Insane, sell the cows or im gone

[@DeirdreHickey-nx8nt]

Hi Glynn, I heard you on the radio. You were brilliant. The least said about the lady on about the foxes the better.!!!!! You have my vote and I don’t work on a farm or eat lamb. But I can see the amount of serious hard work you and your dad and all the other farmers pou into looking after their animals. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment, i got s good grilling.. 😅😅👍

[@tracydavies2711]

Great video, love the fadder lol anywhere we can listen to the radio interview?

[@SeamusCounihan]

@@tracydavies2711 rte radio 1 liveline podcast

[@eamonnc5395]

Goggle live line and it's there under hungry foxes

[@user-ye2ce2ud8q]

so I am an avid viewer a granny over 70 and sometimes I use the closed captions. so today it translated "Im going to the field to spread some cuss words" LMFAO !!!

[@sheepshepherd]

😅😅👍👍

[@tarran4596]

That made me laugh 😂

[@azamyahmad]

Hello my friend and welcome back and absolutely spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation documentary countryside content video and you guys bonded so well and doing such an amazing job !! .. gorgeous filming edition camera work looks super awesome super amazing and thanks again and have a wonderful blessing weekend from Montreal QC Canada

[@tomwhelan4607]

your father knows the place and what it can do. He has a wealth of wisdom, always listen. You are doing a mighty job, well done.

[@sheepshepherd]

cheers

[@AlisdairTaylor-mo6od]

rolling fields levels out the field and can pick up any sticks or rocks before mowing

[@iand5369]

Another great video. Thankyou. Hi from Texas

[@sheepshepherd]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnroche3405]

Hi Glynn,
Roll the field and Make hay in those fields. if you can hold out for it .haylege hidden costs with plastic. You would also need something to half the bale. Silage may go off before cows have it all eaten too.
and give the cows a few nuts and hay then over the winter. Use the yellow cow precalver bucket from cystalx. There are a great job. Just 4 weeks to go if you know the date. If calving indoors use plenty straw and vaccinate for scour now. The calf then gets protected from milk. I would calve in doors until you get to know the cows. Be careful of pets . They can usually be the most dangerous at calving.

[@sheepshepherd]

Thanks a lot for the great info, Appreciate it

[@jimmydonnelly327]

Solid info from that man glynn couldn't agree more with him

[@SeanieD1968]

Another good video ., see alot of comment re you on the radio 📻 I didn’t hear it but I see loads of foxes appearing durning the day around sheep and lambs ,,
They must be feeling hungry coming out
Keep up the good work ❤

[@sheepshepherd]

ya was on joe duffy. got s fair grilling 😅 there everywhere the foxes

[@wendyrowland7787]

As long as you generously remove any mouldy spots to prevent listeria, haylage should be OK. Six wraps as recommended makes a difference. Definitely get rid of moles to avoid contamination. Formaldehyde is also carcinogenic. One thing about growing your own conservation crop is that you have better control over the quality. You will know which is cheaper when you add up the costs involved in making it.

[@sheepshepherd]

very true👍👍👍

[@IainMacMillan-se2ut]

Roll the field Glyn, avoid contaminating soil in your silage/haylage. Your like us this year the grass came all of a sudden. Far better than last year but we had a very dry spell post lambing last year and the fields struggled to recover. Funny how quick you can forget the bad weather at the start of April!!. Got to say the ewe hoggs have produced cracking lambs. length and shape.

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@terrynoland487]

Excellent video again keep up the great work you guys

[@sheepshepherd]

We will!

[@patriciamccormack7626Teashee]

All systems go on the farm/video Guys 👍 so glad you've had a break in the weather ☀️
Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe ❤

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@rickdillinger9635]

When you are buying new rams will make a new video? Texel especially. What qualities do you look for in a Texel ram?

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Glyn as always 👌

[@sheepshepherd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@countrykitty733]

I know Canada is different but it may be worth looking at Sandi Brock she does silage and bags it keeps outside. The only differenc she adds & subtracts things depending on what time year it is she is very careful with amount when pregnant and lambing.

[@tomaswall6935]

Rolling would be more for stones but it wouldn't do any harm if you have one handy. Soil in hay or silage can cause diphtheria in cattle and sheep so if you think it's going to pick up a lot of soil I would roll it.

[@tomaswall6935]

Listeria too, had a cow go a bit simple with listeria a few years ago.

[@wendyrowland7787]

I think you meant listeria, no so dangerous for cattle, but often fatal for sheep.

[@tomaswall6935]

@@wendyrowland7787 yes you are correct. Took weeks to get her half right. But always kept her head a bit sideways after it and was a little stupid too 🙈

[@johnconcannon380]

Great content once again really enjoying the videos big fan

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@patmartin7907]

Great video always so much work to do but great to see you and your dad getting stuck in
Reminds me a lot of where I grew up at the foot of the galties
Live in Australia now nice to watch your videos takes me back
Great job look after your dad

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video. hope you're keeping well and enjoying the great weather there

[@tangofoxtrot4603]

drag the transport box behind the tractor to level the ruts in the silage field. Ur dad is right though if u can buy Silage /hay at the right price u would be as well on, plenty of adds on done deal selling it cheaper than i can make it for, and u have your field of grass beside your house.

[@sheepshepherd]

We'll know this year what it will cost so we'll see😅

[@robertbirkett6652]

Sheep are fine on hay , silage or anything in-between . Tell dad that the cattle can summer on the hill and will improve it

[@sheepshepherd]

👍👍

[@jimmydonnelly327]

Ah glynn ye are gas fkn men honest to god😂😂our little girl is 3 and watches ye every night before bed keep up the good work lads ye are great craic

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@robertbirkett6652]

Cutting your own forage is good for reducing worms for the lambs BUT if you are using a contractor for all the work then getting him when everyone wants him can be a problem

[@sheepshepherd]

👍👍

[@paulsr1965]

If the sheep pull the silage in to the pen it can block the plastic slats.

[@sheepshepherd]

ya we dont feed them inside

[@holymyrrhbearers6271]

we've fed haylage for several years the sheep like it it's easier to harvest in the wetter seasons, too

[@sheepshepherd]

👍Cheers thanks for that

[@johnlydon533]

Great video Glynn. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@chrisoconnor5880]

Roll it, easier for mowing, and it also helps retain moisture if it stops raining

[@sheepshepherd]

👍👍

[@kieranj9484]

You should give the cows a small bit of nuts to keep them quite and they will always follow you for them if you need to move them

[@sheepshepherd]

thats a great tip

[@kieranoshea5433]

about a foot tall grass no manure for silage and sheep love it,we feed it to sheep lambing every year and they love it

[@stuartrobertson4714]

We don't cut silage. Cows calf's sheep lambs all get hay about ,£30 £35 poon abale to make silage and contractor above that

[@spark9591]

Sheep love good haylage glynn,
Roll the feilds definitely, soil contamination in fodder causes botulism, not good.

[@sheepshepherd]

cheers thanks for that info

[@paulflynn6228]

Them pair on the radio today should go and see the Damage the fox does..and the fool saying you need to do more to protect your sheep 🫣🫣🫣…get video men keep the good work up👍👍

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video.

[@tombrennan3267]

probably shouldn’t say this but if you get a paint brush and creosote and put a line on the lambs back from back of head to tail you’ll have no fox trouble 😉

[@SAB_Agri]

Glynn cracking vid Bud, yes ur best to roller any fields ur cutting
as easier on the mower plus cuts better..
👍👍🤙🤙

[@sheepshepherd]

thank u

[@nicklad9463]

3000 isn't bad money for all your hay .your father right it's as cheap buy it in

[@sheepshepherd]

ya but it will feed the cows aswell. the sillage bill will hardly be that.
but sure we have them now anyway😅

[@JayKehoe]

I would roll the ruts out alright be easier mow then not turning up clumps of clay

[@seanogorman4300]

Worth giving the cows a scour vaccine prior to calving. Well worth doing. Your vet would advise which one is best for you.
Keep up the great work and may the sun stay with us

[@sheepshepherd]

Thanks for the tip!

[@tommitchell1826]

ur dad has a point about buying fodder but when you make ur own you know what quality be like especially silage some scenery ld

[@sheepshepherd]

very true

[@johnthompson982]

Another great video Glyn i think you should definitely rool that field ruts will destroy the mower and you could pick up soil when baling and that's one thing you don't want in you're silage/hay
Really enjoyed the video as always looking forward to the next one

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@johnthompson982]

@@sheepshepherd 👍

[@patrickomahony7115]

Did your camera get knocked off from the pier at the entrance to the house?

[@sheepshepherd]

no its still there

[@rogerbarnfield5913]

I would definitely roll ur hay field it will level out the ruts from spreading the slurry and push any small stones in to the soil to stop the mower hitting them and breaking a blade on the mower or even worse it could hit you in the back of the head if its a bigger stone

[@sheepshepherd]

👍👍

[@tadhgpheaitwillie]

Haylage can't be beaten for cows or sheep. The real advantage is that it can be stored outside too, so it really is a win win. It's always nice to have some bales of hay in the barn, but I would vote for haylage to feed to stock as your main fodder.

[@sheepshepherd]

thanks for the tip👍

[@user-cs3rw6uz9p]

Great video glynn silage probably would be better for the cows sheep also are mad for it

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@robertbirkett6652]

Yes you definitely need to roll or the mower will cut the raised bits and YOU DO NOT want soil in the silage , Listeriosis

[@icyparralel1246]

The sheep will go mad for the silage but just watch them if there’s any mould in it they can go blind very quick happened to a few of mine

[@sheepshepherd]

thanks will do

[@johnlee3734]

You didn't have your fater Hollywood on the radio with you😅

[@sheepshepherd]

😅😅 he was too busy spreading fertiliser

[@oghamstone5964]

He's not happy when he's saying "codology". 😒 he's got the hump.

[@mariohumpfer1612]

So you‘re buying fertilizer and hay for having lots of costs and lots of work with lots of sheep!? I‘ve always been a friend of low-cost-systems. I‘m sure thats not less provitable 😉
I feed haylage and silage to my cows and sheep and they all love it.
Nice content, nice videos, nice guys!!!
Good luck and greetings from Frankonia!

[@dane5896]

My cousins husband just made his first cut in Blarney. 💪🚜🇮🇪💪

[@sheepshepherd]

that's the stuff. i passed through there yesterday. saw alot of grass about alright

[@oghamstone5964]

How long does it take to wean lambs? As in when do they eat only grass. And what exactly is haylage? Wasn't around in my day. Only silage and hay.

[@sheepshepherd]

its in between hay and sillage.
not quiet as wet as sillage and not quiet as dry as hay. its also wrapped in plactic, around 14 weeks we take them away

[@oghamstone5964]

@@sheepshepherd 👍🙏🇮🇪☘️💪

[@AD-nn2hi]

Feed the heifers rolled oats a month out from calving

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@user-ni8fm1mq3k]

I would talk to the guy who is going to do your harvesting - they will say roll it - its the cost of fixing the gear if it hit a rock or raised ground - I understand your fathers thoughts on getting cattle - they are a big animal - if they get silly they will hurt you - sheep yes but mainly the rams but not to the extent of the cattle - I don't know if there is not enough grass or he does not want to work them, just does not want to be injured and you have to respect that as you get older you have to be more careful and it takes an age to heal

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment..very true ya

[@callumfinnerty8547]

Sheep love haylege and silage 👍

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@shanereaney3631]

What radio channel was it on ?

[@sheepshepherd]

joe duffy, 1 to 2 yesterday

[@paddy294]

Cracking job as always lad

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate the comment and glad you like the video

[@user-ng2pv4cq8j]

I feed haylage 2 my ewes they love it

[@sheepshepherd]

cheers

[@karenbrandwood]

awesum❤

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@TheGaelgeoir]

Bale silage, the weather is never good enough for hay

[@sheepshepherd]

very true.im being very optimistic

[@Otters4life12]

Feed away at the haylage theyll eat no bother. We feed away at it during housing

[@AlisdairTaylor-mo6od]

Your better spending more money on fertiliser and making hay or silage and helping the ground at the same time

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@tarran4596]

Why shouldnt I, flying saucers?

[@padraigking5185]

Good stuff

[@sheepshepherd]

Appreciate it

[@user-sp4tb7kg4c]

Always good to roll saves the contractors machinery

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@kerrysupporter]

Lambs are welcome anytime

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@oghamstone5964]

Is the mountain commonage?

[@sheepshepherd]

no its our own

[@oghamstone5964]

@@sheepshepherd 👍🙏🇮🇪☘️💪

[@FIAT-TURBONewHolland]

GLYNN THE MAN roll esp for cutting sheep do better on good fine haylage less chance pro laps but good hay handy but takes up shed space

[@sheepshepherd]

cheers. thats very true that. We'll see how the weather is

[@paulnoone2393]

make hay dont feed silage to sheep in sheds they would be shite to their eyeballs

[@stuartrobertson4714]

Yip we use a heavy roller fill up with water good day flat roller flatten them ruts fine job for the old woman and don't go fast slow job 12 14 rpms and of you pop

[@noelgalagher2712]

Roll the field want to or you have clay in grass no good causes listeria in sheep and cattle

[@charlesharkin5602]

I feed dry silage to sheep they would eat it mad

[@sheepshepherd]

did u have problems with prolaspe?

[@charlesharkin5602]

@@sheepshepherd I had one sheep prolapse before we were feeding them in the shed

[@jimryan5724]

Sheep love silage and milk better

[@user-nd4ge6wy8w]

😂😂😂

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@johnfarmer1691]

stop swearing these videos are watched by children

[@johnpick6829]

No waste of time rolling pasture

[@sheepshepherd]

👍

[@user-ng2pv4cq8j]

Ure fencing is not 2 good

[@sheepshepherd]

that fencing is on since the 1980s.
we have miles of fencing, we won't be replacing fencing until it's not doing its job anymore

[@ronaldlucas5360]

The cursing is not good for the young subscribers. My grandkids are not able to watch until language is better. Your videos are really good other than the recent cursing.

[@kieranj9484]

The world isn't sunshine and Rose's

[@sheepshepherd]

look we cant help the way we speak. its farming end of the day and we cant keep everyone happy

[@MobileDevices-ku7ls]

So they can't watch TV or films either God help them,

[@chazboyle9456]

please curtail your swearing absolutely no need for it

[@OA_O2]

Mup chaz you snowflake