Milking Sheep + My Daily Milking Routine 🐑 || How we Lamb Share for Easy Milking!

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Hi friends!

Owning a dairy animal is no doubt a big responsibility, but I have found that it's also one of the most rewarding on the homestead.

Come hang out with me this morning as I take you along my morning routine of milking my Katahdin Ewe "Delilah."

As some of you may remember, we bought her just a few short months ago and when we brought her home, she was completely unruly, untamed & most definitely not willing to get in a milk stand! LOL.

Well, consistency and a whole lot of persistence paid off. Delilah hops up in that milk stand every morning now & shares a pint of her delicious, sweet & creamy milk with us...all the while her precious lil lambs stand by waiting for their turn!

Everyone milks their dairy animal a little differently, but here's how we do it on our lil homestead!

Here's my recipe for homemade udder balm that I make for Delilah:

3) 1TBS raw honey
6) 10 drops melaleuca (tea tree) essential oil
7) 10 drops lavender essential oil
***I buy my essential oils at wholesale price with Doterra. Click here to get yours too!

Here's how to make it:
1) In a double boiler...fill a saucepan 1/2 way full with water & place a glass measuring cup inside.
2) Melt the beeswax in the double boiler over medium heat.
3) Once the beeswax is melted, add in the shea butter, vitamin E oil, coconut oil & raw honey.
4) Allow everything to melt together & then turn off the heat.
5) Add the essential oils.
6) Quickly poor your udder salve into a small glass jar. Allow it to cool & then put a lid on it. It will keep for up to 1 year!

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[lorinash]

I can't believe I've never thought to do this have always said need a milking cow & be totally self efficient. All this time I've had our sheep so will try this next lambing season. Using the old milking shed that was on farm when we moved here.

[Selahsmum]

so cute seeing the babies get in there. Their little tails wagging they looked like puppies! :) Thanks for sharing.

[pauleaton]

Brilliant video thanks, hope my son grows up to be as good with our sheep as your lad is, it's a joy to whatch all you guys at work together.

[MelissaBeesHomestead]

This is a GREAT video! Thank you. We are picking up our first dairy sheep this weekend!

[davebanman]

I sure enjoyed watching this video. We just started milking our sheep a few weeks ago and it's a learning curve. 😊

[Maracachafo-lnws]

Great !!! I want to do it too.
Thank you for sharing.
Nothing better than having little helpers !!!!

[true-traveller..jyotipraka]

Thank you for showing the new method of milking

[FulbrightFarmstead]

We just recently brought home dairy ewes. I'm not new to dairy animals but milking sheep will be a new adventure!

[HollysHobbyHomestead]

I am thinking of getting sheep and found your video searching information on sheep milk. The main reason was for wool but was wondering on using sheep milk. Thank you for posting this video. Very helpful!

[inertproductionsalternate]

The lambs are sure talkative. I've been trying to get my Dad to get sheep instead of goats but he has his mind set on goats. I don't have land of my own but I hope to get sheep in the future. Thanks for the video.

[annekendziora]

im really wanting a dairy sheep so this was really helpful!

[vickiotmani]

This is so wonderful!!! Thank you for this info! We’re looking to get milk sheep and finding good info is tough. Thanks again!

[micheymi]

Thank you so much for this video! Will be getting sheep soon and this was super helpful :)

[allengordon]

Your sheep are adorable and friendly :)

[JIMBO]

Is good bonding between owner and animal.

[Root_and_Fleurish_Farm]

I’m so glad to find this! We have goats but I’ve been wanting to get into sheep for their milk to make cheese! I was wondering if they were similar to handle on the stand. New subscriber! I’ll have to watch more of your videos :)

[jayjeriweaver]

there is so little info on milking sheep on youtube. I'm hoping to get some Icelandic sheep for fibre and milk in the near future, it'll be hard to find some in my area. sheep's are underappreciated.

[WomenLivingTorah]

Thank you for showing the step by step! We have a small herd of Katahdin ewes (3 adults, 2 yearlings, and 3 lambs), and we’re hoping to begin milking them this next lambing season. (So far, we’ve just used our sheep for meat.) 😃 Your video was very well done and informational! Thank you! 😊

[chanwittwer]

What breed of sheep is Delilah? How much milk do you get from each milking? Do you plan to train her lambs to be milkers if they are ewes?
I know this is alot of questions but I've never milked sheep, just 🐐 Thanks for your patience and making this video.

[itsoktoberight]

So cute, when she nudges their bums they wag their tales 😄