These vlogs are addictive to me! I did 1-40 yesterday, and so far today, have done 41-65, plus the vlogmas ones!

Another great explanation, this time about how you decide to cull any ewes. You know you can’t keep them all forever. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🐑🐑🐑

I have realized how hard you all work to providers with food. You are all amazing and I am grateful to all of your hard work. I am in awe of how hard you work. Love ya!❤❤❤.

Super interesting to see how you come to decision making

Sandi. You are right on data is power showing the direction that you have to move toward. Yes data will show which ewe's to keep or ship. Data threads will show the best breads that gives the best performance. Genetics is a very important part of the equation, the proof is the deliveables. Note: back to the base equation (R O I) Return On Investment, I am sure Mark uses this same base R O I when he checks his grain and hay harvest returns. Please Take Care of Your Self be safe around all Farm Equipment.

Your videos have the best soundtracks. I only found your videos recently but I noticed your older ones have great music as well as content as a shepherd

I think you would be better able to judge the performance weights in the lambs if you measured the age in Days instead of months and then figured a weight per day of age as a measuring guide. You have to be able to compare apples to apples to get the right data to actually compare them. First you need to compare twins to twins and singles to singles etc. Compare along breed lines as well as by sex. Once you have that data organized you can compare other traits like one breeding over another etc.. In the example you pointed out the 73 pound lamb born 12/9. He was 9 weeks 3 days old (66 days) while the 46 pound lamb (6 up on the list) born 12/25 was only 7 weeks and 1 day old (50 days) . They are both twins, both rams and both the same breed so now you have an accurate scale to rate them on. The 73 pounder was 1.10 pounds per day old and the little one was only .92 pounds per day old. Further up the list you have a twin ram born on 12/3 that weighs 55 pounds. He looks better than the 46 pounder at first glance, until you use the pounds per day scale. He comes out at only .76 pounds per day, while the 46 pounder is at .92 pounds per day. By rating them in this way you can select prime ewes that produce large quick growing lambs by simply adding all her surviving lambs pounds per day numbers and giving her a score.

Looks like a lot of work. Glad you love what you do though!

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Always interesting Sandi, how people operate there farms, learn something new everyday..if we don't we go backwards. All the best..2 THUMBS UP 👍👍

Tfs! I would prefer to work with excel myself. Well whever you get a block of time to yourself that would be the time to delve into the wand program to learn it better. You're really doing a great job, don't belittle yourself. Please stay safe and sending hugs to you and yours 💜🙏🤗

this Chanel is really cool for me as a future ag student to see what goes into a farm really awesome keep it up

I want to live in that house in the background after I renovate it. And then I can play with baby lambs. 😂

love that farm house behind you.

Thank You.

I also plan to have record like this.. but malaysia have expensive tools.. lov it

If you base culling ewes partially on their lambs’ weaning weight, I assume you also compare this weight to birth weight. A tiny lamb will have almost no chance of competing with a bigger lamb with a much higher birth weight. With no other negative factors for the two mothers, would you rate a ewe whose single lamb had a 1.15 pounds per day gain over one who had triplets who ranged from .70 to .85 pounds per day? Which ewe, in the long run, could benefit you more?

Awesome Sandy.

As someone with OCD, I'm not sure if I could be a sheep farmer. It would stress me out. Lots of data- lots of decision making. Anyway, thanks for sharing, I don't have any history of farming, really, but find it very interesting. It looks like very hard work!

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if u tagged the lambs at birth/when you dock their tail.... (it’s morbid but necessary topic) you could add a column in excel for death date just like birth date (it might not be that simple but idk never worked with a sorting system just know excel) or maybe have current age in system and it stops tracking when lambs die (just brainstorming)

Could you put their death date in the column next to the ‘status’ column? Would you have to do it manually or does the Gallagher automatically plug in the numbers for you?

in the row at the top where your tabs are if you right click with the mouse you will find the option to create another column or row, also in your list of options at the top of the excel program there should be an option to "insert" which is the same thing. hope this helps and keep up the good work!!!

Wow 5yrs it 2023 now

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Excellent.

Under your breed column you have listed "olib cross" I'm assuming it's an acronym of some sort ? "O" for Ontario maybe? I've come across it from time to time.

Do you ever cull the ewes that are favorites, ie; "pets"?

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So glad I am vegan I am starting a sanctuary called Sheep Fields. Your videos are educational. Fortunately I won't have to decide which ones to kill.

Do ram lambs tend to be heavier than ewe lambs? And does that impact cull decisions?

I am always bewildered how anyone makes money weaning lambs at at 60 pounds. Ewe only works for for 60 days??? Like your vids though.