Housing Sheep Ahead Of Schedule

This video is about housing sheep before the planned date for pregnancy scanning due to weather problems and ground conditions. We run a batch of ewes into the shed with little helpers on hand. I hope you enjoy the video, if you do please give us a like and hit the subscribe button.....

[@robertmcdermott241]

Great looking flock .It pays to look after the thorbred just like a woman

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks Robert...👍

[@sheiladuncan1027]

I haven't used the electric netting fence because I can't afford it, so let me tell you what I did. I bought 100 ft. rolls of 2 ft. tall poultry netting and strung it between a top wire and a bottom wire on the plastic fence poles. It carries a current just fine. It gives a visual barrier to the animals, and if one tries to push their head under it the bottom wire will zap them good. For my permanent posts I sank a steel fence post in the ground at both ends of the run, and slid a sleeve of plastic sewer pipe over it to anchor the wires and pull them tight. Yes, it can still be a bit bulky to move, but the poultry netting wants to coil back up if you release the tension, so the job is a bit easier than plastic netting. Another thing I like about it is that it is that while it does a great job containing animals, it also does a fantastic job of keeping out dogs, fox, and other annoyances ! I haven't lost a single duck chicken, goose, or goat since putting mine up.

[@sheepschool365]

It sounds like a pretty good idea. Anything to keep foxes and dogs out is great. Thank you...👌

[@kiwifruitpoo]

The kids were well paid!

[@sheepschool365]

Amazing what a few sweets can do...😜

[@willieclark2256]

Electric netting is great once it's up, but otherwise it's just a net to catch itself and idiots like myself.

[@sheepschool365]

I believe sheep are good at getting tangled up in it alright....

[@paulthompson8467]

Your sheep are in great fettle you must be getting alot of profit out of the farming to pay such highly skilled staff they did a great job ps I know what you mean about the lamb prices we sold the last of ours last night 50kgs £118 wished I had sold them as stores in November and no meal🤔

[@sheepschool365]

Farming really is a gamble. We keep lambs a little bit longer and hope for a price rise that may never come....

[@inganjikelana2561]

If you wanna be a farmer, you have to be poor 😂😂😂

[@sheepschool365]

It's a very funny statement for a 5 year old....🤣

[@inganjikelana2561]

@@sheepschool365 soo adorable.. thank you for your videos 🙌

[@bdtv4520]

Hi brother how are you?

[@sheepschool365]

Great. Glad you enjoy the videos 👌

[@S_Eglington]

I'm looking to put up a small shed. It will be interesting to see your system. Interesting to see that digger attachment in work too.

[@sheepschool365]

I will make a video on the shed when all the ewes are housed in a few weeks. Well spotted, the digger attachment will feature in the near future too...👌

[@1fiatman]

Great to see the young ones out helping 👍😂

[@sheepschool365]

I doubt they'll be as keen in 10 years time....🤣

[@Coolcronan]

Moneymakers ....You have to have a sense of humour at this job.
The help is great..

[@sheepschool365]

🤣 Farming is much easier when you can have a laugh about it....

[@garymadden2656]

Great video ah you got great helpers there happy new year to all 👌

[@sheepschool365]

Glad you enjoyed video 👍
Happy new year!

[@patrickmurphy6847]

😊

[@jmurray236]

What breed of ewes and rams you running?

[@sheepschool365]

I will make a video on the type of ewe I'm running and why they're working in the very near future...👌

[@damienmckenna1192]

Brilliant I was wondering what breeds ur running

[@DJC995]

Nice Video made moving sheep look easy muck fork on the digger nice shed Thanks again

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you... glad you enjoyed it...👍

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Nice

[@robbiemcauley9418]

Can ye do a quick video on you're stock rams
ie best traits
Ease of lambing etc

[@sheepschool365]

Good idea Robbie. I will make video on rams in the near future. The performance recording definitely highlights any issues with rams...

[@patrickheaney5871]

Great to see the young ones helping grandad, while you were having the life of Riley in the jeep 🤣🤣great video and happy new year to ye all sheep farmers.

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you 👍

[@gerrybrown]

Christ you have a load of sheep, they are looking well too!

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you...😀

[@johnhealy6260]

Very good quality flock.

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you...👌

[@cianmccarthy5965]

Love your flock like the white face sheep any for sale

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks Cian, will have later on in the year round August/September..

[@bdtv4520]

i all times see your video

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@tingo101]

Is it a concrete floor below the straw? How do you prevent it from getting wet?

[@sheepschool365]

Yes solid concrete floor with no drains. A new layer of straw is added every couple of days. Soaks up the wet..

[@wendyrowland7787]

Oh boy, what a mess, because of our own health issues, we didn’t take in any tack sheep. Too much hassle freeing their heads stuck in the stock net. Very much the best decision for the pasture.

[@sheepschool365]

All this rain definitely makes it more difficult...

[@robbiemcauley9418]

A Solar powered track machine?

[@sheepschool365]

It's definitely a fair weather machine 😜

[@Oldgit-]

Great video 👍

[@sheepschool365]

Glad you enjoyed it👍