SHE CAN SHEAR TOO!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Another day in the life of a sheep shearer. This was filmed at start of the 2021 Uk sheep shearing season. Enjoy!!
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ABOUT ME
I’m 31 years old and I’m a sheep farmer from Ayrshire in South West Scotland, which is why I have such a strong accent! I was born and raised on a sheep farm watching my dad who was the shepherd.
At 18 I went away from farming to work in the city (something I still do) and at 23 (2013) I decided I wanted to do something for some extra money so I went on a sheep shearing course. The hardest thing I’ll ever do was learning to shear sheep. [shudders thinking about it]
I shore whilst on my holidays from work for 2 years and then in 2015 my dad died so I decided to get my own sheep so I could continue working with sheep as it was something I loved doing. From there it escalated quickly from my first 4 sheep in my mum’s garden to now running around 600 breeding ewes.
I shore over 15,000 sheep this season in UK and I also travel to Norway for shearing in March and September. (Covid messed it up this year)
A few years ago I bought myself a sheep pregnancy scanner and have been building up my run since then.
I watched a few farm vlogs on TH-cam and decided I could have a go and now here we are!
Thanks for watching my videos and please subscribe if you want to see more in future.
Fluffy yet groomed, Cammy's hairstyle perfect today🎉
The drone footage was class👌
❤Your music is just wonderful Cammy!
Regarding the water jug: here in Southern California, we travel 2 hours out to the desert state park with off road vehicles. We will bring 2 or 3 five gallon bottles just like you have because you have to drink water constantly or you can die. When the men start drinking beer or whiskey, they have to be constantly reminded to drink water.
Love watching the sheep funnel into the pens. Look like cotton puffs running. They have beautiful faces. ❤️❤️
The dogs jumping on the sheep cracks me up lol, VERY, excited they are😂
Found you by way of the Hoof GP. I understand about 30% of what you say but you have such a good energy, that it more than makes up for the remaining 70%.
Great glad you're enjoying the vlogs, I'll do my best to speak as clearly and slowly as I can.
@@TheSheepGame Please speak normally. How else will I learn to understand when I visit your country? LOL!
Did you say Armstrong ?
That is my maiden name. Our ancestors emigrated from Ireland in the early 1800s, but we were told they originated in Scotland. I grew up on a farm (where we had cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, ducks and chickens) in Ontario , Canada. We now live just outside the hamlet of Bailieboro in farm country. I love your sheep and your videos. You are so kind to your ewes . ❤️
Thanks Linda. Yeah Armstrong is the farmer’s name. Thanks for sharing some of your story 🥰
Hi Cammy I hope your doing well. I knit and crochet so I am always impressed at the quantity of wool that you end up with.
Yes I'm all good after a busy summer shearing, plenty of wool coming off the sheep shame it's not worth anything just now
Why is the wool not worth anything right now? Cheers from Texas
@@TheSheepGame where are you from which country
@@ankatkumar552 he's from Scotland.
@@TheSheepGame Who wouldn't love a soft, creamy wool rug??? Get on it Scotties, weavin' is believin'. (Minimalism is what most buyers want these days. Keep 'em plain but well made.)
Love the drone footage and the music. Great video. Thanks!
Thanks Terri
My dad would tie the fleeces into small bundles tied with twine. We had a wooden box with the sides connected with hinges. The twine would be laid down in grooves in the wood. Put in about 2-3 fleeces, put the box sides up and tie. I don’t know what shearers in the states do now.
Thanks for another enjoyable video. So much hard work shearing the sheep. The dog that jumped the fence was amazing.
Tom has a couple great dogs there! Something we don’t see everyday!
Hey
Where are you from which country,
Great hat Tom. Good to see some Huntaways at work too.
The drone shot with the dogs is awesome. Great, great work.
Cheers Paul, I do enjoy getting the drone footage, a great angle to see so much
woo hoo all done i have made it too number 1, i have watched all 141 videos now on to new ones hugsssssss from Canada
What a legend! Thanks so much for the support!
Just wish I was there, Love these videos. You teach me so much at the age of 90 years. We held hand clippers. thank for all you time you do this.. granny90
Thanks Joan, we never stop learning which makes it all the more interesting 👍
Great video ,Highway Shearing aka Dave is amazing ,ordered combs and cutters lunchtime in the post 8am next morning !
Thanks, aye a great service from Dave at Highway👌
Really enjoyed the drone footage!
Cheers Tam!!
Just love to watch Cammy and his shearing crew. Great contents. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Paula!🥰
Beautiful sheep! My shearer nearly popped a hernia when he sat up my 174 kilo ram! I’m too old to do the big boys but still do my lambs.
Aye that is some size of ram you have!!
Brilliant content, and the dogs are amazing 👍
Thanks Andrew
Very nice looking country down there. Good looking sheep as well.
It is a great bit of the country and plenty of sheep about to shear in some quite big mobs which is good.
Just found your page I always watch gp hoover doctor and I seen you trim the cows hoover you done an amazing job
Great footage. No shade for the shearer’s, not an issue? Beautiful weather etc.
You left me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what you were us using for combs. 😀 Great video, they really pinked up nice. Love the Huntaways backing the sheep and the whole yard set up with some shade for the main mob.
I'm not sure I can remember myself now 🙈 would have been maybe a charger or a quantum.
Where are you from which country
Wow! One of the coolest things I’ve seen.
I heard Sandi Brock speak of you and saw you on the Hoof GP. Now I am hooked!
Thanks so much Linda!
Cammy here in the us i mostly use burlap woolbags for the fleeces, i have a homemade stand that the bags attach to and fill the bags till they meed to be stepped down until the bag wont take anymore. Further west of us in finewool country the shearing crews use wool presses more than wool stands like i use.
Thanks Mark, great to hear the differences in the countries around the world.
Great video as usual cammy keep them coming they are two good huntaways dogs your mate has 👌
Thanks Gary, yeah they are great dogs really help the job along.
Great photography!
Well, Cammy, me boy, 6 September is fast approaching. Best you be home with Liz by then!
Seems like it is coming round quick enough now Stephanie! I'm on edge with every phone call now but I plan on being back in the county by then😂
Great video, really enjoyed it 🙂 Great drone footage as always. My youngest (3) enjoyed watching too and kept shouting hello to you on screen, cause she thought it was Facetime. She loves sheep too.
Thanks Alex, aww great that your youngster is loving it too 👍
Where are you from which country
Sweet little sheep in line for their haircuts🐑🐑🐑🐑
Thanks Peg
Great drone footage of the sheep moving from pen to pen. Lovely dogs. Brilliant video 👍🙂
Aye the shepherd and his dogs made it look very easy and with very little stress on the sheep, makes such a difference with a great set up and good dogs.
Top man! I mentioned in a comment about what gear you used in a previous video but this was spot on. I’m green as grass in this game and just little explanatory bits and your thoughts on gear helps a load. Even the husbandry bits you do. Spot on mate! If you’re ever in North Yorkshire give me a shout I’ll grab you a beer!
Cracking video cammy. Savage drone footage. Your some man
Cheers Paddy
Brilliant video cammy and the team unreal 👍🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Thanks Aiden, has been a great team to work with this summer 👍
Loved the music with this video. Is there anywhere you give the name of the songs you use ?
What is your average temp in Aug ?
Loving the shearing videos!!!! 😊🐑💙 thank you
Thanks Tammy
You ought to mention to your mate from new Zealand, she should be supplying stienlager not Foster's.
Great tunes
You've probably answered this a hundred times, but what's the usual time it takes you to shear a sheep? And how many do you typically do in an hour?
A small request from a curious American Sheep Fan - could you please mention what breeds of sheep are being shorn in each video, or put that info down in the Description/Comments area? For the most part, I imagine you encounter mostly commercial breeds like the Scottish Mule and your Cheviots back home. While they are quite popular on your side of the Pond, we don’t see many over here, where Khatadins, Dorpers, Navaho Churros, and for some reason, Babydoll Southdowns seem predominate. This also applies to the working dog breeds - most Americans are going to see those lovely New Zealand Huntaways as some kind of foxhound! Early in this particular video, you mentioned the previous day had BIG sheep, but left us in suspense trying to figure out if they were tall, or heavy, or some combination of both.
Sheep Fans watch, because we are curious. You can use your videos to help us understand a bit more about sheep farming and sheep care, which is very different from Sandy Brock’s all indoor flock that has 3 lambing periods a year!
Brilliant video
Great job Cammy. How is Lizzie doing
Thanks Kathaleen, Lizzy is doing great just a handful of weeks to go!
Please would you put subtitles on so we can see what you are saying to the dogs? Thanks - 🐑
Grate vid cammy grand looking stock they have done in Northumberland
Thanks David
Hi Guys…. Yep David Gillett is a good fella aye!
Lady shearers aye!🤔👍😎. Sheep looking super. 👍
Beautiful video!
Were those foxhounds barking at the sheep there? Bet the sheep were annoyed by that!
Enjoyed
Super video Cammy keep it lit.
Cheers Tara
Can’t believe u have been in Northumberland
I do get around a bit, best way to keep plenty of sheep in front of us to shear 👍 Are you based in Northumberland?
Great video Cammy...Huntaways...I have never heard of that breed before...they seem a great matched pair...very nimble...how's Lizzy doing?...when's the wee one due?...love from Perthshire.
Thanks, yes the huntaways bring a different element to moving the sheep and are a great help in moving big groups of sheep. Lizzy is doing great, baby due 6th September so not long now!
Do you mean the distance of the intersection roads?
i know it sounds a bit like a stupid question but how do they deal with the sun after the fleece is taken off. Do they get sun burn?
They do still have a small amount of wool covering their skin so they don't get burnt and feel a lot cooler after the fleece is off.
Is the second handpiece a backup just in case ? Or would you use it everyday?
If you are going to have two there to use its best to use both of them equally and then they wear down evenly with the cutters you are using. In NZ and AUS, where they stick to 2 hour runs its time efficient to have to handpieces set up where you can just swap handpieces after an hour and not waste time changing a comb. Also great to have a spare as not much you could do if your handpiece broke.
Is there much difference between shearing polled and horned sheep? It would seem like you might need to be more mindful of the horns. I am just getting started in sheep so still learning.
Sometimes if the horns are tight to the face it can be a little tricky getting in and around the head but apart from a few extra bruises they shear just the same.
Great video. I really like the two dogs on camera. What is the breed? Also I miss Meg so much. Where are you hiding her?
Hi they are New Zealand Huntaways
Thanks Gabrielle, as Robbie from Shearing School has commented they are huntaways. Meg has been working with Lizzy for most of the summer, initially some dogs find it hard to work for someone else but Lizzy has been pleased with how Meg has now begun to trust and respect her and they have been able to get the sheep work done with the help of Skye and Fern in her early learning stages.
@@TheSheepGame thank you for taking the time. I find hearding dogs to be fascinating and beautiful
Are you on a sabbatical from police work or are still burning the candle at both ends?
Yes Brian, I have taken a 2 year career break from the police which began at the end of March.
@@TheSheepGame make the most of it. Most people don’t have gumption or the opportunity to do that! Great to be home when your little one comes along as well. Thx
What’s that trailer like to work on?
Hard 😂
I went FX a while ago and nae going back.
Aye they are great handpieces 👍
Hope I don’t get to wordy here. So last Saturday I was doing house work, just cracking on and came to a dead stop while running the vacuum. My brain said “huh wonder where Camy has been, haven’t seen and videos come through lately.” Well here you are. Glad all is well mate. Don’t work yourself to death. Karen.
Amazing that I popped into your head at that moment! 😂All is good here, not many left to shear now.
When is the shance video gonna come out?
It won't be the next video as I do have a few others for editing but should be out in the next few weeks.
Are those Huntaways I see walking on the sheep?
Yeah! 😁
@@TheSheepGame It's a treat to see them since I never see them in the US.
What do you want??
It's OK I'm driving
Cut filming I gee me a can 5 and drive
Cammy, do Sandi Brock's sheep ever go out onto grass? Xx
no we have coyotes and fox predator pressure one day she had a coyote walk right up near the barn she caught it on vlog scary stuff here in this area of Ontario
@@tammysarrazin7078 thank you x
Thanks Tammy
What kind of dogs were in this video?
New Zealand Huntaways 😁
Eeeekk someone stole Cammys clothes !
Do you ever put up shelter from the sun? I don't think our shearers would ever put up with shearing all day in the hot sun.
I’m going to sort something for next year as it’s the only thing that tires me out is being outside on warm days. We don’t usually have many days about 20•c here in Scotland so usually not an issue.
Volume was a serious problem through this video. I still enjoyed every minute but when you were too far from your Mike, I couldn't hear you 😢
Loved it :)
Thanks Dana
Are those pups Huntaways????
Yeah two huntaways working the pens
How many hours do you shear for on an average day and how many an hour do you personally shear on average?
Be shearing for 7-8 hours a day and would average 40-50 sheep an hour
When we seeing 4 sheeres on that trailer
Not this season Bob😁. We’re hungry for sheep!
How the hell do you get a cut with different thickness cutters
I probably didn't get the greatest of cuts using such variation in gear, but was only for half a day so just made it do.
@@TheSheepGame yeah needs must, I’ve got down to using unground cutters in the last run on Merino wethers with fleeces filled with sand, used all my gear, nowhere to grind in the shed, just wash a few cutters and bang them on, change cutters after every couple of sheep,
Do you still want to come to NZ😂😂😂😂😂
is that emma grays ground
Not Emma Grays ground but she used to be based in that part of the country.
Are you near Milfield there?
Not sure, can't think I've heard of it.
Wooler area of Northumberland? Thought I recognised the scenery. Loving the vids btw.
When's that baby of yours due? How's Lizzy getting on ?
Where is this
6th September is the due date, Lizzy is getting on well and the sheep have kept her busy this summer.
@@TheSheepGame Awsome. My grandson (8lb1oz) was born 2 wks ago. New babies are so delicious. Enjoy the time. It goes real quick.
Hey are you necked😵💫
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