How much milk do dairy sheep produce? East Friesian Sheep
Considering getting into dairy sheep? Maybe you're already milking an east friesian sheep and trying to know if the amount of milk you're getting is above or below average.
In this video, you'll learn how much sheep milk to expect from your dairy sheep based on several different factors.
You'll learn sheep milking tips to help you increase milk production, based on timing and feeding. And at the very least, you'll know how much milk dairy sheep make or a daily basis, depending on when you are milking and what sheep dairy breeds you have on your farm, or are planning to start with.
At Waykeeper Farm and Nerdery, we have a mix of East Friesian sheep milk and British Milking Sheep. This combination makes for cold-hardy sheep, that grow quickly, and produce great-tasting milk.
Here's what you'll learn in this video:
0:00 Intro
0:30 What influences sheep's milk production
1:05 Dairy sheep don't produce milk year round
1:15 Dairy sheep breeds give different amounts of milk
2:00 Separating lambs for 12 hours helps you get more milk
3:30 See the sheep on the milking stand and in the barn
3:50 How much milk can you expect per day?
5:00 How often you milk impacts how much milk you get
5:30 How to keep milk production high
6:30 The age of a ewe and how many lambs they have matters
Learning how to milk sheep is one of those homesteading skills that come in handy. We're still grateful that we got a milking machine though, because it has saved us a lot of time!
Stay tuned for the next homestead update, where I'll be talking about why we picked dairy sheep compared to cows and goats!
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