British Farming | Shearing Sheep and Why Farmers do it.

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @SheepFarmer1970
    @SheepFarmer1970 5 лет назад +20

    I love listening to your Mum's passion for farm and it's quite lovely to hear her speak about beautiful England that most take for granted!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

    • @Whipple1
      @Whipple1 5 лет назад

      John Will Hynes : I was about to say the same. Thanks for phrasing it for me! Great series, and a wonderful testimony to family farming! Bravo!
      Whipple

    • @shepherdewan
      @shepherdewan 5 лет назад

      Would like to watch my videos ewan shearing Samantha

  • @cyclonicsquid4189
    @cyclonicsquid4189 5 лет назад +3

    I really do love your mom! She has such a great personality and temperament, strong, direct, funny, resourceful, gutsy. She is wonderful, you are so lucky to have her by your side!

  • @pammipayne3334
    @pammipayne3334 3 года назад

    I think wool is amazingly beautiful. I use wool for crafting. I do needle felting which helps with my happiness. I am housebound so having a hobby where I reuse such a lovely product is always a blessing. So farmers I thank you for such a lovely job that you do.

  • @alialhilali9862
    @alialhilali9862 5 лет назад +5

    My utter respect to this lady

  • @ayubyusuf2975
    @ayubyusuf2975 5 лет назад +10

    In somalia. We have our own breed of sheep called the Somali sheep or the Berbera blackhead. It has a white body and a black head. It does not grow wool so no shearing needed. It is drought resistant and can tolerate high temperatures. Ewes lactate for 84 days and produce 50kg of amazing milk. We export it to the Arabian peninsula for meat. What an animal the sheep is.

  • @adamfontana537
    @adamfontana537 5 лет назад +10

    Great stuff. Keep up the good work 🇦🇺

  • @hilaryboyd8594
    @hilaryboyd8594 5 лет назад +1

    Just binge-watched every episode. Can’t wait for the next!

  • @MistressOP
    @MistressOP 5 лет назад +9

    she's right. I wish we used hedges more in the USA. lovely.

  • @ourllamacalmerfarminfrance239
    @ourllamacalmerfarminfrance239 3 года назад

    You are lucky with the summer temperatures . I have to keep 6 llamas alive in 40 degree temperatures that last weeks in Central France. Fans and mini air-conditioning units. Great video

  • @Nobody-vl2xc
    @Nobody-vl2xc 5 лет назад +1

    Very passionate mother and farmer. I enjoyed every second of this vedio. Thanks for sharing.

  • @aaronlennoncorcoran7042
    @aaronlennoncorcoran7042 5 лет назад +28

    I can not understand how people think shearing is cruel it's purely for the benefit of the sheep cuz it's not for the profit of the farm as the the wool hardly/ dosent cover the cost of shearing anymore

    • @QueernMental
      @QueernMental 5 лет назад

      His Mum mentioned how some shearers can be very rough and aggressive with handling in the name of efficiency. And bad shearers can easily nick and cut the sheep's skin a lot.
      Basically, hire shearers who give a sh*t and it's about as cruel as a haircut.

    • @aaronlennoncorcoran7042
      @aaronlennoncorcoran7042 5 лет назад +3

      @@QueernMental even the best shearers can nick and cut the sheep's skin all it takes is the sheep to move or wriggle

    • @QueernMental
      @QueernMental 5 лет назад

      @@aaronlennoncorcoran7042 Of course, it is inevitable. However some shearers, due to either incompetence in their handling and shearing techniques, or as a product of favouring speed over welfare, can do a lot of damage to a sheep's skin

    • @aaronlennoncorcoran7042
      @aaronlennoncorcoran7042 5 лет назад +1

      @@QueernMental yeah ino where u are coming from

  • @joansnyder3186
    @joansnyder3186 5 лет назад +4

    And another great video you can tell all these animals are so loved and greatest of care ;)

  • @helenel4126
    @helenel4126 5 лет назад +3

    Texel and Texel crosses are definitely a meat breed, but as a knitter and spinner I can tell you they grow a lovely, fairly soft, very springy fleece - excellent for jumpers, watch caps, and socks.

  • @keithhill3027
    @keithhill3027 5 лет назад +1

    Great respect to you mum what a passionate farmer.

  • @jackbird8020
    @jackbird8020 5 лет назад +6

    Love these videos

  • @paulhayday8212
    @paulhayday8212 5 лет назад +1

    Another beautiful vlog Rufus. Some excellent, passionate dialogue from your Mum. Glad you get some financial return for the fleeces these days. If I was fit and well I would love to come and lend a hand.
    Keep it lad. Bucks show?
    Paul. West Wycombe Village

  • @Kieran-wi9xm
    @Kieran-wi9xm 5 лет назад +12

    Great vid mate would love to see an equipment tour 😂👌

    • @peterverity8367
      @peterverity8367 5 лет назад

      Kieran 6215 was just about to say the same lol

  • @yaminhaider434
    @yaminhaider434 5 лет назад +1

    What a beautiful video. Please make more such farm and countryside videos. Really loved it ❤️❤️❤️

  • @markwright3161
    @markwright3161 5 лет назад +2

    It's like a haircut for the sheep combined with a sort of doctor's checkup. Neither is bad for a human, despite being varying degrees of discomfort at the time, almost everyone can say they feel better after them and I'd say it's the same for the sheep.
    Wear a big woolly jumper on one of these hot days then take it off and see which is more comfortable, or think of when you may have had an injury and how it felt before and after treatment. I can't imagine that it is much different for the sheep. They're smart enough to recognise the difference.

  • @caryldavies9151
    @caryldavies9151 5 лет назад

    Lovely video guys, as a farmer i can relate to you in looking forward to shearing day it’s such a relief!

  • @susanmarsh2856
    @susanmarsh2856 5 лет назад

    What a spectacular day! Just right for recording the vlog and working with sheep and shearing. The girls are in great condition. The sheep are really sprightly after being shorn. Also they jump due to the genetically inherited reflex action which is a safety response to change including changes of location/paddocks etc.

  • @lisadavis9912
    @lisadavis9912 5 лет назад

    Your are amazing I love watching you every month xx

  • @tangle70
    @tangle70 5 лет назад

    She is right about the UK being beautiful and the weather is just about right.

  • @longstarfarming9042
    @longstarfarming9042 5 лет назад

    Grate video live watching these videos showing the true life of farmers grate work keep it up !!👍🏻

  • @Tony-Blake
    @Tony-Blake 5 лет назад

    Our long-haired cat was the same --- didn't like the noisy process, but kittenish when she was rid of the itchy, hot burden.

  • @freddorst8885
    @freddorst8885 5 лет назад +1

    Great family love it

  • @terryglover945
    @terryglover945 3 года назад +1

    Great Farming.. Really Nice to c other people who Love animals As Much AS I Do.. I Do a Bit Of Vermin Shooting on a Farm and the owner as the same Passion u do.. I c Things I never Knew Went on at a farm .. Most Farmers Don`t Make a penny .. They do it for the Passion and they get buy... and work 23 hours a day..

    • @flankfarm
      @flankfarm  3 года назад

      What an awesome comment, thanks Terry and great to hear about your experiences. All the best from us !

  • @khawarshahzad4875
    @khawarshahzad4875 5 лет назад +1

    Aunty you are doing tuff job

  • @provenxreaperx
    @provenxreaperx 5 лет назад

    Your mom is such a great farmer. Great video! Greetings from Norway. Im so glad you dont have to worry about large predators in England. Over here its terrible. 2 bears already taken out this season.

    • @JesterEric
      @JesterEric 5 лет назад

      Wolves and lynx are going to be re introduced in parts of scotland and n england

    • @provenxreaperx
      @provenxreaperx 5 лет назад

      Christopher Rutherford thats terrible. wolfes kills for fun. couple of years back one singel wolf killed 350 sheep during a periode of 3 months

    • @provenxreaperx
      @provenxreaperx 5 лет назад

      Lynx are usually a problem for the reindeer hearders.

  • @mousefarm
    @mousefarm Год назад

    Sheep will regrow new wool, so shearing sheep is an extremely important job

  • @jagdishbahia9162
    @jagdishbahia9162 5 лет назад +1

    Love these videos😂😂

  • @2455-x7f
    @2455-x7f 5 лет назад +1

    they must love it getting a full body hair cut

  • @thelostbushmanlg1765
    @thelostbushmanlg1765 5 лет назад

    I wish you would do the year series again

  • @shepherdewan
    @shepherdewan 5 лет назад +2

    The sheep is a good 😊 boy

  • @sohagrana7052
    @sohagrana7052 5 лет назад

    Nice video... Like it.. 🇧🇩🇮🇹🇧🇩🇮🇹🇧🇩

  • @ManiKumar-nm5uz
    @ManiKumar-nm5uz 5 лет назад

    Wow amazing

  • @Ab-nm8hb
    @Ab-nm8hb 4 года назад +1

    Very nice♥♥♥👍

  • @harryhale6232
    @harryhale6232 5 лет назад

    Good video

  • @KrikitKaos
    @KrikitKaos 5 лет назад

    She mentions a pull cord never being pulled by the good shearers. What does the pull cord do?

    • @ianlanders1281
      @ianlanders1281 5 лет назад

      Krikit it’s what turns the shears on and off

  • @sansasan7809
    @sansasan7809 Год назад

    What kind of sheep.?

  • @Millie_hall
    @Millie_hall 4 года назад +1

    Loads Of people watching but they’re not subscribed !! 😟

  • @eecforeststewardship640
    @eecforeststewardship640 5 лет назад +2

    wool is a lost textile, it really is amazing- on another note- why not get hair sheep to avoid shearing? I have Katahdins, which are a fabulous American meat breed that sheds its own wool! No shearing, great resistance to parasites, and good survival sense.

  • @sajjadregan9664
    @sajjadregan9664 5 лет назад

    Can u pls make a video how can a beginner get into farming industry. Thanks

    • @NNOutBurger_Gaming
      @NNOutBurger_Gaming 5 лет назад

      Sajjad Regan first buy land then decide what you want to do

  • @kyojurorengoku6047
    @kyojurorengoku6047 5 лет назад +1

    Such a lovely woman

  • @Mo....
    @Mo.... 5 лет назад

    I live in the UK and I was looking for a job in this field .Knowing that I have experience in agriculture, animal husbandry and birds .I love this life and this work.
    I have been living in the UK for four years
    Please help if you can 😊😊

  • @agria2103
    @agria2103 5 лет назад

    Where to in England are you situated? 😁🚜

  • @shepherdewan
    @shepherdewan 5 лет назад +1

    I shear sheep and tell them they are good girls would like to watch Ewan shearing Samantha

  • @fortnite85
    @fortnite85 5 лет назад

    how much is 1 acre to buy

    • @DairyFarmer-uc8eq
      @DairyFarmer-uc8eq 5 лет назад

      Depends on the land quality but its expensive

    • @fortnite85
      @fortnite85 5 лет назад

      Can I spend £1000 to 2500 on 1 acre

  • @rcmast3rtract0rking
    @rcmast3rtract0rking 5 лет назад

    Is that the voice of Watchfinder

  • @جاسمالويس-ك5ي
    @جاسمالويس-ك5ي 5 лет назад

    امنيتي في الحياة ان اكمل ماتبقه من حياتي في هاذه الحياه الريفيه تحياتي لكم جميعا عراقي ريفي

  • @DJ-bh1ju
    @DJ-bh1ju 5 лет назад

    A dear lady like you? How can you be alone on that farm? If I was in the UK I'd love to come visit and help out ....

  • @leereadman9940
    @leereadman9940 5 лет назад

    wHO IS RUTH?? Its cruel to leave the fleece on.

  • @Frankowillo
    @Frankowillo 4 года назад

    And you people thought they sheared the sheep just to piss them off.

  • @horseblinderson4747
    @horseblinderson4747 5 лет назад

    Because they're raised for the wool, certainly aren't raised for the meat, all that lanolin makes it taste terrible.

  • @thomasdobin1456
    @thomasdobin1456 5 лет назад

    Its illegal not to shear a sheep for more that 12 months

  • @shepherdewan
    @shepherdewan 5 лет назад +1

    Nasty folk don't deserve to work them nice 👍🏽 folk do

  • @benneave4921
    @benneave4921 4 года назад +1

    That woman is really annoying