Sheep Farming: Moving Sheep & Lambs /October 1, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms, we had a lot of moving around of sheep and lambs to do because we were running out of space in the lambing barn. So we moved another group of lambs to the Coveralls. Next we moved the dwindling group of pregnant ewes to the back of the lamb barn and we moved the Suffolk breeding group to the old lambing barn. Then we had visitors come to buy the last of our Suffolk ewe lambs so we moved them onto their trailer for shipment. We also moved alot more sheep out of jugs and some more into jugs. Plus Arnie cut down another field of hay. A very busy day! Hope you'll join us!

With sheep farming, there is always something new to learn. At Ewetopia Farms, we try to incorporate learning opportunities when we encounter them as we go through daily life on our working sheep farm. We attempt to show life as it truly is on our farm and to present things with a touch of humour. From lambing to breeding to selecting quality replacement lambs to removing manure to relaxing with the sheep - it is all part of our lives as Canadian sheep farmers!

Sheep and sheep farming is our passion and we hope that the love we have for what we do is obvious to you the viewers. Our operation is a large scale, purebred seed stock 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.

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Thank you from Lynn (aka the crazy sheep lady) and Arnie (aka the sheep whisperer)!

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[patriciaruppert]

Good morning Arnie and Lynn. Wow. What a big day of work. So many lambs. They look like bouncing snowballs walking over to the coverall. Here’s good wishes for the new people to have success with their lambs and to learn to care for their flock like you guys do. Happiness and hugs to you both. ❤️❤️

[cindyboard]

Wow! What a busy day for you guys!! This lambing group seemed slow to get started but when they started, whew!!! Everyone looks great and as always the lambs are adorable! I feel for you, sometimes you could use 3 hands!!😂 Thanks for another great video and stay safe!!

[justinanovak]

Loved seeing the migration. All the lambs clustered around one ewe and then all the other ewes realizing they forgot someone…made me laugh this morning 😂

[nunofyourbizness]

When do the suffolk ewes go into heat for the first time?

[craigpacker]

Hey, Lynn. A question... Do you feel like you get more than your fair share of breeched births? Just curious if this seems par for the course, given the large number of ewes you lamb, or if it seems like a lot? I watched today's video a few hours ago and then had to go run some errands. But as I was driving, I had the thought: I wonder if these ewes having breeched lambs might have a common genetic denominator? Of course, perhaps it's all perfectly coincidental. Or perhaps you can trace these ewes back to a common male or female ancestor? As I understand it, some of the more common causes of breeches is a defective or malformed cervix or a uterus that is less than ideally positioned, which isn't something you can see just by looking at them. Something like that COULD have a genetic basis that shows up from time to time. Or as I said before, perhaps it's just a coincidence. I was just curious if you've had thoughts about this given your experience over the years. I haven't had a breeched birth since around 2003 or so, and I could tell those lambs were a little premature. (That said, I don't have NEARLY as many ewes as you do.) In any case, in spite of the challenges here and there, your ewes are popping out some nifty looking lambs. :)