No, I do not live in a rural setting. Have never owned sheep. Did have a Border Collie growing up who herded us and every other thing that moved. But this is just the BEST series. I had no idea about breeds of sheep, so this is terrific. Really appreciate the information about the breed and their wool. And then the shearing is fascinating
My sister had a sheepdog who herded the massive number of squirrels that lived in their heavily wooded backyard. I think it’s a deeply Ingrained behavior.
I Have a question Do you think it’s possible for other animals besides dogs to learn herding skills? I know there are Guardian dogs , but what about another species like 🐖 a la Babe who actually herded pigs. I know that it’s a child ‘s story but I have always wondered
One pound for that fleece? I spin yarn and would LOVE to have a variegated fleece like this one to play with. If you spin it “in the grease” THEN wash it and knit a sweater you could spend your winter looking like Full Montey lol . I love it
The subscription man was so unexpected. Love the editing. Thanks for the laugh, pal! By the way, this is another extremely pretty sheep breed and I'm grateful you always include the breed's information before you start the shearing process. Great video!
I looooove your straight up shearing videos. I was watching at the beginning and thinking "Those sure do look like my Jacobs, but without horns, and there's something else..." and then you mentioned the texel, and I could see it! Then you mentioned that they're great for future breeding stock, or the dinner table, and I have to say that yesterday I finally, after two years of having sheep, cooked and ate home-grown meat. My family didn't think I would be able to do it. They said I'd be too soft. And they might have been right, if my 3 year old wether (who, I think, had an undescended testicle, so was half castrated, half not) decided to go from being one of the most sweet animals I owned ... I was thinking of teaching him to pull a cart he was that sweet and obedient and loved to be around people.... to turning into a murderous devil. One day I was checking on the ewes to see if they were planning to *ever* have their lambs, and he suddenly decided he hated my guts. A 150 lb animal, armed with four horns, two of them 24 inches long and pointing straight forward like a dual set of unicorn horns.... that was terrifying. I first realized things were going sour when he backed up and then launched himself at me. I grabbed his horns as he was fixing to ram me, and thus only got shoved off my feet. But the next 10 minutes was a fight to stay alive. He kept coming at me, and I kept him from killing at me by a mixture of screaming at him and confusing his charges, ducking behind the trim chute, and finally grabbing one of my lambing jug panels leaning against the barn. Not that it was much of a barrier. I thought he was getting food aggressive, maybe, and I put him in the summer pasture (about 12 inches deep in snow at the moment) and brought him a bale of hay to put under one of the trees with some bare ground. (It's not set up for overwintering animals)..... and he sniffed at the hay, and then turned on me again. This time I had the hay sled I'd used to bring hay into the pasture. So I didn't have a big fight. But 5 days later, he departed on his way to freezer camp. Yesterday I had what the amateur butcher I "employed" marked as filet mignon. Very tasty. But now I have just the ram, my seven ewes, and two lambs so far. No wether to keep the ram company, so he's trying to breed the girls who are massively pregnant. And my wether, before departure, managed to tear the bell off the ram. (who has far more impressive armament). Luckily, one of the first two lambs is a gorgeous boy, but he'll sell as a stud, so he won't be a wether to hold back. I'm torn between wanting all my lambs to be breed-perfect so I can sell them all as breeding stock, and wanting one little ram lamb who is not up to the breed standard, so I can wether him. But... I realized that it might be cool to get a Blue Faced Leicester wether, if anyone has one to sell, or an American Valais Blacknose. Sorry..... I got chatty. If you read this far, thank you!
Thanks; interesting story! 🙏 I don’t blame you one bit for eating that murderous wether. I hope he’s delicious! I wonder how the flavor of his meat compares to the usual meat breeds’ flavor. I buy ground lamb from a local butcher shop who gets their lamb carcasses from our land grant university’s sheep research program. Probably they’re run-of-the-mill meat breeds like Suffolk. I’m just guessing here… 🤔
@@susangrande8142 I don't really have any other mutton to compare my wether to, but I can compare him to other meat I've had. I'd say that the top sirloin and the shoulder chops I've had so far have been some of the best meat I've ever ever ever consumed. I feel like I honor the memory of the animal I loved before he turned murderous best by putting his carcass to use. I coulda just euthanized him immediately, but I waited until we could process the carcass. Half went to the processor, and I kept half.
What beautiful sheep! I’m so thankful they are treated with kindness and care and love. He’s so trusting…God bless all farmers who treat their animals with love. So good to see. :)
Most sheep have "magic" button on their butt. When they are on that button they are very calm. My Icelandic on the other hand...... that 1 struggles and really doesn't have a butt button 😄😉
I think that wool would make some smashing yarn. Dyed a natural purple dye you'd have purple and black to knit into a sweater. I am so tired of people getting upset that we are putting micro plastics into our water systems but they don't then value natural wool (or even cotton) that doesn't shluff off non biodegradable plastic microfibers when washed. Cammy you've got me thinking about making a little cottage industry LOL
Yes, thank you so much for uploading another sheep shearing video! It's always so lovely to watch these beautiful beasts get shorn. My personal favourite being the one where George, the valais blacknose ram, was shorn. But I really enjoyed this one, too! Love and support to your channel! :)
Cammie, your videos have become my favorite sheep video in the UK. Sandi Brock is still top shepherdess! But you are amazing. These Dutch spotted sheep are incredible. He reminds me of my favorite Holstein cows!
I don’t have any sheep, but I just enjoyed listening to you. Honestly, I didn’t even know there were different breeds of sheep. I’ve never thought about it. Your a master of your trade.
That is one handsome sheep breed! I knew about Jacobs and Texels, but never heard of Dutch Spotted breed before. I can see both the Jacob and the Texel in them! 👍 As a hand spinner, I’d find their wool to be lots of fun to spin into yarn! ETA: wow, what a great job shearing him!! 😍 A spinner would LOVE to get that fleece! All sheared in one mass! Bravo, Mister Shearer!! 😃
This is my second time watching this shearing. I just love the variety of sheep breeds. I believe a fiber artist would love to spin Full Monty's wool into a lovely yarn and work it into a beautiful garment.❤
There are some Jacobs Sheep here too as well as Shetlands who come in black, white. brown, fawn and spotted versions. There is also a color pattern called English Blue with a black base white teardrops by the eyes and from the shoulders to the hips they progressively get grayer. I had some brown English Blues too. Some even had spotting as well.
I really enjoyed that, it’s great to see it all in real time and he is a beautiful ram. I’d vote for Portland, a friend of mine had some and they were beautiful honey coloured sheep.
I really hate how we have forgotten the value of natural fibers. My “green” daughter was shocked to hear that most synthetic material comes from fossil fuels. Of course, everything has to come from something natural to start. I hope we dump synthetics and get back to nature soon.
But after collecting the wool it has to be processed using fossil fuels in order to mass produce it. I do believe I haven’t seen many women carding, spinning and weaving by hand these days lol. And wool is only good in cold weather. Itches like hell on your skin
Love the random 'subscribe' sign holder dude. Classy. Also, these may be my favorite sheep breed so far. I'm in no way knowledgeable about sheep, so all I'm judging on is what's visually appealing to me, and these are lovely. Big fan.
You continue to amaze me with your sheers and how you manage the sheep. Unlike other shearers on UA-cam, you sheer the wool close enough to the skin so there aren't any 2nd cuts or nicks.
Back when I was eleven years old (1974) I was in 4H I got to show a Suffolk ram through a co-op with local farmers. "Peetie" was much bigger and stronger than me, but because I worked with him from when he was a lamb he was gentle and sweet. We even had to flip them up to show the judge their manhood and I remember him being taller than me when sat on his bum! Your "show sheep" pose reminded me of those days.
I’m from the United States and I don’t see much of this action here, but I deeply appreciate you taking a step-by-step, showing us how to shield a sheep. We deeply appreciate your service.
Now I absolutely love watching so satisfying and you do a great job but at the same time I look out the window at my own sheep that look like I have attacked them with a blunt lawnmower and I want to cry and laugh at the same time 🤣😭🤣...
Wow, he is so gorgeous, love his markings! Reminds me of a Dalmatian! I love learning about the breeds of sheep on your channel, I had no idea how many there are!💕🇨🇦
This was a great video. Many thanks and best regards to you from South Africa
Beautiful pattern of the wool!
What an honor to be chosen to shear such a valuable animal.
The most beautiful sheep ever known I must say! Breathtaking!
Monty was a true gentleman. What a fabulous looking animal & looked even better post shearing. Job well done.
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Very beautiful
His wool is beautiful!
Damn your like a magician!! Started with a sheep and ended with a cow!! Woooww! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No, I do not live in a rural setting. Have never owned sheep. Did have a Border Collie growing up who herded us and every other thing that moved. But this is just the BEST series. I had no idea about breeds of sheep, so this is terrific. Really appreciate the information about the breed and their wool. And then the shearing is fascinating
I know the feeling after my summer buzz haircut.looks like a little Holstein.
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My sister had a sheepdog who herded the massive number of squirrels that lived in their heavily wooded backyard. I think it’s a deeply Ingrained behavior.
I Have a question Do you think it’s possible for other animals besides dogs to learn herding skills? I know there are Guardian dogs , but what about another species like 🐖 a la Babe who actually herded pigs. I know that it’s a child ‘s story but I have always wondered
One pound for that fleece? I spin yarn and would LOVE to have a variegated fleece like this one to play with. If you spin it “in the grease” THEN wash it and knit a sweater you could spend your winter looking like Full Montey lol . I love it
Hi, Would be able to shear a marino sheep or a Jacob sheep? Love your videos. Watching from Ottawa Canada 🇨🇦.
What do you mean spin it in the grease?
@@gritsteel3225 Just a guess, but perhaps it means still full of lanolin?
The subscription man was so unexpected. Love the editing. Thanks for the laugh, pal!
By the way, this is another extremely pretty sheep breed and I'm grateful you always include the breed's information before you start the shearing process.
Great video!
Cammy you are one of the best shearers! You cut and don’t leave streaks.
I looooove your straight up shearing videos. I was watching at the beginning and thinking "Those sure do look like my Jacobs, but without horns, and there's something else..." and then you mentioned the texel, and I could see it! Then you mentioned that they're great for future breeding stock, or the dinner table, and I have to say that yesterday I finally, after two years of having sheep, cooked and ate home-grown meat. My family didn't think I would be able to do it. They said I'd be too soft. And they might have been right, if my 3 year old wether (who, I think, had an undescended testicle, so was half castrated, half not) decided to go from being one of the most sweet animals I owned ... I was thinking of teaching him to pull a cart he was that sweet and obedient and loved to be around people.... to turning into a murderous devil. One day I was checking on the ewes to see if they were planning to *ever* have their lambs, and he suddenly decided he hated my guts. A 150 lb animal, armed with four horns, two of them 24 inches long and pointing straight forward like a dual set of unicorn horns.... that was terrifying. I first realized things were going sour when he backed up and then launched himself at me. I grabbed his horns as he was fixing to ram me, and thus only got shoved off my feet. But the next 10 minutes was a fight to stay alive. He kept coming at me, and I kept him from killing at me by a mixture of screaming at him and confusing his charges, ducking behind the trim chute, and finally grabbing one of my lambing jug panels leaning against the barn. Not that it was much of a barrier. I thought he was getting food aggressive, maybe, and I put him in the summer pasture (about 12 inches deep in snow at the moment) and brought him a bale of hay to put under one of the trees with some bare ground. (It's not set up for overwintering animals)..... and he sniffed at the hay, and then turned on me again. This time I had the hay sled I'd used to bring hay into the pasture. So I didn't have a big fight. But 5 days later, he departed on his way to freezer camp. Yesterday I had what the amateur butcher I "employed" marked as filet mignon. Very tasty. But now I have just the ram, my seven ewes, and two lambs so far. No wether to keep the ram company, so he's trying to breed the girls who are massively pregnant. And my wether, before departure, managed to tear the bell off the ram. (who has far more impressive armament).
Luckily, one of the first two lambs is a gorgeous boy, but he'll sell as a stud, so he won't be a wether to hold back. I'm torn between wanting all my lambs to be breed-perfect so I can sell them all as breeding stock, and wanting one little ram lamb who is not up to the breed standard, so I can wether him. But... I realized that it might be cool to get a Blue Faced Leicester wether, if anyone has one to sell, or an American Valais Blacknose.
Sorry..... I got chatty. If you read this far, thank you!
Thanks; interesting story! 🙏 I don’t blame you one bit for eating that murderous wether. I hope he’s delicious! I wonder how the flavor of his meat compares to the usual meat breeds’ flavor. I buy ground lamb from a local butcher shop who gets their lamb carcasses from our land grant university’s sheep research program. Probably they’re run-of-the-mill meat breeds like Suffolk. I’m just guessing here… 🤔
@@susangrande8142 I don't really have any other mutton to compare my wether to, but I can compare him to other meat I've had. I'd say that the top sirloin and the shoulder chops I've had so far have been some of the best meat I've ever ever ever consumed. I feel like I honor the memory of the animal I loved before he turned murderous best by putting his carcass to use. I coulda just euthanized him immediately, but I waited until we could process the carcass. Half went to the processor, and I kept half.
@@LadyLithias 👍 that actually sounds like a nice way to honor him. I’m guessing you raised him from a lamb.
Great story. I'm glad you survived. Hormones can be hell!
Sheep lady from Australia, those fiesty males can be dangerous, just protecting his ladies!
What a handsome fella. Imagine if every sheep was as cooperative as this guy?! Your job would be a breeze! Good luck in the shows Fullmonty!
What beautiful sheep! I’m so thankful they are treated with kindness and care and love. He’s so trusting…God bless all farmers who treat their animals with love. So good to see. :)
Agree!
Most sheep have "magic" button on their butt. When they are on that button they are very calm. My Icelandic on the other hand...... that 1 struggles and really doesn't have a butt button 😄😉
Wow! what a beautiful sheep!!!
Or should I say handsome?
BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED SHEAR! no second cuts which is so important to anyone who will be spinning this boy's wool. Congratulations! and well done
I think that wool would make some smashing yarn. Dyed a natural purple dye you'd have purple and black to knit into a sweater. I am so tired of people getting upset that we are putting micro plastics into our water systems but they don't then value natural wool (or even cotton) that doesn't shluff off non biodegradable plastic microfibers when washed. Cammy you've got me thinking about making a little cottage industry LOL
What a beautiful ram. You did great work! Amazing!
What a beauty! Love this handsome breed! Sheep shearing is such fun to watch! Thanks for sharing! He'd make a great pet!
What a magnificent boy. I love the spotted look. Enjoying this channel Cammy.
Oh my gosh! Monty is sooooo cute! He almost looks like a miniature cow! Love him! 😍
What a handsome boy, shorn or no. Excellent shearing skills.
Gorgeous ram. Well done!
Yes, thank you so much for uploading another sheep shearing video!
It's always so lovely to watch these beautiful beasts get shorn. My personal favourite being the one where George, the valais blacknose ram, was shorn.
But I really enjoyed this one, too! Love and support to your channel! :)
Wow. What a gorgeous ram. The girls must love him. And what babies he must throw. 🥰🥰
Beautiful ram, gorgeous coloring.
He’s beautiful!!
That is one of the most gorgeous sheep I've ever seen! And you do a fine job!
I didn't realize there are so many cute breads of sheep. Great job!
Really love the Dutch Spotted. A herd on spring grass is a stunning thing.
Cammie, your videos have become my favorite sheep video in the UK. Sandi Brock is still top shepherdess! But you are amazing. These Dutch spotted sheep are incredible. He reminds me of my favorite Holstein cows!
You make it look easy. Great job.
Beautiful ram. 💕
I don’t have any sheep, but I just enjoyed listening to you. Honestly, I didn’t even know there were different breeds of sheep. I’ve never thought about it. Your a master of your trade.
Lovely work…thank you for treating him so gently and respectfully ❤️
What a handsome ram.
What a gorgeous sheep. Good Job
What a cool looking sheep! So pretty
What a light hand you have. You handled him so softly. Beautiful fleece he had.
That is one handsome sheep breed! I knew about Jacobs and Texels, but never heard of Dutch Spotted breed before. I can see both the Jacob and the Texel in them! 👍 As a hand spinner, I’d find their wool to be lots of fun to spin into yarn! ETA: wow, what a great job shearing him!! 😍 A spinner would LOVE to get that fleece! All sheared in one mass! Bravo, Mister Shearer!! 😃
Ahh such a beautiful fleece! As a spinner, I am jelly of the spotted fleece and that sheep is so gorgeous, before and after. What a good boy!
This is my second time watching this shearing. I just love the variety of sheep breeds. I believe a fiber artist would love to spin Full Monty's wool into a lovely yarn and work it into a beautiful garment.❤
You were very nice to go back and tidy up. Nice job!!!
What a beautiful sheep! Well done shearing him Cam!
Great shearing. Beautiful sheep!
I never saw any sheep like these before. Here in the states, I'm used to seeing black or white sheep, but not spotted like this..He's just beautiful!
There are some Jacobs Sheep here too as well as Shetlands who come in black, white. brown, fawn and spotted versions. There is also a color pattern called English Blue with a black base white teardrops by the eyes and from the shoulders to the hips they progressively get grayer. I had some brown English Blues too. Some even had spotting as well.
Great production on this Cammy
Fascinating! Monty is adorable. I love your accent.
I really enjoyed that, it’s great to see it all in real time and he is a beautiful ram.
I’d vote for Portland, a friend of mine had some and they were beautiful honey coloured sheep.
Cammy he is gorgeous! I didnt know about this channel. Never saw it before. Hope I see it again. 😁👍
What beautiful colors this breed has!
His colourings are amazing. ❤️🇦🇺🏴
Wow Cammy what a gorgeous sheep thanks for the video so interesting
Wow, I've never seen that breed before, they look great.
He is nothing short of stunning!
That sheep was a real beauty. Calm and steady all while looking regal.
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Informative VDO 👍 excellent 🙏🤝
Beautifully colored sheep!
Hi from Arizona! This may sound stupid but I wish that he was in a zoo somewhere. Everybody should get to enjoy his beautiful spots .
Great job. So gentle
I've never seen sheep like this, they are beautiful!
Full Monty is not only a star … he was royalty!
Beautiful sheep!
I love his colouring, he looks so alert and healthy
I really hate how we have forgotten the value of natural fibers. My “green” daughter was shocked to hear that most synthetic material comes from fossil fuels. Of course, everything has to come from something natural to start. I hope we dump synthetics and get back to nature soon.
If people raising alpaca and llama's have their way, synthetic will be gone asap.
@Sally Greimes 4:07 sẽ😊❤😊
And microscopic bits of it are in all our water now. Very sad the way the Earth is treated.
🐑🐏 yes we need to do a ewe turn😂
But after collecting the wool it has to be processed using fossil fuels in order to mass produce it. I do believe I haven’t seen many women carding, spinning and weaving by hand these days lol. And wool is only good in cold weather. Itches like hell on your skin
Love the random 'subscribe' sign holder dude. Classy.
Also, these may be my favorite sheep breed so far. I'm in no way knowledgeable about sheep, so all I'm judging on is what's visually appealing to me, and these are lovely. Big fan.
What a beautiful breed🤩
Monty is such a well behaved and stunning ram!
Whatever you sheer, I'll be happy. I see such beautiful sheep!
Gorgeous markings.
You had me there cammy I thought why the heck is he going there especially with what is going on, I didn’t even know we had a Moscow in Scotland 😊
You continue to amaze me with your sheers and how you manage the sheep. Unlike other shearers on UA-cam, you sheer the wool close enough to the skin so there aren't any 2nd cuts or nicks.
Excellent job, Beautiful sheep, 🤩
Back when I was eleven years old (1974) I was in 4H I got to show a Suffolk ram through a co-op with local farmers. "Peetie" was much bigger and stronger than me, but because I worked with him from when he was a lamb he was gentle and sweet. We even had to flip them up to show the judge their manhood and I remember him being taller than me when sat on his bum! Your "show sheep" pose reminded me of those days.
Great video Cammy as always 👌
Beautiful fleece. What a handsome boy!
I’m from the United States and I don’t see much of this action here, but I deeply appreciate you taking a step-by-step, showing us how to shield a sheep. We deeply appreciate your service.
Great job Cammy! 🐨👍
He is such a good boi!!
Monty's marking revealed at 3:09 really looks like a border collie!
A boy Cammy another good video 👍.
What a cracking sheep he is, looked unreal after shearing. He'd look superb tidied up for a show.
You have stunning curly hair like the sheep. I love to have your kind of hair. Thank you for sharing how to shear the sheep.❤
While some comments admire the sheep, I find your skill and attitude more commendable. Greetings from Wisconsin, USA.
What a beautiful sheep.❤
He’s beautiful ❤
He seems to love getting sheared!
Now I absolutely love watching so satisfying and you do a great job but at the same time I look out the window at my own sheep that look like I have attacked them with a blunt lawnmower and I want to cry and laugh at the same time 🤣😭🤣...
What a stunning fleece. Any home spinner would love this fleece
So cool! I passed it up at first but the algo showed it again. I said aw why not another? Cool spotted one.
Wow😍 he is a pretty boy ❣️
Come to Western Australia and we will find you a couple of Merinos to shear! All the best, Annie
Such a pretty sheep.
Love your work with sheep.
That is so cool, I've never seen a spotted sheep
That sheep is so cute. I want one
That is a beautiful animal! Thank you for sharing I love your videos! Keep them coming!!!!! Take care👍🏻
Wow, he is so gorgeous, love his markings! Reminds me of a Dalmatian! I love learning about the breeds of sheep on your channel, I had no idea how many there are!💕🇨🇦
Actualy, he looks like a cross between a dalmatian and a holstein. Gorgeous animal!
What a beautiful sheep! His markings were intense.
Oohh what a beautiful breed!!
That was the most creative subscribe message I have ever seen. I'll at least give you a like for it :)
Theyre so cute!