How, when & why we shear our sheep. Vlog 235
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- How, why and when we shear our sheep.
Charlie and Alvin are back to give the ladies a makeover before they are due to lamb again in 8 weeks!
They look SOOO GOOD!
Answering lots of questions about shearing and wool.
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Alvin was switching hands too, very clever job. Living in the Australian country I’ve seen many a sheep cut up during the shearing process by shearer’s that don’t care. I understand that sometimes it can’t be helped but I’m talking about huge cuts.
Well done Charlie and Alvin, you guys do a fantastic job while being fast and gentle at the same time.
Charlie is amazing! I say this Everytime I watch him shear! Amazing!!
Tell Charlie he needs his own TH-cam channel.
I've seen shearing thousands of times (our own sheep) and it never ceases to amaze me, the talent of the shearers. Also, finding a good shearer is not always as easy as it sounds. When you find a good one, you never want to let them go.
The sheeps face at 13:45 is like so chill I think she likes her spa day
Agree
How this woman or her videos gets a thumbs down is crazy and I just cant understand it. I am not a farmer or anything I am a 29 year old Oregon woman and this is my number one channel I cant wait for the next video!!
Peta or vegans who act like sjw's....
There's something so satisfying about watching the wool coats fall off in sheets like that. These guys earn every dollar they make, no doubt! I wouldn't be able to walk upright for a month if I attempted even half a day of what they do. Great video! 👍
Charlie is quick and efficient, Alvin gets the 'wigglers' and all get a lanolin bath! A few more of those Oreo Mint cookies and you could have squashed a few more pelts in per bag! Great video, girl! Learn soooo much from your efforts. Thanks.
Hi Sandi. If you apply the lice treatment, from dock to ears, in a continuous line, you will have better success in getting rid of the lice. They travel in circles around the sheep's body, so when you apply it only over the shoulder, most of the lice are skirting around it.
Do you like the guillotine gates better than the anti back-ups?
The ewes look great!
I am always watching your TH-cam videos because I feel they are educational for everyone. I have depression and anxiety disorders so this helps me a lot. Love you from Sarah Andrade from Buffalo Ny
I have the same problems. I am have a service dog that helps me.
The guys do a great job. I understand that the guys have the experience to have their own system. It's nice that you just pick up the whole fleece. I helped shear Alpacas for years and years. It's a pain because you have to grab the blanket from the seconds from the junk(leg and underbelly). We used belly hair for covering the ground in a garden instead of straw or putting in mesh bags and hang in a tree for the birds to use as nest material. You are such a dynamo for keeping up with the guys.
Watching with auto captions. When the sheep bleat, the captions says "applause" 😄
Tanny M. LOL
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Great video Sandi, with the belly wool, we have friend who will take all of ours. He uses it to pack things like gun parts (he is a gunsmith). The lanolin keeps rust at bay. Anyways, we sell our own wool by whole fleece only. We skirt our wool before we ship, roll it into like sleeping bag form, pack it into reusable, recyclable bag and send it to the purchaser. If they return the packing pouch, they get a certain percentage of their next purchase. We have done this for years and it works well for us. Uncle has asked that I NOT put his website on anything. Have a great day.
You have great people for shearing. Ive visited my parents last summer and it just happen sheep shearing (not as many as you have). I was flabbergasted how they injured every single sheep. Some of them badly.The number of excuses...... And at the end they calculated 5 more sheep done than my parents actualy have. They worked quicker than your people but it was bad. They have pomeranian bread.
It got me so angry watching how your sheep are done and not a single cut and camera was pretty close. Lucky you
As a nursing mom I thank you for your lanolin, ladies! 😃
Charlie is hilarious!!! Love watching him as he "defluffs" the girls!!! Loved the Q&A. Thanks for another great video Sandi!!!
Charlie, be careful, youtube might copyright strike the video if you sing too much! XD
Re-the dark spot/chest callous; It's just that; a callous. Just like when you wear the same boots your feet have thicker skin in some places to make up for the rubbing of your shoes on your foot. Because sheep lay the way they do to eat, it's nicer to rest on a thick padding of skin, than to rest on unpadded bone. This is more easily seen on species like camels, where they have constant contact with the ground from cushing (laying on their bellies with their legs folded beneath them) to help keep them up off hot desert sand or provide padding when laying on hard surfaces. I've seen Lamas and Alpaca to have them too.
Like some older dogs' elbows.
@@marciafischbeck7653 hmmm perhaps old doggie elbow and knee pads.
Uh oh! Checking elbows. I lean on them while reading, or watching sheep videos. 🐑
Yes Sheering day! Love watching your sheep get sheered it's oddly satisfying
The sheep are good girls cute sheep
"Very baaad haircuts. That’s punny." 😂🤣😝 Totally made my day! 😊
I love watching the shearing. It still, after 8 years, amazes me at how calm the sheep can be. Belly fleece is normally full of poop or bedding, I have sorted a fleece a few times and us spinners throw it out too.
Charlie isn’t just a sheep shearer, he’s a Sheep shearing legend ! 😂
He is no legend
Peter Bishop ur opinion my guy.
Now that we saw this group sheared it’ll be interesting to see how much their wool has grown by birthing time. I’m a left side sleeper too - and curled up in a ball. Lol. We love that ewe love to answer questions. Thanks❣️
Watching you and the sheep brings back memories of my grandfather and his sheep farm in New Mexico. He has been gone for over 60 years now wish the family would have kept it going. Love what you do.
Lisa Flint
I too am in the same position.....My grandfather had his croft on The Isle of Lewis, The Western Isles of Scotland.
These gentlemen are so go at what they do. There is no blood to be found. Sometimes when you see shearing there are scraped or bloody area on their bodies. I don't think they should be injured in any way. Move up a blade size or two. Good job Sandi for using the services of people who really seem to care.
Goat says to Alvin: "shear me like one of your french goats."
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This is super hilarious
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They look SOOO BEAUTIFUL WITH their haircut🌞
New to the group. You always ask why views like watching you and the sheep. Before your time lol, a movie called Sun Downers came out in 1969, it dealed with sheep and a contest of shearing sheep, and life Style. Now they have televised sheep shearing champions.
But most of all it is watching and you, and answers I have been asking for years about sheep. Keep the videos coming.
Yes, wool! I crochet and love to work with wool fiber. Thank you for letting me follow the journey from lambing to shearing.
They are hard working guys! Imagine how sore their backs are after this!
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My thoughts exactly. I've seen special harness/slings for shearers
My back hurts just from watching them
Seeing sheep shearing is weirdly relaxing. They look so good afterward and seem really happy afterward. It's like they know they look good. My favorite are the black and black n white also.
I'm a right side sleeper. My hubby is on the right side. When we got married he gave me first choice. Its been 30 years now. I'm able to put my hand over and touch him which is comforting also.
I love clothes made with wool. I love wool blankets. There is something comforting and also warm about wall. I also like wool blend in clothing. Today it’s impossible to find clothes or cloth that is a wool blend. Clothes were in last so much longer and better so. Everybody wants the new space Age fabrics. They do not wear as well and the feel of the fabric is offputting to me. Cotton and wool are my go to fabrics.
I really love watching them shear. It's soothing and therapeutic. I could watch this all day!
I don’t understand how anyone can think sheering is bad! It’s the same as dogs getting shaved and I’m sure they feel much better without all the heavy coat on them 💕. Another great video Sandi
I think it is how they shear them in this method. It does look quite uncomfortable.
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It may be uncomfortable for a minute, but it is much much safer for both the sheep and the sheerer.
Getting kicked in the knee by a sheep will bring tears to your eyes. Safer for Shearer to put them on their behind (bumm), relaxes most of them and sheep do not kick and struggle in that position. Does not hurt them in the least..
I never said I think it is abusive or anything, I just said they look a little uncomfortable. She does a great job!
That was wonderful .. Thank you for making these ...it brings a ray of sunshine to my day ...😊💜
I live on a farm with a couple thousand sheep and I love when it’s shearing time in New Zealand
New Zealand shearers work damn fast too!
What good girls the sheep are
13:55 the face of RELAXATION 😪 Makes me want to get sheared too. lol great video 💙🐝💙
The dog always seam like it’s having the best day of his life every video!
Do the rams ever get sheared? I love watching the shearing. They look totally relaxed and calm. It's great.
southern belle yes they need to be
@@claireochsner6270 Thank you. I've never seen a ram get sheared, so I've always wondered.
southern belle she shears rams once a year.
Sandi, new viewer, city girl! Questions? When did you quit doing cows? Who is the second sheep dog? Kensey I know but can't find anything about the second one and why she isn't in the later vlogs. Totally fascinated with your and your lovely family. Mark gets more handsome every day as does Jack. Jess is gorgeous and you are so beautiful inside and out. You said in earlier blogs YT didn't like showing the sheering but now there are these. Love to watch their skill. So sorry about your friend Amy. What happened? She was delightful. And you two together!! Watch out world!! Started in the middle,, now going back to beginning! Hugs and stay safe and well. Judy A. Vancouver WA
They also keep warm by cuddling up with each other. They sleep as a flock, and there normal body temp is 103F.
My dad, grandfather and uncles were sheep Shearer's. It was our job to trample down the wool in the sacks. They were super long and they would put us in the bottom and how we got out was when the sack was full. Good memories
Omg these guys are amazing great job fast working sheep look so different nice a clean thank you for the videos they are awesome love watching you are doing a fantastic job hun god bless looking forward to the next video.
Love watching shearing. Such an art
What an amazing process. I bet the ladies feel wonderful.
Sandi.
You do love your sheep and working with them I can see were work is not work any more and you are happy to rise early to see what is new in the sheep barn.
Take Care and Be Safe. Plus Thank You for the shearing video learned more.
Thanks for doing the Q&A at the end Sandi, it answered a lot of things I was wondering about. Happy Friday!
I thought your Shearer's did a super job. They sure earn their fee . It looks like hard work . The sheep look wonderful. I love that you treat your sheep so well.
Question about shearing your sheep. I've watched a few episodes of your shearing the Ewe's 'but do you also shearing your Rams? Love watching your videos, keep them coming 🐑🐏
They look sooooooo cleaned up! Especially those Suffolk , the black and white is so stark.
As a handspinner and knitter, it really bothers me that the wool market is not great and you don't get anything for the fleece. Some of those fleeces are very, very nice indeed, just begging to be made into socks, sweaters, hats and other warm garments.
Yet people how sale uncleaned wool charge $20 plus shipping 😡
A spinner & knitter here, also. Earlier this year, I bought some beautiful raw wool, intending to process it myself. It still waits. The breed I want the most, is expensive, and nearly as costly to ship. I do have some fleece to finished objects planned. It would be fun to knit boot socks for Sandi.
Sandi Sandi four bags full! The girls look beeauuutiful all groomed up!
That's a long hard day for them both and you bending over all day keeping things cleaned up. What really makes the world go around.
They look so cute when they’re sheared! And so much younger!
I love the shearing days 😍😍. I love your vlogs, you always made may days thank you so mcuh 😍😍
The callus on the chest is formed during digestion. They press on that part of the chest in order to bring up the cud to chew it. My uncle had a sheep farm and I remember asking him this same question when I was four years old. I would like to ask; how many lambing groups do you have? You seem to be lambing three or four times a year. Our flocks would lamb either December to February or March to May, dependent on the breed.
What do you do for a living...wrestle 200+ pound BEASTS and take their clothes off...LOL
Still laughing Samantha!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That's funny
I am so astonished! no nics and they went very fast. I have watched other channels and the sheep get nicked from the clipper. I know it does happen but I didn;t see any , So cool!
The Cow vet hat always gives me a little chuckle 🤭
It's one of her friends YT page..his merch
Our homegrown Cody Creelman . Check out his channel.
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Yes, I know. Hence Cow vet. 😉
It looks like someone shoveing there hand up a cows bum ;-;
i love the way you talk to them they are very happy sleep
We need another video of just the sheep getting sheared and can u put it in like a little fast mode it would be Satisfying to the eyes well in my opinion
An ASMR of sheep shearing would be lovely. I second the motion!
Hi from extremely wet northern England ( sheep country ) I'm long finished farming sheep on hills of co durham it's a pleasure seeing your new and old ways...we sheared by hand our swaledales had horns so easier to hold when shearing😉😉😉😉😉...best wishes from dave..
I don't understand why lamb's wool is so cheap...when you buy things with real lamb's wool, it's always so expensive.
Maybe because it's been processed and dyed by the time the consumer gets it?
goombamike49 I have a friend that spins wool into yarn. She says it’s because of labor to wash, dye some color, then spin, then use yarn to make whatever it is. I simplified it. But yeah it is the labor. It’s like when your car needs a $30 part but labor cost $120. Edit: also depends on the wool of certain sheep or if it is from alpacas.
I'm a spinner, it's usually b/c lamb's wool isn't as long as adult sheep wool and can take more time to process. Also, since it is "finer" in the softness, and lambs can only be sheared once for their wool, it's more rare to find. The breed of the sheep matters too, not all sheep's wool is garment-quality. Most of the fleece that come from Sandi's flock will probably go to carpet an upholstery.
The labor in creating wool into wool yarn is the expensive part.
@@Notbethdutton absolutely, especially if you're a hand spinner like myself.
Not to be a perfectionist myself Sandi, but I’m kinda a slow reader, so if you could wait about 5 more seconds to take away your extra notes it would be great. I’m a sponge, so wanting to get answers to so many questions is so helpful!
When the girls are perched on their bums, they look a bit like big almost full bags of flour - big flour sacks that go baaaa, with flailing legs and wrapped in fluffy stuff.
Sandy, I’m guessing the ladies that have been through the process multiple times just give up and let it happen, or do they always want to fight it a bit too? I’m mainly curious.
I’ve been pondering how “hair sheep” would handle Texas summer heat vs. the wool-wearing types, and if there’s enough of a market in our area.
We have goats, not sheeps, and some never willingly accept hoof trims, or grooming, or being loved on, or being looked at, ... . It may just be goats. I love ‘em, but they can be very odd at times.
Loved that my question got in here about the dyeing! Answered my question perfectly! 🥰
ah yes, freshly peeled sheep
...thats a vary bad image of a peeled sheep ;-; just take the skin as well ;-;
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Ooo I loved this video. So fun to watch the shearers, the sheep and the dog. Great fun.
Alvin switches hands also. I noticed when he was clipping Goat!
Wow. Charlie makes it look soooo easy. I know it can't be, but I love seeing the fleece come off.
I love watching the sheep get peeled lol, it's like peeling potatoes
I was thinking oranges
@@JenniB123 that's a very fair comparison! I'm allergic to oranges so I forget how they look when you peel them lol
@@LeafGreenLPs Me too, kind of. I'm intolerant to the skin & pith
LeafGreenLPs the sheep are good girls cute sheep
I live vicariously through your videos. I could never have a farm. But I love animals and I would love to have a farm. Thank you for showing so much.
This reminds me of the first day at boot camp.
I don't know what camp you went to. But you might need to call the police...
Hi again SANDI
Thought Alvin did a great job especially because he's a newbie. Nice technique...
The gals look beautiful. Helpful for you to see their conditions. A great job to get done and off the list! Try to get some good rest now SANDI...
Love you Sandi!!!!
Nakie ladies! 🐑
You said do do 😂😊
Think of the old days when the sheep shearers used hand shears! I had to fit my fair sheep with them back in high school - wow what a process! These guys have a real skill - and I bet they are always busy!
Marcia Rae I was watching someone on TH-cam the other day shear by hand. Took about twice as long as electric clippers.
My husband fits sheep for show along with shearing. Wool breed classes are still done using the hand shears. The meat breeds are all are pretty much slick shorn.
Honestly these sheep just act like fussy children getting their first (or second, or third...) haircut. I don't understand how anyone can look at this and think that they are in pain.
Alvin and Charlie did so good with your sheep love you Sandy
You should get a couple goats and name one Sheep XD
Hi there from down here in South Africa I really enjoy watching your videos its relaxing and informative. We used to farm way back in the 80s and I still remember like it was yesterday.I loved it especially shearing time was extremely hard work but satisfying
Goat tried to click her heels together to go home lol xD
Hi sandi.you should get Alvin to look into getting a shearing strap.it hangs up and it goes around the mid belly area and helps support the top half of your body taking a lot of strain off the lower back.A lot of older and taller shearer in New Zealand use them.Great vid.Ps It will also help his balance.
I love to watch the shearing. Wish I knew how to do that to my long haired cat. Don't think she would enjoy it though.
Cats are not made to be sheared. It would suffer
@@katrinlinz5781 Just kidding Kathy.
They are so fluffy after shearing! Big beautiful ladies! Your herd look so good! Your so good with them, you can see the love they have for you in their eyes!
We call calluses "Swiss Diamonds" very valuable thing to have when you work with your hands! Be proud! Swiss because of the local dairymen - who are not around anymore.
So satisfying to watch the sheep shearing process
I loved all the questions! I'm curious tho....that callous on the sternum.....could that also be from them leaning into the feeder when they eat? Kinda natures way of protecting that vulnerable area?
No, it's down between their front legs. They push the feeder with their chests.
The ability to shear ambidextrously is helpful sharing the stress, wear and tear on both sides the body and keeping the body’s musculature balanced.
A friend was given a gift of adopting a lamb, naming it, and when it had it's 1st shearing, she received that wool. I don't remember what it cost, but thought that would be fun. I'm sure it would be more work for you and I don't know how much interest there is. As a spinner, I like the idea of knowing where my fiber comes from. Not China.
Wool very rarely comes from China anyways, so why the ignorant comment? My household spins knits and crochets and I've never seen wool "from China"
@@topperhatschire If interested, there is a book online @ woolmark.com. You've probably heard of the company? "How Wool Is Made. A Fiber Success: Australian Wool in China." Do a little research before name calling.
@@bonniec8429 and this is a Canadian sheep farm where a small percentage of Australian wool is irrelevant. People like you just hate the word China and anything related to it. Do you think the sheep from China are knock offs? Lol
@@topperhatschire The only thing I hate are people who get rich, while workers and farmers are under paid for their labor. So, no. I do not hate China, or it's people. I hate those that profit off them
I'm done.
So much technique is used in shearing I’m literally blown away .
WOW HOW NICE THEY LOOK ,POOR GUYS I BET THEIR BACKS HURT ,BUT IT'S A JOB.SO WHEN DO YOU DEWORM THEM.
I see them often in a harness and bungeecord or something to take weight of their backs. When she puts stuff on the sheeps back its dewormed.
She said it's for lice
@@janetross1900 Ofcourse!! Deworming is not needed as the stay in the barn and do not eat grass,
I bet they feel AMAZING afterwards 💙 I can’t understand how anybody could see this as ‘wrong’. Look at them ewe faces, feeling good.
Sandi, what are those hole-like things in the sheep's groin area?
Their vulva?
I wondered the same thing and her vulva is by her bum!
I was wondering the same. It looks like they have cuts on their bellies in the folds by their thighs.
Looks like lanolin/dirt build up to me! They tend to collect quite back there in my experience.
@@susansharphaynes555 so is her groin. I think what everyone might be see is the natural crease for movement with added filth
Thank you Sandi that was very interesting. Keep the smile coming. God Bless.
Those are some sexy looking ladies now! This reminded me of my Shih Tzu's and getting them groomed. They always got shaved down! Thee before and after is amazing!
I can remember as a child about 8 years old or so it was my job to get in the wool sack and pack it down jumping up and down. Seems to be that our bag was about twice as high but it could be that I was just a lot shorter then lol. Thanks for sharing Sandi.
I've always wondered how you sheered them. 😂
My fibromyalgia has been real bad this week. Watching you and your lambs is so peaceful. I’ve been stuck in bed a few days now. Have you ever thought about putting a camera in thr barn and live-streaming just the lambs?
Hey sandi, im moving to Frederick, Maryland, U.S.A (in Canada), on a 13 acres of woodland with my bf in 5 months when i turn 19, i wanted a sheep so i was wondering if i could buy a paint lamb from u? when i moved in with my bf.
To other people im a girl so dont judge my name
Deadly Demon Jaxx you need more than one, sheep need to be with other sheep, safety in numbers.
@@JudyHart1 i have a goat so im taking him with me to the U.S.A
@@CrazyOctaneInApexLegends Please check laws for importing ruminants into the US to avoid disapointments.
@@foseninfo8954 i do
Meat breeds of sheep have a lesser grade of wool, then the wool breeds. The lesser grade wool doesn't sale for much at all. Just get what you can for it. Great video Sandi! Thank you for sharing!