SHEEP FARMING FOR BEGINNERS (Masterclass on Raising Sheep for Profit)

🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head: https://www.shepherdess.com/480 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage: https://bit.ly/ShphrdssBOOK Whether you’re in the dreaming phase of sheep farming or already managing a flock, this episode walks through the key principles every shepherd needs to get right. In this crash course on sheep farming for beginners, I’m sharing how I raise my sheep to maintain above average flock health, how I graze my sheep to minimize feed costs and maximize pasture, and how I direct market my sheep for $480 per head without ever leaving my farm. I will also be answering common questions about feeding, fencing, troubleshooting health concerns, and more. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introductions and preview of content 00:38 Overview of my farm and climate 04:18 My unlikely story of becoming a shepherdess 07:26 The moment I realized why my sheep were sick 10:10 A thriving flock and a thriving business 16:05 Three enemies of a beginner shepherd 16:54 Enemy #1: Barber’s pole worm 24:23 Enemy #2: coccidia 27:56 Enemy #3: lambing complications 29:35 How many sheep should you start with? 31:21 How I run my rotational grazing system 39:16 Exactly how I market my sheep for $480 per head 47:18 Audience Q&A CONNECT WITH ME Email: [email protected] Patreon: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessPatreon Blog: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessBLOG Merch: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessMERCH Instagram:   / harmonyfarms.shepherdess   Facebook:   / harmonyfarmsdorpers   MORE FROM THIS EPISODE View full show notes and transcript on the blog: Listen to the audio-only podcast episode: https://pod.link/1547916930/episode/Q...