From Grass to Millions - The Real Cost of Starting a Dorper Sheep Empire.

I'm starting to speak now. She's given us twins three times. And she's currently in lump. She'll be due very soon. You can see how big she is. She's got very good mattering abilities. And she is one of the reasons why we chose to fully focus on pure breeds. So guys, as you can see, with our goat and sheep, we actually graze them about 60% of the time. And only 40% of the time do we feed them inside the housing. So we are nothing close to zero grazing. We make sure our animals are hardened. They can survive in any environment. They are used to feeding outdoors. So if you are to buy any of the sheep or goat from us, you won't struggle transitioning them into your farm. These animals are always out here grazing. You've seen the number of paddocks that we have. So in terms of feeding, we only supplement them when we need to. I'm back at Fancy Farm after a while. It has been like two months. And it's good. I've been away for some time. And I wanted, when I come back, I start from where I left. I just wanted to visit Fancy Farm and see where they are exactly two months, the previous show. And guys, I got a surprise for you. Let me just give them a small thing for them to eat. This is signage. I cannot move. They are very strong. Like, I can't even push them back. This is goat. My goodness. Guys, guys, this is one amazing venture that you'll love to venture into. And straight away, if you're new to our YouTube channel, guys, kindly hit the subscribe button, like and share. And you know what? It's good sometimes to do this thing practically. Again, Amos, here at Fancy Farm, we have the best dopers. We have the pure genetics line where we have the dam and the sire being purely imported South African dopers. With those dopers, we are able to achieve over 20 kgs within two months. We've done that several times. We'll be putting them on the scale for use sooner or later so that you can confirm how quick they gain their weights. We also have other rams that are not purely South African. The rams that we use from South Africa with our F3, F4 doper use are also of great genetic standards. If you are a farmer that is starting up, you are able to start up from those rams. The prices range depending on the particular rams. So feel free to visit our site or call us on the number listed below the screen right here and we'll be able to provide the information to you as needed. Guys, when choosing a ram, you really have to pay attention to specific features. Specific features. You see, the length or the distance of the ram right from the head, tip of the head up to the tail. It has to be long enough. An average of 4 feet and above. The legs have to be short and strong so that it can be able to carry the weight of the animal itself. And this ram is actually transferring these desirable characteristics to the offspring. It is also very good that you pay much attention to the tail. They have to be big enough well suspended and that shows that that ram is very fertile. And most important you also look at the physical the physique of the doper ram like the chest. It has to have a wide chest and wide legs. And that automatically gives you a wide frame which is transmissible again to the offspring. And today, in breeding doper, most people will pay attention to the coat. This is a ram that has got a silk coat. In a layman's language you call it the rasta. The rasta one is characterized by too much fat. Perfect. The right sheep from the head to the tail. An average of 4 feet when they are at this age. You know, these are sheep that have just been served. They are expecting to kid. Some of them are already been kidded. But the distance from the head to the tail is an average of 3.9 to 4 feet or 4.5 feet. And their legs are short and sturdy. That means they can carry a good weight. That is exactly what you get when you get your sheep from here. Ninety percent of these dopers here are females. The ram is important. These ewes are important. So, the offsprings you are going to get are pure South African lambs. I really don't know the weight of the dopers. What is actually you are looking for. I summarize the characteristics that you look for when you are buying an ewe. The ewe has feminine characteristics. If you look at the hair and the conformation, then it should be beautiful. Small head, well-positioned, sturdy in walking, short limbs. That tells you a wide hindquarters. That simply tells you the fertility of that particular ewe is high. Wide hindquarters simply means that this animal is able to successfully carry a pregnancy of twins and even triplets. And a very important aspect, you look at the other conformations. Remember, dopers have their kids or lambs growing that fast because sufficient milk in their lambs. That is the advantage of keeping dopers. And so, you really have to pay much attention to the other formation so that you get an ewe with a proper and well-formed udder and that will form the basis of your brooding. Basically, it's like the foundation of your lambs when they are born. Guys, like I told you, it has been a while since we were here at Penzi Farm. We are here. The animals are looking good. We've met new guests and new faces. And I found him handling the dopers. So, kindly, introduce yourself and tell us exactly whom you are. Yes. First and foremost, my name is Alfredo Amanio-Chieng. I'm a student from Bukura Agricultural College pursuing animal production and net management here at Penzi Farm and I'm attaching doing my attachment here at Penzi Farm. Wow. So, you've seen different lots of animals. You've seen the boers. You've seen the great Galaharis. You've seen the Hampshire down and here we are with the dopers. And today, I found you handling the dopers. How is the doper animal handling part? How is the versatility of the animal based on your experience? Yes. To me, what I can say is that dopers are animals that taking care of them is very easy since they are good in grazing and also they feed well if you give them feed, yes. These guys are between three and four months old and they've been vaccinated. They're up to date with the vaccination. They've had about three or four vaccines. The deworming is done regularly. At this stage, we do deworming once a month and at this point in time, these guys will be on sale between three and four months. They are ready to be sold. They are young enough to where they will acclimatize to whichever region of the country they are sold to. So, we have both Hampshires, dopers, boer goats as well as Galahari. The reason why we mix them up is because at this point in time, the management of the different breeds is pretty much the same and when we keep them in good number like this, they tend to keep each other company and we are able to just follow them and be able to even to compare. We are able to see their behaviors. We are able to compare how quickly they pick weights.