Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer

Becca Matthews
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Welcome to Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer, where we talk all things dairy sheep, from breeding, to lambing to milking and everything in between and outside. I am your host Becca, co-owner and glorified farm hand of Hidden Hollow Sheep Dairy.

  1. Mar 21

    Why so Many Singles This Year? Figuring Out the Mystery

    Our first lambing group of the year has wrapped up and the results aren't terrible but I had an unusual amount of single lambs born. Today I talk about why this may have happened and what I think contributed to the resulting singles in my flock.

    23 min

  2. Feb 19

    Lambing diaries: Week one lambing updates

    So far the lambing has gone smoothly, it's everything else that has been chaotic. Week one of lambing updates; what we're got, how we're doing and what's to come. Sorry this is a day late. For some reason my scheduling app did not work.

    12 min

  3. Feb 4

    What's in your Lambing Supply Bucket?

    Lambing is right around the corner and it's time to get ready.  Here is a look into what I keep on hand for lambing season, complied over the last 10+ years.   Colostrum Milk replacer Electrolytes Portable blender Heat pad/cover/bed Blankets 8-way with CD&T Dewormer Syringes Needles RFID tags/tagger Tags for lambs/tagger Heat lamps/bulbs Rubber rings/bander M ear notcher Scale/harness Gloves Thermometer Scalpel Scissors Tattooing supplies Resuscitator Bottles/nipples Penicillin LA200 Dextrose Tuber Lube Prolapse harness Vet wrap/splints/gauze Wound care Corid EZ Milker Brix refractometer Suture kit Tooth file Lamb Tote/taxi Shears for crutching Molasses Orphan head gate Gallagher Phone Lamb records

    31 min

  4. Jan 21

    First Time Lambers and Terminal Breeding

    Today we talk about why I use terminal breeding groups with first time lambers.

    19 min

  5. Jan 7

    What Happened in 2025 - and What's New for 2026

    New year, new me and new ideas! Welcome back to Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer and all the chaos that comes with it.  Today I will be talking about what happened in 2025 - why I disappeared, and what you can expect from me in 2026.

    15 min

  6. 03/05/2025

    Who's your baby's daddy?

    Ever had a break out? Had more than one ram jump the fence and breed some ewes and now you're left wondering who's daddy? What are your options when it comes to finding out who dad is? What are your options when it comes to breeding those surprise ewe lambs later if you chose to keep them? Today I talk about some of those options available to you when your rams get loose in the flock and you don't know who is daddy to the lambs 145 days later.

    12 min

  7. 02/26/2025

    What to do about orphan/bum lambs

    I do not like bottle feeding if i don't have to, so if I have a ewe that could take a lamb, I will do everything in my power to get that ewe to take that lamb - even if it is not their own. Today I talk about how I manage fostering orphan lambs, or getting a ewe to accept her own rejected lamb.

    10 min

  8. 02/19/2025

    What do you have in your lambing supplies?

    Lambing is in full swing on the farm, so let's talk lambing "kits" and supplies. What's in your kit? What's on your supply list? What do you have that I don't have? www.youtube.com/@hiddenhollowsheepdairy My Lambing Supply List: Colostrum Milk replacer Electrolytes Portable blender Heat pad/cover/bed Blankets Covexin 8 Dewormer Syringes Needles RFID tags/tagger Tags for lambs/tagger Heat lamps/bulbs Rubber rings/bander M ear notcher Scale/harness Gloves Thermometer Scalpel Scissors Tattooing supplies Resuscitator Bottles/nipples Penicillin LA200 Dextrose Tuber Lube Prolapse harness Vet wrap/splints/gauze Wound care Corid EZ Milker Brix refractometer Suture kit

    17 min
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Welcome to Diary of a Sheep Dairy Farmer, where we talk all things dairy sheep, from breeding, to lambing to milking and everything in between and outside. I am your host Becca, co-owner and glorified farm hand of Hidden Hollow Sheep Dairy.

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  • Creator
    Becca Matthews
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
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    Clean
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