Just a quick note. Something that I have added to my close-up ewes is a protein lick tub. They love them and have eliminated my preg tox issues for the most part.
I really hope Sandi sees this because hopefully it can help her out asap... her feed is lacking in something.. lick tuba might be the quickest most easiest economical solution to figure the problem anyway...
@@suzannecoffman5741 If I recall the years-old episode correctly, Sandi made the decision to keep Billy & two of his fraternal brothers, to add to the breeding group of their sire William. One of them got a foot injury a year or two later and died, so she only has the father and two sons/rams now. She calls the second one "Brother Billy", something like that. William should be getting a bit long in the tooth now, so I wonder if she will keep any more of his sons. She seems keep many of the black & b&w girls. I wonder if she has different rules for them- to keep them regardless of which season they are born in? Because in many birthing groups, she will get three or four black babies but will remark that all were unfortunately male.😕
I have no doubt that you CAN make sourdough bread, but with all you have going on, it could cause more stress than it’s worth. Sourdough has its own schedule and it’s not like just throwing flour yeast salt and water into a machine. I’m glad you have an alternative that allows you to enjoy yummy sourdough bread AND support a local business. Good on ya!
@@jennifertselentis4755 I made sourdough bagels and multi-grain bread yesterday (finished around midnight) and have a loaf of fruity nutty sourdough toasting bread in the oven now. ;)
I make bread now and then. I consider shopping locally, from people who do it better than me anyway, an important contribution to my community. It’s just trading one good thing for another.
I enjoy baking the occassional loaf, but for most specialty breads...sour dough, potato, whole clove garlic. Whole grain, pump a d rye and of course croissants... I prefer to enjoy someone else's work and expertise.
@T-J-C I agree. I've made bread in the past, but I'm more than happy these days to pay for something like homemade bread, cookies, pies, etc. I also support a neighbor down the road at their farm stand. Their prices are good, especially for their pasture raise eggs. She was also happy to go pick some large, unripe tomatoes so I can make fried green tomatoes. Yum!! They go to multiple farmers market during the week, but sell from a stand too.
Willow running up to you for pets and snuggles was the cutest thing! My family calls it the 'pet tax', because we have to pay our dues before we're allowed to continue with our day.
July 21st would have been my 46th wedding anniversary. My husband passed last October. Your videos have gotten me through many crying days. For that, I thank you.
When I was in my 30’s I had two children in school, worked a part time job and baked my own sourdough bread at least twice a week. A homemade pound cake once a week. 🙄 Now in my sixties I can’t imagine where I had the time or the energy to do either. We live extremely rural, but have at least two private bakeries local who bake every other day. That works for me too Sandi…😉
That's why God gives children to young people! I was 28, had a 6 yo, and a 3yo, a part time job, no husband and I started nursing school. People ask me how I did it. My answer always is I was 28!
Well, you know what they say - if you want something done, ask a busy person! And you definitely met that goal ! Supporting local is the route I take as well
I think she might be big momma the 4th? fun fact? if I'm remembering the lore correctly. I think the 2nd was Marge and the 3rd wasn't too memorable but was in the title of a vlog just after big momma and Margie were retired.
Praying for this "Big Mamma" and her lambs. I know you will do your best for her. I'm glad you guys got the wheat harvested off that downed field. Take care and thanks for sharing a bit of your lives.
I so agree with you. Sourdough bread is an art. Support the ones who know how to do it. Your life is sooo busy. I appreciate all you, Mark, and family shares with us.
My grandma used to make "salt risen" bread. It was delicious! Smelled awful when it was baking (like smelly, dirty feet) but it sure didn't taste that way! Any way, like sourdough, it is temperamental to make. I tried several times, using her recipe , and it was a complete fail. Wish she was still around to tell me where I made my mistake. I would love to try again.
@@nancysouder5111 Recipe please? I've never heard of this kind of bread before and am very curious. I do use a bread machine (to mix and knead) the dough. I then remove it from the mixer and let it rise it in my bread pans and then bake it. A lot easier on me and so yummy. :-) 💕
I am 77 years old, my father was a master baker. I am presently learning how to make sourdough bread. It is a steep learning curve that flies in the face of everything my father taught me about bread baking. It is not difficult but very time intensive with all the time spent leavening etc.
It was so impressive to hear Mark's explanation of the YEN Program and how the data will assist the farmers in analyzing their crop yields. There is so much more to responsible farming than just planting seeds in the ground and crossing your fingers hoping something will grow! Thanks for showing us the real side of farming.
I love that we can see how deeply you care for your flock. It really shown through at the end when you got down beside of the mama and was talking to her and giving her comfort. I also cant wait for the day we get to see Willow join the retirement party.
If I remember correctly, there was quite a thunderstorm at one point and the downed wheat was laying every which way. I'm wondering if there might have been something like the beginning of a tornado touchdown that happened there? It's quite the mystery.
Sandi talked about it in the video before this one--there was a storm rotation event with downed trees at the edge of that field which flattened the wheat.
@@judithburke1539this would have been about the time we had a derecho in Western Illinois and tornados in the same storm. A lot of our weather events goes up near Sandy.
Everything stops when Sandi drops a new video for us! That down wheat field is just crazy looking! Hopefully you haven’t had to worry about picking up stones in that field. That little clip of Willow running to you before feeding!! 😍🥰 so precious!! Praying for new big momma! ❤️🐑❤️
Oh what a beautiful sight the baler spitting out a huge bale of straw ! Back in the day we had to pick up everything by hand and those bales we could never have lifted. Farming technology may be behind in the scheme of things but it’s a far cry ahead of what it used to be . Thank goodness ! 🌺💚🙃
That poor wee girl! It must be horrible to carry such a heavy load, especially in the heat we are having this week! I know you are doing the best for her and that you will keep doing it! Love to all! ❤❤❤❤
Helping your bakery friends by buying their bread is wonderful! Making sourdough bread from starter might be fun for some, but I found it not so much! I gifted my sister a cup, and my husband delivered it. He covered the jar tight so it wouldn’t spill….it exploded, and what a mess!! That was the end of the sourdough adventure! Hope Big Mama is feeling better soon. Love from Pennsylvania, USA 💕🌷🐻
Excited for Sandi's epiphany! 🙏 adjusting the rations again will reduce preg tox going forward. Human obstetricians still don't have this eradicated for pregnant women 💕💕
And it's on the rise as is obesity suggesting these are linked. When I made my pregnant ewes have more exercise by putting distance between hay, rations, salt/mineral and water, cases of preg tox became almost non existent. Not an option for confined lambing barns.
I’ve seriously thought about the combo in the rations based upon “how many lambs” bc they HAVE gone up per Ewe. I think it makes sense to not question the rations but recalculate it per lamb per ewe. I agree 100% I’m not a sheep farmer but I degree up on a ranch and we changed accordingly to our pregnancies. So yes~I agree🥰
Sandi's excellent at always looking for & finding the silver lining! "The good thing about a slow field is every field after this will go SO FAST!" 🙏 for good weather & a great yield! 💕💕
With all this talk of hay, I finally got curious and Googled “hay”. I found a great article on Wikipedia and read it this evening. So now this almost 80 year old female is educated. Thanks for helping me stay interested in the world! Love from Victoria 🇨🇦.
Stick with keep the sheep alive Sandi,You barely have time to sleep n eat I can't imagine another project on your lap like keeping a starter alive🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 these people must not really watch you❤
Hi Sandi 👋 Happy for you & Mark that you got the wheat off the bad field and got started on the good. Maybe you're even caught up by now. That would be great! Sorry to see Big Mama is down with Pregtox. I pray she is on the mend and can hold on to those babies awhile longer. Good luck with the ration adjustments. Hope you find the perfect recipe! Thanks for another great vlog! Love the Brocks❤️~Jo
Sandi, you are the best shepardess for your flock. I so hope your ewe responds and continues to stay perky - for the sake of the ewe and lambs. You'll figure your feed out! I believe in you! 🍀 🐑 ☘️ 🐑 🍀 🐑 ☘️ 🐑 🍀 🐑 ☘️
Stronger than a whirlwind have you ever watched a video of an erratic tornado when it first starts, when several little spouts 26:50 dance across a field before they combine or never form a tornado, it's a mesmerizing sight watching them bump up and down and literally dance. It looks like that's what happened right over your wheat field.
As bad as it sounds, I love watching you struggle to treat your ewe. I hope she keeps getting harder to catch and treat, so you know she’s getting better.
Ooh man that wheat sure was no fun and games to get into the combine, feel sorry for all the farmers, that have given it all to make it a good crop and then have to battle so hard to get it in the bins and barns all over as well.
I agree. I know those are usually pretty expensive (my diabetic strips are over 100 bux a box) but the stuff inside the strips break down and give wrong results. Check the back of the strips box (or on the bottle itself), and it should show an expiry date. ❤
Love you Sandi & this _whole entire_ community that you've built that's completely full of totally awesome, wonderful people's! ❤❤❤ Howdy folks, huge hugs to you from all the way out, off the coast of Atlantic Canada, eh?! 😁
Thank you for supporting small business! I'm a vendor at farmers markets, selling baked goods--quick bread, yeasted bread, cookies, and pies. I'm baking up to 18 loaves of yeasted breads for each of my three markets. But no, I don't do sourdough! It is its own beast and I just can't do it.
Glad you cought Wide Load, (Big Mam2) early, she should have a better chance of making it to delivery day. The winds must of been spinning in every direction. The drone footages great. Thank Mark for the explanation on the crop study. It is a good way to help your yeilds in future and possibly others as well, a win win for everyone. Thanks for wedding photos great memories.
Congratulations to the lovely couple, I know it was a big day for good reasons, wishing you all the best of health and fortunes, and that you will look back on that day as a continuation of something great you build together and lasted for ages and to the rest of your lives.
Pregtox? ALWAYS worried so much taking care of my toxemia (PIH) mommies. They can turn on you so fast. If so, hope you got it early and you can buy a few more days for the lambs lung development
I'm an American, but I lived in Waterloo, ON and my partner and I worked for the University of Waterloo, so I know the area you and your daughter talk about. It feels nostalgic and homey. My son and I are taking a trip to Toronto in a week or so because he was born long after we left and he wants to visit Niagara Falls and Toronto. I LOVED (yes capitalized) the Farmer's markets in Waterloo (never went to the one in Kitchener) and I've missed having all that goodness so local. I live in Maryland now and I have found ONE small market that is like the equivalent of 1-2 stalls of a real farmer's market. People here just don't know how AMAZING buying local produce and baked goods can be!!! I'm so tempted to drive over to Waterloo, but that seems folly. Toronto has an reknowned market and we're staying 2 blocks from it. That should help with the itch.
❤❤I have a huge appreciation for farmers now. Watching you and Mark and how hard you work is very inspiring! Love the 🐑 and your care of them. Prayers for Big Mama.❤❤
Data collection & participation in research to benchmark & improve outcomes! So exciting! It's hot & smoky & I'm feeling particularly cranky with people who don't pay attention to research. Just want to keep doing the same old, same old.Thank you, Mark & Sandy because you give me hope for humanity! 💕💕
Sandi you are so loving and caring towards your sheep!❤ Don’t ever let the nasty things some toad may say to bother you! You are a wonderful Bopeep! We all love you and your family!!
❤ Sandi ❤ I am so impressed with your ability to maneuver the drone. You are so capable and knowledgeable about so many things. The machinery you can fix and the tools you know how to use. Please don’t forget that. I think many people who are your biggest fans know how amazing you are. That’s why we’re here. ❤ You are awesome Sandi. ❤
I love your lambs. You always make sure they are healthy, I pray she gets better soon. The amount of farm work you and Mark do is amazing. Busy, busy.❤❤❤❤
I could not agree more with you on the bakery stuff, if you can support local producers, I highly recommend you doing so, no matter where in the world you live. Home made stuff is also great, but remember that your supporting people around where you live, and I can't see anything negative about that at all :) Have a great day.
I hope new Big Momma gets better to keep those babies healthy AND thriving. And I'd wager that close-up ration is just a little too small (or needs more carbs) for the ewes you have now. Hooray on the wheat and the progress on the building! Can I just say how ADORABLE it was to see Willow run, shaking her head in greeting to you! Precious moments with special sheep. So Thank You, Sandi for sharing! I'm always delighted to see your videos. Hugs from NW Georgia, USA.
Just a quick note. Something that I have added to my close-up ewes is a protein lick tub. They love them and have eliminated my preg tox issues for the most part.
I haven't heard of licks like this! Intriguing.
I really hope Sandi sees this because hopefully it can help her out asap... her feed is lacking in something.. lick tuba might be the quickest most easiest economical solution to figure the problem anyway...
Hoping to boost this so she can see this option
@@chassitybennett408do yall think sandy saw this post???
@@chassitybennett408 your name isn't very common... I went to college with a Chassity
Billy says; "Sandi, you've been grtting too many red babies. So I'm gonna get you some black Billy babies on this cycle- no matter what!!"
But Billies Brother and dad turned out to be quite jealous apparently
I've been a little concerned about the dearth of Billy babies. I'm hoping Prince William, Billy, and Mystery Black Ram are OK.
@@suzannecoffman5741 If I recall the years-old episode correctly, Sandi made the decision to keep Billy & two of his fraternal brothers, to add to the breeding group of their sire William.
One of them got a foot injury a year or two later and died, so she only has the father and two sons/rams now. She calls the second one "Brother Billy", something like that.
William should be getting a bit long in the tooth now, so I wonder if she will keep any more of his sons. She seems keep many of the black & b&w girls. I wonder if she has different rules for them- to keep them regardless of which season they are born in? Because in many birthing groups, she will get three or four black babies but will remark that all were unfortunately male.😕
Poor Mark, that field is down so bad. But, he's determined to get it done. That's what you call a determined farmer.
You guys aren't doing canola this yr?
I have no doubt that you CAN make sourdough bread, but with all you have going on, it could cause more stress than it’s worth. Sourdough has its own schedule and it’s not like just throwing flour yeast salt and water into a machine. I’m glad you have an alternative that allows you to enjoy yummy sourdough bread AND support a local business. Good on ya!
I make bread every now and then for a treat or guests.
@@jennifertselentis4755 I made sourdough bagels and multi-grain bread yesterday (finished around midnight) and have a loaf of fruity nutty sourdough toasting bread in the oven now. ;)
I was thinking the same thing about how much Sandi already has going on. She’s always so busy.
I make bread now and then. I consider shopping locally, from people who do it better than me anyway, an important contribution to my community. It’s just trading one good thing for another.
I agree. I had a pretty nice starter, but I got tired of the baking/tending schedule, and gave it away. It’s like having a pet!!
Thank you Sandi! It’s people like you who have the same mindset that keep me and my fellow bakers in business 🥰
Shop local! It’s important! 🥖
I enjoy baking the occassional loaf, but for most specialty breads...sour dough, potato, whole clove garlic. Whole grain, pump a d rye and of course croissants... I prefer to enjoy someone else's work and expertise.
@T-J-C I agree. I've made bread in the past, but I'm more than happy these days to pay for something like homemade bread, cookies, pies, etc. I also support a neighbor down the road at their farm stand. Their prices are good, especially for their pasture raise eggs. She was also happy to go pick some large, unripe tomatoes so I can make fried green tomatoes. Yum!! They go to multiple farmers market during the week, but sell from a stand too.
Willow running up to you for pets and snuggles was the cutest thing! My family calls it the 'pet tax', because we have to pay our dues before we're allowed to continue with our day.
I love that! 😍
I love that idea! Pet tax! Because I really cannot do anything all day until the animals have their due, even if it is just pets
July 21st would have been my 46th wedding anniversary. My husband passed last October. Your videos have gotten me through many crying days. For that, I thank you.
My sympathies for what you must be going through but what a blessing to have had 45 years with your loved one. I hope you are taking care of yourself.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Thankfully you found some comfort here.
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So sorry for your loss. I will pray for God to comfort you and heal your broken heart.
Sending prayers and condolences🙏🏼My mom and father in law passed before the holidays🥹I’m praying for you and your family🙏🏼❣️🥰
Sandi, I'm with you! The best thing I make for dinner is reservations!!! 😂
Sounds good to me... no prep, no clean up, no dishes! Just good food!
@@judithburke1539 and everyone eats what they want!
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Without any complaints 😊😂😂
I imagine the peculiar timing of this second cycle might be related to the extreme heat that came with the million dollar rain. ❤️🐑
When I was in my 30’s I had two children in school, worked a part time job and baked my own sourdough bread at least twice a week. A homemade pound cake once a week. 🙄 Now in my sixties I can’t imagine where I had the time or the energy to do either. We live extremely rural, but have at least two private bakeries local who bake every other day. That works for me too Sandi…😉
That's why God gives children to young people! I was 28, had a 6 yo, and a 3yo, a part time job, no husband and I started nursing school. People ask me how I did it. My answer always is I was 28!
Well, you know what they say - if you want something done, ask a busy person! And you definitely met that goal ! Supporting local is the route I take as well
Poor big momma the 2nd I hope she gets better & her lambs will be ok , she’s definitely in safe hands, thank you Sandi 😊❤❤
I think she might be big momma the 4th? fun fact?
if I'm remembering the lore correctly.
I think the 2nd was Marge and the 3rd wasn't too memorable but was in the title of a vlog just after big momma and Margie were retired.
My daughter has type one diabetes so we are well aware of blood ketone monitors. Good for you to jump on it right away!
Congratulations to Erica and her new hubby! Sending wishes for a long happy life together.
I agree with you on the bread. Leave it to the professional.
Praying for this "Big Mamma" and her lambs. I know you will do your best for her. I'm glad you guys got the wheat harvested off that downed field. Take care and thanks for sharing a bit of your lives.
I so agree with you. Sourdough bread is an art. Support the ones who know how to do it. Your life is sooo busy. I appreciate all you, Mark, and family shares with us.
My grandma used to make "salt risen" bread. It was delicious! Smelled awful when it was baking (like smelly, dirty feet) but it sure didn't taste that way! Any way, like sourdough, it is temperamental to make. I tried several times, using her recipe , and it was a complete fail. Wish she was still around to tell me where I made my mistake. I would love to try again.
@@nancysouder5111 Recipe please? I've never heard of this kind of bread before and am very curious. I do use a bread machine (to mix and knead) the dough. I then remove it from the mixer and let it rise it in my bread pans and then bake it. A lot easier on me and so yummy. :-) 💕
Great job catching big mama so quickly ! Good luck keeping her healthy enough to deliver her lambs full term 🤞🏻🌺💚🙃
I love when we get to see both sides of the business but wow build ,sheep and grain? Busy gal you!!
I love how Willow always comes to great you when you are in the barn . I keep my fingers crossed for big mama.
The drone "present" aka business expense really was a good investment.
I like separating the mom. She can have her own amount of food & not compete w/ others!❤
Awwwwe, made my heart sings to see Willow run up to greet you!!! Sooooo sweet! ❤️🥰🌹
You’re doing amazing Sandy!! Hope Mama feels better soon ❤
Amen about the sourdough "baby"!
I am 77 years old, my father was a master baker. I am presently learning how to make sourdough bread. It is a steep learning curve that flies in the face of everything my father taught me about bread baking. It is not difficult but very time intensive with all the time spent leavening etc.
It was so impressive to hear Mark's explanation of the YEN Program and how the data will assist the farmers in analyzing their crop yields. There is so much more to responsible farming than just planting seeds in the ground and crossing your fingers hoping something will grow! Thanks for showing us the real side of farming.
Yeah interesting that he had to pay $300 to participate in the research program.
I love that we can see how deeply you care for your flock. It really shown through at the end when you got down beside of the mama and was talking to her and giving her comfort. I also cant wait for the day we get to see Willow join the retirement party.
These obviously were drunk teenage aliens that did not know how to do perfectly fancy round crop circles 😂
If I remember correctly, there was quite a thunderstorm at one point and the downed wheat was laying every which way. I'm wondering if there might have been something like the beginning of a tornado touchdown that happened there?
It's quite the mystery.
Sandi talked about it in the video before this one--there was a storm rotation event with downed trees at the edge of that field which flattened the wheat.
@@judithburke1539this would have been about the time we had a derecho in Western Illinois and tornados in the same storm. A lot of our weather events goes up near Sandy.
That’s what I was thinking! 😜
Everything stops when Sandi drops a new video for us!
That down wheat field is just crazy looking! Hopefully you haven’t had to worry about picking up stones in that field.
That little clip of Willow running to you before feeding!! 😍🥰 so precious!!
Praying for new big momma! ❤️🐑❤️
It looks the same in my area big areas flat I feel bad for the farmers
That was a special moment with Willow!
Love the aerials with music sandi its peaceful,
Oh yeah- love, love, love the drone footage ! I really got an appreciation of scale and it is beautiful to see !
Oh what a beautiful sight the baler spitting out a huge bale of straw ! Back in the day we had to pick up everything by hand and those bales we could never have lifted. Farming technology may be behind in the scheme of things but it’s a far cry ahead of what it used to be . Thank goodness ! 🌺💚🙃
That poor wee girl!
It must be horrible to carry such a heavy load, especially in the heat we are having this week!
I know you are doing the best for her and that you will keep doing it!
Love to all! ❤❤❤❤
I think there might be as many as 6 baby Lambies in that poor ewe. I hope she labours easily
I agree with you Sandi 100%. I leave the bread making to the ones who enjoy the work!!
Can we name her Big Birtha? 😊
(So she can have her own name without confusion with the real Big Mama.) Thanks.
Get well soon Big Birtha!!! ❤🙏
Good name for such a brave, darling ewe! 💛👍
Love your spelling! Birtha with an I!
@karenj.5910 right?? 😆 I thought that was fitting. 😉😊
Helping your bakery friends by buying their bread is wonderful! Making sourdough bread from starter might be fun for some, but I found it not so much! I gifted my sister a cup, and my husband delivered it. He covered the jar tight so it wouldn’t spill….it exploded, and what a mess!! That was the end of the sourdough adventure! Hope Big Mama is feeling better soon. Love from Pennsylvania, USA 💕🌷🐻
Holy moly it sure does look like you had a weather event in the wheat field ! 🌺💚🙃 I bet it’s like combing through hair that’s hopelessly tangled ! 🌺💚🙃
Love how compassionate you are with your sheep. ❤
At least it didn’t rain for the wedding
Prayers for Big Mamma 2 and her babies. ❤❤❤ I had to laugh at Mark's comment "I build stuff." 😊
Yeah, I heard that. 😁
"So, I know stuff".
@@bestofnature-h7i timestamp 13:07 Mark says " I build stuff" not a big deal put on the CC and you'll see it.
@@LaurieRobertson-f9u There are Tees out there with Mark's and my comment together. Hence the " ". 😅
Excited for Sandi's epiphany! 🙏 adjusting the rations again will reduce preg tox going forward. Human obstetricians still don't have this eradicated for pregnant women 💕💕
And it's on the rise as is obesity suggesting these are linked. When I made my pregnant ewes have more exercise by putting distance between hay, rations, salt/mineral and water, cases of preg tox became almost non existent. Not an option for confined lambing barns.
Big Mama, please get well so Sandy can stop worrying about you ❤❤❤❤
Oh, the Love Willow has for you, Sandi!!
To be honest, i can’t see how you would have anytime to make bread. You are busy 24/7! Oh boy❤
How exciting for your building, I am having the same problem with starting a sourdough baby and I sure hope big mama feels better soon.
Big momma we are pulling for you!
I’ve seriously thought about the combo in the rations based upon “how many lambs” bc they HAVE gone up per Ewe. I think it makes sense to not question the rations but recalculate it per lamb per ewe. I agree 100%
I’m not a sheep farmer but I degree up on a ranch and we changed accordingly to our pregnancies. So yes~I agree🥰
Sandi's excellent at always looking for & finding the silver lining! "The good thing about a slow field is every field after this will go SO FAST!" 🙏 for good weather & a great yield! 💕💕
With all this talk of hay, I finally got curious and Googled “hay”. I found a great article on Wikipedia and read it this evening. So now this almost 80 year old female is educated. Thanks for helping me stay interested in the world! Love from Victoria 🇨🇦.
Mark knows things, lotsa things cuz he "built stuff"! Watching a construction project go up never gets old! 💕💕
She is so, so, so big!
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Stick with keep the sheep alive Sandi,You barely have time to sleep n eat I can't imagine another project on your lap like keeping a starter alive🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 these people must not really watch you❤
Totally agree! And anytime I can support a local business, I do!
Hi Sandi 👋
Happy for you & Mark that you got the wheat off the bad field and got started on the good. Maybe you're even caught up by now. That would be great! Sorry to see Big Mama is down with Pregtox. I pray she is on the mend and can hold on to those babies awhile longer. Good luck with the ration adjustments. Hope you find the perfect recipe! Thanks for another great vlog!
Love the Brocks❤️~Jo
Yay! Time for sheepishly me therapy! I can’t get enough ❤
I absolutely adore how you care for your babies (sheep)
That wheat field from above looks like a piece of art
It kind of reminds me of Van Gogh’ starry night.🌌
Sandi, you are the best shepardess for your flock.
I so hope your ewe responds and continues to stay perky - for the sake of the ewe and lambs.
You'll figure your feed out! I believe in you!
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Stronger than a whirlwind have you ever watched a video of an erratic tornado when it first starts, when several little spouts 26:50 dance across a field before they combine or never form a tornado, it's a mesmerizing sight watching them bump up and down and literally dance. It looks like that's what happened right over your wheat field.
I love so much the bond you and Willow have! Melts my heart 🐑 🐏 🐑
Oh and I'm going for 7 lambs the big mama tank!
As bad as it sounds, I love watching you struggle to treat your ewe. I hope she keeps getting harder to catch and treat, so you know she’s getting better.
Ain't that the truth! 🙏always happy to see 'feisty' patients!💕💕
Ooh man that wheat sure was no fun and games to get into the combine, feel sorry for all the farmers, that have given it all to make it a good crop and then have to battle so hard to get it in the bins and barns all over as well.
Check the expiration date of the ketone strips since you don't often use them When my glucose monitor strips expire, it gives me wonky results
I agree. I know those are usually pretty expensive (my diabetic strips are over 100 bux a box) but the stuff inside the strips break down and give wrong results. Check the back of the strips box (or on the bottle itself), and it should show an expiry date. ❤
I honestly love Willow so much the way she comes running up to you is the best. ❤❤❤
I love to see how happy Willow is to see you every day =D It shows how good you care for your animals.
The bottle babies are thoroughly bonded with Sandi 💕💕
Hi Sandi, I always look forward to your videos coming out, they always brighten up my day.❤❤
Yeah, short trip to getaway, yay bakery wonderful smells, yay friends to see and say hi so wonderful
Love you Sandi & this _whole entire_ community that you've built that's completely full of totally awesome, wonderful people's! ❤❤❤
Howdy folks, huge hugs to you from all the way out, off the coast of Atlantic Canada, eh?! 😁
Greetings from Oregon in NW U.S.A. Stay safe 😊.
Sandi you are too busy for bread making ❤ don’t feel bad about buying bread and enjoy your bread!
Thank you for supporting small business! I'm a vendor at farmers markets, selling baked goods--quick bread, yeasted bread, cookies, and pies. I'm baking up to 18 loaves of yeasted breads for each of my three markets. But no, I don't do sourdough! It is its own beast and I just can't do it.
Good luck to you! What a treat to have your homebaked breads! Of any kind. 😊
"I love these girls. They are a treat to see on Fridays." What a wonderful impression to have of people. I bet they are wonderfula
Glad you cought Wide Load, (Big Mam2) early, she should have a better chance of making it to delivery day.
The winds must of been spinning in every direction. The drone footages great. Thank Mark for the explanation on the crop study. It is a good way to help your yeilds in future and possibly others as well, a win win for everyone. Thanks for wedding photos great memories.
Sandy, you are such a wonderful shepherd, please don’t blame yourself for your new big mama having too many little ones inside.
I enjoy seeing how tender and caring you are with your sheep ❤
I think she's carrying at least 5 babies ☺️
Sandy, gotta say, I LOVE your green sunglasses! They make me happy every time I see them!
Sandy baking bread because she has nothing else to do? LOL That's funny. I'm worried about big Mama, can't wait for updates on her. Maybe Instagram?
Congratulations to the lovely couple, I know it was a big day for good reasons, wishing you all the best of health and fortunes, and that you will look back on that day as a continuation of something great you build together and lasted for ages and to the rest of your lives.
Pregtox? ALWAYS worried so much taking care of my toxemia (PIH) mommies. They can turn on you so fast. If so, hope you got it early and you can buy a few more days for the lambs lung development
Prayers for new big mama❤
I'm an American, but I lived in Waterloo, ON and my partner and I worked for the University of Waterloo, so I know the area you and your daughter talk about. It feels nostalgic and homey. My son and I are taking a trip to Toronto in a week or so because he was born long after we left and he wants to visit Niagara Falls and Toronto.
I LOVED (yes capitalized) the Farmer's markets in Waterloo (never went to the one in Kitchener) and I've missed having all that goodness so local. I live in Maryland now and I have found ONE small market that is like the equivalent of 1-2 stalls of a real farmer's market. People here just don't know how AMAZING buying local produce and baked goods can be!!! I'm so tempted to drive over to Waterloo, but that seems folly. Toronto has an reknowned market and we're staying 2 blocks from it. That should help with the itch.
Im guessing big momma, the second (or junior) is having 4 plus lambs. Crossing fingers she gets better soon.
Sandi you are a super woman able to wonderfully handle so many big jobs. I do greatly admire your grit and grace.❤
❤❤I have a huge appreciation for farmers now. Watching you and Mark and how hard you work is very inspiring! Love the 🐑 and your care of them. Prayers for Big Mama.❤❤
So excited to see the vlog....
Data collection & participation in research to benchmark & improve outcomes! So exciting! It's hot & smoky & I'm feeling particularly cranky with people who don't pay attention to research. Just want to keep doing the same old, same old.Thank you, Mark & Sandy because you give me hope for humanity! 💕💕
Sandi you are so loving and caring towards your sheep!❤ Don’t ever let the nasty things some toad may say to bother you! You are a wonderful Bopeep! We all love you and your family!!
Congratulations Erica and your handsome groom! Heart warming to see you all at the Plains❤❤
Praying for Big Mama and your family
Wow! 80K views and 11K likes after only one day! Look at you! ❤
Thankyou for reminding me about the sourdough baby. Ive been trying to keep this thing alive 😅
❤ Sandi ❤ I am so impressed with your ability to maneuver the drone. You are so capable and knowledgeable about so many things. The machinery you can fix and the tools you know how to use. Please don’t forget that. I think many people who are your biggest fans know how amazing you are. That’s why we’re here. ❤ You are awesome Sandi. ❤
Whoa, notification 19 seconds ago!! Right in time. Thanks Sandi!
Wow, mother nature sure has a way with messing up things for farmers...😮
Yep. She sure can be a fickle old lady! What was the commercial that said "don't mess with mother nature"?
@@nancysouder5111, I think you're thinking of Parkay Margarine: "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!!!"
We need a "We love Lucy" t-shirt xox
I love your lambs. You always make sure they are healthy, I pray she gets better soon. The amount of farm work you and Mark do is amazing. Busy, busy.❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the drone footage of the wheat field!
I could not agree more with you on the bakery stuff, if you can support local producers, I highly recommend you doing so, no matter where in the world you live.
Home made stuff is also great, but remember that your supporting people around where you live, and I can't see anything negative about that at all :) Have a great day.
Poor Mama. 😞🙏 I hope you get things figures out. 🤞🙏 It's gonna be a long 3 weeks. Prayers it ends well. 🙏🐑❤️🙏
Progress in the making, busy time! I’m glad Big Mama is up again 🐑
It's exciting to see how the building is coming along. I will keep that precious ewe in my prayers. I loved seeing Willow run up to you.
I hope new Big Momma gets better to keep those babies healthy AND thriving. And I'd wager that close-up ration is just a little too small (or needs more carbs) for the ewes you have now. Hooray on the wheat and the progress on the building! Can I just say how ADORABLE it was to see Willow run, shaking her head in greeting to you! Precious moments with special sheep. So Thank You, Sandi for sharing! I'm always delighted to see your videos. Hugs from NW Georgia, USA.