Shed project on the cards that could save us a few thousand , Oliver doesn't like me fixing things!!
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Welcome to Sam Shutt Farming, daily life on the Hill farm
This is Sam and Oliver plus 5 children farming beef sucklers and sheep in the North Yorkshire/Cumbria border area.
We are first-generation farmers, and we've had no help at all to get to where we are now. We are here to show you our life and what we do. I am also here to show new entrance that it is possible to start from scratch. Being strong-willed, determined, and a lot of hard work, you can do it.
We are both from farming background I grew up on a family dairy farm. Milking from a very young age.Working for my uncle when i left school. I've learnt everything from him and grown ever since. I met Oliver when I was 16 he was 15 We started with a few sheep when we met and have built up over the 16 years to were we are now. We took on a 500 acre hill farm in 2019 currently 5 years into the tenancy.
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Enquiries email- Sam.shutt303@gmail.com
I think Ollie gave us a compliment 😅
@@williamwright8286 🤣🤣 wow 👌 thats special 🤣
Sam good on you for trying to do your best, I addmeryou and all that have a go at doing something different. I think you do an remarkable job ,as you have a family to look after. Take care and all the best. 😊😊😄😄😊😊👍👍👍👍💖
@kudapooda9993 thankyou! Thats kind of you 😃🥰
Hitting the bull was just silly !
Your man could have said well done for trying would have been nice of him you always do your best 😊
He loves me really. Its just how we roll. It's all banter between us otherwise be boring 😄😁
Sorry but he’s a Degrading prick
She would never learn if she didn’t get a bollocking for her f*#k ups 😂
Thanks for trying to help me hun…. No it’s “you shoulda done better at school”… nice to have a supportive partner…
your doing an awesome job sam! I’m amazed at all you do. ❤
Thats just how we roll.🤣 been together that long we don't praise each other 🤣 it's just banter. And thanks ! 😃😃
We value you and everything you do, I. Know from watching videos you are not frightened of hard work and you are good at it ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi that was a great video of your and him in the shad lady and great job with your sheep 🐑 and your cow's and calf ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@farmerslife2612 thankyou 😄😄
I bought second hand mushroom cubicles and rubber mats and put them in an existing shed and it worked out ok but make sure to have them the correct width and length or cows won’t lye in them , on the other hand straw bedding might seem expensive but you can calve cows in a straw bedded shed and dung is great fertiliser compared to slurry .
@johnearle6667 yes I agree. We've always used straw beds just price puts me off 🤣🤣
I love seeing you do mechanical stuff. You need to learn. You are doing great 👍
Haha thanks easy job to begin with😂😂
Great to see kids being brought up properly all the best
@@derekgladwin5163 thankyou
This is years ago and we only had a small sucker herd of six cows plus calves. We created a concrete step up and managed to get hold of some old Newton Rig dividers. Laid in rubber mats. Later added more ready made portable mushroom cubicles. Our shed wasn’t suitable for mechanisation, so when the daily hand scraping became an ordeal rather than a workout, we sold the herd. We let the cows and calves out on the yard confined with electric fence while cleaning out. We also sprinkled a small amount of sawdust on the dunging area making it a bit less slippery and easier to pick up. The cows and calves stayed clean and enjoyed their beds just as much as dairy cows would. Taking the barrow loads to the muck to the heap was literally pushing shit uphill, that was the killer for us in the end.
Enjoyed seeing the kids play. Jimmy should put on a growth spert with all that muck in his boots. Well done Nancy.
got a confession. theres you and charlotte and evie. and i like seeing you all. im spoiled with smileys. yay.
Do you have a slurry store on the farm? There’s new environmental rules about spreading slurry through the wind.
@user-rd9bn3ue9y yeh I no. And no we don't 🤣 so probably to bigger of a job then!? Dribble bars will be a must soon
U can get portable cubicles with concrete on them and handy 2 take out again if u need 2. Might b expensive but would b ideal for u
Didn't no they existed! Thanks! Will have a look
There was cubicals that are all in one with concrete beds and move them with your loader . And when finished take them out with your loader . And put machinery in it in the summer. Be ideal for you. Simple and easy to install I thinnk any precast concrete firm would do them the farm I milked on in Staffordshire used them .
Sounds good I will have to price them up !
Hi Sam hope you and your wonderful family are well another amazing video from you .
Thankyou!
Great kids despite grumpy pants! They are a testament to you🎉
I like him grumpy 🤣 there great 👍 loving life ❤️
Passed your farm about 09.30 this morning on our way up to Carlisle from Skipton on the train,we gave you a wave. 👋
@@kevinturner2455 ah grand! Thanks ! 😂 😄😄
@@Sam-shutt4 spaces every 15 ft
Great video Sam, the cows are looking really good. Your kids are having a wonderful childhood, I love seeing them play .they remind me of my six when they would come in after playing rolling in the mud and falling out of trees😂❤
Haha its the best life isn't it 😊
another lovely smiley on you in this one. you have a happy face sam. happy weekend to you all. hows baby doing.
@@user-zh5vh7oj5f she's doing fantastic 👏
happy sunday. good to hear. have a good day.
Like the black zèttor. Do a video on it.
Great video Sam 👌
Well done Nancy you are doing great riding your bike
She's cracked it 👌
You should have mentioned your idea for cow cubicles 2 months ago! There were grants on new flexi cubicles and even cow mattresses. Ideally, 4ft spacing between cubicles and your shed looks to be 4 bays long, so you'd get 20 cubicle spaces up each side. There is sometimes second hand for sale, but if metal, then you want the cubicles that are fixed onto two bars along the front. Cubicles with legs on that get concreted into the ground are rubbish, higher chance of them getting stuck, and they break off eventually.
I'm sure there will be grants available again if you want to wait.
How about looking at other bedding alternatives like paper or a few sawdust suppliers offer cheaper bulk loads of lesser grade sawdust type bedding. It would do no harm to ring around and see what could be available.
We've tried paper waste and wasn't really impressed 😬 we can't claim any grants because we don't claim bps. So don't have an sbi number or whatever it is they need. We will have a think thanks for the advice ! 👍
Good video sam I really like your video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lovely Sam sucklers look in good order as do the lambs some great replacements there for next year
They are doing well 😄
LOVE THESE VIDEOS ALL THE TIME XXX
Thanks!
Hello,I'm from the u.s and like ur post and watch them all.stalls can keep them cleaner and less bedding,also you can use corn fauder for bedding,we bale up the corn stalks and store them and when we need bedding we grind up the bales and use it for bedding. Today everything cost more so u need to think out of the box. Also when the mulch market is swamped, the wood chips are cheap but they also need to be grind smaller, but once GROUND up there just like saw dust. JUST some idea's, keep those post coming!
@michaelerdman1544 thank you for the advice! Will price up some different bedding. We've used paper waste before and didn't really like it thanks for watching 😄😄
Your cattle are looking fit & well 👍
Great video nice cows and calves your lambs doing well Teemore Engering Derrylinn Co Fermanagh it’s hard to beat them barriers cubicles and anything to do with cattle housing keep up the good work
@@user-fe8cd1mk6v thankyou! Will research them.😄 either cubicles or a different bedding 🤔🤔
is that this weeks farmers weekly. i will go and get a copy then. just for you. good on you lovely.
Your some woman Sam. Keep up the good work
when i messed up i had to try and fix it. i messed up. but i felt crap if i didnt do something about it.
Hi sam well done on your mechanical tasks,a bit of useless info,when in technical college many yrs ago and i squeezing the guts out of a nut tightening it ha,my lecturer said as a rule of thumb when tightening a nut or bolt when it is just after getting tight put the spanner at 3 o clock and torque or tighten it until you reach 6 o clock and that's enough and you won't pull the threads out,hope that a bit of help in future,best of luck from irl
@seantwomey3035 ah thank you will take that on board 👍 😀
Have you considered putting sloping concrete floors with insulation under the concrete.works well but you would slurry not dry manure.🏴👏👍
@johnjones3848 aye thats the thing nothing for slurry 😬🙄
Consider putting in a tank and slats.
@@Sean-fb7cy slates be a to bigger job and we don't own the farm so it's one of those.
Yes you can buy them second hand
You pair our funny Sam he does appreciate you in his own way 😂😂😂
I no he does 🤣😉 its just how we roll. We defo arnt gona admit to each other how good we are now that would be boring lol 🤣🤣
@Sam-shutt well even though I live in North Yorkshire my family have a small farm in North Shropshire but I think they have all virtually retired now I've not been for 10 years as o don't speak to family but I was always in transport but medically retired
Bought some second hand local farm sale eighty pounds each
personally i think the straw price has been talked up........some years spring barley is very short and doesn't yield much straw this year it looks pretty good and will yield reasonably well and last year a lot of corn farmers were chopping there straw this year cos the price is a bit higher i don't think so many will chop it, so it may turn out straw isn't as dear through the winter as last year and if it was a dryer autumn that would help..........i know all if's and but's. if you got cubicles your going to get slurry.........the enviroment agency get funny about slurry storage and spreading it in winter when fields are wet
@geraldbeard856 aye, that's what I thought! Need a proper slurry store. Might be easier shopping around prices of different bedding. Or hopefully straw isn't dear. But I still don't have any prices yet lol
@@Sam-shutt we've had 3 trailer loads of nice barley straw delivered in........£110 a ton.........we paid £97 a ton this time last year
Great wee brown dog is that thon little brown pup u got seems not that long ago
@parishsuffolks924 no this is different one. The lilac pup Dora is still a young pup .Will be trained if she makes the grade 😄😄
is that the new sam smiley signiture shirt you are wearing.
Plenty off good second hand cubicles 20 £30 second hand
I guess do you have the facilities to store slurry, compared to FYM ? Also length of tenancy to write of price difference between capital investment required vs's straw cost annually?
@andrewhough8757 yes iam heading more towards different bedding now. Just haven't had a price of straw yet this year. Possibly 100-120 a tone for wheat. But weal see when time comes. Was just a thought would be nice not buying straw 🤣🤣
@Sam-shutt I'm completely on board with costings and trying yo save were we can. Straw yards are definitely an expensive way to winter cattle.
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Obviously u ll be looking for farm sales there normally some kicking about Skipton or Gisburn auction at sales
@@benexley4924 will have a gander! Or price different bedding up 🤔
@Sam-shutt we used sawdust but normally got it free cos we went and collected it from sawmill
@benexley4924 that would be good! Might investigate
@Sam-shutt a.r Atkinson think thy sell sawdust in bulk but Don t know how much would be a tonne we normally get it in artic load as for cubicles iae can t remember wat make Laura Ashley or Tom Pemberton went for
Lovely family ❤
@@pattyannbeaven9287 🥰🥰
regarding the shed theory. if it can work better. save time and money . and its affordable. do it. better for them and you.
great one Sam take care all Rx
@@richardormrod5758 thankyou 😄
Maybe try and get ahold of Tom Pemberton farm life here on you tube, He might be able to help or direct you. He has a dairy farm but I'm sure he will suggest things to look for or what ever you ask.
@maryjensen5112 Yes, worth a shot. ! Just we've 5 years left hear and don't want to spend a fortune. Be a different matter if we owned it 😄
Hi Sam stalls are ok for dairy cow's but sucklers I'd save my money can you get woodchip it work's for our farm
@traceyrobinson7554 what price a tonne is woodchip? 🤔 i will have to ring round.
Why not saw dust or clean wood chip to bed them down
@johnpick6829 yes iam thinking that. I can price different beddings
Dear Sam aren,t you afraid of passing cars with the kids playing on the road ? If Oliver haden,t you he would have to take on two guys to replace you pffff You al are wonderful xxxgreetings from holland
Wel not sure about that 🤣 we a good team. That's main thing. And not really they trained to stay off the road and get to the side if there is one ... but the roads shut further down the valley and it's very quite. Maybe 2-3 carrs a day come through and there locals. So iam Happy about it ! 🤣 it's great it's like covid again
Thank you sam
Cubicles seco d hand one bay lots about
@dereklitchfield7574 thankyou! Will have a look. Either cubicles or shop around for different bedding options.
how in the name of god did you manage to end up with him ............?
I made my choice 16 years ago. Amd wouldn't change it for the world 🥰😍
@@Sam-shutt but. .... to a onlooker like me ......he treats you like dirt .........
he strikes me as a man that is none too happy to be farming .......would be happier driving a tractor .....there are a few like that around where I live .......
as my grandmother used to say ...........if u are in love with a manure heap you cannot see the rat in the straw on top of it .......!
@georgedoorley5628 no he dosnt he's particular and always has Been its like him doing my cooking if its not right to how I want it I wouldn't let him carry on 🤣 he's a wind up merchant just how he's been brought up. It goes in 1 ear and our the other . More you watch and get to no him the more you will understand him. He's not going to pretend to be someone else like a lot of youtubers are off camera. What you see is what you get with us 😃🤣
no stableisers on the bikes. thats how i learned. fall off and get back on.
Aww that not nice is it 😢
Your husband seems very arigunt in stead of showing you how to do it right he just criticises you and trys to take over .
@royjacques5650 he's fine 🤣 he dosnt like me doing his job. Wich is only fair. I don't like him doing my jobs because he gets them wrong. 🤣 I have to watch and learn 🤣
I'd stick to loose housed cattle ,can you not get hold of some cheap rape straw or oat
@mittw1054 going to ring round. Was just an idea so we didn't have to buy load straw every month