Will my Back survive?

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • Shearing a huge Valais Blacknose Ram last Summer. Being such a big guy with so much wool, we have to take our time, but will my back last out holding up all his weight, it’s a tough one!

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  • @sharonm3677
    @sharonm3677 10 місяців тому +138

    I became exhausted watching you shear that big boy. I almost fell off my chair when you said his weight! He is one beautiful ram and you are one incredible shearer! Oh my back and shoulders were feeling your pain. Beautiful shearing job Cammy. ❤❤

  • @vwvw4
    @vwvw4 10 місяців тому +86

    Great Job, Cammy. The owners should have taken the opportunity to trim that ram's hooves while you had him tipped.

  • @lindaarmstrongjackman9788
    @lindaarmstrongjackman9788 10 місяців тому +32

    Victor looks like a polar bear. What a handful and you did it beautifully 👍😊👍

  • @RumMonkeyable
    @RumMonkeyable 10 місяців тому +32

    Victor is one BIG BOY! Great job! Beautiful fleece! 🐏😍👏👍

  • @bossmare1480
    @bossmare1480 10 місяців тому +26

    What a gorgeous ram. 🐏🥰🥰
    What a good job, well done Cammy.
    💪💪💪😉

  • @darlenebracken5482
    @darlenebracken5482 10 місяців тому +54

    Very hard work, Cammy!! But you can stand back after you're finished, and pat yourself on the back and say job well done!! Keep the videos coming. I love the shearing content!!

  • @sharim
    @sharim 10 місяців тому +28

    Those the most beautiful sheep I have ever seen. At first, I couldn’t even tell what kind of animal Victor was! So pretty and so willing to be sheared. Great job from both of you!

  • @lesterbergstrom4656
    @lesterbergstrom4656 10 місяців тому +59

    Here in the states I have sheared many rams over 300 pounds and several in the 400 pound range. A 400 pound fine wool ram with 2 ft wide horns will really make you sweat.

    • @digitalimager4946
      @digitalimager4946 10 місяців тому +16

      You yanks. Always bigger and better, eh?

    • @t.r.l.4377
      @t.r.l.4377 10 місяців тому +4

      Yeah n in their sparetime they wreck the globe bc of fun............

    • @m.gramlich239
      @m.gramlich239 9 місяців тому +8

      I'm from the U.S.A., and the State of Iowa. Our state fair has three competitions that go on every year at the start of the fair. Biggest bull, biggest boar, biggest ram. The biggest ram at the 2023 fair weighed 437 pounds, and the 2nd place ram was 427 pounds. Yes, these big boys do exist! I watch Sheepishly Me, and that's how I found you.

  • @gsdmom1194
    @gsdmom1194 10 місяців тому +6

    ❤I'm thinking That is Fantastic looking wool and I wish I had some to crochet a scarf for the cool winter weather 🐏
    Great Job shearing.

  • @loisblais3431
    @loisblais3431 10 місяців тому +20

    Holy moly Cammy! That was a huge ram. He was, thank goodness , a confident calm subject to tussle with. His wool was so beautiful, it looked so fluffy, which I imagine is harder to shear. You did it !! Look at his conditioning, solid as a wrinkly brick. I love this breed. Would love to see him with his horns intact, what a beauty. However, imagine working around the curves and the added weight! Good job!! I like your shearing channel, as I learn about all the varied breeds. Hugs to the family. 🇨🇦🥰

  • @silvershadow013
    @silvershadow013 10 місяців тому +29

    😮 very large ram! Great job! My back hurt just watching you!

  • @abdellahog9386
    @abdellahog9386 10 місяців тому +9

    I impressed by how you sheared this sheep, very professional 🎉

  • @maggsbufton1969
    @maggsbufton1969 5 місяців тому +6

    He’s SO VERY BEAUTIFUL and that fleece and his chubby body…I think he’s lovely. Good job manoeuvring this ram into position. I think your calm steady firmness and how quickly you worked helped him settle into his beauty parlour appointment…
    PS…I would absolutely love that have that gorgeous fleece to work with!

  • @fuzzylop9164
    @fuzzylop9164 10 місяців тому +7

    Cammy that boy was a lot of work. I just love this breed.

  • @juliesterk4583
    @juliesterk4583 7 місяців тому +4

    Wow. That was a big job. It took me back to my youth. I’m 74. My dad was a sheep farmer. I live in south Australia. As a kid I would sit on the wool bails and watched mesmerised at the work the shearer’s did. It was my job to jump in the wool pen and press the wool down. As a 23 year old girl I lived and worked in Scotland for three months. Loved the Muccal coo cows. Wrong spelling. Thanks for the memories. 🦘

  • @DvCM
    @DvCM 10 місяців тому +12

    Seriously impressive on so many levels!

  • @suep9445
    @suep9445 10 місяців тому +6

    Geez O'Pete! I felt that back strain.. These breeds are getting bigger and bigger - soon you'll have to shear them standing up, like Right Choice Shearing does the llamas! 😁

  • @joanneentwistle7653
    @joanneentwistle7653 10 місяців тому +19

    I imagine the yarn from this type of wool is very soft! This makes me as a fibre artist appreciate more fully the work involved in processing wool..very impressed!

    • @susangrande8142
      @susangrande8142 10 місяців тому +4

      Their wool is considered coarse, suitable for making into carpeting, and felting.

    • @lyndacarter4586
      @lyndacarter4586 10 місяців тому +2

      @@susangrande8142😮😮 it looks so soft; appearance is deceiving…

    • @stellaluna6421
      @stellaluna6421 7 місяців тому

      I wonder if the discrepancy is because very fine wool tends to clump together on the sheep, while coarser wool can resist and stay "fluffed" ? Not sure, but he was definitely very fluffy.

  • @bonniesf6719
    @bonniesf6719 10 місяців тому +7

    What a good boy he was. He knew you were there to help him. Great work! Thanks for this video.

  • @hobbyhopper3143
    @hobbyhopper3143 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful ram and the only shearer to do him justice. Great work!

  • @idbdbattywings3867
    @idbdbattywings3867 10 місяців тому +10

    Good Job, Cammy.
    Back and all. lol
    That wool is like cotton candy. Beautiful stuff!!!

  • @jamiespeirs885
    @jamiespeirs885 10 місяців тому +9

    Cammy I really enjoy these shearing video's
    I take it the important part of this shear is the Ram rather than any speed. He was definitely very chilled, but you both ken each other by now.
    Great video as usual, hope you're no in too much pain. Thanks fae the Doon Valley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @patriciastacpoole5928
    @patriciastacpoole5928 4 місяці тому +1

    I had no idea there was so many different breeds of sheep until I started watching these types of channels!! Victors wool looks so soft and fluffy! Great job! 😊👍

  • @Annie6460
    @Annie6460 10 місяців тому +7

    What a handsome boy Victor is!!! Love that wool! ❤️🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @jguitar23
    @jguitar23 10 місяців тому +6

    First ram I've ever seen that has nearly as much personality as Cammy. What a hunk of gorgeous!

  • @KimKim-pp5fn
    @KimKim-pp5fn 3 місяці тому +2

    Victor is superb !! i love how relax is he

  • @Baldevi
    @Baldevi 10 місяців тому +5

    Well done with shearing Victor, Cammy! He is indeed a massive monster of a ram, but he was quite calm and patient too, a testament to your skill in handling him gently and confidently.
    It was obvious that Victor was a difficult sheer by his size along, much less all that wool, not a square centimeter of his body was bare, and that wool looks soft and sticky [lanolin and texture I mean] so the need for second cuts was obvious and unavoidable. Victor was a good boy tho, he could ahve tossed you around easily, but he just endured your presence, lol.
    Love these shearing videos, and I've come to love the Valais Blacknose thanks to your videos too, they are cute but also seem like calm, almost docile sheep to have. Thanks for sharing this adventure, Victor is so huge, he was like mowing a whole island with a push mower!

  • @ValerieJohnson-i5n
    @ValerieJohnson-i5n 10 місяців тому +5

    Beautiful job. You were gentle yet firm and Victor seemed to relax and enjoy the shearing. Excellent work.

  • @annesinclair3455
    @annesinclair3455 10 місяців тому +4

    Thank goodness he is so placid! My lower back began to ache just watching! Great job Cammy. Time for a lie down and a cuppa (or beer😉)! Love the shearing vlogs. 🇦🇺

  • @stacy5445
    @stacy5445 5 місяців тому +1

    His wool is just gorgeous! Such a good boy 🐏 for you! He was so pink when you finally got finished!

  • @kayperret2417
    @kayperret2417 10 місяців тому +4

    Yikes! Your poor back! What a magnificent animal Victor is. Well done on the shearing, Cammy.

  • @youxkio
    @youxkio 10 місяців тому +13

    Man, Sorry for the heavy ram. I felt pretty ASMR on this side comfortably eating my donut and coffee while watching. I sub and like. Thanks.

  • @suecastillo4056
    @suecastillo4056 10 місяців тому +3

    I think you’re fabulous!!! Good job on a massive ram laddie!!! Sending respect from Santa Barbara, California, USA♥️‼️🥰☮️🙋‍♀️

  • @lindacorgiat6820
    @lindacorgiat6820 10 місяців тому +6

    What a beautiful ram!! Watching you wrestling him made me think you won't have any problem handling Jock and Angus!!

  • @jeanettestevens3164
    @jeanettestevens3164 5 місяців тому +1

    That fleece was magnificent, as was he!!!! Gorgeous!!!

  • @lorraineroberge5793
    @lorraineroberge5793 9 місяців тому +3

    Really good job. I was feeling your back pain. You are tougher than me! Respect!🎉

  • @lauragray6482
    @lauragray6482 10 місяців тому +8

    You did an amazing job Cammie, I didn’t see one nick, I don’t think a lot of people could have done that job with all those wrinkles without at least one nick!!! You’re awesome 😎

  • @jenniferkelley3777
    @jenniferkelley3777 10 місяців тому +3

    He's a beautiful ram!!
    That wool😍
    Feeling bad for your back however

  • @novembermiss
    @novembermiss 10 місяців тому +3

    I think he actually enjoyed the shearing--he obviously doesn't mind you either! Nice job shearing this big boy.

  • @tondriasanders6306
    @tondriasanders6306 9 місяців тому +5

    He is magnificent and you are quick! That blanket is beautiful. I’d love to get my hands on a fleece like that!

  • @vissionsprophecyinministry2312
    @vissionsprophecyinministry2312 10 місяців тому +6

    Awesome lot of hard work! Well, Done 👍👍

  • @TheKirstebee
    @TheKirstebee 8 місяців тому +3

    Who needs a gym!?! Great work Cammy 💜💖🇦🇺

  • @saturnosring
    @saturnosring 10 місяців тому +4

    Wonderful job Cammy! Victor is huge!!

  • @wendymoney2043
    @wendymoney2043 9 місяців тому +1

    That was fabulous to watch Cammy…thank you, an amazing job done…+ what a gorgeous boy Victor is! 😁💕🐏

  • @judyphillips7892
    @judyphillips7892 10 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful job, Cammy! My poor old back was feeling your pain!❤

  • @Dirty_Squirrell
    @Dirty_Squirrell 9 місяців тому +7

    Victor's feeling a bit chilleh on his willeh after that. Living the dream, Vic. Living the dream.

    • @SundaysChild1966
      @SundaysChild1966 8 місяців тому +1

      ahhhhh .. I thought that was his .. ummm .. tail? No, I mean real tail .. then .. oh? Wot's that then? ahhhhhh .. now I see. lol hashtagnotafarmgirl .. coughcough

  • @ctchickenmom
    @ctchickenmom 9 місяців тому +2

    These are lovely sheep. I bought a fleece for spinning once and it was full of lovely ringlets. I think you did a wonderful job.

  • @fionasingh565
    @fionasingh565 10 місяців тому +14

    Must be so hard on your back! Love these videos thanks Cammy ❤️ from Australia

  • @BunnyMomx8
    @BunnyMomx8 10 місяців тому +11

    Wow! He’s a big boy! Good job getting that big boy sheared. I’m much smaller than you and I would definitely need help. I think I’ll stick to the ewes.

  • @kimwallace1170
    @kimwallace1170 10 місяців тому +4

    Great educator Cammy!!

  • @redrose41000
    @redrose41000 9 місяців тому +6

    You’re an artist with those shears!!

  • @tamaralong-partei6129
    @tamaralong-partei6129 10 місяців тому +1

    Great job Cammy! Beautiful Ram you couldn’t do to many of those in a day, my back hurt watching you with this one.

  • @cathyspiller7154
    @cathyspiller7154 7 місяців тому +2

    I dont know how you get anything done around all that cuteness!

  • @monaaustin7820
    @monaaustin7820 10 місяців тому +10

    I've sheared a ram for my bucket list, my back hurts in sympathy!

  • @AmandaTroutman
    @AmandaTroutman 10 місяців тому +5

    Well done! Oh, I you did all right too Cammy. 😂

  • @ElleCee62978
    @ElleCee62978 10 місяців тому +2

    I love Valais Blacknose sheep. He’s a big handsome guy. Well done!

  • @martemacdougall1985
    @martemacdougall1985 9 місяців тому +1

    💖🐏💪❤
    Well done! What a fine looking Ram Victor 🐏 is. Thank you for showing us your shearing skills. ❤

  • @glendahershberger-bz2dl
    @glendahershberger-bz2dl 9 місяців тому +3

    AllO could think of was how beautiful that fleece was! It would be so fun to spin!

  • @azambresonia5056
    @azambresonia5056 10 місяців тому +4

    Great job ! Respect for your carrying.
    Greetings from Hamburg Germany

  • @juliejay5436
    @juliejay5436 10 місяців тому +3

    Absolutely incredible work!

  • @suellenspencer-eb2nv
    @suellenspencer-eb2nv 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow!!! What a huge ram.Sooo handsome. Lots of wool❤❤❤

  • @saraross8396
    @saraross8396 9 місяців тому +2

    I think Victor secretly likes going to the baa baa shop, especially with you as the baa baa.

  • @rmil4531
    @rmil4531 9 місяців тому +3

    Oh straightening that back made me wince! Great job.

  • @teafrog777
    @teafrog777 10 місяців тому

    My back was hurting.. a tough job.. beautiful shearing job. You have always been a joy to watch. When you had competitions when shearing was fun to watch. Either competing or working, you guys eased at times. I love to crochet with wool. That’s looks so soft. Like cashmere.

  • @cherricorcoran9523
    @cherricorcoran9523 10 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful sheep!

  • @wonderbubbles4092
    @wonderbubbles4092 10 місяців тому +2

    As a hand spinner I’m interested in all aspects of wool production and how it all comes to be in my hands. I was trying to see the crimp in his fleece but had trouble because my phone screen is small. I wish you would talk a little about the quality of each fleece and why it is what you see/feel. I love watching your technique and how well the animals respond to you. Keep the great videos coming

  • @karenjohnson8945
    @karenjohnson8945 10 місяців тому

    Isn't Victor just such a big, handsome boy. OMG, my back was hurting watching you manoeuvre him around. Great job, Cammy. They are the best-looking sheep around.

  • @judycullen1111
    @judycullen1111 7 місяців тому +2

    That looked exhausting you very earned your pay! :)

  • @philomenahearn1717
    @philomenahearn1717 10 місяців тому +14

    Not sure who was grunting more, Victor or Cammie

    • @haggielady
      @haggielady 10 місяців тому

      Unfortunately I think it's Cammie.

  • @peggy6136
    @peggy6136 4 місяці тому +3

    Big boy getting a haircut 😅amazing job well done💪👍🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

  • @ianpeden327
    @ianpeden327 10 місяців тому +1

    You are a brave and careful operator. You are worth double what they are paying you. Great job.

  • @marciaparker1825
    @marciaparker1825 10 місяців тому +2

    Tough job and do beautiful work.

  • @lindaarrington8566
    @lindaarrington8566 10 місяців тому +1

    His wool is gorgeous, but poor baby, you scalped him to the skin!🫣😂. Great job Cammy 🥰

  • @lisacepluch1152
    @lisacepluch1152 10 місяців тому +2

    My pet sheep, a Barbados hair sheep, was also called Victor so I loved seeing this big boy get his haircut!

  • @gabischnell3196
    @gabischnell3196 10 місяців тому +8

    I feel with you, we have valois blacknose 😅

  • @juanitawalker4836
    @juanitawalker4836 10 місяців тому +3

    WOW, that's a couple of big boys.... 💖💖💖💖

  • @gayleandrus7050
    @gayleandrus7050 10 місяців тому

    That was a huge job! What a beautiful Ram! His fleece is lovely!

  • @JillBehnke
    @JillBehnke 9 місяців тому +2

    What beautiful white wool. I have never seen this breed of sheep before. We usually had Columbia or Suffex. When I was a kid, my sisters and I would be the wool stompers. The wool would make our feet so soft as we didn't wear shoes ..... that is until we ran into a bundle that had a lot of large stickers .... then the shoes were put back on ...

  • @tanyajenkins919
    @tanyajenkins919 10 місяців тому

    Those are beautiful sheep. Look like more work to shear and keep. Thanks for sharing Cammy

  • @kayroth8750
    @kayroth8750 10 місяців тому +2

    He's a beast! Well done Cammy 👏

  • @danielcooke7911
    @danielcooke7911 9 місяців тому +1

    Black Nose are awesome, the lambs are just so much fun to watch as they seem to bounce everywhere! That Ram was massive

  • @shammamurphy4172
    @shammamurphy4172 10 місяців тому +6

    Victor! Do you always shear at this farm? I think that’s how I stumbled upon your main channel in early 2020. Another incredible feat, my back hurts just thinking about it!!

  • @terrigelbaum8066
    @terrigelbaum8066 9 місяців тому +2

    Great job.......he sure is a big animal. You must be so strong. Pretty cute too. Hope your wife appreciates you.........have fun today.

  • @Kim-J312
    @Kim-J312 10 місяців тому

    Amazing 👏, you make it look so easy . I know it is not ! My back hurt just watching you . Beautiful ram 🐏 ❤️, his coat looks so soft 😊 🫶👍

  • @aicirtkciub9167
    @aicirtkciub9167 9 місяців тому +1

    Hes so beautiful. Like a giant stuffed sheep. So Fluffy and white.

  • @IanRob2011
    @IanRob2011 9 місяців тому +3

    Victor is adorable and he was a good Ram

  • @avacadman2155
    @avacadman2155 7 місяців тому

    Phew! That was a challenge! Great job! 👍🇬🇬👍👍👍👍

  • @winniefu6421
    @winniefu6421 10 місяців тому +1

    Gosh my back is sore just watching this. Well done!

  • @dt8ustotten285
    @dt8ustotten285 10 місяців тому +1

    WOW.. perhaps a back belt to work on those monster sheep!! Great job! Thanks for sharing! Love from the USA!

  • @joanne26
    @joanne26 10 місяців тому +2

    OMG Cammy
    That was your workout for the next few weeks
    I bet Victor felt better as well
    Carrying all that wool must be an issue
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍 👍 👍 😍😍😍

  • @LynnKsCouture
    @LynnKsCouture 9 місяців тому

    Incredible shearing. Could virtually feel the weight and effort going into the process.

  • @Pumpkinnan
    @Pumpkinnan 10 місяців тому +5

    Oh Cammy….when you were finished I recognized that ‘back pose’. Hope your back is ok? Beautiful ram, but obviously much harder to shear. Is there anything to be done with this type of wool? I’ve heard wool doesn’t get used for much anymore bc it doesn’t go for much of a price. Thanks Cammy…I so enjoy these vids….from Nashville, Tennessee 🙏🏻🫶🏻🐏xx

  • @heatherd212
    @heatherd212 6 місяців тому

    🇨🇦 I sit and watch mesmerized. Great job on a beautiful ram Cammy.

  • @ellencarver5575
    @ellencarver5575 10 місяців тому +1

    Great job Cammy loving these shearing vlogs 😊

  • @DeerheartStudioArts
    @DeerheartStudioArts 10 місяців тому +4

    such a beast! I mean You, Cammy!🦌💌❤️🐑

  • @jujubampa
    @jujubampa 7 місяців тому

    Yeah, this job requires a very good shape back. Just seing this, my back hurts. But I'm loving this!! Sheeps are so cute and magestic at the same time!

  • @jobond3317
    @jobond3317 10 місяців тому +1

    He was very chilled out just lying there

  • @Mysmallholderlife
    @Mysmallholderlife 10 місяців тому +5

    Love you videos
    Keep them up
    I can’t wait for the lambing videos

  • @tamrak9890
    @tamrak9890 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm just drooling over the fleece.

  • @Boudicea97
    @Boudicea97 10 місяців тому +1

    I raised Wensleydales my rams were huge as big if not bigger than that boy, naturally polled so no horns but finding a shearer who would shear long wool was my issue.