look for it!😄
KZread deleted my comment but I really enjoyed your video. It was so nice seeing your sheep happy in their new homes. Thank you for another great video, see you tomorrow!❤🐑
Really? Did you say something rude?!🤣🥰🥰
@EwetopiaFarms no lol! I posted it and it just disappeared .😮❤🐑
@@jessicacarstairs7520 weird!
Your yard looks amazing. When our kids were little and in 4H we used to transport their sheep in our car. They rode in style 😂 to local 4H shows. Arnie, your hay looks amazing
I find most actually travel well in cars!😄
So glad the sheep are finally in the field and and Arnie is getting things ready to plant.Nowthat some of the sheep are going to homes you should have more time to take care of other farm things.Have a great day and enjoy the nice weather.❤️🌞🐑
Thanks for showing us your beautiful garden... I'm sure just sitting out there and smelling those beautiful flowers is a bit of paradise. ❤
The smells truly were wonderful! Sure beats manure odors!😆
Lol, I understand lambs riding in the car. I work nights as a med tech so I take my 2 bottle babies in a dog kennel on the back of my car to work with me to feed them and keep them safe at night. However, they are getting too big to do that with so they are going to have to get used to being in the barn until I get home. I don't worry about the lambs with their mom's because their mom's protect them pretty good. But since I am the mom I didn't have much choice. We have coyotes and for the most part they stay away from the house but I have seen them close if they get hungry. My sheep even headbutt the dog if she starts annoying their babies too much so I know a coyote doesn't stand a chance to grab their babies through the fence.
That's nice that you actually took them to work so they didn't miss a feeding. Most people would just leave them. 🥰🥰
Yeah I couldn't leave them. They will be 2 months old in a few days and eating plenty of hay and grain now so I'm not as concerned if their bottle is a little late as long as they get it. I took your advice and going to let them keep having a bottle a little longer. I do notice the lambs on their mom's are slightly bigger than the bottle babies so I don't think it will hurt them.
@@babbettkitty3152 yes at twi months they will be fine. Leaving them longer on a bottle does no harm from what we have seen. If anything, they do better 🙂🥰
It's great to see all the sheep in their new homes! Also, awesome to see planting moving forward! Best wishes that the weather continues to cooperate!! The late alfalfa looks great!! Your flowers, trees and bushes are just beautiful Lynn!! Thanks so much for the tour!! Smellivision would be wonderful from your yard. Thanks for sharing your day with us! Stay safe!🙏❤
Thanks, Cindy 🥰
Yay..getting out in the fields❤ whewww.... Spartacus you are a CHAMPION ❤❤ It's great that those 4Hers picked the same quality lambs you had picked. Smart future farmers :)
Yes, I hope they do well with those girls!🤞
What a busy , profitable day! Out in the fields Arnie, doing what he loves. I enjoy hearing about your farming system, the why’s and how’s. Mother Nature just needs to cooperate well this year for you. Selling sheep and weaning day is a sad day when you love sheep. I’m sure the sold sheep will do well in 4H. Thank you for showing their new home. The weaning is sad to hear the whining all day & during the night, but weaning is absolutely necessary. It’s like a passage to adulthood, another growing up stage. However, I know your heart will make sure every lamb, and momma, is doing ok through this process. I Love how Spartacus’ mom is doing those mommy things to her lamb while you feed him. Show that she really loves him. She might not have milk, but she ‘s showing her love and care, especially since she is feeling much better from giving birth. Your gardens are looking so beautiful. We really haven’t done much down here. Trying, but the weather was too cold, or wet, etc. even had tornado or two, which is rare, in our area. Thanks for sharing another busy day at Ewetopia Farms. I look forward to the next adventure.
Yes, Spartacus's mom just dotes on him. She is a great mom. It's just unfortunate they had a bad start. Weather has been difficult again this year with crops and gardens. There are no tornadoes here yet, but I see that lots of people are dealing with that problem too!
A big payoff of Lynn's hard work to develop relationships with her sheep, is being able to do things with them that defy logic. Transporting two lambs in the back seat of a vehicle, with them calmy enjoying the ride, speaks of many days building trust. I sure wouldn't try that unless you were positive they wouldn't freak out and try to climb into the driver's seat with you, when travelling down the highway.
Im bored NO IM HUNGRY, feed me then play with me
Lol! She is a bottle baby and does want a bottle and definitely wants some hugs too 😁
Good morning Arnie and Lynn. Oh my gosh riding in the back seat like kings. They are all looking at you like what is happening and I don’t think we are going to like this. 🤣🤣🤣. Yay. Out in the fields with Arnie. Been such a long wait. Glad the barley is coming up and is putting a big smile on Arnies face. The sheep are beautiful out in that green pasture. Love hearing Arnie explain what he is doing. Farming is fascinating. Hi boys. You just have to love those guys. And when they decide to head to the shade they go as a group. Oh my gosh Spartacus is doing amazing and mom looks quite fancy with her shear job. And so glad that she adores her baby. They are both quite special. Oh my gosh fertilizer is so expensive. Listen to those babies complain. Oh the best part sitting and enjoying those babies. Ben looks happy sitting there and watching the lambs. Buddy and the garden and trees look awesome. Does you Locust tree lose its leaves last as well. The sheep look happy in the back seat. And the sheep look like they are getting used to TMR. Thank you for sharing that. Have a nice evening. Big hugs to you both. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yes, fertilizer is so expensive! I hadn’t realized. Lynne, is this regular 3:1:2 lawn fertilizer or is it specialized for your soil?
Yes, the locust does hold its leaves longer 🙂🥰🥰🥰🥰
Eeks, you are asking the wrong person that one but i am sure it is not lawn fertilizer. It is extremely expensive and has tripled in cost from 2 years ago. Corn isbthe most demanding crop to grow and leaches every bit of nourishment it can from the soil so when planting corn, you need lots more fertilizer than say soybeans @alisoncummins2726
I really wish Arnie had time to make garden decorations to sell. I would for sure buy many, many pieces.
Maybe in the future!🙂
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Good morning! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Good morning Lynn and Arnie. Glad you are able to get started on planting. The lambs look great.
Among hundreds of other farm related events, it must be more stressful trying to get crops planted. My heart goes out to you. WOW Lynn your gardens are stunning. The amount of time, effort and money you put in. All worth it in the end though. All the beauty. THANK EWE!!
Thanks!🙂
70%-80% alfalfa seems high. I hadn’t realized. Good luck with the corn planting!
How many breeds of sheep do you have, and why those specifically.
kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ymeh1rpym63Rlso.htmlsi=AyaoqyvcDniyoSxt this video will answer your questions 🙂