Becca Matthews

Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer

Education EN ↓ 34 episodes

Becca talks about how she became a sheep dairy farmer and what made her make the change to sheep from all the other animals on the farm.

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Becca Matthews

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Lambing wrap up - What I did right and wrong 01.04.2024 18:23

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

Answering some sheep questions 20.02.2024 11:52

Today Becca answers some of your questions from Instagram and Youtube

Prepping for lambing: Lambing supplies 14.02.2024 17:55

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

Predators and what we can do about them 05.02.2024 14:39

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.

Sheep's wool - let's talk about it! 30.01.2024 16:37

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.

Making the hard choices: Culling Sheep 22.01.2024 13:40

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

Breeding is done, Lambing hasn’t started ... what do we do in January? 15.01.2024 20:19

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.

Can you milk any sheep? Let’s talk dairy sheep breeds 08.01.2024 21:29

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.

Who are we and why are we here? 01.01.2024 17:59

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