This is the third article in a three-part series on survival of the fittest sheep production. We will discuss our no-nonsense approach to sheep and what it looks like in the areas of treating or culling, nutrition and mineral programs, and breeding and lambing. BREEDING AND LAMBING We breed our ewes December 1st for 60 days. This puts our lambing in May and June the following year. 45 days after the rams are pulled out, we ultrasound the ewes. We’re not looking for twins or triplets or how far along a ewe is, we are just looking for the opens. The timing of the scan is around the middle of Mar ..read more

This is the second article in a three-part series on survival of the fittest sheep production. We will discuss our no-nonsense approach to sheep and what it looks like in the areas of treating or culling, nutrition and mineral programs, and breeding and lambing. NUTRITION AND MINERALS There is no doubt that an animal that consumes the perfect diet of balanced nutrients every day will perform. This animal will likely maintain good body condition year round, breed back on time, and successfully wean its offspring, but how realistic is this? As a year-round grazing operation in Ohio, our feed val ..read more