Don't ever stop being you. You are a strong, funny and big hearted woman and that's what has drawen us to you. Tell the negative Nancys to get to stepping.
@Any One In the best run places there is death. If you don't like seeing that than maybe you need to not watch any kind of show that has animals. How do you figure they are being killed? How many Human mothers do you know go thru their pregnancies and die in the end? It's horrible that there is death at the same time there is or should be life but there is no need to be negative or rude.
I'm a retired lawyer and know nothing about raising sheep. But I do know this, you are doing fine. If you price your life for perfection you will never be happy. I like the baby sheep too. They are so cute.
I hope you mentor young people sir. Your kindness, education and knowledge of the human condition can be translated to those who need to be taught compassion. God Bless you and your family.
@@jennivanrooyen5963 Well, yes...they are a food source. The fact that they are raised with the utmost care and their health & welfare are priority doesn't change anything.
I needed this video. Miracle rescue and then happy healthy babies out of Big Mama. My cat Poppy crossed the rainbow bridge today, I really needed some better news and sweet babies.
I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I'm glad she had someone in her life who cared for her & who will miss her. Everyone should have that in their lives.
Driving down a highway and seeing a tranquil, beautiful farm like yours, I had never realized how much work and stress is happening. This is amazing to watch.
WTG, Big Mama! I was sure she was going to have at least 6 lambs. Every time I see you deliver lambs, Sandi, I think of James Herriot's stories of delivering lambs in the Yorkshire cold, and how chapped his arms would get. Let's hear it for barns, heat, and OB gloves!
I was just thinking the same thing. The bucket of cold water, the hard bit of soap, yet he delighted in sorting out the puzzle of feet, butts, and heads.
I love your sheep and lambs. Everything is so interesting. My oldest daughter, Starlene had a bunch of goats. My 2 grandchildren loved the goats. They were allergic to cows milk. I love the taste of goats milk. God bless you.
Here is something that I use for my puppies to keep them warm on a trip to the vet. It is a disk that heats in the microwave and stays warm for a long time. It is called a Snuggle Safe Pet bed Microwave Heating Disk. This would be ideal for you to warm up a lamb as it doesn’t use electricity and can be used with a wet animal. Of course you want to warm up a chilled animal slowly but this stuffed under your jacket would work perfect for heat delivery directly to the lamb. Amazon carries them.
As a vet tech those are always on our wish list.Sometimes they are the ticket for kittens found cold !! I've even used them for injured wildlife going to a rehabber.
Can any vet tech or animal caregiver shed some light on this for me... have a question re:farm animals. As an RN, I'm quite familiar with giving dextrose, etc. But when prepping the solution for the baby lamb injection, after drawing the dextrose, she seemed to then also draw water from the bucket into the syringe. However, the bucket and water was clearly NOT STERILE. How is that safe to injection non-sterile fluids into an animal. Is that not an issue?
I am not familiar with veterinary care for farm animals but in pet veterinary care that would never happen! Not saying it is not possible, animals can take a lot more than one would think but having the dog drink out of the bucket and then injecting it... Idk. I wouldn't do it, especially because some sterile saline literally costs a few cents. Also wielding the open needle around like that.... Well. She is not a vet, it obviously worked so its okay. But would never happen in a professional setting
At first I thought baby sheep with cold mouth was in a shopping cart, till I realized it was a metal crate . Shows how much I know ...lol. You brought the baby back to life right in front of our eyes . Just found your channel and have to say, Your one of the most compassionate farmers\ breeders I've ever seen . 💞
The reason you are stressed is love. You love all your animals with all your heart and when one is not right it hurts you. Your doing your best and still learning. Keep up the great work!
Just remember: we do not learn and grow when we are comfortable. It is in the times that we are forced to experience sadness, stress and anxiety when we learn the most, grow and become an even better version of ourselves. Your doing great. Just keep on truckin'!!
Exactly! A mentor once told me there is an important distinction between discomfort and pain. Pain is unnecessary and should be avoided. Being uncomfortable however is normal and is part of growing and learning.
Sandi saves a frozen lamb and then says in the next scene I feel like I’ve not accomplished anything today…you just saved a lamb I was so excited when I saw her drinking from the bottle.
I can see why you love your sheep so much. You have a big caring heart for your animals. I can tell you do everything you can to save them. Lambing season is so great watching those lambs jump around and play is so heart warming.
You can tell she is not feeling well, but she still tries to take care of the babies in front of her while you work on her backside. What a good momma.
Phew, thank God. She's been on my mind for a couple weeks now. We are cow/calf, and it has been heartbreaking watching this lambing. There are just years that are like this though. If not calving, and caesarians or pulls, we had our favourite 1st calf heifer hit by lightening. Lost a bull to what the vet thought was an aneurism, lying in the sun looking happily asleep. We couldn't believe it. Some years leave you walking around in a daze. Others are so fulfilling and rewarding it gives you faith and satisfaction in your many efforts
Oh, I'm SO happy for Big Mama! May she continue to recover in good health! Your little heater baby, is adorable! How great you were able to save her! Way to go!! 💕😊💕
So happy that little lamb revived 😊! Looking forward to seeing or hearing how much Big Mama’s babies weighed 😃. Yay! You had some venting time off🤣! Plus, some definite wins 👍🏻! We all need those😊. Thank you for sharing peeks into your life Sandy, take care 💗🤗!
In your metal crate, even a blanket over the top open to the heater only, will really help. I'm nursing sick chickens atm. Heat, and honey saved them, This is not a critique, please don't think it is, I just have loads of experience bringing cold dead things back into warm alive things on my farm.
Holy sheep!! Those are HUGE triplets!! So thankful you were able to help Big Mama!!! Way to go, Sandi! Definitely a great start to the week!!! So happy for you!
I don't know if I am imagining but the sense of compassion to what you do is incredible. You put 110% into your operation and me being an x farmer certainly does appreciate the effort that I see forth. Here in Northern Alberta, calving is going strong and spring is in the air. Cheers!
I’m so glad that little lamb responded to the sucrose injections! It’s so sweet. And I can’t believe the size of Big Mama’s three lambs! I just knew she was gonna have five! Great job Sandy!
Sandy, I so feel for you. When we were raising cattle my husband had a "rule" No calf no stay. I thought it was horrible, But when I sat down and put a pencil to things, 11 months of feed, medicine and all that goes with it, the bottom line is that it is a business not a charity. Anyone that doesn't pull their weight has to go. If you can prove that it is a feed issue and adjust accordingly that is one thing but if you can't isolate those that aren't pregnant it doesn't make dollars and sense to keep them. Better to cut your losses and at least get something from them. You are doing a GREAT job in a difficult situation. God bless
You are one tough cookie Sandi! You deal with the emotional rollercoaster of losing lambs and ewes to bringing back babies from the brink like it's just a normal thing. I would be a blubbering crybaby throwing in the towel the first time something went wrong. I take my wool cap off to you girl!!
Thank you for showing us the babies jumping and playing. With what is going on in the world your videos give me hope. I’m so happy the little one made it.💕💕🙏🙏🇺🇸
KISS: Keep it simple sweetie. We can only walk one step at a time. You do that better than most of us do. You have the resources and you know how to use them. Sometimes the results are not what you want. You are getting better at letting things go. You are a very gutsy lady. I am so glad I adopted you as a friend. Be well!
Just remember you’re a grand and beautiful human being, trying to do right by what you do. That’s all anybody can do Sandi! Enjoy all your hard work. Your videos are awesome. Love watching the little lambs jump around. Taking two days off a week would be such a blessing. But farmers can’t do that. You are appreciated.👍👍❤️
My granddaughter watches With me I loved watching the lambs she says they look like popcorn just hopping around there so they look like giant popcorn machine and the lambs pop pop pop all over it’s her favorite part she’s absolutely in love with the lambs you do such an amazing job you’re so inspiring to others keep up the good work we love you
I was huge on my first son, they thought I was having twins. So he was born & weighed 7lb 8oz so not huge. Consultant told me that I had "disappearing twin syndrome "
Thank you for the phone call to alert me to Big Mama's labor! (LOL) I would have thought five, but am glad she had three good lambs. Maybe she needs a diuretic for getting rid of some of that fluid.
Jess at Roots & Refuge Farm in Arkansas had a goat kid stuck on her farm and it's head was extremely swollen. She saved the 2 kids....I was so glad she didn't give up. I told her you have some incredible videos where your lambs survived being stuck and she shouldn't give up! :)
your assistant was watching right up close. And then tried to help. Pull the skin so you get between the skin and internal cavity. You do a great job. YEA!!!!! She is going to be just fine. Dextrose is an amazing drug. You go girl. Sorry about the dead ones.
Hey Sandi, thank u for giving me tips, insight and courage to go for this. This night I helped deliver my first lambs on our smallholding here in Norway. Quads!! All alive and well🐏🐑🐑🐑
Sandi I am so impressed how you get through the difficulties that you have and the support you get from Jess and Mark and not forgetting carissa. watching your vlogs has helped me get through the lockdown we have had here in the UK. It great to see all the new life coming into the world. I hope things improve over the next few weeks and you have lots of more healthy lambs. best wishes for the future and a less stressful life
Sandi, when drawing fluids from a medicine bottle, typically you draw air into the syringe, and then push that air into the medicine bottle, then pull out the liquid. For example, if you are going to give 10 cc, you'd pull 10 cc of air, inject that into the bottle and then draw out 10 cc of the liquid/medication. Makes it easier.
I didn’t read the comment and think they meant any harm. Tone is really hard to read over text like this. Just from experience putting air into the bottle really does make it a lot easier. If it’s a new bottle you don’t have to do it it may even be more difficult to inject air in because it’s already pressurized but the more you’ve taken out the harder it will be if you don’t start injecting some air back in just to equalize things.
Honestly, as long as you make sure you don't have any air bubbles and that you aspirate before injecting it doesn't matter how you get there. Definitely know where you're coming from though! I've had a few hand workouts trying to draw fluids without breaking the syringe seal. Probably just a weakling. 😂
@@frankincense9365 I could have definitely made use of that advice on various occasions over the years. I'll remember it now if I ever have to do it again.
I love watching the expressions on your face when you are nursing the little ones especially just watching the video of the dextrose treatme that you just gave. I was really tense waiting for it to start sucking it so awesome
Right there with you Sandi... The lack of Sleep and the Brain overload has definitely set in. Sadly I’ve also had a horrible lambing group this go round. It’s been a heart breaking year to say the least. I hope things turn around for you and you get more answer as you dig further into your data! Love your videos
Thank you for being so transparent and open about your operation. Was dealing with pregtox myself and thanks to you I was able to save the mom and her triplets. Once again thank you and keep up the great work.
I’m so happy the little one made it after shots and warmed up. I was cheering as she started sucking that bottle. Lol 😂 Big momma only 3? She looked like she was carrying a classroom! 😂🤣 good job 👍🏻
I just discovered this channel yesterday and can’t quit watching. Glad I found it just in time for Big Mama’s delivery! I can tell you are an awesome shepherd!
Well done on saving that lamb! So sweet when the stars aline and you save one so close to death. That is a huge accomplishment. Wow those three are huge, no wonder mom was so enormous!
I work on the farm that has sheep. But yours is a mega sheep farm. I’ve always loved sheep and lambs. You’re so good to them and you have such a beautiful spirit Sandi.
You’re doing a great job. You’ve gone through a lot of unknowns this season but you’ve learned a lot. Don’t be hard on yourself. I love watching your videos.
Such a relief for Big Mama to deliver! She was so enormous and so many ewes were having difficulty, I worried! But no problem! Glad you were there though Sandi, carrying so much and all large lambs, you being there gave her a fighting chance!
Great end to your stressful few days. So glad you were able to save the one you had in your office. Big mama sure like she was going to give you more. Sandi so glad you went with your feelings and were able to help deliver those babies. God bless you from Michigan USA 🇺🇸
WOW!!! I was sure she had 5 babies in there. They are three big babies though!!! Sandi, I just have to tell you what a wonderful person you are, you have such a big heart and when it comes to your lambs when they aren't doing well, you can really see just how big it is!! God bless you.
Not an opinion. Not a suggestion. Just sending you some love from Gold Coast of Australia 🇦🇺 You’re a woman moving mountains, you’re full of live and a childlike happiness and curiosity. You are smashing the glass ceiling and I really admire your strength. (Emotional, physical and mental)I’m glad you have a support circle which is working for you. Your smile never fails to spread from your heart to your mouth and beam right out of your eyes. I have a mad crush on all you do! Thank you for your time.
Weird question, Sandy, could you do a video of all the cute lamb shots of silly, snuggling, and lambpede times, etc for at least an hour? That would be great therapy.
I have never been around sheep or lambs but did have dairy goats. Just 2 and when we freshened them they each had 3 little kids and oh my gosh! They were just so adorable, sweet and i never tired of watching them jump and leap! I did stop milking and let babies have all the milk. It was a wonderful experience for my children and myself. Watching your ewes and their little ones brought back special memories. Thank you for sharing the magic that happens in your barn!
I'm new here Sandi but I was watching the new lambs hop around and laugh until I cried. Bcuz I have a 4 month pup that I helped birth. He definitely my heart. But he was born in the middle of the coldest part of the winter.So he didn't get to go outside until he was about 3 and half months. He when he first stepped on the grass is hop just like that and still does sometimes. It just brought that day back for me.And that was a good day.. Your doing an awesome job.🐕🦺🐑
Funny - i started to post a comment the other day, asking if "Double-Wide" had delivered yet. Had it half-typed & canceled it because i didn't want my nick-name for her to be seen as ....'uncharitable.' I caved today & used it in another comment but i'm SO glad to see someone thought along the same lines! _Albeit_ i _do_ realize mine's a bit more...'crass.' As an old OB nurse, i woulda soundly reamed anyone i heard talking about a gravid uterus that way, but i couldn't help it: THAT was her name in my head... Of course, we should remember the camera adds five pounds.. I can't wait to see how much each of her babies weighs!
I love the lamb (daycare) bottle pen! I would fall in love with all of them. I know it's business but, it's amazing to watch you help deliver those beautiful babies and then they must leave. 😔
Big Mama has a lump. :( It's wonderful that Little Nugget made it. Congrats to Big Mama and Little Nugget! And congrats to you too Sanid! Always going that extra mile.
@@samanthaclarke3422 Was it there? I thought just off of her armpit but then again, some of the time I need a longer look to figure out what I am looking at.
Yeah! I saw that too and i musta said something about it to Sandi _three_ times! But she was busy pulling that second one, so i guess she didn't hear me....From Missouri's bootheel...
Well finally BIG MAMA had her lambs, what big ones they are, had my goodness. The little lamb you brought back from the brink is so adorable. You truly know your business, don’t doubt yourself further. I have heard you say you have a tight knit circle of friends to get your advice from, trust in those friends, and your vets. Love your videos!
Big Mama with 3 awesome all healthy plus you saved one ! And the 3 thumbs down..get a freaking life! Just go away and do the come back to this channel. The love for your sheep is amazing! The love of farming and ranching you and your husband have is a joy to watch! God Bless
"I feel like I've got nothing accomplished" yeah, sooo lazy... just saved a dying lamb... that's all! (teasing, obviously!) You are great at what you do, we love your passion!
I truly admire you, I myself could never breed any kind of animal, only because I would never be able to get rid of them. At that given point in time everyone would call me the animal hoarder.
Wow, I swear I thought Big Momma had 5 at least. But those babies were huge. That first lamb on Saturday looks like a Kala. So cute and congrats on saving the one baby. You needed a win 😍
Omg...the lambs are so stinking cute 😍 I would not get any work done because I would be in the pen playing with them lol. I so admire you for your compassion, your bravery for sharing your life. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.
Thanks for sharing the flow chart! As much as I wish I could say I never need it, we have had a rough year here as well. So wonderful that you saved that lamb. Looks like you got a win just when you needed one. I know everyone is hurling info at you, and I am sorry to ad to it. When we have goats that miss a breeding I don't put them in the very next group, I give them that time on dry feed to loose some of the extra body fat.
Hi sandi glad to see she's okay after that bless nd I had to report a comment on here it wound me up that much if you don't like what u see don't watch its so simple #stopthehaters#
Found your channel about 4 days ago and have been on a binge! I am a city girl for 74 years and am astonished! Thank you for educating me with your humor and your tears.
Don't ever stop being you. You are a strong, funny and big hearted woman and that's what has drawen us to you. Tell the negative Nancys to get to stepping.
Agree 100%
Yes yes yesss
@Any One shut you leave if you can't handle it
Perfectly said! ♥️
@Any One In the best run places there is death. If you don't like seeing that than maybe you need to not watch any kind of show that has animals. How do you figure they are being killed? How many Human mothers do you know go thru their pregnancies and die in the end? It's horrible that there is death at the same time there is or should be life but there is no need to be negative or rude.
I'm a retired lawyer and know nothing about raising sheep. But I do know this, you are doing fine. If you price your life for perfection you will never be happy. I like the baby sheep too. They are so cute.
I'm not a lawyer but I wish her herd had open space land to move and run so she wouldn't face difficulty laboring the sheep.
@Edward Beazley - Very well stated, & oh so true! 🤔💕
I hope you mentor young people sir. Your kindness, education and knowledge of the human condition can be translated to those who need to be taught compassion. God Bless you and your family.
Yet you are still happy to eat their flesh.
@@jennivanrooyen5963
Well, yes...they are a food source. The fact that they are raised with the utmost care and their health & welfare are priority doesn't change anything.
I needed this video. Miracle rescue and then happy healthy babies out of Big Mama.
My cat Poppy crossed the rainbow bridge today, I really needed some better news and sweet babies.
So sorry for your loss. It’s like losing a child when they leave us.
@@samanthaclarke3422 thank you
Sending you healing thoughts. ❤ It's so hard losing our animals.
I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I'm glad she had someone in her life who cared for her & who will miss her. Everyone should have that in their lives.
Mind you they do come back to visit us spiritually as I’ve experienced It takes a while and tears so a big hug sent from me. Lots of love. Julie 💁♀️💕
Driving down a highway and seeing a tranquil, beautiful farm like yours, I had never realized how much work and stress is happening. This is amazing to watch.
WTG, Big Mama! I was sure she was going to have at least 6 lambs. Every time I see you deliver lambs, Sandi, I think of James Herriot's stories of delivering lambs in the Yorkshire cold, and how chapped his arms would get. Let's hear it for barns, heat, and OB gloves!
I was just thinking the same thing. The bucket of cold water, the hard bit of soap, yet he delighted in sorting out the puzzle of feet, butts, and heads.
"The bucket of cold water, the hard bit of soap". That's enough to bring back all the stories!
I’m going to have to read those books again, I only focused on the horses!
@Sufiya H. Darn, I was hoping for better...just not into the drinking (or swearing)
Those little lambs are so cute. I love the way their little tails waggle really fast when they are feeding. 🐑🐑🐑
Seeing all the little lambs bouncing around is just the absolute cutest thing!
I love your sheep and lambs. Everything is so interesting. My oldest daughter, Starlene had a bunch of goats. My 2 grandchildren loved the goats. They were allergic to cows milk. I love the taste of goats milk. God bless you.
Time stamp 13:58 I just keep going back to them. I just adore them sweet but goofy babies. 💜💚💜💚💜
Yeah❤️👍
I love how you talk to the mommies and encourage them. The ewes are so calm and trust you implicitly
Here is something that I use for my puppies to keep them warm on a trip to the vet. It is a disk that heats in the microwave and stays warm for a long time. It is called a Snuggle Safe Pet bed Microwave Heating Disk. This would be ideal for you to warm up a lamb as it doesn’t use electricity and can be used with a wet animal. Of course you want to warm up a chilled animal slowly but this stuffed under your jacket would work perfect for heat delivery directly to the lamb. Amazon carries them.
As a vet tech those are always on our wish list.Sometimes they are the ticket for kittens found cold !! I've even used them for injured wildlife going to a rehabber.
Another vet tech here👍 those things are literal lifesavers
I have one tucked in my covers as I watch 😀
Can any vet tech or animal caregiver shed some light on this for me...
have a question re:farm animals. As an RN, I'm quite familiar with giving dextrose, etc. But when prepping the solution for the baby lamb injection, after drawing the dextrose, she seemed to then also draw water from the bucket into the syringe. However, the bucket and water was clearly NOT STERILE. How is that safe to injection non-sterile fluids into an animal. Is that not an issue?
I am not familiar with veterinary care for farm animals but in pet veterinary care that would never happen! Not saying it is not possible, animals can take a lot more than one would think but having the dog drink out of the bucket and then injecting it... Idk. I wouldn't do it, especially because some sterile saline literally costs a few cents. Also wielding the open needle around like that.... Well. She is not a vet, it obviously worked so its okay. But would never happen in a professional setting
At first I thought baby sheep with cold mouth was in a shopping cart, till I realized it was a metal crate . Shows how much I know ...lol. You brought the baby back to life right in front of our eyes . Just found your channel and have to say, Your one of the most compassionate farmers\ breeders I've ever seen . 💞
The reason you are stressed is love. You love all your animals with all your heart and when one is not right it hurts you. Your doing your best and still learning. Keep up the great work!
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Cindy Campbell she's so passionate and i love that , hope you saying safe ?
Omg 13:58 time stamp. I could watch them babies play, gallop & buck around all dang day. I love them sweet babies.
Just remember: we do not learn and grow when we are comfortable. It is in the times that we are forced to experience sadness, stress and anxiety when we learn the most, grow and become an even better version of ourselves. Your doing great. Just keep on truckin'!!
Wise words there!
In that case, I am now a freakin' genius by now! Lol!
Exactly! A mentor once told me there is an important distinction between discomfort and pain. Pain is unnecessary and should be avoided. Being uncomfortable however is normal and is part of growing and learning.
Sandi saves a frozen lamb and then says in the next scene I feel like I’ve not accomplished anything today…you just saved a lamb I was so excited when I saw her drinking from the bottle.
I can see why you love your sheep so much. You have a big caring heart for your animals. I can tell you do everything you can to save them. Lambing season is so great watching those lambs jump around and play is so heart warming.
You can tell she is not feeling well, but she still tries to take care of the babies in front of her while you work on her backside. What a good momma.
Phew, thank God. She's been on my mind for a couple weeks now. We are cow/calf, and it has been heartbreaking watching this lambing. There are just years that are like this though. If not calving, and caesarians or pulls, we had our favourite 1st calf heifer hit by lightening. Lost a bull to what the vet thought was an aneurism, lying in the sun looking happily asleep. We couldn't believe it. Some years leave you walking around in a daze. Others are so fulfilling and rewarding it gives you faith and satisfaction in your many efforts
So sorry, good luck to you.
Oh, I'm SO happy for Big Mama! May she continue to recover in good health! Your little heater baby, is adorable! How great you were able to save her! Way to go!! 💕😊💕
Snuggie the lamb is so wonderful to watch...when we saw him standing, we cried.... You are doing so well. HUGS from Esquimalt
So happy that little lamb revived 😊! Looking forward to seeing or hearing how much Big Mama’s babies weighed 😃. Yay! You had some venting time off🤣! Plus, some definite wins 👍🏻! We all need those😊. Thank you for sharing peeks into your life Sandy, take care 💗🤗!
In your metal crate, even a blanket over the top open to the heater only, will really help. I'm nursing sick chickens atm. Heat, and honey saved them, This is not a critique, please don't think it is, I just have loads of experience bringing cold dead things back into warm alive things on my farm.
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Just started watching you and I'm a nurse, in awe of your care of these lambs and moms.... You are an amazing woman 💕
Holy sheep!! Those are HUGE triplets!! So thankful you were able to help Big Mama!!! Way to go, Sandi! Definitely a great start to the week!!! So happy for you!
Loved watching those babies jumping and playing! God bless you for the care you give to them!
I don't know if I am imagining but the sense of compassion to what you do is incredible. You put 110% into your operation and me being an x farmer certainly does appreciate the effort that I see forth. Here in Northern Alberta, calving is going strong and spring is in the air. Cheers!
I love how you can see the little lambs play in the background it's adorable.
You and your lambs light up my days when I watch your videos.
Sandy *Saves a baby lambs life*
In the next breathe "I feel like I haven't gotten anything done today"
Superwoman problems lol
Sooo true!
Ahhh I LOVE THAT!!!!
Yes.
Lol
I’m so glad that little lamb responded to the sucrose injections! It’s so sweet. And I can’t believe the size of Big Mama’s three lambs! I just knew she was gonna have five! Great job Sandy!
Sandy, I so feel for you. When we were raising cattle my husband had a "rule" No calf no stay. I thought it was horrible, But when I sat down and put a pencil to things, 11 months of feed, medicine and all that goes with it, the bottom line is that it is a business not a charity. Anyone that doesn't pull their weight has to go. If you can prove that it is a feed issue and adjust accordingly that is one thing but if you can't isolate those that aren't pregnant it doesn't make dollars and sense to keep them. Better to cut your losses and at least get something from them. You are doing a GREAT job in a difficult situation. God bless
Well said, and I totally agree. Sandi loves the animals in her care, but she is running a business to support her family, not a petting zoo.
Ugh.
Question: what do they do with the "rejected" animal?
Those pens are so amazingly clean! You clearly take really good care of all your animals
You are one tough cookie Sandi! You deal with the emotional rollercoaster of losing lambs and ewes to bringing back babies from the brink like it's just a normal thing. I would be a blubbering crybaby throwing in the towel the first time something went wrong. I take my wool cap off to you girl!!
I love seeing how the mama ewes are watching very intently when your handling or assisting birth I've noticed and few videos ❤️😉
Big Mama had some big lambs there! She was a trooper! ❤️🐑🐑🐑❤️
Hello beautiful how are you doing, and how’s the weather over there?
Thank you for showing us the babies jumping and playing. With what is going on in the world your videos give me hope. I’m so happy the little one made it.💕💕🙏🙏🇺🇸
KISS: Keep it simple sweetie. We can only walk one step at a time. You do that better than most of us do. You have the resources and you know how to use them. Sometimes the results are not what you want. You are getting better at letting things go. You are a very gutsy lady. I am so glad I adopted you as a friend. Be well!
The lambs jumping to the music stole my heart. That was SO adorable. I had to rewatch it several times.
Just remember you’re a grand and beautiful human being, trying to do right by what you do. That’s all anybody can do Sandi! Enjoy all your hard work. Your videos are awesome. Love watching the little lambs jump around. Taking two days off a week would be such a blessing. But farmers can’t do that. You are appreciated.👍👍❤️
When all the lambs were playing was so cute I had cuteness overload lol
You saved a lamb, that is an accomplishment.
Exactly what I was going to say!
That was so great watching you save that lamb!!
Lol I do that every other day, just lambing 80 sheep, got 20 more in two weeks
I cried yes she saved a life
Save a lamb to butcher later on! Depends on who you ask!
My granddaughter watches With me I loved watching the lambs she says they look like popcorn just hopping around there so they look like giant popcorn machine and the lambs pop pop pop all over it’s her favorite part she’s absolutely in love with the lambs you do such an amazing job you’re so inspiring to others keep up the good work we love you
Omg, you totally saved that lambs life by giving the injections. I could have cried when it started drinking the milk on its own.
When the doctor broke my water she said it was the most fluid she has ever seen in all her years lol so Big Mama is my spirit animal 🤣🥰🐑
Big Momma is me as a sheep. All my kids were big ones and I retained a lot of fluid while pregnant.
Same! my son was very large and I was a water balloon 🎈 😂
I was huge on my first son, they thought I was having twins. So he was born & weighed 7lb 8oz so not huge. Consultant told me that I had "disappearing twin syndrome "
Thank you for the phone call to alert me to Big Mama's labor! (LOL) I would have thought five, but am glad she had three good lambs. Maybe she needs a diuretic for getting rid of some of that fluid.
Jess at Roots & Refuge Farm in Arkansas had a goat kid stuck on her farm and it's head was extremely swollen. She saved the 2 kids....I was so glad she didn't give up. I told her you have some incredible videos where your lambs survived being stuck and she shouldn't give up! :)
I love that you watch Jess too!! Do you watch Art and Bree and the Hollar Homestead? I love all the homesteading UA-cam channels
@@CanadianFarmGirl1 Hi! :) I'm not a regular watcher of Art & Bree but I watch the Hollar Homestead
My favorite time is when the lambs run and play they are so cute. I just want to hug them all.
your assistant was watching right up close. And then tried to help. Pull the skin so you get between the skin and internal cavity. You do a great job. YEA!!!!! She is going to be just fine. Dextrose is an amazing drug. You go girl. Sorry about the dead ones.
OMG the “Laurel and Hardy” music and dancing lambs. 💕💕. Hugs to you Sandi as you care for your sheep. with so much love.
Her lambs coming out light yellow, pink and brown, neapolitan ice cream lambs 😂
I was waiting for a blue one...pastels for Easter
@@beelltea not a blue anything but a blue. We need the babies breathing
Hahahaha so true!!!
Why do they come out different colors?
@@michelleburns8206 red is blood,yellow,brown is a bowl movement in utero
Hey Sandi, thank u for giving me tips, insight and courage to go for this. This night I helped deliver my first lambs on our smallholding here in Norway. Quads!! All alive and well🐏🐑🐑🐑
goshe and i thougt mi trpilet was a handful lol
Congratulations!
Sandi I am so impressed how you get through the difficulties that you have and the support you get from Jess and Mark and not forgetting carissa. watching your vlogs has helped me get through the lockdown we have had here in the UK. It great to see all the new life coming into the world. I hope things improve over the next few weeks and you have lots of more healthy lambs. best wishes for the future and a less stressful life
@Gordon Smith i'm also here because of the pandemic , it has help a lot , hope you staying safe?
Sandi, when drawing fluids from a medicine bottle, typically you draw air into the syringe, and then push that air into the medicine bottle, then pull out the liquid. For example, if you are going to give 10 cc, you'd pull 10 cc of air, inject that into the bottle and then draw out 10 cc of the liquid/medication. Makes it easier.
Nice little unsolicited advice that nobody needs.
I didn’t read the comment and think they meant any harm. Tone is really hard to read over text like this. Just from experience putting air into the bottle really does make it a lot easier. If it’s a new bottle you don’t have to do it it may even be more difficult to inject air in because it’s already pressurized but the more you’ve taken out the harder it will be if you don’t start injecting some air back in just to equalize things.
Honestly, as long as you make sure you don't have any air bubbles and that you aspirate before injecting it doesn't matter how you get there. Definitely know where you're coming from though! I've had a few hand workouts trying to draw fluids without breaking the syringe seal. Probably just a weakling. 😂
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I could have definitely made use of that advice on various occasions over the years. I'll remember it now if I ever have to do it again.
The way the filling of the syringe is exactly how you fill insulin into your syringe.
I love watching the expressions on your face when you are nursing the little ones especially just watching the video of the dextrose treatme that you just gave. I was really tense waiting for it to start sucking it so awesome
Right there with you Sandi... The lack of Sleep and the Brain overload has definitely set in.
Sadly I’ve also had a horrible lambing group this go round.
It’s been a heart breaking year to say the least.
I hope things turn around for you and you get more answer as you dig further into your data!
Love your videos
Good luck, and an internet hug for you.
Thank you for being so transparent and open about your operation. Was dealing with pregtox myself and thanks to you I was able to save the mom and her triplets. Once again thank you and keep up the great work.
You can help as many as you want-it’s YOUR herd.
I agree, These are not Some trolls, they are Sandi's heart. I want every one of them helped and saved
As a city girl, I am in awe of you and your life. You do an amazing job with your animals. Thank you
Hello beautiful how are you doing, hope you are doing well and having a wonderful day and time with your family?
I’m so happy the little one made it after shots and warmed up. I was cheering as she started sucking that bottle. Lol 😂
Big momma only 3? She looked like she was carrying a classroom! 😂🤣 good job 👍🏻
The sound of the baby sucking on the bottle was so cute!! All those banies jumping just melted my heart!! Animals are the best!! ❤❤
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💕💕💕💕💕
Cuteness Overload ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I wish I lived close I’d go babysit and help her out lol 😂 they are adorable 🥰
I love the way u interact with ur sheep and how u care so much!!
U are amazing!!❤❤❤❤❤
I just discovered this channel yesterday and can’t quit watching. Glad I found it just in time for Big Mama’s delivery! I can tell you are an awesome shepherd!
@RaDonna G exactly , so amazed by her passion for her sheep , hope you staying safe ?
Omg! So adorable watching the babies jump around in the background while you talk. Pure entertainment. Thank you for sharing
Congratulations on saving that baby I almost cried. Good job. There again .
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day today with your family?
Well done on saving that lamb! So sweet when the stars aline and you save one so close to death. That is a huge accomplishment.
Wow those three are huge, no wonder mom was so enormous!
Ontario, we have Suction. Every Life is Worth the Time, Money, Effort. Congratulations Lifesaver👍
I work on the farm that has sheep. But yours is a mega sheep farm. I’ve always loved sheep and lambs. You’re so good to them and you have such a beautiful spirit Sandi.
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
You’re doing a great job. You’ve gone through a lot of unknowns this season but you’ve learned a lot. Don’t be hard on yourself. I love watching your videos.
They are sooooo cute ☺️... I’m a city girl & it’s great to see these little lambs ... precious...💗... Thanks for sharing your life & story
Such a relief for Big Mama to deliver! She was so enormous and so many ewes were having difficulty, I worried! But no problem! Glad you were there though Sandi, carrying so much and all large lambs, you being there gave her a fighting chance!
Great end to your stressful few days. So glad you were able to save the one you had in your office. Big mama sure like she was going to give you more. Sandi so glad you went with your feelings and were able to help deliver those babies. God bless you from Michigan USA 🇺🇸
My boss on the dairy farm bought some bred ewes and I saved an abandoned lamb and bottle raised it in my house, little balls of happiness
@Bill Skidmore that's such an accomplishment , hope you staying safe ?
This is amazing to see you helping your lambs being born.
WOW!!! I was sure she had 5 babies in there. They are three big babies though!!!
Sandi, I just have to tell you what a wonderful person you are, you have such a big heart and when it comes to your lambs when they aren't doing well, you can really see just how big it is!!
God bless you.
Not an opinion. Not a suggestion. Just sending you some love from Gold Coast of Australia 🇦🇺 You’re a woman moving mountains, you’re full of live and a childlike happiness and curiosity. You are smashing the glass ceiling and I really admire your strength. (Emotional, physical and mental)I’m glad you have a support circle which is working for you. Your smile never fails to spread from your heart to your mouth and beam right out of your eyes. I have a mad crush on all you do! Thank you for your time.
Weird question, Sandy, could you do a video of all the cute lamb shots of silly, snuggling, and lambpede times, etc for at least an hour? That would be great therapy.
I second this. With the peppy music while they're hopping around! I love that and every time it comes on I can't help but 🤭.
We call the lambpedes, the lamb races.
Same, that would be cute
I have never been around sheep or lambs but did have dairy goats. Just 2 and when we freshened them they each had 3 little kids and oh my gosh! They were just so adorable, sweet and i never tired of watching them jump and leap! I did stop milking and let babies have all the milk. It was a wonderful experience for my children and myself. Watching your ewes and their little ones brought back special memories. Thank you for sharing the magic that happens in your barn!
Wow Sandi, you SAVED a lambie pie. Your day is a success!!! Thank God your farm has YOU!!!!!
@Dorothy W exactly , she's so good at what she does , hope you staying safe ?
All your baby lambs look like big bunnys jumping around. SOOO cute.
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
When I tell you I’ve never clicked on a video that fast.
Yep!!! Me too!!!
IKR? I saw that pop up and went "Yeah Mama!" and clicked in
same
Im so happy you were able to save baby’s life. ,she looks wonderful good job Sandi .
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
God love you Sandi!!! My heart goes out to you. You are such a good shepherdess.
I'm new here Sandi but I was watching the new lambs hop around and laugh until I cried. Bcuz I have a 4 month pup that I helped birth. He definitely my heart. But he was born in the middle of the coldest part of the winter.So he didn't get to go outside until he was about 3 and half months. He when he first stepped on the grass is hop just like that and still does sometimes. It just brought that day back for me.And that was a good day.. Your doing an awesome job.🐕🦺🐑
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
as soon as I saw this I was like YES! Mrs. Wide Load has been on my mind forever!
Lol! 2weeks ago I thought she had 5!!
Funny - i started to post a comment the other day, asking if "Double-Wide" had delivered yet. Had it half-typed & canceled it because i didn't want my nick-name for her to be seen as ....'uncharitable.' I caved today & used it in another comment but i'm SO glad to see someone thought along the same lines! _Albeit_ i _do_ realize mine's a bit more...'crass.'
As an old OB nurse, i woulda soundly reamed anyone i heard talking about a gravid uterus that way, but i couldn't help it: THAT was her name in my head...
Of course, we should remember the camera adds five pounds..
I can't wait to see how much each of her babies weighs!
I love the lamb (daycare) bottle pen! I would fall in love with all of them. I know it's business but, it's amazing to watch you help deliver those beautiful babies and then they must leave. 😔
Big Mama has a lump. :( It's wonderful that Little Nugget made it. Congrats to Big Mama and Little Nugget! And congrats to you too Sanid! Always going that extra mile.
I saw that lump, just behind her left elbow
@@samanthaclarke3422 Was it there? I thought just off of her armpit but then again, some of the time I need a longer look to figure out what I am looking at.
@@MeepMeepFergie yep, we’re talking about the same lump
Yeah! I saw that too and i musta said something about it to Sandi _three_ times! But she was busy pulling that second one, so i guess she didn't hear me....From Missouri's bootheel...
Well finally BIG MAMA had her lambs, what big ones they are, had my goodness. The little lamb you brought back from the brink is so adorable. You truly know your business, don’t doubt yourself further. I have heard you say you have a tight knit circle of friends to get your advice from, trust in those friends, and your vets. Love your videos!
Not a one of us has the right EVER to criticise your commitment, care, and involvement with all your sheep!, 😘
Amen! The animal owner/parent/guardian is the one to decide
You can tell how much pain they are in!! Sandy you keep them very calm. Amazing!!!🐑🐑🐑
Big Mama with 3 awesome all healthy plus you saved one ! And the 3 thumbs down..get a freaking life! Just go away and do the come back to this channel.
The love for your sheep is amazing! The love of farming and ranching you and your husband have is a joy to watch! God Bless
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Ricky Ferguson exactly , love her passion , hope you staying safe ?
I admire your determination to help all the ewes and lambs, you pour your heart into it.
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
"I feel like I've got nothing accomplished" yeah, sooo lazy... just saved a dying lamb... that's all! (teasing, obviously!) You are great at what you do, we love your passion!
I truly admire you, I myself could never breed any kind of animal, only because I would never be able to get rid of them. At that given point in time everyone would call me the animal hoarder.
Wow, I swear I thought Big Momma had 5 at least. But those babies were huge. That first lamb on Saturday looks like a Kala. So cute and congrats on saving the one baby. You needed a win 😍
Those sweet babies skittering about! You are a wonderful shepherd!
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
Omg...the lambs are so stinking cute 😍 I would not get any work done because I would be in the pen playing with them lol. I so admire you for your compassion, your bravery for sharing your life. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.
The lambs! 😍 I could watch them all day long. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for sharing the flow chart! As much as I wish I could say I never need it, we have had a rough year here as well. So wonderful that you saved that lamb. Looks like you got a win just when you needed one. I know everyone is hurling info at you, and I am sorry to ad to it. When we have goats that miss a breeding I don't put them in the very next group, I give them that time on dry feed to loose some of the extra body fat.
Oh my goodness! You saved a lovely lambie! God bless you. So glad you can do this!!! 🙏❤🙏👵
Hello beautiful how are you doing on this beautiful day with your family?
Hi sandi glad to see she's okay after that bless nd I had to report a comment on here it wound me up that much if you don't like what u see don't watch its so simple #stopthehaters#
There are people in the comments calling her an animal abuser and she doing this for the money when they become meat stuff
I received one who commented that same negativity on my comment on her previous video. I reported it as well.
Some people don't think about mental health so leave there small minds were they are
Found your channel about 4 days ago and have been on a binge! I am a city girl for 74 years and am astonished! Thank you for educating me with your humor and your tears.
I love watching the babies play. It does my heart good. Thank you again.
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Cathy Crichton same here , they so cute , hope you staying safe ?
@@yvonnenelson5210 yes. Thank you. I keep a very low profile during this covid period. I hope your safe as well.
@@cathycrichton1513 That's good , you have to stay safe , life is greatest gift , hope we can talk more sometime if you don't mind ?