Sam and Logan are on the road, recording poolside from the Lively Beach Condos, during their no-expenses paid trip to the Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas Professional Development Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas. This episode is dedicated entirely to answering the flood of listener questions that have piled up over the last few weeks. As Logan puts it, "we've probably already had enough to do two full episodes," and this is only round one.

Danielle kicks things off with a two-parter: when should beginners start using supplements, and how do protein and fat levels actually factor into feeding decisions? Sam and Logan break down why they keep their supplement list lean, lean on gut-health products from day one, and adjust protein and fat based on each individual animal's build. Clara wants to know how to become a better feeder and which supplements actually move the needle — the guys get real about trial and error and reading ingredient labels instead of chasing hype.

Amy asks for their go-to products for fill, flank, and drenching, which leads into a great explanation of the "pendulum" approach to drenching at a show. Kenley asks what to do when sheep start sorting feed or going off feed (hint: don't panic and switch rations). Jordan asks for a rundown on monitoring health, giving injections, and building a basic doctoring protocol — including the specific medicine cabinet basics Sam keeps on hand. And Adam closes it out asking about the best bedding, with a full breakdown of shavings vs. cedar fiber vs. dirt pens.

This one's packed with practical, "we've made these mistakes too" honesty — exactly the kind of episode that gets requested again and again.

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EDUCATIONAL CHAPTERS

Sam and Logan are recording live from Doc's Bar and Grill in Corpus Christi, Texas, during the 2026 Texas Ag Teachers Conference — squeezing in a little fishing and golf between talking through where they're both at heading into AI and flush season.

This episode is less about troubleshooting and more about strategy: how two operations with different genetics and different goals are making breeding decisions right now. Sam and Logan walk through what they've already bred this year, what's coming up on the flush calendar, and the nutrition and low-stress handling protocols they lean on to keep donor ewes settled — including a story about one dominant ewe wrecking an entire flush pen's results.

From there they get into the buck conversation everyone wants to hear: which sires they're using, which ones they're watching, and why. They run through names like Warpaint, Never a Doubt, Quinella, Bad Man, Frontline, Chief, Unicorn, War Wagon, Prep, and more of this year's most talked-about show sheep sires — plus a candid take on the industry's current hottest buck, Behind Enemy Lines.

The bigger theme running through the whole conversation: the difference between breeding for the next hot buck and breeding for consistency. Sam and Logan talk openly about resisting the urge to chase trends, the value of actually seeing a sire in person before committing semen dollars, and why building a program around the $750–$2,000 customer matters just as much as chasing the elite ones.

No guest this week, but stick around — Episode 9 is shaping up to be a listener Q&A episode, so if you've submitted a question, it's coming.

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We're back with our second episode recorded post-golf tournament at Lajitas Golf and Resort outside Terlingua, Texas — bug spray in hand, Badlands Margaritas nearby, and zero notes prepared. Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom traded their usual listener-question-and-answer deep dives for a raw and real, no-notice interview with two young leaders in the show sheep and goat industry: Raider McPhaul of Big Lake, and Quentin Cox out of Fredericksburg.

Raider and Quentin get put on the spot with a rapid-fire mix of sheep-related and just-for-fun questions — future plans in the industry, how they each learned to show, the hardest part of showing sheep and goats, track vs. treadmill, favorite show and sale, and the products and judges they trust most. There's also a candid check-in on their love lives, a Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M debate, all while Sam gets carried away by a Lajitas mosquito.

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