The Poultry Keeper

traditionalbritishfowlco · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire

Anyone do this? tell me what you know please....sheep's cheese is one of my favourites and the milks really light and sweet - lovely

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6895 Location: isle of lewis

no sorry

suz

CP · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject:

I suggested this to my farming friend last year. Her reply was partly unprintable! Shocked

She also said "Have you ever tried to milk a sheep?" Shocked

I've never tried either the cheese or the milk. Where do you get it from?

(Maybe I should get out more!? Rolling Eyes

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traditionalbritishfowlco · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire

I got my cheese from 'Booths' and my natural yoghurt from sainsburys - I think booths is a northern phenomenon though but if you are in the south I feel SURE that Waitrose would have some!

I was offered a year of work on a sheep dairy in north west scotland - would've loved to have done it but they had to sell all their sheep before I started! But it IS possible I'm sure if you handle them well and get them sued to it all from a young age.

debcat · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject:

I can milk a sheep, never tried it long term though only when they have a massive udder after lambing
the Big Sheep in Devon make cheese from sheep milk - very nice it is as well

mojo · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject:

dairy sheep are quite a big thing here most supermarkets sell thier cheese during the summer months

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:

I hear those that are allergic to cow's milk or are lactose intolerant do very well with sheep's milk...

traditionalbritishfowlco · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 243 Location: lancashire

I can imagine - I feel sick if I consume a lot of cows milk in one go (like with cornflakes) but don't if it's goats milk and I'm thinking sheeps milk would be the same although it's so expensive i've never had it on cornflakes! But the cheese is soooo nice...and I tried ice cream the other - also nice! Razz

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1163 Location: Correze

I'm planning to keep dairy sheep. Not for a year or two yet, mind ... got to get used to the chooks and the large veggie plot first!

I've been recommended one particular breed, Zwarbles I think they were. Large dark brown sheep with white faces, and very friendly ... no chasing the sheep round the field to round them up, rattle the food bucket and they come running. Apparently.

I haven't looking into sourcing them yet, but I believe they're a Dutch breed, and have a feeling they're on a rare breeds list.

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject:

Anyone hear of Hebrideans being used for milk in times past? Thought I read something somewhere... if so, hmmm... though Hector my Heb ram wouldn't like it very much... Laughing