The Shepherdess

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  EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SHEEP FARMING (Live Audience Q&A) 15.09.2026 56min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Got sheep questions? I've probably answered them already! This episode pulls from a live audience Q&A at my monthly Virtual Small Farmer Meetup, where I tackle everything from breed comparisons and land prep to the real costs of raising a flock. We cover drought management, shearing, parasite control, and ...
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  COMPARING SHEEP AND GOATS (find out which is best for you) 04.08.2026 49min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Deciding between raising sheep and goats on your land comes down to more than preference alone. In this episode, I'm breaking down the differences from my own farm: grazing and browsing habits, containment considerations, copper and mineral needs, hoof care, health issues, and the best meat and dairy breeds for each.&nbsp...
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  Self-Sufficiency or Community? Building Food Security Without Overcomplicating Your Homestead | Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living 28.07.2026 46min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Food preservation matters just as much as food production, and today’s guest is here to prove it. Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living shares the confidence-building lesson from her grandmother that started her journey into food preservation, and we dive into the most common practical questions about canned meals. Ang...
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  Food Preservation 101 with Carolyn of Homesteading Family | What I Learned After Canning 500lbs of Meat 21.07.2026 51min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I was so excited to sit down with Carolyn of Homesteading Family, whose videos gave me a huge head start on my first pressure canning project. We cover water bath vs. pressure canning, the most common mistakes that lead to failed seals and siphoning, and how Carolyn shapes her family’s diet around what actually grows and ...
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  HAIR SHEEP VS. GOATS, AND WHY YOUR LIVESTOCK IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD (w/ Bowen Troyer of Rational Ranchers) 14.07.2026 24min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I sat down with Bowen Troyer of the Rational Ranchers, and I'll be honest, I brought him on knowing we'd have a little bit of a friendly feud over Katahdins vs. Dorpers. Bowen runs Katahdin ewes, South Pole cattle, and Royal White sheep across two ranches in Arkansas and Missouri, and we get into his hair sheep vs. goats ...
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  Rotational Grazing Sheep for Beginners 07.07.2026 49min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Rotational grazing is about as close to a silver bullet for parasite control as you'll find in sheep farming, and in this episode, I'm breaking down my complete grazing system. I cover how regular rotation builds pasture health and keeps feed costs low, plus the practical details: paddock rest, pasture recovery, fencing s...
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  LAMBING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (How to Raise a Small Flock of Sheep) 30.06.2026 49min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Healthy lambing starts long before delivery day. In this episode, I'm walking through how to prepare your ewes in the months and weeks before lambing, what normal labor looks like, how to recognize and assist with common malpresentations, and the critical components of a successful first 24 hours. If you're new to l...
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  How I Ship $100k in Product from My Homestead 23.06.2026 33min

  📦 Explore my Shipping Products 101 e-book for a complete list of all my recommended resources and links to run your home-based shipping operation 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I've been selling and shipping products since 2004, and in this episode I'm walking you through the basics of shipping in your business. We'll cover setting up a simple, efficie...
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  BEEF CATTLE GRAZING TIPS (with Karl Ebel) 16.06.2026 1t 4min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage If your goal is to raise low-input, grass-finished beef cattle, this conversation with 20-year regenerative rancher Karl Ebel is packed with practical grazing tips that work on any acreage. From stockpile grazing and year round pasture management to keeping your cost per cow well below the industry average, this episode will ch...
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  HOW TO RAISE BEEF CATTLE FOR BEGINNERS (w/ Karl Ebel) 09.06.2026 47min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Karl Ebel had no farming background, bought exhausted go-back land, and built one of the most intentional regenerative ranches I've ever seen… right down the road from me! In this episode, we talk about rehabilitating depleted land, the importance of grass-based genetics, pairing the right livestock to your resource, and ...
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  WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING COWS IN 2026 (w/ Karl Ebel) 02.06.2026 1t 5min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Record-high cattle prices have many asking the same question: is now the time to get into cattle? In this conversation, regenerative rancher Karl Ebel joins me to discuss the current cattle market, sustainable pasture management, the true cost of raising beef, and what beginners should know before buying their first cows....
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  ANSWERING YOUR TOP SHEEP QUESTIONS (Profit, Pasture, Breeding) 26.05.2026 40min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Pasture rotation, parasite management, breeding and lambing, fencing systems, direct marketing, and flock health… we are tackling it all in this sheep farming Q&A. I’m addressing your specific questions to the best of my ability and sharing practical examples from my own farm. If you are dealing with problems in...
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  WHAT IS THE MOST PROFITABLE BREED OF SHEEP? (9 breeds to choose from) 19.05.2026 29min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Choosing the right sheep breed can make or break the success of your for-profit farming operation, especially if you are running a pasture-based system. In this episode, I’m answering your sheep farming questions and breaking down the pros and cons of popular hair sheep vs. wool sheep breeds, what I’ve learned from raisin...
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  HOW TO TREAT 20 COMMON SHEEP DISEASES 12.05.2026 52min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head: https://www.shepherdess.com/480 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage: https://bit.ly/ShphrdssBOOK As any shepherd learns early on, things can go wrong quickly in sheep farming if you do not stay on top of your flock’s health. In this episode, I’m walking through 20 problems and solutions straight from my own experience. From nose to tail, I’m sharing the sy...
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  HOW TO OVERCOME SHEEP FARMING'S BIGGEST ENEMY (WORMS 101) 05.05.2026 1t 3min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Worms are one of the biggest health challenges in shepherding, but with a few tested management strategies, I have found a system that works on my farm. In this episode, I start with the basics of internal parasites, how to spot early symptoms, and the management practices that have made the biggest difference on my farm after ...
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  COMPLETE GUIDE TO BREEDING SHEEP (for Beginners) 28.04.2026 1t 6min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage When it comes to breeding sheep, most problems that show up at lambing actually started months earlier, long before the breeding season. In this episode, I’m running through the basics of breeding sheep and answering the most common questions I receive. We’ll focus on getting your flock in the best condition possible to go into breed...
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  10 THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE STARTING MY SHEEP BUSINESS 21.04.2026 52min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I’m pulling back the curtain on my failures and successes along my sheep farming journey in hopes that I can give you a massive headstart in your own shepherding. There are a few things I’m glad I knew before I got started, but there are many more lessons I’ve learned the hard way, often through costly mistakes. In this e...
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  SHEEP FARMING FOR BEGINNERS (Masterclass on Raising Sheep for Profit) 14.04.2026 1t 31min

  🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Whether you’re in the dreaming phase of sheep farming or already managing a flock, this episode walks through the key principles every shepherd needs to get right. In this crash course on sheep farming for beginners, I’m sharing how I raise my sheep to maintain above average flock health, how I graze my sheep to minimize feed c...
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  MEAT RABBITS 101 (w/ Laura Cox) 28.07.2025 45min

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  HOMESTEADING FOR HEART HEALTH (w/ Dr. Jack Wolfson) 21.07.2025 32min

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