WE TAKE OUR BREEDING SHEEP TO MARKET | Will we get a good price?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- In todays video we are back at Ayr Livestock Mart, this time I am dressing my own sheep and taking them to market!
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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.
You look great in pink Cammie. My daughter died of cancer 2 years ago, my wife in 2013 and just last month, my baby brother. I'm the last of my family living and turning 96 on October 28 and if you are wearing pink for the same reason we do here in Canada, a big Thank you to you and your support. I'm new to sheep, not much of a farmer, but another daughter of mine has convinced me to join. If I get nothing more than the grateful feeling I get from seeing your pink top, it's been worth it. Best of luck on your endevours. And great dogs you have there!
The moccasin is like wearing a ballet shoe. And to me shearing a sheep looks like x a kind of dance to me. Thanks for the demonstration of the shoe!
Amazing! Wife at 9 months and still running around tending sheep! You’ll have a big flock! Good luck!
She loves it and I can't stop her!
Fascinating video again,Cammy. I’m feeling so good, listening to your dulcet tones in my mither tongue. Living my last few months on the planet vicariously with you. Thanks a bunch, mate.
Cammy - "Todays video might be a longer one, but it is jam packed with sheep"
Me - "Not so baaaah'd"
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Just my second video to watch. So enjoying this! I know just enough about raising sheep to be dangerous. My dad raised horned Dorsets to show at fairs. Sort of what he did for relaxation while also farming. I worked some with them. We had several border collies. Am really going to enjoy this... your spotted faced sheep are gorgeous.
I absolutely love watching these video's it shows how much care is taken with these sheep 🐑. Also can I just take a moment and complement your beautiful wife on how great she looks and how perfect her bump is. Xx
Thanks so much! Really kind!
Awesome video Cam, well done!!! You explained every aspect perfectly. I liked the fact how well you presented your sheep to their best and especially appreciated you didn't dye them -- the uniformity of their natural colour really made them stand out compared to the others. I especially liked how calmly they behaved in the ring, nobody panicked, nobody bolted. they stayed as a group and moved in unison -- very impressive! Looking forward to the next. Hello to Lizzie and Josh!
Well done Cammy! Fine looking gimmers!
I would imagine the moccasins also give you better feel so you're less likely to harm the sheep if you accidentally catch a bit of sheep flesh between your foot and the board.
Before and after comparison photos do a great job of showing the importance of dressing.
I've come from the future of June 2022. I am rewatching some of the sales episodes and looking over the sheep that Cammy sold. Great rewatch
Absolutely love the videos, you make it both entertaining and educational whether the viewers already keep sheep or for those who just enjoy watching something different. Love to you, Lizzie and your new baby x
Thanks so much!
Fascinating to see the process both of selling and of buying. Looking forward to seeing how you do with the price of those store lambs when they're sold on.👍
Re: moccasins. When the leather gets thin and you wear a hole... take them to the cobbler (shoe repair shop) and he can glue another piece of leather on... be sure to tell him to make sure the leather goes clear up to the stitching (for the rollover). Much cheaper than a new pair. If the hole is quite big and there's no insert, ask him to glue in a leather plug into the hole. He has all sorts of leathers and they even have shearing tools to make the leather plug perfectly flat. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵😷
Thanks Suzi and great tip. I’m lucky that Heiniger send me them anyway 😁😅. TH-cam perks I suppose 😁
@@TheSheepGame , well, save your old ones in case your luck runs out and you've got to get them fixed. At the time, new moccasins were $65 USD and my cobbler only charged me $8 USD to add new leather to both. (You could get your old ones fixed and carry them in your kit in case someone forgets theirs or they step in something they shouldn't. 💖🌞🌵😷
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. The closest I get to sheep is spinning which I've been doing for about 25 years. Understanding how the fleeces we spin come to us makes spinning much more interesting. Also love learning more about the different breeds.
And my Mom was a lowland Scot having been born in Edinburgh. Don't always catch everything you say but listening to all of you is like hearing my Mom again. So, much thanks from an 83 year old fan!
Another great vlog, very educational. I love lizzie she's no nonsense and can justs imagine her thinking come on cammy we have work to do x
I love the look of your moccasin.❤️ comfy as well, I’m sure.🤗
That was so fun to go into the sales rings with you. Your sheep looked so good!🦌💌❤️🐑
Here in the USA, we call the grooming process 'fitting'. 'Dressing' got me a bit confuzzled, here that's what they do at slaughter. ;)
Great video, not long at all, more please!
I so enjoyed this video. It is so interesting to see how the whole process works. You are going to have to get little Jock his own little moccasins to shear in too.
Yeah defo! Might get a wee pair made for him they'd be great toddler shoes!
“Time travel messes with my head” - hahahahaha! This was an excellent video. I learned so much. Thank you!
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Thank you for feeding my Human factors nerd self. I have now saved this video to use that shoe piece as an aid in my class as to why we consult the experts before suggesting changes, and the importance of the proper gear for the job. Thanks so much and I hope you get some new Sheep Fans out of it! The question you answered for me about footwear when I last asked sent me down a rabbit hole of researching sheep farming human factors too
Haven't even finished the whole video yet--just watched your explanation about why shearers wear moccasins. It makes so much sense! And it was so interesting to hear all the reasons why they're better than other boots or shoes for the job. Thank you for explaining!
Thanks Rachel!
So glad you're catching up on the videos from summer content :) when you mentioned it during your "welcome baby Jock" video I was actually pretty excited since it means there's so much to come! 😊 I've watched so much lately your theme song was actually in my dreams last night 🤣
Haha thanks Tammy! Jock will be featuring soon!
Very handsome sheep. Good luck.
Longer video…. Like winning on a lottery ticket. Lol. Thanks for sharing. I know very little about sheep. What I have learned was from you and Sandi but I am learning. Prayers Love and Peace
One of the cool things discovering your channel (thank you Sandy) is that I feel like someone who was raised with Border Collies and found out there are Dachshunds, great Pyrenees, (SP?) new foundlands, etc. I thought I'd seen a lot of sheep but you have such different varieties than I'm used to seeing! seriously interesting!
thank you! The UK has loads of breeds it's great to share them all with you!
Side point: Redbacks! Good man. Best boots I've ever worn, size 13 here brother! 🤣 Great video as always, been binge watching.
The mules are my favorite cross so far. Although I love how you use the Shetland ewes to cross on a larger breed too. Love the color of the mules
This was a blast. Thank you for sharing
FINALLY!!!! Those shoes explained!!
Good trade and good looking mules 👍👍
Loved the video. Sheep looked well, abit of colour on them makes a huge difference to them they really stand out. Well worth the time it takes to do it.
Brilliant video cammy I love the market when ur buying or selling great sheep on sale and you done good on ur own I hopefully them store lambs do well for u 👍
Good luck lovely sheep well done guys 👍🐑
I got into watching Sandi Brock loved watching her doing her job. Then she mentions Cammy from the sheep game and that he was from Scotland! Well here I am now watching yourself. You are doing a great job from a fellow Scot not far from Ayrshire.
Thanks Margaret!!
Fascinating, so is the accent, Jan is from Australia.
A boy Cammy another good video 👍. Best of luck with the store lambs.
Cheers, fingers crossed
Nice mixed looking Mules Cammy, they dress them in Ireland too, to get more money, and make them look good
Nice Video Cam, so glad I found your channel a few months ago as it brings me back to when I was younger as I grew up in North Wales where we farmed Welsh Mountain Sheep, really miss the day to day stuff that you share as I have been living in the States for the last 34 years.....Thanks again
Excellent vlog cammy and some excellent sheep!
Thanks David
Great video. Enjoyed watch the sheep at the sale barn. Even though I didn't understand what was being said I enjoyed it. From cajon country y'all stay safe and good luck.
Thanks Richard
Another informative video Cammy, Nice to see you had a good trade.
Great video as always Cammie! 🇨🇦
Really impressed with how clean the sale barn is kept. Some auctions, here, are quite dirty especially when they have hogs in the same building as the sheep. Your ewes looked nice but I could see what you meant about the sheep coming up to auction behind yours. Would those have been off grass, too or would they also be on grain?
gosh we're just as bad. hogs across the way at one of our auctions, building falling down. blech.
Very informative and interesting thank you
Love Ayr, used to go to car boot sales there when i lived there
And thanks so much for the video. I count the minutes till each new one comes out. I live in a city and I don’t think I’ll ever have sheep (I do have chickens and I love them) so I live vicariously through your adventures. Take care.
You got beauties there. Loving your channel. Discovered you this am. 🐑
Thanks glad you're enjoying the channel
Very nice to see your sheep being sold and that process.
True story. When i was in high school, i raised rabbits. I thought i was doing well at $5/ rabbit to the feed store. Well, at the end of the year, we show our projects and auction the grand champions. Of course, i didn't know that and i sold 3 out of the pen as pets. I didn't drive yet, so i had to get a friend to drive me home to pick up the rest of the litter.
I watched the cattle, pigs and sheep sell. They were by the pound. So, I'm standing up there trying to mentally calculate what my price was. I'm thinking: about 10 pounds of rabbit, to make my calculations easy. 80, 90, 100. That sounds good. 150, 200. Whoa, wait a minute. Did he say hundred?!! Well, it was hundred. But not 2 or 3 hundred. The bidders thought it was funny to watch this 90 pound 15 year old girl. My eyes were big as saucers. They stopped at $850. For 3 little fryer rabbits.
Point being, send Lizzie in with the sheep next time!
The following year was disappointing. $750. 😁
The moc’s are worn all over the world. I know shearers in Texas and Massachusetts who also wear them
Very good video today love the market vids keep them up 👍🏼
Good video Cammy. Hope the stores are good to you
Clipped out my Bedlington terrier this week - wish I could do it as well as you shear your sheep!
Loved watching you on Landward.
Cheers David
Great price and the new flock look really nice
Great video. Thanks for your clear explanation of the entire process of selling sheep. I never imagined how much went into the preparation to get them ready for the market. The explanation of the shearing moccasins was very interesting. Makes perfect sense not to wear heavy boots or shoes to shear in. Looking forward to the next video
Very good video wish you had a TV program with some of the other you tubers would be better than countryfile that for sure👍
Really love the videos where you are providing educational content. I will never own a lamb, let alone shear or sell a lamb, but am so fascinated by all of this. Thanks Cammy!
Thanks Terri! Appreciate the support!
The Sheep looked gorgeous. And I am sure every farmer buying them knows what they will look like pre primping. But that make me smile if it works :)
Thank you for teaching this city girl. You answered many of my questions. Great Video!
I like the natural color of the fleece, I understand that the color blends them togetherand hides defects but ick!
That was very interesting.
Thank you Cammy and Lizzy...all your hard work is well seen...love to wee Jock as well...from Perthshire😀💞
Your shearing shoes resemble the shoes that Scottish country dancers wear...they have some fancy footwork just like you do.🤣😂🤣
Nice sheep 👌 I have a lot of mules myself
Very nice video like 👍hope you have a nice day 👍😊
Brilliant video, I used to go to cattle auctions in Crewe with my grandad. Loved this so much thanks
So interesting to see the process 😊 thanks for sharing 👍🐑🐑
I love these videos I've worked on my uncles farm and enjoyed it know I wanna start up with my own sheep advice would be appreciated
I’m liking’ you in pink! A liberated man!🦌💌❤️🐑
Very modern 😃
When we clip out our mule lambs we don’t clip the nose hair off because it makes there noses look broader
Those moccasins look so comfy. I may have to buy a pair. Wonderful job on the sheep and video. Thanks for making my day.
Thanks!
Your explanation of the moccasins was very informative. Never thought about the added height of a work boot, but I suppose when you are bent over at the hips, every inch matters! I also have been wondering the meaning of the commands you use with Meg, so that was interesting to me as well. Enjoyed it, thanks Cammy!
Thanks Victoria!
Cammy I am glad you finally explained why you wear moccasins because I was starting to think you were never going to explain why you wore them. I think I like your cookies and cream sheep.
Haha i got asked so much I should have done it earlier!
When you said you were dressing the sheep for sale, I was waiting for you to put tutus or little hats on them. LOL When you give the price, is that per sheep? Like I think yours sold for 168. Is that 168 for each sheep? A great video. It was really good to see the process.
Thanks Peggy. £168 each 😁
@@TheSheepGame Over £4000 for that small flock? Not bad.
Another great video Cammy. Lots of great info. Really enjoyed it thanks 😊
Thanks Allen.
I've been loving the videos. It was cool to learn more about some of the stuff I've been seeing in the older videos you've posted. Great job as always! Makes me want to visit Scotland again even more than before.
Thanks, glad you're enjoying the vlogs
Love how you guys sell sheep in the UK I live in USA
Cammy I think you and Sprite 999 podcast should have a contest and talk together for two minutes then we get a chance to figure out what you said to each other. I think it will be great fun and teach us a thing or two. Cheers,🇨🇦
It’s ‘stitch with sprite 999’ cheers, cheers,🇨🇦
finally i asked about the funny shoes/slippers ages ago lol ty for explaining
You’re not the only one Tammy. It was my most asked question so hopefully everyone is happy 😁
i just had a thought the corse wool has a value . i have a valued blanket 70 years at least it has a name and provedence it conects me to my homeland
Those Texel sheep look so different to me!
I like those Shearing Dance Slippers!
Congratulations on the sale price and new sheep!
❤&🙏 🙋 from Central Pennsylvania
Thank you!
Look forward to you uploading. Will be interesting to see the buying price against the selling price for these lambs. The market is a fast paced environment
You know that music jingle that comes up with the sheep logo at the beginning?
Sounds a lot like the Steinberg jingle that comes with their older recording software.
I don’t know it but it could be the same one!
@@TheSheepGame Doesn't matter, really.
I am enjoying your videos, Cam. I do know what it's like to try to be understood as a Scot. I have to do that all day long. Can be very frustrating. Have you noticed that Meg prefers "Doon" to "Down"?
Your sheep looked great in the ring . Hope your store lambs do well too
Beautiful lambs Cammie! Just beautiful!
Questions… in the end do you think not dying them had any impact on sales price? Seems like several others didn’t dye as well. What is used in the dye to make them yellow? I remember you said it washes off. What are the breed of the lambs you brought home? What was the range of prices for the gimmers sold that day? Sorry so many questions… but if you could have the dream flock of sheep what breed would they be and about how many do you think you could handle?
Hi Cammy. Those were some beautiful sheep you sold and you picked up some nice ones for yourself. Is that how you keep flocks from any daddy’s mating with daughters. Thank you for showing all the different sheep. The texel are quite good looking.
Who is the little older looking fellow in the harness? First I have seen of such a wee dog. Bet he enjoys the air out near you guys!
They’re all beautiful 😻
Great video Cammy, keep them coming.
Very nice looking sheep cammy
Thanks!
Those moccasins are as old as sheep. They’ve been dug out of barrows, that frozen guy in the alps wore the same ones minus buckles.
Very true!
Fascinating💜
What a cracking video your definitely in the money with the store lambs keep plenty grass under their heads if you look after the Lambs they will look after you there's abig return in the market day 👍🏼
Congratulation, well done!!!