Posts by Ulf Kintzel

Ulf owns and operates White Clover Sheep Farm and breeds and raises grass-fed White Dorper sheep without any grain feeding and offers breeding stock suitable for grazing. He is a native of Germany and lives in the US since 1995. He farms in the Finger Lakes area in upstate New York. His website address is www.whitecloversheepfarm.com. He can be reached by e-mail at ulf@whitecloversheepfarm.com or by phone during “calling hour” indicated on the answering machine at 585-554-3313.

List of Items for a Beginning Sheep Farmer, Part One

By Ulf Kintzel / July 3, 2017

List of Items for a Beginning Sheep Farmer, Part One: Tips and Resources for Beginning Sheep Farmers “What do I need when I start?” It is a question that is posed…

Sheep Management: The Deadly Barber Pole Worm

By Ulf Kintzel / October 5, 2015

When I sell breeding livestock – ewe and ram lambs alike – I now add the following sentence to the sale’s agreement: Seller advises STRONGLY against using Ivomec as a…

My Grazing Cycle

By Ulf Kintzel / October 6, 2014

Fall is here and once again we have to decide how long our pastures should be grazed without negatively affecting next year’s growth. In this article I will talk about…

Colostrum

By Ulf Kintzel / July 8, 2014

Colostrum is the first milk that sheep (as well as other mammals) produce when they give birth. This first milk is very high in nutrients. However, the most important factor…

The Importance of Residual Forage

By Ulf Kintzel / April 7, 2014

I learned my shepherding skills in Germany, tending sheep on public land, often part of landscape care. The grass always had to be grazed short. It had to be “cleaned…

What is the Ideal Weight for a Market Lamb?

By Ulf Kintzel / January 14, 2014

Over the years, I’ve read many articles about the ideal weight for market lambs and had many conversations with producers. I am left with the impression that many domestic lambs…

Electric Nettings for Sheep: Useful Tips

By Ulf Kintzel / October 7, 2013

Note to Reader I wrote a previous article which appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Small Farm Quarterly which covered basic information about electric nettings – what they…

Sheep Barn Interior Design: Wooden Panels

By Ulf Kintzel / July 1, 2013

If you can handle a drill, a saw, and a few other simple tools, this article describes how to assemble panels for pens, lambing jugs, and a creep feeder. While…

The Chute

By Ulf Kintzel / March 27, 2013

I get many questions about equipment needed to raise sheep – be it electric fencing, hay and mineral feeders, panels, or the chute. While all these items can be purchased,…

Does Red Clover Cause Infertility in Sheep?

By Ulf Kintzel / January 7, 2013

Various legumes and clovers, especially the red clover, are said to cause temporary infertility in female sheep when grazed during breeding season. If grazed for a prolonged period of…