We actually got so tired of pitchforks, shovels & garden rakes breaking I contacted a guy we bought a shovel from at one of the local festivals a few yrs ago who hand makes the metal parts & uses extremely hard wood for handles which he cuts/shapes/seasons/treats himself. We bought 2 of everything...which wasn’t cheap...but I know someone who bought a shovel from this guy’s dad over 25yrs ago & it’s used heavily daily & looks brand new. They also guarantee their tools. So worth the investment if you can find someone who makes them using the old ways! My guy also includes a jar of the maintenance sealant to apply once or twice a year to the handles just using a cloth. My little great-niece actually left one of the shovel on the concrete behind our truck & my hubs backed over it while the truck was heavily loaded & other than a very light scratch from the rough concrete you can’t tell anything happened! Something similar happened with one of those I believe harden, reinforced synthetic shovel handles & it cracked & splintered badly. 🤷🏻♀️ I think these may last long enough to be passed down a few generations. - I overheard someone tell my guy that he was “crazy” for making tools which last so long bc won’t make much money from repeat customers since they won’t need new tools. Which my guy said that “It’s wrong/immoral to intentionally make something which will break in hopes of selling more as replacements”. Which I 100% agree with! Im pretty sure tool & other companies now days purposely make tools/products which will break in just a few years. Just to help insure they keep making more money.😕🤷🏻♀️ If ALL or most manufactures of a product do the same thing by making a product that doesn’t last...not only does it mean people just accept that’s how long that product is “supposed” to last *AND* they can charge extremely inflated prices for any higher quality product they make guaranteed to last longer than the avg current tools.🙄 Even when the cost of making said product is no higher than the cost of the lower quality products they make!! Or *at least* any extra cost making the higher quality products is *far less* than the increase in consumer price. Capitalism strikes again!😒 I *get* wanting to make lots of money but...nowadays it seems like more & more companies are working together to actually *lower* the quality/longevity of various products across the board so that consumers both get used to/accepts that’s just how it’s supposed to be &/or just so consumers don’t have hardly any other options!!😡 IMO it’s morally wrong & bordering on theft when all the manufactures come together to essentially *cheat* consumers out of hard earned money by only producing low quality products! The same applies to sellers who agree to inflate prices for various items across the board!(gas prices are a good example!) If a fair amount of the extra generated profit was going to the workers...it wouldn’t be AS bad. But no...instead workers get less & less paid vacation/sick/maternity leave(esp compared to other countries!) & most companies try to not keep many longterm(thus higher paid) employees as it costs them less to constantly higher & train new employees at lower pay rates. So it’s only those at the very top of such companies & their top investors which profit. Makes me sick!😡 It’s rapidly getting worse in the US meaning things both cost more & have to be replaced more often! Meanwhile the average income here only increases a tiny bit each year or so. The gap between what the US gov considers a “sufficient living wage/income” aka enough to meet all basic needs and the *Actual* cost of living is *Steadily Growing*!! That’s what happens in a country where Capitalism is regarded as more important than nearly anything else...the rich get richer & nearly everyone else gets poorer.😕😡 Something has got to change soon bc if not we are heading towards having extreme problems.😕 - Sorry. That’s my rant for the week.😂 Just so frustrating!🤷🏻♀️
@@roguewolf7053 I am not sure making crappy products is a tenet of Capitalism, but I totally agree that quality does not seem the priority. My refrigerator I bought in ‘94 lasted 25 years. It was still going strong until a dang rat chewed it’s refrigerant line in two. My new one was quite expensive and it is about 3 years old and has had the ice maker replaced three times! Kudos to you for finding a craftsman to make your yard tools. Most of mine are around 20 years old and still going strong. There seems to be a larger plan afoot to keep everyone in perpetual financial need due to always having to replace everything from coffee makers to washing machines.
@@lilolmecj & @Rogue Wolf - Yep, "The Love of money 🤑💰 is the root of all evil." My Frigidaire refrigerator ice maker quit right after 12 months. I'm just using my old ice trays again. Pfft! 😡 It's called Planned Obsolescence, link below. Too many corporations & their lobbyists, are in bed with government officials, & feeds the corruption of BOTH. We need our elected Legislators in Congress to fix/repeal the illegal laws & regulations they enacted. Fat chance of that. 🥺😡 They made corporate entities to be "persons," so they could donate (Bribe) 🤑💰 to the politicians' campaign funds. (& now OBiden is trying to order we the taxpayers pay Six times the amount of each politician's campaign fund donation received, by using govt funds!). The corporate lobbyists, foreign governments, & fake NGO Charities are giving bribes to the corrupt politicians company-paid meals, resort extravaganzas, cruises, family vacations, trips on corporate planes, commercial airline tickets, objects of high value, 💰🤑, Etc. Govt & Corporate people (often lawyers) have invented a different kind of "revolving door" when one working in the A Big Pharma corporate lawyer(s) get Congress to approve of their product or service (Ex. FDA approved a 'mandatory' vaccine. The Corp. lawyer goes to work for FDA, to write the regulations for the vaccine's use. BAD REACTIONS, DEATHS result. The lawyer writes FDA regulations for government SECRET FUND for govt. arbitrators to pay claims to victims. FDA establishes FUND that is taxes paid by us! Lawyer goes back to BIG PHARMA Corporation, to work the incoming victims' claim denials. IF the victims' have good lawyers, they'll eventually be shuffled off to FDA for govt. arbitration.) Think Monsanto + Bayer, Roundup, glyphosate, & victims' cases. Also, Made in China electronics, foods, Auto components, DRUGS study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-planned-obsolescence-definition-examples.html
Sweet lady. Please don't "Seriously Sandi" on yourself!! You have to understand: 1. that as a human you have limits. 2. when you push those limits things will happen (tying the barrier to the wrong part of the bunks). 3. your own self talk has the ability to make things better or worse. So when things go wrong, start using better self talk to set yourself up for success! Just saying! We love you, things happen, let it go! You know your family loves you either way - and we do too, so give yourself a break! Try, "I can do better, this won't happen again." Try, "It's dangerous to overspend my energy, I won't do that again." Try anything that makes you feel better - and sets you up for future success, and immediate relief.
I had a ewe (on a natural breed every year) giving birth to quads when she was 3,4 and 6 years old. It was a crazy girl but a good mom and so cheecky. I also really noticed how after lambing you could really see how much space those lambs took inside her. (and this with a 10 month old wool coat on) That girl had 2.75 lambs born a year and had 2.5 lambs reach weaning age. She had 8 lambings and we will never forget her :)
Me too! I find myself dreaming of one day having machinery lol I just have a little coop and starting goats in a tiny barn but it’s all pitchforks for me haha
I agree...it’s very satisfying to watch! A clean out compilation video would be nice! I get not putting all of it in her normal Vids as it makes them longer & not everyone is interested.
Before I retired I worked for 20 years with special need children 2-6 yrs old. We would have 10 to 12 children in class that would need diaper changing twice a day while at school. I always felt so comfortable for the children when they were all clean and dry I didn’t mind the diaper changing because I knew the children felt clean and ready to learn🤟🏼
"It is what it is" has been my mantra for quite a while now. Hopefully all will work out. Bella is the perfect name for the little darling. I did miss my Cinnamon fix. You will have to show her the next time. This group of babies is absolutely the best. So cute.
Ok for the winter breeding-if babies are coming early can you make a mini tarp barn type thing with some tarps that will allow you to keep the early group warmer? Because then you could bring heat in and the heat wouldn’t just float to the ceiling. there are some safe space heaters you could use. Don’t despair! There is a solution for every problem :)
That’s a really good idea. I have a tarp style high tunnel greenhouse that’s 12x12 and it stays warm inside. The only problem I can think of is if it condensates during the day. That might ice on the inside at night and drip water drops on the babies and bedding during the day.
Excellent thoughts!! Whether she uses this idea or not, it's giving her ideas that helps - because she knows the operation and what might and might not work!! Kudos stephloves, Beth McCormack and Serenity TV!
The thing is that the big barn she lambs in is a tarp barn, its not insulated, the problem is that its so cold outside that the barn cools off massively ass well... (it's Canada after all)
Sandi, I truly look forward to watching you every day. Opening my laptop is like opening a Christmas present! I cannot get enough! I live vicariously through you asI am in a wheelchair. Your videos transport me back in time to when I was a girl visiting my best friend's farm. Those were some of my favorite years, full of memories to last a lifetime. When I watch you I can recall the smells and I can almost feel the chill in the air...
I love how you can easily change and setup pens to fit the needs of your sheep depending on the time of year, lambing, sorting and everything else. I only found your channel last week and I know next to nothing about sheep or farming beyond what little information learned in school, reading, and now UA-cam, but I can tell that your sheep are very happy and well cared for. It is interesting to see how they interact with you and seek you out whenever you enter the barn. Noah is a perfect example and so cute to watch as he tries to talk to you and get your attention if you’re doing something else that doesn’t include him or you’re filming something and he is in the background talking up a storm in hopes that you will include him and give him snuggles.
Make some lamb warmers . A fifty gallon plastic drum with a large opening on one side . With an electric light fixture mounted on top . Can be portable , and set up on the side of the lambing pen . ..Put straw on the bottom ,or cut off the bottom and utilize the floor of the pen . Mom still gets to bond and feed her baby ....As soon as the lamb is dry and warm ,can be removed ....
I have thought several times about the boys breaking out of their area to be with the girls and closing the gate. I could not help but smile. The boys and the girls were ready to be together. I hope the new lambs will be a pleasure for you next year and that you do not lose any to death. Thank you for sharing.
You had a list for the culls and had to keep checking it when scanning the ewes. Somehow, my guess would be, you can put into the gallager that it is a cull, so when you scan it, it will pop up as cull automatically and save some time.
I'm a pet sitter and told a client's son one time that I really enjoyed picking up the dog poops in the yard. I find that relaxing. He told me that I needed to get a life. 😥
Welid Naffati used to be a race horse groom. I enjoyed mucking stalls every day. Not much in this life like seeing your animals fed, groomed, bandaged up in clean wraps, relaxing in clean, deep stalls😌
That little Bella is so adorable! And now the Billys' are a big brother. They are all so cute and just makes me smile,,, great ending to an off/bad day!!
The rams need there own barn. Your getting to old to man handle these big boys when they're is a problem. Take care of yourself, stay safe and healthy! Thank you for sharing :-)
Hi Sandi! Laughed out loud at the relentless ram ramming that ewe! 🐑🐏 and was rewarded for watching til the very end with the deer in the field! Love 💕 your videos! 🦌🦌
Sandi I have to fuss at you. Bella is so darn cute. And deserves loves. But Cinnamon is the sweetheart of the bunch and needs to be in ever video. I just love her sweet soul
@@sagecarr1838 That would be terrible. But it seems she could have kept Billy's sister OR the three Billys but not both without horrible consequences. So she kept the three Billys. And this lovely little Bella has the possibility to be a new member of the breeding herd with lovely descendants. A new herd queen!
I can’t be the only one who got excited when she said it was manure cleaning day, and then sad when she said she would only show clips! 😂 Satisfying and Ive literally watched you clean it a million times
Sandi, For my college Ag class I am supposed to find a tool to make better and design how to make it better. Can you give me some ideas of something you would like to be better made? Even something Mark or the kids would change about a tool?
You are brave, courageous, kind, and always learning how to improve in both your life and those around you. We are here in this world a short time. Thank you for your contribution to life.
Ewe are an awesome lady.. thank you for sharing your videos.they are such a relaxer for me.. I suffer with panic attacks and you're videos have helped me so much.so thank you Sandi . your Awesome
Hi Sandi, I don't have sheep. Or any animals ( not by my choice) but I really enjoy watching your videos. Your excitement is infectious and I really enjoy watching! Thanks
I don't know what y'all put in the water up there in Canada but all you women(you, Jess, Carissa, etc.) never shy away from hard work. I know we have a good, country, farm ethic down here in the US, but you ladies have it in spades. 👍👍👍
My sweet Sandi, you are always so hard on yourself. Nature is nature. We try to protect and care the best we can but you do your very best every day. Have a coffee and relax. Your biggest Colorado fan. 🥰🥰❣❣❣❣
Hi again SANDI Good stats with this group but I still do think the very best part is that things seem to flow better and with much less stress. Well nothing you can do about the breakout. Boys will be boys ya know lol!! You'll find out eventually and will have to make the best of it. Not the end of the world or something really tragic. Hope the weather would cut you some slack if necessary... Thx as always for sharing especially the close up of little Bella. Oh so cute and cuddly. Enjoy that extra morning sleep you can get now yay!!!!
You are amazing to keep so many things straight in your head. Tying a knot on wrong board seems like the least of mistakes a normal human would make. If that's your big error, you are superhuman to us mere mortals.
I understand u dont want the babies in the cold but don't beat urself up, I think ur amazing with ur ews & lambs they r so precious, I have learned a lot about sheep 🐑 bc of ur video's thank you.
Could you set up heat lamps for the winter or do a ventilated poly tunnel over the lambing pen to keep the heat in better during the winter but minimise condensation? Essentially like a mini version of the barn inside the barn, but with maybe the occasional heat source. I think bottle babies in the winter/early spring having a heat source from either a lamp or storage heater might be good as they can't snuggle up to mum for warmth. It would probably be more pleasant for you too to not be so cold!
Well vlog 360 kept you spinning for sure. Last lambs, mucking out, sheep shuffling, and the boys broke out. Plus great lambing numbers. Seems like a fitting array of activities for vlog 360. You are so very super human in all you do. Thank you for sharing your journey.
like we complain about manure videos🤣 when your cuddling Bella you hear a funny popcorn sound but you don't see jumping boys in the background so you might have just caught them as it happened🤷♀️ but your right even animals are children...when the noise level is diffrent they are up to something🤣 btw...when are you going to fix the mirror on the telehandler? you brike it with the bale of hay like forever ago🤔is it hard to find one?
You really are a rare breed my dear. Im amazed every time I watch your videos from your strength and determination . I thought something bad happened from the title so I stopped everything to watch it. I’m just glad it wasn’t too serious and you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it. We are human and entitled to make mistakes. No one is expecting you to be perfect. You run around most days like a chicken that lost its head. Lol! You need a real long vacay! You and the hubby should go away somewhere tropical for a couple weeks. I know that’s nearly impossible for farmers who have to keep the wheels turning at all times but after harvest and lambing, you need to take a break. I’ve seen stress take out strong men from executive positions that suffered and ended up developing into ptsd which some never recovered. My now ex at one time was the best thing in my life until she couldn’t handle reality after a time. It killed me cause I couldn’t do anything about it. Being totally helpless and being pushed away almost broke me entirely. I would have to remind her to take the some to smell the roses. Life isn’t worth continuously beating up yourself. Find a zen place to just zone out. Hope you guys have a great weekend,
Just saw you video on the garage cleanup. To make it so Banker boxes will stack you have to stop using grade 1 (staples/office depot/ any base level brand) and move up to grade 2 (the brand banker box) then you can stack 5 High as long as start in a wall corner, keep and use the Lid, and DON'T over pack the boxes.
An awesome video. Mistakes happen, don't linger on it, but grow from it, as I'm sure you will, as you always do. Bella is so precious, LOVE her name!!! Thanks for another awesome video. My days are complete with Sandi and her Sheep!!💕💕💕🐑🐑
Sandi, I was curious could Belle be the result of Billy's escape into the girls pen around 5 months ago ??? She's absolutely precious ! Praying that you got the naughty boys out in time. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. God bless
Most likely Billy Senior is her dad as well because he was used to breed part of this group but I dont think Sandy has specified if the mums breed matched that group. Probably the mum is recessive painted or has high pigmentation lines so it would be more likely the dad has to be painted to result in a painted lamb
I LOVE that you're naming the lambs that you're keeping! ❤️ How do you feel about naming Billy's mother? Perhaps we could have a naming contest, or you could bless her with a sweet name? 🐑🐄🐑 (I put in a cow, because of the color)
If they are pregnant. You could try getting heat lamps for them next year. It will mean cleaning the area to set it up so those lambs can be in that section to help safe thier lifes. Or bring them inside the house as a last resort. Just a thought.
Oh my gosh, I must've missed one because I'm just hearing the name Cinnamon! Love it and Bella too. I will be going back to find the missing vlog for sure!!! 💞🐑
I limbed out 50 ewes in open roofed three sided barn starting Jan 2 in the mountains of Colorado USA. I Put safe heat lamps in each bounding jugs. when the lambs and ewes were turned out to the large group I put several safe heat lamps in the creep feed area so the lambs could get warm but not the ewes you just have to check the expecting ewes every two hours round the clock. I lost no lambs or ewes due to the cold. Not easy but do able. Ps i am a women and I did it alone. I just slept camper in the barn. Thank goodness it only lasted two weeks.
Sandy these things happen. If they are actually going to lamb when it is super cold it would help to enclose a small area for warmth and improve their chances of survival. You have time between now and then. Good luck.
We had always to leave the hay whole winter. So the moisture goes down and they are always dry. At the and of winter it was half a meter high even higher. So they are always warm and dry. And in the corner a headlamp. I even slept on that and it's really warm and dry. It's only when it's not high the pee of the sheep and goats are going into the upper layer. But you always have to put new straw on top. They were always healthy big lambs. I find these lambs always very small. We had texel sheep.
Years ago we had an old car that had a wire coil that scraped the curb to let you hear/see when you were close enough to the curb. Wonder if there's not something similar you could put on your machine to let you know when you were close to the wall. We do the same in the garage. We hang a ball on a string and when the ball touches the windshield you know you are parked right.
Sandi. You make it look it fairly easy with your telhandler. Thank You for the videos. Be Careful with Farm Equipment Take Care of Your Self your sheep depend on you sharpness.
If you do get any lambing early, and weather is too cold, use a heat lamp for the lambs. Ours coped pretty well (am sheep breeder in UK) but occasionally like when we had beast from East, had snow coming in from all sides of the barn, I had to use heat lamps for couple of newborns. As long they dry quickly and get colostrum, you be surprise how tough the lambs can be. Your lambing % is good, well done!
It's got to be difficult knowing that eventually they will become lamb chops. I understand what how and why. It's just got to be hard and ewe don't seem desensitized. You're my favorite because you care
Why not buy a mount for your GoPro or get a cheap nest type camera & use it along with your tablet to allow you to see on your blind side? Just a thought🤷🏻♀️ Anything to help decrease shoveling!
Sometimes nature will find a way, regardless of our plans. Hang in there, you can’t control everything. Just do you best and keep on going. The black and white ewe lamb is very pretty and I can see why you are drawn to it.
Sandi, my son and I were out of town from 10-9-20 until 10-26=20, visiting family in Arkansas. So, I'm trying to get up-t0-date on videos. I don't know how you keep it all together as well as you do. Of course, I'm a lot older (75) and have severe spinal issues. I admire your work ethic and know that sometimes you just have to chill a little bit. Take care of yourself.
I love watching Carissa. She is determined not to look at the camera. Such an asset to your little sheep family.
That smile when.you let the rest of.them out i.said oh she sees Billy's baby little billie 💙 that smiles says it all lol
I admire you Sandi you are a very strong woman you are a Blessed woman thank you for sharing your life with us.
Sandy, you are the most darling Shepard that has ever been. So thoughtful and kind, so capable and strong. Be good to yourself.
NEVER LOOSE THAT FORK!! The new ones are junk. My husband and I always fight over who gets the old fork. Lol.
We actually got so tired of pitchforks, shovels & garden rakes breaking I contacted a guy we bought a shovel from at one of the local festivals a few yrs ago who hand makes the metal parts & uses extremely hard wood for handles which he cuts/shapes/seasons/treats himself. We bought 2 of everything...which wasn’t cheap...but I know someone who bought a shovel from this guy’s dad over 25yrs ago & it’s used heavily daily & looks brand new. They also guarantee their tools. So worth the investment if you can find someone who makes them using the old ways! My guy also includes a jar of the maintenance sealant to apply once or twice a year to the handles just using a cloth. My little great-niece actually left one of the shovel on the concrete behind our truck & my hubs backed over it while the truck was heavily loaded & other than a very light scratch from the rough concrete you can’t tell anything happened! Something similar happened with one of those I believe harden, reinforced synthetic shovel handles & it cracked & splintered badly. 🤷🏻♀️ I think these may last long enough to be passed down a few generations.
- I overheard someone tell my guy that he was “crazy” for making tools which last so long bc won’t make much money from repeat customers since they won’t need new tools. Which my guy said that “It’s wrong/immoral to intentionally make something which will break in hopes of selling more as replacements”. Which I 100% agree with! Im pretty sure tool & other companies now days purposely make tools/products which will break in just a few years. Just to help insure they keep making more money.😕🤷🏻♀️ If ALL or most manufactures of a product do the same thing by making a product that doesn’t last...not only does it mean people just accept that’s how long that product is “supposed” to last *AND* they can charge extremely inflated prices for any higher quality product they make guaranteed to last longer than the avg current tools.🙄 Even when the cost of making said product is no higher than the cost of the lower quality products they make!! Or *at least* any extra cost making the higher quality products is *far less* than the increase in consumer price. Capitalism strikes again!😒
I *get* wanting to make lots of money but...nowadays it seems like more & more companies are working together to actually *lower* the quality/longevity of various products across the board so that consumers both get used to/accepts that’s just how it’s supposed to be &/or just so consumers don’t have hardly any other options!!😡 IMO it’s morally wrong & bordering on theft when all the manufactures come together to essentially *cheat* consumers out of hard earned money by only producing low quality products! The same applies to sellers who agree to inflate prices for various items across the board!(gas prices are a good example!) If a fair amount of the extra generated profit was going to the workers...it wouldn’t be AS bad. But no...instead workers get less & less paid vacation/sick/maternity leave(esp compared to other countries!) & most companies try to not keep many longterm(thus higher paid) employees as it costs them less to constantly higher & train new employees at lower pay rates.
So it’s only those at the very top of such companies & their top investors which profit. Makes me sick!😡 It’s rapidly getting worse in the US meaning things both cost more & have to be replaced more often! Meanwhile the average income here only increases a tiny bit each year or so. The gap between what the US gov considers a “sufficient living wage/income” aka enough to meet all basic needs and the *Actual* cost of living is *Steadily Growing*!! That’s what happens in a country where Capitalism is regarded as more important than nearly anything else...the rich get richer & nearly everyone else gets poorer.😕😡 Something has got to change soon bc if not we are heading towards having extreme problems.😕
- Sorry. That’s my rant for the week.😂
Just so frustrating!🤷🏻♀️
@@roguewolf7053 I am not sure making crappy products is a tenet of Capitalism, but I totally agree that quality does not seem the priority. My refrigerator I bought in ‘94 lasted 25 years. It was still going strong until a dang rat chewed it’s refrigerant line in two. My new one was quite expensive and it is about 3 years old and has had the ice maker replaced three times! Kudos to you for finding a craftsman to make your yard tools. Most of mine are around 20 years old and still going strong. There seems to be a larger plan afoot to keep everyone in perpetual financial need due to always having to replace everything from coffee makers to washing machines.
@@lilolmecj & @Rogue Wolf - Yep, "The Love of money 🤑💰 is the root of all evil." My Frigidaire refrigerator ice maker quit right after 12 months. I'm just using my old ice trays again. Pfft! 😡
It's called Planned Obsolescence, link below.
Too many corporations & their lobbyists, are in bed with government officials, & feeds the corruption of BOTH.
We need our elected Legislators in Congress to fix/repeal the illegal laws & regulations they enacted. Fat chance of that. 🥺😡
They made corporate entities to be "persons," so they could donate (Bribe) 🤑💰 to the politicians' campaign funds. (& now OBiden is trying to order we the taxpayers pay Six times the amount of each politician's campaign fund donation received, by using govt funds!).
The corporate lobbyists, foreign governments, & fake NGO Charities are giving bribes to the corrupt politicians company-paid meals, resort extravaganzas, cruises, family vacations, trips on corporate planes, commercial airline tickets, objects of high value, 💰🤑, Etc.
Govt & Corporate people (often lawyers) have invented a different kind of "revolving door" when one working in the A Big Pharma corporate lawyer(s) get Congress to approve of their product or service (Ex. FDA approved a 'mandatory' vaccine. The Corp. lawyer goes to work for FDA, to write the regulations for the vaccine's use. BAD REACTIONS, DEATHS result. The lawyer writes FDA regulations for government SECRET FUND for govt. arbitrators to pay claims to victims. FDA establishes FUND that is taxes paid by us! Lawyer goes back to BIG PHARMA Corporation, to work the incoming victims' claim denials. IF the victims' have good lawyers, they'll eventually be shuffled off to FDA for govt. arbitration.)
Think Monsanto + Bayer, Roundup, glyphosate, & victims' cases.
Also, Made in China electronics, foods, Auto components, DRUGS
study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-planned-obsolescence-definition-examples.html
Right they don't carry
Sweet lady. Please don't "Seriously Sandi" on yourself!! You have to understand: 1. that as a human you have limits. 2. when you push those limits things will happen (tying the barrier to the wrong part of the bunks). 3. your own self talk has the ability to make things better or worse. So when things go wrong, start using better self talk to set yourself up for success! Just saying! We love you, things happen, let it go! You know your family loves you either way - and we do too, so give yourself a break! Try, "I can do better, this won't happen again." Try, "It's dangerous to overspend my energy, I won't do that again." Try anything that makes you feel better - and sets you up for future success, and immediate relief.
Julie Enslow- Well said. We can all learn from that. We love Sandi no matter what little errors occur.❤️😊
@@kathyintraining5720
I can only speak for myself - but she is so amazing it always surprises me when I see proof of humanity. I am a fan!
I had a ewe (on a natural breed every year) giving birth to quads when she was 3,4 and 6 years old. It was a crazy girl but a good mom and so cheecky. I also really noticed how after lambing you could really see how much space those lambs took inside her. (and this with a 10 month old wool coat on) That girl had 2.75 lambs born a year and had 2.5 lambs reach weaning age. She had 8 lambings and we will never forget her :)
Hi Sandi! I like it when you include the pen cleaning in the vids. I find it satisfying to watch. Wish I were there to volunteer. Cheers!
Hello from Idaho, Yes, I agree with you 100%. I don't know why I guess it's just like you said, "satisfying" to watch.
Me too! I find myself dreaming of one day having machinery lol I just have a little coop and starting goats in a tiny barn but it’s all pitchforks for me haha
I agree...it’s very satisfying to watch! A clean out compilation video would be nice! I get not putting all of it in her normal Vids as it makes them longer & not everyone is interested.
Before I retired I worked for 20 years with special need children 2-6 yrs old. We would have 10 to 12 children in class that would need diaper changing twice a day while at school. I always felt so comfortable for the children when they were all clean and dry I didn’t mind the diaper changing because I knew the children felt clean and ready to learn🤟🏼
"It is what it is" has been my mantra for quite a while now. Hopefully all will work out. Bella is the perfect name for the little darling. I did miss my Cinnamon fix. You will have to show her the next time. This group of babies is absolutely the best. So cute.
Ok for the winter breeding-if babies are coming early can you make a mini tarp barn type thing with some tarps that will allow you to keep the early group warmer? Because then you could bring heat in and the heat wouldn’t just float to the ceiling. there are some safe space heaters you could use. Don’t despair! There is a solution for every problem :)
That’s a really good idea. I have a tarp style high tunnel greenhouse that’s 12x12 and it stays warm inside. The only problem I can think of is if it condensates during the day. That might ice on the inside at night and drip water drops on the babies and bedding during the day.
Excellent thoughts!! Whether she uses this idea or not, it's giving her ideas that helps - because she knows the operation and what might and might not work!! Kudos stephloves, Beth McCormack and Serenity TV!
The thing is that the big barn she lambs in is a tarp barn, its not insulated, the problem is that its so cold outside that the barn cools off massively ass well... (it's Canada after all)
The babies are adorable. The Holstein and black babies are especially pretty. From Minnesota Sandi to Canada Sandi have a great day.
Watching Kenzie in fast-motion while you rearranged pens was hilarious!
Her name is Kinsey
Sandi, I truly look forward to watching you every day. Opening my laptop is like opening a Christmas present! I cannot get enough! I live vicariously through you asI am in a wheelchair. Your videos transport me back in time to when I was a girl visiting my best friend's farm. Those were some of my favorite years, full of memories to last a lifetime. When I watch you I can recall the smells and I can almost feel the chill in the air...
I love how you can easily change and setup pens to fit the needs of your sheep depending on the time of year, lambing, sorting and everything else. I only found your channel last week and I know next to nothing about sheep or farming beyond what little information learned in school, reading, and now UA-cam, but I can tell that your sheep are very happy and well cared for. It is interesting to see how they interact with you and seek you out whenever you enter the barn. Noah is a perfect example and so cute to watch as he tries to talk to you and get your attention if you’re doing something else that doesn’t include him or you’re filming something and he is in the background talking up a storm in hopes that you will include him and give him snuggles.
Been with you for almost 2 yrs, just love seeing the lambs! Your such a good momma to them all!👋😁💕🙏
Make some lamb warmers . A fifty gallon plastic drum with a large opening on one side . With an electric light fixture mounted on top . Can be portable , and set up on the side of the lambing pen . ..Put straw on the bottom ,or cut off the bottom and utilize the floor of the pen . Mom still gets to bond and feed her baby ....As soon as the lamb is dry and warm ,can be removed ....
I think I've seen something like that for kids/baby goats on a bigger scale. Good idea 👍
I have thought several times about the boys breaking out of their area to be with the girls and closing the gate. I could not help but smile. The boys and the girls were ready to be together. I hope the new lambs will be a pleasure for you next year and that you do not lose any to death.
Thank you for sharing.
You had a list for the culls and had to keep checking it when scanning the ewes. Somehow, my guess would be, you can put into the gallager that it is a cull, so when you scan it, it will pop up as cull automatically and save some time.
So sorry Sandi. Don’t beat yourself up over it. Whatever happens you will handle it when it comes. You are the Queen of Sheep and don’t forget that! 👑
Actually it's relaxing for me seeing you cleaning out the manure. i know. I'm weird.
not weird at all😁
Me too...cause it's not me doing it!! Lol...but really it is satisfying to see the lanes cleaned and bedded!
I'm a pet sitter and told a client's son one time that I really enjoyed picking up the dog poops in the yard. I find that relaxing. He told me that I needed to get a life. 😥
Welid Naffati used to be a race horse groom. I enjoyed mucking stalls every day. Not much in this life like seeing your animals fed, groomed, bandaged up in clean wraps, relaxing in clean, deep stalls😌
@@auntmaryspals7978 I like cleaning the dog poops, too. It is like bad Easter Egg collecting.
Bizarre how satisfying it is to watch you shoveling up “poo”. And as always, so impressed and envious of your work ethic! 😍
Sandi, you make farming and cleaning the barn look so easy!!! Makes me want to get into farming.
That little Bella is so adorable! And now the Billys' are a big brother. They are all so cute and just makes me smile,,, great ending to an off/bad day!!
I think your plans of renovating the cow barn for housing the boys might be moved up the schedule now.
Ya know I'm wondering too if removing the boys will actually help fertility rates, because hormones? More interesting when you never see it anymore ;)
The rams need there own barn. Your getting to old to man handle these big boys when they're is a problem. Take care of yourself, stay safe and healthy! Thank you for sharing :-)
Hi Sandi! Laughed out loud at the relentless ram ramming that ewe!
🐑🐏 and was rewarded for watching til the very end with the deer in the field! Love 💕 your videos! 🦌🦌
the antics of your dog are fun to watch! love your channel
Sandi I have to fuss at you. Bella is so darn cute. And deserves loves. But Cinnamon is the sweetheart of the bunch and needs to be in ever video. I just love her sweet soul
I LOVE the pen cleaning videos. I am OCD enough that I get a charge out of taking it from dirty to spotless. Great job!
Awww it looks like cinnamon is at the left wanting your attention!!! She is SO ADORABLE and also Bella!!!! They have just stolen my heart!!! 💗💗💗🐑🐑🐑💗💗💗
Nope! Or I hope not, the mama is Billy's sister!
@@sagecarr1838
That would be terrible. But it seems she could have kept Billy's sister OR the three Billys but not both without horrible consequences. So she kept the three Billys. And this lovely little Bella has the possibility to be a new member of the breeding herd with lovely descendants. A new herd queen!
I can’t be the only one who got excited when she said it was manure cleaning day, and then sad when she said she would only show clips! 😂
Satisfying and Ive literally watched you clean it a million times
Our buck busted in with the ladies that weren't on my breeding plan this year. I feel your pain.
Deep litter is also the warmer. The fertilizer underneath is decaying and quite warm. I love the clean outs.
Sandi, For my college Ag class I am supposed to find a tool to make better and design how to make it better. Can you give me some ideas of something you would like to be better made? Even something Mark or the kids would change about a tool?
You are brave, courageous, kind, and always learning how to improve in both your life and those around you. We are here in this world a short time. Thank you for your contribution to life.
Ewe are an awesome lady.. thank you for sharing your videos.they are such a relaxer for me.. I suffer with panic attacks and you're videos have helped me so much.so thank you Sandi . your Awesome
They opened the gate and shut it behind them! Hahaha that is so funny 🤣
To us, yes! She has visions of potential problems....
Too bad you couldn't just put Vaseline on the gate post...it works
on kids a home They never figure it out! Lol
Thank you for being so transparent and honest. Love the channel. Keep the content coming. I look forward to the VLOG’s every day.
Hi Sandi, I don't have sheep. Or any animals ( not by my choice) but I really enjoy watching your videos. Your excitement is infectious and I really enjoy watching! Thanks
You take so much time moving lambs and Reed left to right and right to left. Exhausting to even watch the energy you use daily. Kudos to you
That depends who you ask , the rams think you FINALLY STARTED LISTENING :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol!!
Lol 🤣😂🤣
I don't know what y'all put in the water up there in Canada but all you women(you, Jess, Carissa, etc.) never shy away from hard work. I know we have a good, country, farm ethic down here in the US, but you ladies have it in spades. 👍👍👍
Sorry for the mess up. But it will be ok! Praying for you and all your babies! Love you, Sandi, take care! And don’t worry!
My sweet Sandi, you are always so hard on yourself. Nature is nature. We try to protect and care the best we can but you do your very best every day. Have a coffee and relax. Your biggest Colorado fan. 🥰🥰❣❣❣❣
Tough break and everyday can be full of surprises, oh joy. I enjoyed your AG Chicks interview, very interesting. Good luck
Hi again SANDI
Good stats with this group but I still do think the very best part is that things seem to flow better and with much less stress.
Well nothing you can do about the breakout. Boys will be boys ya know lol!! You'll find out eventually and will have to make the best of it. Not the end of the world or something really tragic. Hope the weather would cut you some slack if necessary...
Thx as always for sharing especially the close up of little Bella. Oh so cute and cuddly. Enjoy that extra morning sleep you can get now yay!!!!
Don't be too hard on yourself. You are so exhausted after lambing. And you have helped Mark also.
You are amazing to keep so many things straight in your head. Tying a knot on wrong board seems like the least of mistakes a normal human would make. If that's your big error, you are superhuman to us mere mortals.
I adore that little black Lambie. So pretty.
I understand u dont want the babies in the cold but don't beat urself up, I think ur amazing with ur ews & lambs they r so precious, I have learned a lot about sheep 🐑 bc of ur video's thank you.
Well Sandy there’s one thing I can honestly say about you. You handle your 💩 on the regular. 😂 Glad to see you smile more these last few videos.
Could you set up heat lamps for the winter or do a ventilated poly tunnel over the lambing pen to keep the heat in better during the winter but minimise condensation? Essentially like a mini version of the barn inside the barn, but with maybe the occasional heat source. I think bottle babies in the winter/early spring having a heat source from either a lamp or storage heater might be good as they can't snuggle up to mum for warmth.
It would probably be more pleasant for you too to not be so cold!
Well vlog 360 kept you spinning for sure. Last lambs, mucking out, sheep shuffling, and the boys broke out. Plus great lambing numbers. Seems like a fitting array of activities for vlog 360. You are so very super human in all you do. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Baby lambs are the best! Not when it’s cold like you are afraid of but... you’ll have to take them in the house and keep them warm, or not!
Great work Sandi! 💙 Sheep
like we complain about manure videos🤣
when your cuddling Bella you hear a funny popcorn sound but you don't see jumping boys in the background so you might have just caught them as it happened🤷♀️ but your right even animals are children...when the noise level is diffrent they are up to something🤣
btw...when are you going to fix the mirror on the telehandler? you brike it with the bale of hay like forever ago🤔is it hard to find one?
Sandi and Mark have been a bit busy with harvest and lambing. Probably fixing a mirror is not on the top of the list.
You really are a rare breed my dear. Im amazed every time I watch your videos from your strength and determination . I thought something bad happened from the title so I stopped everything to watch it. I’m just glad it wasn’t too serious and you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it. We are human and entitled to make mistakes. No one is expecting you to be perfect. You run around most days like a chicken that lost its head. Lol! You need a real long vacay! You and the hubby should go away somewhere tropical for a couple weeks. I know that’s nearly impossible for farmers who have to keep the wheels turning at all times but after harvest and lambing, you need to take a break. I’ve seen stress take out strong men from executive positions that suffered and ended up developing into ptsd which some never recovered. My now ex at one time was the best thing in my life until she couldn’t handle reality after a time. It killed me cause I couldn’t do anything about it. Being totally helpless and being pushed away almost broke me entirely.
I would have to remind her to take the some to smell the roses. Life isn’t worth continuously beating up yourself. Find a zen place to just zone out.
Hope you guys have a great weekend,
She's the Bella of the Ball!
Don't forget the cinnamon baby!! Does anyone know? Is that a ewe or ram lamb?
@@julieenslow5915 the cinnamon is a ewe
@@negilaorjustella772
Oh GOOD! Thank you!!
GOOD MORNING SANDY 🤗🙋🏽♀️HAPPY TO SEE YOUR VLOG ON MY BREAK .
Just saw you video on the garage cleanup. To make it so Banker boxes will stack you have to stop using grade 1 (staples/office depot/ any base level brand) and move up to grade 2 (the brand banker box) then you can stack 5 High as long as start in a wall corner, keep and use the Lid, and DON'T over pack the boxes.
So sweet with those black around the eyes. I also like to see those black and white babies.
Sandi iLOVE how you explain everything I am addicted to your Chanel xxxx
An awesome video. Mistakes happen, don't linger on it, but grow from it, as I'm sure you will, as you always do. Bella is so precious, LOVE her name!!! Thanks for another awesome video.
My days are complete with Sandi and her Sheep!!💕💕💕🐑🐑
The whistle when Christa was whistling cracked me up. Love your video.
Glad I got my Sandi fix before the hurricane today. Thank you for bringing sunshine on a cloudy day.
Sandi, I was curious could Belle be the result of Billy's escape into the girls pen around 5 months ago ??? She's absolutely precious !
Praying that you got the naughty boys out in time.
Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe.
God bless
Good question. Xz
She seemed to be expecting painted lambs, so probably not.
Nope I think that the mama is Billy's sister
@@sagecarr1838 Billy's sister was sent off to market to prevent inbreeding.
Most likely Billy Senior is her dad as well because he was used to breed part of this group but I dont think Sandy has specified if the mums breed matched that group. Probably the mum is recessive painted or has high pigmentation lines so it would be more likely the dad has to be painted to result in a painted lamb
I LOVE that you're naming the lambs that you're keeping! ❤️ How do you feel about naming Billy's mother? Perhaps we could have a naming contest, or you could bless her with a sweet name? 🐑🐄🐑 (I put in a cow, because of the color)
Every time I watch you clean your barn I get compost envy....future soil you absolutely could not buy...
If they are pregnant. You could try getting heat lamps for them next year. It will mean cleaning the area to set it up so those lambs can be in that section to help safe thier lifes. Or bring them inside the house as a last resort. Just a thought.
FWIW, I love watching the manure clean out. xx
Sometimes the best laid plans get waylayed! Just relax and go with the flow. You are a very good herds-woman!
And right now, a very tired one, and tired people make mistakes. No worries.
Flockmaster!!!
@@w056007568 ok Flock-Mistress!!!!
Let's get technical--Shepherdess!!!!
I think it's super satisfying to see the time lapse of the manure cleanup
Oh my gosh, I must've missed one because I'm just hearing the name Cinnamon! Love it and Bella too. I will be going back to find the missing vlog for sure!!! 💞🐑
I hadn't heard Cinnamon either until reading these comments
I limbed out 50 ewes in open roofed three sided barn starting Jan 2 in the mountains of Colorado USA. I Put safe heat lamps in each bounding jugs. when the lambs and ewes were turned out to the large group I put several safe heat lamps in the creep feed area so the lambs could get warm but not the ewes you just have to check the expecting ewes every two hours round the clock. I lost no lambs or ewes due to the cold. Not easy but do able. Ps i am a women and I did it alone. I just slept camper in the barn. Thank goodness it only lasted two weeks.
Sandy these things happen. If they are actually going to lamb when it is super cold it would help to enclose a small area for warmth and improve their chances of survival. You have time between now and then. Good luck.
Bella has a natural smile. What a sweetheart.
So funny to watch your dog. He/she should be so exhausted at the end of the day. She must run miles every day!
I have been told that sheep manure is very good compost for gardens.The guy that leases my landlord's place is lambing now (January) in Oregon.
We had always to leave the hay whole winter. So the moisture goes down and they are always dry. At the and of winter it was half a meter high even higher. So they are always warm and dry. And in the corner a headlamp. I even slept on that and it's really warm and dry. It's only when it's not high the pee of the sheep and goats are going into the upper layer. But you always have to put new straw on top. They were always healthy big lambs. I find these lambs always very small. We had texel sheep.
Years ago we had an old car that had a wire coil that scraped the curb to let you hear/see when you were close enough to the curb. Wonder if there's not something similar you could put on your machine to let you know when you were close to the wall. We do the same in the garage. We hang a ball on a string and when the ball touches the windshield you know you are parked right.
Sandi.
You make it look it fairly easy with your telhandler. Thank You for the videos. Be Careful with Farm Equipment Take Care of Your Self your sheep depend on you sharpness.
Sandi, you are FIERCE!!
If you do get any lambing early, and weather is too cold, use a heat lamp for the lambs. Ours coped pretty well (am sheep breeder in UK) but occasionally like when we had beast from East, had snow coming in from all sides of the barn, I had to use heat lamps for couple of newborns. As long they dry quickly and get colostrum, you be surprise how tough the lambs can be. Your lambing % is good, well done!
p.s. don’t beat yourself over the rams breaking in! Enjoy catching up sleep!
Seeing your videos always makes my day! ❤️🐑🐏❤️
My 2 year old granddaughter loves your sheep videos, so do I.
They are all so healthy and happy. Bella stole 💓 and all.
Whats done is done sandi, all we can do is try and learn from any mistakes xx
Love the name bella for her. She's so beautiful.
It's got to be difficult knowing that eventually they will become lamb chops. I understand what how and why. It's just got to be hard and ewe don't seem desensitized. You're my favorite because you care
16:34 The sheep who was chewing on the handle of the shovel 😍 so cute
Ms Bossy Brock ~~~~creative use of sound ~~~musical ear ~~~ deep well of talent ~~~
Don’t be so hard on yourself❤️ we are all meant to screw up👍
Good day to reconsider the old cow barn for those boys!
These vlogs make my day💗💕❤️
Why not buy a mount for your GoPro or get a cheap nest type camera & use it along with your tablet to allow you to see on your blind side? Just a thought🤷🏻♀️ Anything to help decrease shoveling!
Sometimes nature will find a way, regardless of our plans. Hang in there, you can’t control everything. Just do you best and keep on going. The black and white ewe lamb is very pretty and I can see why you are drawn to it.
Sandi, my son and I were out of town from 10-9-20 until 10-26=20, visiting family in Arkansas. So, I'm trying to get up-t0-date on videos. I don't know how you keep it all together as well as you do. Of course, I'm a lot older (75) and have severe spinal issues. I admire your work ethic and know that sometimes you just have to chill a little bit. Take care of yourself.
Don’t beat yourself up. You always do your best and that’s all you can ask of yourself
Bless you Sandi you do so much
No matter the terminology, you are great!