The Sheep Show Podcast with Jill & Andrew Noble

Systems for early sheep selection

21 Mar 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So how do you make selections for self replacing ewes and rams, can you do this at the mom...

Operation Foster Lamb - how to get ewes to raise more lambs so you don't have to!

14 Mar 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Bottle fed lambs are cute but often not productive and a huge time suck so how can you get...

Happy hooves with sheep

07 Mar 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Andrew's game changer with sheep hooves, how to have 100% happy hooves 100% of the ti...

Predicting parasite issues in your sheep

28 Feb 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Parasites and sheep regardless of where you farm are a huge risk and a constant battle. We...

Lanark sheep breed focus

21 Feb 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The most popular sheep in the UK with a huge range of options for breeding the Lanark shee...

Experiencing a farm audit

14 Feb 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Recently Jill went through a Meat and Livestock Australia audit. Andrew has previously bee...

Managing and preparing for extremes

07 Feb 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Weather conditions have been extreme for Andrew and I, probably just like you are facing r...

Healthy Ewes- Managing Preg Tox, Toxo & Joining Success

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Wherever you are in the world no doubt you are (or will be) facing challenges with your sh...

The essential prelambing tool for any sheep farmer

24 Jan 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!If there was one thing to do this year it would be preg scanning. In this episode we explo...

Cash flow in sheep farming - what's the secret to a stready,sustainable stream!?

17 Jan 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ahh the challenge of farming with income once or twice a year and expenses all year round,...

Reflections on sheeping in 2025

10 Jan 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!They say we only have about 30 good lambings if you are coming to farming as an adult in u...

How did we get here with sheep and the pod!

04 Jan 2026

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So now that you know the pod is back and that you get a double dose with both of us you mi...

We're back! What's been happening and what can you look forward to in 2026!

21 Dec 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Merry Christmas and SURPRISE!! Yes the pod is returning after a (too long) break, and this...

Championing Wool with Samantha Wan

25 May 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Samantha Wan was raised in Sydney's west but now farm's Merino wool sheep in Vic...

Why is there so much conflicting advice with sheep?

11 May 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!You ask 10 people for their advice on a sheep matter and you get 100 different answers! He...

Put a ring on it! What you need to know before you decide to breed rams

04 May 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!If you are new to sheep breeding you might tempted to breed rams from day 1. In this episo...

What clothes to wear for sheeping?

27 Apr 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What do you were for farming/sheeping and what do you wear for lambing? Here are my picks!...

Turning sheepbreeding on its head with Jake Wolki from Wolki Farm

20 Apr 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Imagine sheepbreeding reimagined? That's what Jake Wolki, a farmer and producer from ...

What colours can sheep see?

13 Apr 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!We know how amazing sheep vision is and how well adapted their eyes are but what about col...

Neighbours and biosecurity risks with sheep

06 Apr 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What if my neighbour doesn't manage their sheep like I do, are my sheep at risk of wo...

Sudden death in sheep

04 Apr 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!It was a snake bite! A common explanation for sudden death in sheep in Australia. What els...

Benefits of home bred ewes

17 Mar 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!One of my most passionate topics, there are so many benefits to breeding and keeping your ...

The function of horns on sheep

12 Mar 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Why do sheep have horns and some don't? What is the function of the horn and might it...

Snot in sheep!

02 Mar 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Do you see snot in your sheep? Nasal discharge can be worrying for us shepherds and there ...

Flighting the foxes

24 Feb 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Foxes prey on animals and kill lambs, they seem to enjoy the head and organs! In this epis...

Selling means educating! Exploring new sales strategies for lamb

13 Feb 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!I've been exploring some new opportunities for selling lamb meat recently and what do...

Sheep balancing act and getting ready for joining

31 Jan 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Sheep framing is always a balancing act and getting ready for joining is no different. Wha...

Winter sheep farming in Ireland - what I learned!

23 Jan 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Back to the mother country (Ireland) and what do you do but farm! Here is what I picked up...

Can sheep save you? Meet Deb Holmquist - a shepherdess beaten but never broken

14 Jan 2025

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Head here to purchase Deb's book:  Website: www.debholmquist.com  or to Amazon Deb...

Homosexuality in rams

07 Dec 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Homosexual behavior in sheep has been well documented and studied. The domestic sheep (Ovi...

How to read sheep body language?

29 Nov 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What are my sheep telling me through their body? What parts of the body communicate the mo...

Tagging sheep - why, what and how!

24 Nov 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Whether you are a novice or a pro with tagging sheep you always are thinking about a bette...

How to speak sheep! What are my sheep trying to tell me?

12 Nov 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ever wondered what sheep are saying to each other or to you?? Let's talk sheep!!Resea...

One health for the win with Jessi Hekmati

29 Oct 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ever heard of One Health? You might not have, but, you do know about Q fever! In this piec...

Mismatched twins in sheep

15 Oct 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Every had mismatched twins? Want to know what causes it and how to prevent it - have a lis...

Managing heat stress in sheep

07 Oct 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!All animals have their own limit/load to how much heat they can tolerate. This is importan...

Are your sheep fit to load?

29 Sep 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The principles of ‘fit to load’ are to be used at any time the animal is being transpo...

Lessons about labels

22 Sep 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ever get the feeling that you should read the instructions!?? In this episode we explore w...

Wiltshire Horn sheep breed focus

16 Sep 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!It's about time that I focused on my own sheep!~ So to celebrate 175 episodes of The ...

Review of Heatwave milk warmer

08 Sep 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!I used the heatwave milk warmer this year to feed my bottle babies. It is distributed in A...

Shearing sheep with Chloe the Shearer

31 Aug 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What cool opportunity to explore shearing with none other than the famous Chloe!Want to kn...

Milking sheep on your homestead with Rachel Hester from Whoopsy Daisy Farm

25 Aug 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Rachel is a power house of knowledge and energy! Not only has she and her husband Kyle set...

Lambing Diaries 2024 vol 3

17 Aug 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Patience is a virtue and in this episode we explore how patient we might need to be when b...

Lambing Diaries 2024 vol 2

31 Jul 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!More tales and tails of lambing on the farm, including challenges and surprises with lambi...

Lambing Diaries 2024 vol 1

20 Jul 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The highs and lows, lessons and experiments from this year's lambing so far! Get read...

Hair sheep breeds of the world

14 Jul 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Where do hair sheep come from? Are they are fad? What are their features and advantages an...

Dual Purpose sheep breeds of the world

07 Jul 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What are dual purpose sheep breeds? How many are in this category and how do they vary cou...

Wool sheep breeds of the world - long and fine wool breeds

30 Jun 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!I love wool! Who knew there were so many breeds that offer us such a brilliant resource. E...

Meat sheep breeds of the world

23 Jun 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!In this episode we explore sheep that are primarily raised and valued for their meat produ...

A short history of sheep!

15 Jun 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Disclaimer - history was not my best subject at school! Nevertheless here is my attempt at...

What is a maternal sheep breeding system?

09 Jun 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Following on from the episode on terminal sheep systems in this episode we explore the pro...

What is a terminal sheep breeding system?

03 Jun 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!A terminal sire is typically used in a commercial breeding program. This is a breeding pro...

Market and sell your sheep with Youchoose

26 May 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ever dreamed of an easy, hassle free place to market and sell your sheep - well such a pla...

Flight zones and moving sheep

20 May 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Sheep are prey animals and prey animals have a flight zone. The flight zone of an animal i...

Scanning sheep two ways - muscle and pregnancy scanning 2024

12 May 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What is sheep scanning, why do it and what do I use the data for? I've been scanning ...

Siblings talking sheep - Ireland v Australia shepherding

06 May 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What are the differences and similarities with farming sheep in Australia and Ireland?  I...

Irish lambing lessons

17 Apr 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!A bittersweet time for me in Ireland over the last 5 weeks. Here are all the tips and unus...

Focus on Forelimbs with Matt Hill - Sheep shoulders everything you need to know

01 Apr 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Focus on Forelimbs Forelimbs, front legs or shoulders in a sheep actually hold up to 60 p...

Natural sheep grazing behaviour

17 Mar 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So what is the natural grazing behaviour of sheep and how does it compare to a goat or cow...

So what do you do when a sheep dies?

17 Mar 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!We will all have to deal with the death of a sheep maybe from natural causes like old age ...

Rams and twins

09 Mar 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Can a single born ram produce twins? Who makes that biggest difference the ewe or the ram?...

How to reduce the worm burden on your farm

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime! Did you know that 95% of parasites are on pasture and only about 5% are within the sheep...

What drench for what worm?

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Want to know what drench to use and when to drench, this episode will help you explore the...

Barber's Pole Worm - what you need to know to fight back now

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The biggest threat to sheep and lambs - parasites! The biggest issue we have with parasite...

Flushing ewes for maxiumum ovulation

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What is flushing, how to do it and why do it - in this episode we explore all of these que...

Grass v grain fed lamb - what is the difference?

14 Jan 2024

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!A common question and something to think about is what is the difference between grass and...

Sheep lessons I learned in 2023

29 Nov 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!sSo no doubt you are in wind down mode for the year and it is a good time to reflect on al...

Sheep present ideas for the sheep obsessed!

19 Nov 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So what do you buy that sheep person who has everything.... something sheep related of cou...

Know your why for going stud or being a commercial sheep breeder

12 Nov 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So a huge question I get asked is should I go stud with my sheep? The question really rela...

Ways to prevent foot issues and lameness in your sheep

06 Nov 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Prevention is always better than cure! So what can you do to reduce hoof issues, lameness ...

Growing from 3 to 30 sheep - the steps you need to take

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So you love your sheep and want to grow and expand! Firstly - great decision!! But how do ...

What drench should I use on my sheep?

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Ahh the age old question - what drench do I get for me  sheep? Well... it depends! This q...

Five natural therapies for sheep

09 Oct 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So what are my go to natural approaches for sheep issues and health concerns and what have...

Opportunities for producing lamb in volatile times

03 Oct 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Lamb prices are rock bottom right now in Australia and maybe globally too. So what do we d...

Regenerative Agriculture 101 and how your sheep can help!

24 Sep 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The most important paddock to manage first is the paddock between the ears” Charlie Arn...

Attracting amazing sheep customers

17 Sep 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!I love my customers! They are amazing and I've got to meet new ones and visit existin...

Preparing for drought - what you can do now for you and your sheep

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Not the most positive of thoughts but it is a fact of life when farming that drought occur...

Supplement your sheep with salt

28 Aug 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Salt is vitally important to ruminants, playing an essential role in growth, efficiency an...

What sheep handler is right for me and my sheep?

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What sort of sheep equipment is right for me? This is a question I get asked all the time....

Lambing diaries 2023 and what I will change for 2024

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!As always lambing has its ups and downs. Here is what the 2023 lambing season has offered ...

The kits you need for lambing and what is new in my kit!

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What do you need to have in your birthing kit and lamb survival kits and what is new in my...

Bottle feeding lambs - why, what and how to do it

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Not ideal of course but if we are aiming for maximum lamb survival bottle feeding lambs is...

Have ewe got cleavage! Tips on sheep udders and teats.

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!The Ovine mammary gland is an intricate structure composed of secretory tissue (Parenchyma...

Ovine Johne's Disease - what you need to know

19 Jun 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!OJD – an iceberg disease  Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) is endemic across NSW after ...

Critical colostrum - how important is it?

11 Jun 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Colostrum is the first milk a newborn lamb will receive from its mother.  A concentrated ...

Dealing with dystocia in lambing

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!How do you know a ewe needs your help? What can we do if we see a ewe in labour? How long ...

Farm audit - buying or upgrading a farm for sheep - what to look for

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Explore the 7 things to look for when you are buying a farm to run sheep on or if you are ...

Style, structure and sheep - what you need to know

22 May 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What do we need to know about sheep's conformation and style? What exactly do we mean...

Let people in - How you can attract youth to your farm with Brooklyn Collocott and Tash Pollard

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!So you have jobs you need doing on your farm and you need to recruit an army with youth on...

Happy Hampies - Hampshire Down sheep with Tash Pollard from Blackpond Stud

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Meet Tash Pollard from Blackpond Hampshire Down Stud as we explore the happiest sheep arou...

Life expectancy of sheep and what impacts this

30 Apr 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!How old is old when it comes to a sheep? Are they similar to other animals when it comes t...

Selenium, Vitamin E and Sheep Success

23 Apr 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Selenium is essential for life.  Selenium is needed for thyroid function and the removal ...

Six things we don't regret doing on our farm

16 Apr 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Non, je ne regrette rien! No, I do not regret anything! Ok that is a bit of a stretch to s...

Cud spilling in sheep

09 Apr 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Cud spilling or broken cud is a colloquial term for an abnormality in sheep. We typically ...

Think like a sheep - How to encourage positive sheep behaviour

02 Apr 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!How can we encourage the sort of sheep behaviour that is good for us and makes our life ea...

Sheep sparking creativity- an interview with The Dust Bowl Faeries

24 Mar 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!We all know the wonders of sheep but did you know they can spark creativity in artists! I ...

How to make more money from your sheep farm with agriventures!

20 Mar 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!We have tried a number of agri-ventures on our farm - not all have worked! But the ones th...

Hybrid Vigour in sheep - why cross or straight breed?

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!What is hybrid vigour in sheep?Pros and consWhat should I do with my sheep - cross or pure...

Ram Jam - how to introduce rams to each other

05 Mar 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Worried about having rams fighting when you introduce them to each other? In this episode ...

Beautiful Babydolls

26 Feb 2023

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Get in touch to share sheeping stories or questions anytime!Learn about the Babydoll breed in this episode with Sheep Show Podcast listener Elaine Hau...