Video: Sheep Farming: Difficult But Necessary Culling Decisions /August 29, 2022
At Ewetopia Farms as we go through our daily sheep chores, we discuss culling sheep. Although not a nice topic, it is an important part of maintaining a healthy, productive and profitable flock. We generally make culling decisions twice a year. We do it after weaning when we can see how the sheep did with birthing and raising lambs. Plus we do it again before breeding when we can see how the ewes recovered from lambing and tolerated grazing and parasites throughout the summer. There is no point trying to breed ewes in poor condition as that is asking for birthing and mothering problems if they even conceive to begin with! It is not something we do lightly but I am beginning to realize its importance on many levels. We also have another look at our Dorset ewe lambs with their new haircuts and explain why they are sheared the way they are. We end the day with some much appreciated rain.