Sometimes I think it's so hard to get motivated to go out in the cold to check for lambs in the night or start morning chores when it's so cold out. But it's well worth it when you wake up to a newborn healthy lamb or lambs standing with their mom. Thanks again for the education, and great videos.

Thanks so much for doing all of these videos!!! It is a true help to folks that are wanting to get started in this industry an are in this industry! Here in the US they are trying to grow the Industry an get more producers out their an in just my opinion you are a true an tremendous spokesperson an advocate for the sheep industry keep it up!!!!

first i would like to thank You for sharing with your experience with us, some unreachable knowledge for many people who is about to jump in to your world. Then I thought automated technology would make your work easier, I know they are expensive if you buy em from the stock, but making the progress yourself for better, easier way to farm I believe is the beauty of farming. I learn from other people and watch them, then build it

You've come a long way! I like the fact that your pens aren't as crowded in 2024. And now you have the nanny :) I think you may also have smaller breeding groups?

Love watching and learning with you.❤️❤️❤️👍🐑🐑🐑

Sandi, thank you so much for this amazing videos, you did a great job, raising ship is not that easy, I wish one day raise sheep also. Thank you

I'm a new sub. I have a tiny flock of 6 Clun Forest / Suffolks. My Clun Forest ewe recenly (9 days agp) lambed but we found she didn't have enough milk and took over bottle feeding the one survivor. The ewe lamb is doing awesome on the bottle growing awesome and strong! ~ Tracy PS: Enjoying your channel!

I'm so glad your videos get longer later

Hey sandi, great thanks for your videos it really inspired me and i get alot of energy, strength, information from just watching you, more encouraged of course by each video i watch. Uuum if i may suggest few thing about lamping 1-if you only leave 2 lamp with mom and not more and better be females to yield better end Wight, body, mothering behaviour and ability, no harm if they needed mor time suckling cuzz its in your benefit both ways. 2-you can use the lamps to dry the mother just by taking one of the lamp befor one week, also give the mother some penicillin(it reduces the milk thats its side effects) for three days befor drying and inject some liquid iodine in the udder, this dryers the mother for sure and also prevent alot of mastitis, eather when you dry, or breed again ( thus, reduce culling) , or at the instant of lamping. 3-you might want to consider putting a (mineral - molasses mix ) blokes for the ewe that are expecting to help prevent lap of pregnancy tox. And to ease lamping by providing a balanced ca/p ratio especially you are feeding tmr. Ps:barley grain are very good at this stage and in flushing Boath male and female. I also have some advices about your reproduction ops. Tell me if you are looking to hear from me

I enjoy watching your videos

I'm just smiling at the "this is gonna be a long one to edit," yeah.

Try a heated hose should work better in the winter. I use one for making an ice rink works really well.

Hi Sandi - I totally love your videos! Thank you so much for making them - I'm learning so much. I'm retiring in about 5 yrs. and am strongly considering starting a flock of sheep for extra income. My question for you is, what are the costs of raising a lamb to market? Everything I've seen on the internet in terms of numbers varies so widely, I don't know what to believe. I'm just wondering if it will be profitable enough for me as I'm looking to only have around 200 ewes. If you've already done a vlog on this subject, please let me know where I can find it as I haven't come across it yet. Thank you again and PLEASE keep vlogging!

That one mama that kept walking around you feeding her lamb was like.. 'what do you have that i don't look here's the udder!'

So glad to hear you say you are prepared with a bottle for thin babes. I get so much grief for making a “new apple dumpling gang”. I seem to have a bunch every year which I know every other shepherd does. Do you give all new borns colostrum or wait and see if mom takes care of it? I have heard some tubing every lamb just in case which seems a ton of work especially with 100 lambs or more. How long do you wait?

I know it would involve a little more thought, but have you considered putting ewes with multiple lambs in the pens close to the feed troughs? This would help with space since food would not have to be in their pen. Those little families of 3,4, and maybe 5 little lambies need that little bit of extra room.

Really great video, you are getting so good talking to the camera! 2.4K views! Yeah!

You should try and use buckets for the feed for the back ewes that way they don't waste the feed

Tfs! Please stay safe and sending hugs to you and yours 💜🙏🤗

Hi, during cold weather do you give colostrum regardless if the mom may have enough? Thanks. Love your videos

Keep up the work good job

Well done you!!!

When do you change them to a lactating ration? As soon as first lamb hits the ground or when a certain percentage has limbed out?

Hi Sandi.. Thank you for your wonderful videos.. What is your birth rate and mortality weight? You mentioned 2.5 for birth rate one. And what is your av birth weight? You mentioned 3.5 pounds for a new born with multiple babies once. What would be the weight after 100 or 120 days? Thank you.

I love this

Thx for doing these vids. Very informative. How much straw do you use in an average year?

HI Sandi, I've just started a very small herd for a hobby like project here in Alberta. My Ewes have all dropped and i noticed in this video the your Ewes have very large utters... mine don't as a matter of fact i can't really even see the utters... do i have an issue?

Kind regards from Spain.

Did you ever consider, and this may be a real stretch, getting a couple of nanny goats that will produce a ton of milk and will let the extra lambs nurse? I know a person who lets her nanny goat have kids, sells them, them pops some lambs on her and she grows them fat and happy for her. Now I get that it's very outside the box but who knows 😉😉😉

How many did you lamb in this cycle? We are gearing up for ours. 99 due on/after March 25th but main group will hit beginning of April.

When do you have time to edit?

Sandi your Barn is in USA or Canada? I like to visit it. Would you allow me? It’s my dream to shepherd.

Do you keep your ewes always in the same pen or do you rotate so lambing is always in same pen, dry ewes in same pen etc?

Hi, it's me again. I'm just going through all of your videos. lol Anyways, I have another question. You seem to have so many multiples (triples and quads!). Do you have an idea why that is? Is it because of the breed, the CIDR or any other management approach you use? I though that triplets were unusual, but quads? WOW!

nic great job mam

How are the cameras working for you

Hi... I am from Turkey... What is your haricot? Inra401 or singular or berriscone.... thanks.

How do you market your lambs

If you don't mind me asking. What is the purpose of cropping the tail on the lamb?

Why don't you just do the bunk area instead of both side

What can do for give me 3or 4 lampe boregrante

waaaaaaaaat da F...4 kids of one sheep...oooooooo my lord.....

Who’s the hater to this video only one dislike

Every time I your videos my dog goes to sleep I am sorry but your sheep put my dog to sleep I am happy it she don't hear the sheep she whines so I put it on so she can sleep lol unless if don't my dog won't let me sleep lol