Ever wonder what makes milk sheep different from meat sheep? Today Becca outlines a few of those differences. It is not a definitive list by any means but it is a start.Av Becca Matthews

Breeding season is right around the corner for many of us. Today Becca talks about what it takes to keep a ram of your own, and some alternatives if having your own ram just isn't possible.Av Becca Matthews

The question that seems to follow after You can milk sheep? Today Becca decides to answer with a few products that can be made from sheep milk.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about crossing breeding dairy sheep and why it's done. www.facebook.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy www.youtube.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairyAv Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about some of the controversial things she does on her sheep farm that work for her, may not work for everyone, but always seem to raise some eyebrows. Who else does some head turning things on their farm that works for them but others think they are strange for doing?Av Becca Matthews

One again Becca let's you in on the mistakes she has made when drying off ewes and what has worked for her when drying off during milking and when she is just letting the ewes raise lambs.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks with Candice Christensen of Capped Mountain Farms about allergies, the benefits of sheep milk, and what goes on around Candice's homestead. To reach out and talk to Candice: email: candiceleesays@gmail.com To reach out and talk to Becca: email: hiddenhollowidaho@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy I…

Today Becca talks weaning lambs because that is what she has been doing and is gearing up to do some more of. She'll talk some do's and don'ts of weaning and let you in on the mistakes she has made over the years.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about older ewes, reminiscing about some of her favorites on the farm and what you should be looking for in your older ewes that will determine if they should be bred and therefore milked.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about how her spring lambing group went. What went wrong and what went right and how the numbers added up and compared to the late winter lambing.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca discusses out of season breeding. Why do we do it and how do we do it?Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks with Olivia Fox from Crafty Fox Acres about her plans for a micro sheep dairy and her involvement in the North America Dairy Sheep Association. Come join us as we talk all things dairy sheep. You can contact me at: hiddenhollowidaho@gmail.com And follow me on: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy https://www.facebook.c…

Today Becca spends a little time talking about what she looks for in a potential ram lamb. Since 99% of ram lambs born will be wethered, it takes a special kind of ram to make the grade. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenhollowsheepdairy Intragram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenhollowsheepdairy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddenhollo…

In the middle of the second go round of lambing Becca talks about replacement ewe lambs and what she looks for in a good milking ewe lamb.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about milking. How do you decide when to start? When are you going to milk? What do you do with the lambs? I'll answer all these questions and more.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about record keeping. This always seems to be a hot topic, so today she'll dive into how she keeps her sheep straight and the flock on tract.Av Becca Matthews

Becca is back from her lambing hiatus with the good, bad and ugly from her late winter lambing group.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca answers some of your questions from Instagram and YoutubeAv Becca Matthews

We are on the countdown to lambing, so this topic is on my mind .. lambing prep and supplies.Av Becca Matthews

This week I talk about predators to sheep and what we as sheep owners can do about them with the limited resources at our disposal.Av Becca Matthews

I think there is a huge misconception about sheep wool - the kind that is still on the sheep. Today I dive in and talk about why our sheep can be out in the elements without the issues we humans tend to have.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about the culling process on her farm. Why we cull, what we are looking for, when we cull etc.Av Becca Matthews

Today Becca talks about what she does during January - the longest month of the year, and the coldest and the crummiest. There are still plenty of farm jobs to do, it's just a matter of weather and ambition.Av Becca Matthews

On today's episode, Becca talks about the four top dairy breeds in the US as well as a few alternative sheep breeds that can be used as dairy sheep.Av Becca Matthews

Becca talks about how she went from raising cattle to raising sheep and putting in a sheep dairy in southern Idaho.Av Becca Matthews

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