Episode-1896- Dan Ohmann on Raising Sheep
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Dan left his successful career in law enforcement and relocated his family from Atlanta to the Inland Northwest to pursue their dream of homesteading. Dan practices a primal lifestyle and uses permaculture principles and techniques to develop his new 10 acre homestead from scratch.
His primary motivation in pursuing this lifestyle is to provide his family with the healthiest, high-quality, nutrient-dense, food while doing so in a sustainable, regenerative manner that enhances their resiliency and adds value to the community.
Dan has taken Geoff Lawton’s online PDC, the PermaEthos PDC, and several other workshops under the sustainable agriculture umbrella. Dan is putting this knowledge to work raising sheep for meat and a small flock of chickens and ducks.
Dan also taught himself video production skills and has worked on Justin Rhodes’ “Permaculture Chickens” film (promotional editing) and his new “10 Hour Homestead” Course as well as filming and editing content for Gary Collins of the Primal Power Method. Dan is currently producing a daily YouTube “vlog” – The Grass-fed Homestead – documenting the establishment of the homestead.
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Not one mention of the election. That’s why I come here Jack. Thanks!!
The irony of a sheep episode the day after elections is not lost on me. 😉
Not going to lie it was scheduled that way on purpose.
Lol.
Sheep? Really?
Dan, excellent to hear your story. We’re in a very similar position here in Michigan. We got 3 katahdins this summer, raised them, and they’re in the freezer now. Got about 100 lbs total. I might have missed it, but what was the hanging weight for your sheep?
I’ll definitely check out your youtube. Like I said, we’re in a similar situation, so I’ll be glad to hear the lessons you’ve learned.
Hi Stephen,
Our hanging weight for all 4 was 214 lbs. Our biggest was 60 lbs (crossed with dorper). Our pure katahdin came in at 58 lbs. We had another katahdin/dorper cross at 58 lbs and we had a runt at 38 lbs. I am really surprised/happy by the hanging weights. Our cost per pound was high though because I was supplementing with organic alfalfa pellets. I didn’t have access to alfalfa hay. Pellets were way more expensive.
Were you supplementing with alfalfa or another legume?
Nope, we just had them on pasture… looks like we have a ways to go! haha.
I worked for a farmer helping with sheep in my childhood, my experience of sheep is that they are nothing but grief, very frustrating to work with but we cant blame the sheep for that, they are just being sheep.