Lambing 2024 Begins!
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
- WARNING - Some footage may be upsetting or distressing to viewers.
Off to an energetic start with some birthing complications, a ewe in a burn, and live triplets.
I did get to see the boys at the end of the day too!
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ABOUT ME
I’m 33 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 s a Police Officer 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 1200 breeding ewes.
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 UA-cam and decided I could have a go and now here we are!
Since starting The Sheep Game I have met Lizzy and had two incredible boys Jock and Angus. You will see them all on this channel!
Thanks for watching my videos and please subscribe if you want to see more in future.
I didn't see 68%. I saw 100% real life sheep farming. Thanks for letting us watch what it is truly like.
don't be so hard on yourself, Cammy. You are only human. Anyone that watches your videos knows how much you love ALL your sheep and that you make sure they get the best care possible. God Bless
I got a good giggle watching that little lamb nibble on your glove as you were trying to work on mama 😊So cute and innocent!
You saved that ewe and gave that triplet a better chance with a new Mom. Tomorrow is a new day. Cheers to you, your family and Marissa. 👍😊👍❤️
When will the Blackies and cheviots start
that little adopted lamb was so sweet to watch as you help the mom. She was so concerned.
I'm always so astonished that a wee lad as young as Jock is so engaged with what's going on around him. Most children that age operate in their own bubble of imagination. But Jock, from an even younger age, wanted to: shoot his own video, drive the vehicles, hold the lambs and pretty much everything he sees his parents doing. Somehow, I have no problem seeing Cammy behave the same way when his dad was the shepherd.
Yay! Ended well with surviving triplets and the ewe accepting the wee lamb ❤
Thank you Cammy, filming while dealing with difficult lambing, so many deaths, I don’t know how you do it. But as a viewer, I want you to know your efforts are appreciated.
I love lambing season! Life is not all rainbows and unicorns. You show real life at a farm. And you care so much for your flock. Keep your chin up, brighter days are coming.
What a blessing to have a strong woman that you adore by your side!
Great job Cammy Lizzy and Marissa! So sorry for the losses but you've saved lives too. I don't think most of us appreciate that your jobs are 24/7 365 days a year. Thank you for being such fantastic shepherds!
Cammy, you said it yourself the problems are worse at the start and end of lambing. Making life-or-death decisions while sleep deprived is never perfect. Well done for doing your best for your animals and thanks for sharing.
Absolutely brilliant video, thank you from Australia. You have so much happening, don't feel bad for an error. I'm 50yrs old and that was one of the most educational things I've watched 🙏
I watch your videos, start to finish. I’m not a farmer, you make it so real to me. I hope you and Lizzy come through this lambing season well and happy, I’ll be with you every step of the way!
Congratulations on all the brand new baby lambs. Thanks for all the videos. They’re always a bunch of fun to watch.
It’s any life sometimes animals lose their their babies and it happens but when they survive and they grow up to be adults, that’s so cool to see
YES!!! Lambing has begun! Some sad moments and lots of wonderful moments Cammy! That’s part and parcel of farming. ❤️🇦🇺🏴
Hugs to you and your lovely family, Cammy. Everyone needs a big hugs on days like today ❤🤗
Good morning Cammy!!
You know, sheep die. Lambs die. It happens. I don’t know why. It’s just what happens.
I’ve done the jacket thing with lambs. It works.
I came across your channel through following Sandie . I was actually born in Ayr ( live in Spain now ) but still have family in Ayr & Troon . Loved watching this vlog . I used to keep a few sheep when I lived on Anglesey . My first lamb ever died . You are doing a fine job !
Thanks for taking the trouble to show the good and the bad of lambing. Sleep well, tomorrow's another day. Hugs to you all. X❤😊
Newfoundland weather… looking at you guys today and my old bones are aching. Cool and rainy. Good job Cammy, you do know the Sheep Game. Sometimes you’re the windshield sometimes you’re the bug. Wonder how Sandi is doing today as she had a few with Preg Tox and was inducing. Everyone needs to remember it’s not all sunshine, rainbows,unicorns or lollipops. Love those little lamb faces, Jock is in love with the “lambies” soon he and Angus will be helping you out. Jock is growing like a weed.
Hi cammy and family sorry you have lost some lambs we have quite alot of problems this year I hop it will get better for you. Love the videos aswell❤❤
Excellent VLOG!! Great way to start my day.. prayers for a better day tomorrow! Don't beat yourself up.. the lamb that was missed. Isn't it possible that the lamb was still deep in the birthing channel which makes it impossible to feel? Loved Jock's little top knot. Sorry had to laugh at Spotty getting roughed up by the lamb. You pack so much living into one day. Thanks for sharing! Love from the USA!
Really good to see you being proactive with the metacam 👏
Hi, Cammy, this is my 1st lambing season I watch. It’s great how you‘re caring 💕 for all these mamas and their babies. I’m sorry for the losses. Fingers crossed that not more lambs or sheep will die during the lambing.
Love ❤ and greetings 🙋🏼♀️ from Germany 🇩🇪
Congratulations on another Lambing Season! Sorry that you’ve lost some of your lambs. It’ll get better.
Great video, I can't wait to be here for the next six weeks of lambing, losses happen in livestock as sad as it is. I'm happy you've got an editor for this year and I hope you have a good team in the field to support the lambing season!
I love seeing Lizzy , shes perfect fit for you. She has such a wholsome look to her. I would be proud to have both of you as children.😊😊
24:34 awe 😍 look at that lamb nibbling on the glove! 🤩🥰😘
Lizzie looks beautiful! Love Jock’s man-bun. Hang-in there Cammie; this too will pass. You are doing a great job! 🐑❤️🐑
What a fun time!!!!!! Awwwwwww poor Ben with the lost lambs
Hi guys.... tough day but you did good....the weather is horrendous but stay strong 🙂
Emotional day Cammie for sure, but you managed to save some lambs!
Great job , chin up , dont beat yourself up , theres a lot goin on there and in the end you did the best you could !!!! 😊❤
i loved this video especially seing the lamb nibble on the glove
Thank you for showing the good, and the not so good. I’m sure you bring comfort to those going through the same thing, and help them to not feel alone in the ups and downs.
So sorry you are having such a rough start for this lambing year. I hope it turns around soon. Best wishes on you and yours from Texas, USA.
We have sheep and goats and though the fun and love is endless, the sadness is there too. We had twins from a weak mother, and we call them the stick twins--hehtahb in arabic. Amazingly, one of the childless goats adopted them herself ! But it is rare for triplets to survive and will involve a lot of hand feeding. Best of luck. I can't always understand your accent but love the videos anyway.
Saw your podcast with Sandi and Mark it was wonderful😊
So sorry you had a crappy first day of lambing. Thanks for sharing all the stuff-- good and bad. Holding you all in the Light...
I personally LOVE the idea of using the poor stillborn lambs hide to help an Orphan have a mother. Yes, it's odd and might be gory to see the skinning, but the results of this process are entirely worth it. People avoiding Lambing because Nature will do as she will is rather sad for those people, I'd say. After all, there are more wonderful ends to the dramas and stories than not, Cammy!
Namaste and much love to Jock, Angus, Lizzie, Cmmy and Marissa! I am excited now that Lambing has started! I hope this season is good and the tragic losses are simply getting the and times over with so the rest of the season is excellent and happy for the ewes, lambs and the farmers.
So sad, but also inspiring ewe's are amazing. What a great video 😍
Morning Cammy & Lizzie. Lots of lovely lambs. Sorry you've lost some. I'm exhausted watching you 😂. Have a great, and successful day xx
Always look forward to the lambing vlogs ! Looks like hard work for everyone involved, but its people like you+your team that remind us how every animal custodian should care for our charges ❤
Especially love the lamb Macs 😂
The end result was better than it could have been. Great job Cammy
Glad the triplets were ok ❤
Sorry about all the other deaths so hopefully ❤all goes well for rest of lambing
Take care of yourself too
It’ll be ok Cammy, I’m sure you’ll have a good live lamb ratio at the end - the high scanning result will help balance things out 🤞🏻
Also so glad you don’t have to worry about editing on top of such busy days 🎉
Morning Cammy & Lizzy. Oh no what a start. I'm sorry for your losses. Would it have been the weather, as its been horrendous for you with rain & wind? Don't be too hard on yourself you had a dreadful start to the day, but plenty of life too. Look forward to seeing how the little premiership goes overnight.
What an incredible idea to put a "raincoat" on a lamb 🤯 amazing job Cammy
Hang in there Cammy. This is just day 1. Brighter days ahead - and those twins out in the field look great! Don't just count the losses - count the wins too!
I learned about putting skins of dead lambs onto living lambs from reading James Herriott's books. I think it's wonderful.
Oh my gosh ... I FINALLY figured out how to send feedback to stop demonetizing your videos from the actual video! On my android, at the top of the video (that I paused) there is the gear ⚙️, select it, additional settings, and scroll down to send feedback (which I have saved on a notes app) and it even sends a screenshot of the video which you can highlight or crop 😄. PRAYING for you to be monetized once again as these videos are absolutely priceless! The love Cammy has for his herd, his friends, and his family is an absolute wonder to see. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of this incredible journey. ❤
I love your channel. Thanks to Sandi for telling me to watch!
Don't be so hard on yourself Cammie. You have so much to do! I see why some of your fans skip lambing season. I have been crying for an hour and it's day one.
Oh the trials and tribulations of sheep and lambing season. My vet told me decades ago that sheep are either healthy or dead. They rarely survived for me if they got sick. But I love sheep so much. And it breaks your heart when they lose all of their babies. And the people who watch your page and get upset at death, unfortunately that is what dealing with sheep is. But I wish you good luck. It would be so nice if I could understand what you are saying, but I gather the gist of what is going on with the 1 out of every 10 words you say. I live in Washington State in the US and no longer have any sheep and miss them every day. Take care.
If you have been up all night with a little fussy one, up at the crack of dawn, out in the cold and having to concentrate its no wonder a mistake happens. Wishing you mild weather and a decent night's sleep ❤
Thanks for the wonderful HARD work that you do, and the extra effort it takes to share with us. Sending love.
You are awesome Cammy, no one is perfect no matter how long they do their love and lively hood, never stop, we love watching this
We all do the best we can at the time and we try to learn from our mistakes. Good luck with the rest of lambing.
Appreciate the hard work that goes into the videos that you post for people like myself who really enjoy your videos. Thanks Cammy to you and Lizzie and the guys that help you.
‘Loving this life’ Felt that too. Good size lambs those triplets! Appreciate you show the good and the bad. 🇳🇿
Love Jock getting right in on everything, then he’s “I needs a snack” ( I’m in my chair with my drink and a bag of crackers) “you going to wash your hands?” “Nope” 🤣
Cammy you're an awesome farmer!!! No one is perfect and I am saddened when you're so hard on yourself. We're here for you come what may.
Watching you pull those triplets, it took me back to my lambing days, and my arm started to ache. People don't realize that it is not very easy to pull a lamb. The ewe is pushing, which puts a lot of pressure on the shepherd's arm. I loved how you took things slowly when helping that ewe. When pulling lambs, you are there to help but also must work with the ewe and mother nature, otherwise you can make a problem worse.
So sorry you had such a rough start to lambing. Hopefully things will get better. You are very good at catching lambs out in the field. Very impressive.
Thanks though for showing the viewers what the real world looks like. Great job all of you. All the best from Alberta 🇨🇦
There is a lot to learn about being a sheep farmer very interesting thanks
Heard your podcast with Sandi and Mark so I came to watch your channel and subscribe. I live in Minnesota USA. Retired and love videos. Sorry about your bad start.
Thinking of you! We have just finished totally exhausted. Good luck.
Fascinating to see the differences in handling between the breeds and environments. Inside vs outside too!
So happy to see lambing, in all its gory. Great job with the triplets - Cammy now lambing Sandi Brock style!
It's a rough old start, but hopefully the weather will improve and the lamb's will be flying out with ease.
You have a big heart. I'm happy for your sheep.
I think it's brilliant how you make such a good fitting jacket out of the dead lambs skin, you take something sad and give a lamb a chance to have a mum and for the mum to have a lamb.
I've known about this ever since I was a child. It's a great way of giving orphan lambs a second chance at life!
@@Cricket2731 Yes same, I've seen it done before but with the legs cut and bits of twine used to tie the skin on. Doing it this way is much neater and better fitting.
As long as you respect nature, witch I know you do Cammy, it's also important to remember life is not fair and some life is not meant to be no matter how hard you want it. Best of luck and health to the entire sheep game family, both the 2 and 4 legged creatures :)
Love jock’s micro man-bun. I hope Lambing goes better for you. Much love to you all.
I love your videos. I’m looking to get sheep in a couple years here in the states and I’ve learned so much from your videos. Also can you get the sheep school on your podcast please?
Lambing isn't all sunshine and roses but I'm glad we saw some sweet little lambs get new mums and others enjoy the start of their life with their own mums
We're here cheering you on. You're awesome. You anx Lizzy and family!!!
When there’s live stock, there’s dead stock. Can’t have one without the other. I love these lambing videos and look forward to them.
Such is the life of a sheep farmer😢! Love Jock’s baby bun!
Oh my gosh put them in times square and throw onions at them! I got a great giggle out of that. The little raincoats are adorable. hugs
You did say lambing always starts off rough...better days ahead.
Farming is not easy I for one am glad that you show both the good and bad sides of a farmers life. Thank you for sharing this with us
I only lamb 1/2 dozen ewes cammy but have been involved in farming all my life and i beat myself up over disasters take my hat of to you with what you are doing with your system
Bless you all, hang in there it will improve. You're doing a tough job in rough conditions but it will come right. ❤
Love the lamb raincoat. Such a great idea. Gives the lambs a chance with all the rain your having. Haven't seen the sun for several of your videos.. ❤ 🐑 🐏 🐑
You're not the only one who got off to a rough start.😢 Sandy Brock' s first couple of lambings were a disaster also. I feel for you. You put all this effort and energy into feed, scanning and worry only to lose several months of work.
Don’t put your self down ,your doing great job xxxx
You are a farmer so I don't need to tell you about live stock dead stock but I would like to say good on you for owning your mistake as so many people these days look for someone or something else to blame. Good luck with the rest of the lambing season.
Wishing you better days ahead. Poor Spot getting a battering by that ewe...but what a great mom!
Really feel for you … and all the farmers I’ve started watching. I had no idea what you all have to go through. Thanks all for educating me, and so many other followers
Came to your channel and FED by Farmers via Sandi Brock. Love Tara Farms, Charlotte Ashley, Sheep school, Superseriousfarmer, and the red Shepherdess all because of your channel. Love to Lizzie who is a super hero and Iona who has to put up with your smut. Keep up the good work
We live in a death denying society in the West and it ultimately doesn't serve us well. Happy to see the full spectrum of life on the screen. 68% on a day like that, goes to show your fortitude and supports you have around you.
Well done Cammy I know how difficult that lambing was. Even vets get it wrong. Just glad you didn’t have a blown up rotten lamb that falls apart when you try to get it out.
Great delivery of the triplets ❤❤❤
Thanks for keeping it real! Luv ya!❤🦌💌❤️🐑🥰
Such a super busy stressful but exciting time for you & everyone. ❤❤❤
Great tip with the jaw 👍🏻ya learn something new everyday 👍🏻
Bless you for catching it, I'm not sure I would have. Remember, its the business of saving lives!
You can only do the best you can at the time, don’t second guess just move forward positively. Thanks for sharing this time with us. 😊