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The Wooly Whey

The Wooly Whey

By: Rachel Hester & Liv Fox
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Come learn all things Dairy Sheep! On this podcast we chat with small shepherding homesteaders, professional sheep dairies, cheesemakers, experts in Agriculture, artisanal l butchers, and even a few fiber artists, to help you learn how to best care for your dairy sheep. Hosted by Liv Fox current President & Founder of the North America Dairy Sheep Association & Rachel Hester, author of 'The Guide to Homestead Dairy Sheep,' - the only book currently in print on the topic of raising sheep for dairy purposes - this podcast seeks to bring more resources to the Dairy Sheep community. Our goal is to have something for everyone as long is it pertains to dairy sheep. We want to help YOU feel more confident diving into sheep for milk. We highlight different breeds for milking - both dairy specific and traditional heritage breeds - and talk about when you would want to pick one over the other. On this show we want to help you start to finish - from lambing, to milking, to cheesemaking. We also cover ethical harvesting of access or retired animals, delicious recipes for the meat, and what to do with all that wool (as there are currently no hair dairy breeds of sheep). So whether you are just trying to decide what species to add to your operation next, or knee deep in shepherding and desperately needing someone to come alongside you, we hope you'll join us as we dive into all things pertaining to raising sheep for milk! Have a specific topic you'd like us to cover or a specific guest you'd like us to interview? Feel free to drop us an email at Whoopsydaisyfarm@gmail.com

2025 Rachel Hester & Liv Fox
Episodes
  • S2:E19 Dandelion Hill Farm Pt 2
    Jun 15 2026

    Here's the second half of our interview with Genevieve at Dandelion Hill Farm (New Zealand).

    #dairysheep #northamericadairysheepassociation #homesteading

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    48 mins
  • S2:E18 Dandelion Hill Farm Pt 1
    Jun 8 2026

    After a brief break for lambing and other things, Liv and Rachel are back! Today we share part one of our interview with Genevieve Bennet of Dandelion Hill Sheep Dairy in New Zealand! This episode covers how they chose their particular genetics to create their own cross breed that can thrive in their unique environment.

    Find Genevieve and watch her adventures on Facebook:

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...



    Have ideas for podcast guests? Email Rachel at mailto:Whoopsydaisyfarm@gmail.com or Olivia at mailto:Craftyfoxacres@gmail.com


    #homesteading #dairysheep #sheepmilk #milkmaid #homesteadingskills #agriculture #sheep #grassfed #newzealandsheep #newzealandfarming #homestead #sheepdairy

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    52 mins
  • S2: E17 Farm updates, Line Breeding, & Terminal Sires
    May 4 2026

    Liv and Rachel sit down and share updates from both their homesteads. We then discuss the differences between line breeding in your flock, how that is similar or different to inbreeding, why and when to use a terminal sire, and the necessity of culling hard in your flock. We also discuss the mindset shift to being willing to butcher culls and excess rams briefly.

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    #dairysheep #nadsa #crafyfoxacres #whoopsydaisyfarm #sheepmilk #linebreeding #homesteading #homesteadskills

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    55 mins
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