6 Reasons to Add Sheep to Your Homestead [especially for first-timers]

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:45:14 +0000

I love homesteading with sheep. We raise Dorper sheep and we raise the lambs for meat. Sheep are an incredibly rewarding and productive animal. On the homestead you'll find that you're always busy, but grass-fed sheep can be one of the most productive systems with the least amount of input in them.

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Timestamps:
00:00 I Love Sheep
00:35 #1: Manure That Helps Soil Health
02:19 #2: Natural Diet
03:51 #3: Great For Small-Scale
06:10 #4: Great for First-Timers
06:55 My Crazy Ram Always Trying To Kill Me
07:07 Sheep Can Be Loud (Dorper Sheep)
07:34 #5 Delicious Meat
09:40 #6: Easy Care

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A bit about us:

My wife and I grew up in sunny southern California, 15 minutes away from the beach. As amazing as that was, we both dreamed of a life closer to land and animals. After getting married and moving to Utah, our family slowly grew. We had become a family of 4 living in a townhome with a small backyard filled with potted plants and a swing. In October of 2019 we decided it was time to make the dream a reality and move to a homesteading property. We came here with a 6 month old and a 3 year old and a fish. We now have a 18 month old and 5 year old, 4 pregnant sheep, 30 chickens, 20 (or so) rabbits and a garden that has the potential to sustain us and our animals, and a fish. There's lots of learning to do! And we've been happy to do it as we pursue a more enjoyable and sustainable life here on "the farm."

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