Okay, friends, so you know about dairy goats and milk cows. We've talked about those many times here on the show.

But did you know there's a third option that just isn't discussed as much, at least it hasn't been until now.

And we're changing that today and of course I'm talking about dairy sheep and I have never

talked about this topic on the show. I know nothing about this topic. So I thought I would go straight to the source.

The woman who literally wrote the book on Dairy Sheep. I have Rachel here today with me. She's from Whoopsie Daisy Farm and I cannot wait for this conversation because like I said, I know nothing and I feel like this can be potentially a really interesting option for those of you who want to add home dairy to

your homestead, but maybe the goats not in the cards or the cow is not in the cards for whatever

reason, you may just find this to be your perfect match.

So welcome, Rachel, I'm excited to talk all things sheep.

Thanks, Jill, I'm excited too.

Yeah, so, like I said,'m going to probably ask some dumb questions because I've never even owned any sort of sheep, let alone a dairy sheep.

So, yeah.

With me about how hair sheep are what makes the world go round we're good so okay

there you go we're good so I guess let's just start with the most basic of questions why

why would we consider dairy sheep over the more popular

conventional dairy goat, milk cow?

Like, why would someone want to look into this

as an option?

Well, there's actually several reasons. You know, goats are notorious for escaping because they want to wander and browse. She do not typically have that problem. They're a lot more easier to manage. There's this misnomer that sheep are more challenging than goats, for example, and that is really not true. They're actually quite easier. They're more parasite resistant than goats. They really want to be comfortable. They're not super

exploratory or curious. They want to feel safe. So as long as you as a shepherd make them feel safe,

odds are they're going to stay where you put them.

They're also a lot smaller than cows, for example,

you know, to purchase a sheep is going to be a fraction of the cost than purchasing a cow.

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