The Harsh Reality of Farming.
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FAQ
Typo - Australian Kelpie (2017)
Cooper - Spoodle (2014)
Delta - German Shepard (2017)
Sheep and Broadacre Cropping Farm - Merino, First Cross, Prime Line Sheep. Over 4,000 acres in size.
Are you Australian?
Yes, I'm from Victoria, Australia
What camera do you use?
I use my iPhone
My videos are for entertainment purposes only.
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Bounce by Coma-Media
Beautiful Day by Stockaudios
Thanks for Watching! Like or Typo will put you in a time out!
Okay
Can we be b friends or not
And how old you are and you look like 20 and lm 11 and when is your birthday? Mine is April the 2
I'm confused, is Typo and Slug the same dog?
To tara
Fun Fact: Tara talks to herself like this without the phone recording. We're just along for the ride. 😅
Well let Typo be the judge 😂
@TaraFarms you talk to her too, I'm positive of it 🤣 "So ... what do you want to do after work?" 😂
I mean to be fair she is alone for most of the day, even I talk to my self sometimes
I have full blown outloud conversations with myself. 😂
This is what you do when your entire day is spent with dogs,, cows and lots of sheep 🐑.
I love how as soon a ewe has her lamb every farmer addresses her as "mum"
I have noticed that 😂
Well they are Mum after lamb drops.
At least she was comfortable when she did pass - not cold and still stuck in that fence
And with a full tum
Thanks for the spoiler. 🤦♀️
@@geekchick4859 Really? You're going to complain about "spoilers" in a youtube video that was posted almost a week ago?
Do what normal people do and watch the whole thing before scrolling into the comments
@geekchick4859 spoilers are for TV shows or movies, not real lives and real tragedies.
@@MissEmai0110Sometimes people get behind in their usual YT viewing, because we’re not all terminally online. 😂 You have things outside the internet to do, I so, and so does OP. It’s not hard to have a bit of understanding. I also am in the process of catching up, and was also disappointed to read that lamby passed on. It’s a normal reaction. You shouldn’t feel offended by someone expressing disappointment over something sad happening. Altho, I guess I should avoid the comments section until I finish the video, so that’s on me.
I love how Typo knows her right and left.
50% of the time 😂
Better'n me!😂
With my driving horses leaders are trained to voice and I was known for yelling "right - no your other right!" Honestly when they heard no they just tried the other way!
My kid doesn’t even know that shit
RIP little lamb 🌈😢. Sorry you couldn’t save her Tara but I’m really impressed with your efforts to try. There was nothing more you could do 💕
You did all you could. Poor little lamb. You've gotta be strong to do what you do tara. Props to you for all your hard work and taking us along for the ride!
I once spent 3 sleepless days caring for a kitten who ended up passing. That excitement when they pick up for even a moment is so powerful.
The excited panic when the lamb started sucking was amazing
Love to hear that your trip to see sandi wasn't a waste. IT IS GREAT THAT YOU AND HER EXCHANGED SOME KNOWLEDGE. TAKE CARE AND BE WELL.
Shared knowledge is essential! I am so glad to view both Sandi and your vlog. So similar yet different circumstances. I am learning a lot about sheep farming and your stamina and conviction. Lambing always seems chaotic and unpredictable time. Keep your strength up and mental health. Chocolate is always recommended.
Idk how Sandy films with the stress of lambs either. AND WITHOUT SWEARING! 😂😂😂😂😂
I’d be Tough 😂
Sad news about the lamb but it does happen. Good job trying to save her and loved the use of the heated foot thing.
Yes it does, it’s a shame because the ewe was keen for a lamb.
I'm pretty sure Sandy only does it well because her operation is all indoors. She doesn't have to drive across paddocks to get to where the equipment is.
Even then, Sandi's been caught off guard a few times when she has early lambs, etc.
@@Paular845 true, but she still manages to have it all filmed well somehow.
everyday I wish I were Typo, she seems to be having the best fucking time with life
My absolute favourite thing is when you are ‘impatiently’ wanting the sheep to move, trying to prevent a breakout, and then hit the most pathetic sounding horn trying to stop them. Makes me laugh and laugh every time. Fabulous channel, thanks.
That baby was so lucky you found her.
Regardless of what happens now, your foot warmer has definitely passed its test-run.
For larger lambs I suggest getting a heated blanket and draping it over/in a basket to make a cave. We do this for my roomate's cat and he won't leave it all winter (and it has a timer designed to run all night)
Thank you. Shame I couldn’t have helped her but I think she was just born too early unfortunately.
And thank you for that tip
She had to have been far more comfortable when she left this world than when you found her. Plus she got a taste of being loved. @TaraFarms
Sandy is in a closed environment. You are out in the open that adds a whole nother level to the stress.
The point at the mom with the "we're getting a bottle of milk from your tiddie" comment sent me! :D
I love the community you, Sandy, and Cammy have built by sharing your day to day lives as sheep farmers from 3 different continents!
I'm so happy your channel isn't just shorts, these "day in a life"s are intense, and you're as charming as always.
I did the day in the life videos before the shorts it’s just the shorts get more attention. Wish more people watched the longer video because it’s important to get more context than a 1 minute video
It's incredible watching farmers work with livestock and film at the same time. Thank you
You did so well with the early lamb- Sandi would be proud of you! Shame it didn’t make it but sometimes there’s just no saving them.
When warming my babies up, I rub either honey, dextrose or glucose on their gums- whichever I have on hand.
It’s similar to when Sandi gives them a dextrose injection (I don’t have those)
Just helps them to perk up abit quicker, giving that little extra energy boost.
As you’ll know lambs only have a few hours to survive on the body fat they are born with before they get some colostrum.
Sometimes some lambs just aren’t meant to make it though, and you did so well!
I'd be stuffed, can't whistle to save myself 😂
Same😂
My (non-working) cattle dog absolutely loves watching you and Typo work the sheep. She's transfixed. I love seeing women farmers! Also, I really like your shirts.
After a week of weak lambs with Sandi. She is so stressed that she thinks we can't tell. ❤
I like how you call the shorn ones "nudists", lol.
Is there a crochet pattern for lamb jumpers?
Good effort with the tiny lamb. I wondered whether it was a bit undeveloped somehow, lungs possibly?
Lamb was born 10 days early so it could have been anything. You don’t really know before it’s too late to do anything unfortunately.
It’s amazing. What 10 days can do. I was born 24 weeks early.
@@kaciek6893I don't think you were born 24 weeks early. That would be 16 weeks and at that point it's a miscarriage. You might have been born at 24 weeks gestation, super-preemies like that can survive nowadays.
@@kaciek6893To be fair sheep have way shorter gestational periods than humans which means a lot of development can happen in only 10 days
By the power of Anko you gave Little Miss Unexpected one hell of a chance. You did still get the unboxing vid, technically just a tad more frantic than you'd probably have liked lol. Hope the actual start of lambing gets off on a better foot!
☠️ not the power of Anko 😂
It should be 10 or so more have now lambed and look great!
Tara buy a Vicks quick thermometer with circle top. We use these in neonates. They are very quick and accurate
We have one of those for us. Will get another one. Thank you
I. . . I'm not CRYING over the death of the lamb, okay?! . . I . . . Just got some dust in my eyes is all!
I'm definitely crying
New follower on here and Tiktok. Love your content. Is Typo a Kelpie? She's gorgeous. Being a farmer is extremely difficult. Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you, yes Typo is a kelpie 😊
@@TaraFarms I just said goodbye to my 19 year old Cattle Dog a week ago. Seeing Typo is bittersweet, partially because she acts the same as my girl did. 🤣
Have a great one. Stay safe! Can I donate to your farm or is that not something you do or need?
Thanks for the video - sterling effort to save the lamb, sorry she didnt make it. Dont expect it gets easier, no matter how long you farm - but you gave her the best chance. We really appreciate this window into your world!
You and Sandy are equally adorable when you score wholesome wins!! I can literally feel your joy. I'm sold. The addition of your humor and occasional obscenity dropage is magnificent. The only thing I usually herd is my flock of children, but you two have introduced me to a whole new exciting world!! No going back now mang. I regret nothing.
I’m a faithful follower of Sandi Brock. Watching you because of her. What a different way to raise sheep in different countries! I love it
Ya gave it what you had.
Was that fluid coming from the cord?
Sure have your work there. Very glad you enjoyed our home 🇨🇦 and Sandi was able to share your visit.
I'm a new follower, I found you through Sandi Brock. I've always wanted to know how long does it take to train your dog's to be able to listen to your commands? As a Canadian I love listening to people with different accents. Thank you for taking us along while you work .
A long time, I didn’t start Typo like I should have. I’ve only really put a lot of effort in training her in the past few years. (She’s 6 now)
There’s a show called Muster Dogs where they train them in a year if you were interested in watching that.
Doing an incredible Job Tara & Typo is a legend, Thanks for explaining the whistles. Gosh, hope you don’t have to try to save the amount of little lamb babies that Sandi does! Whole different ball game isn’t it. Thanks to you & your family for the work that you as farmers, day in day out. Cheers from Melbourne 🐑
Hey, most of our lambing goes very well ewes go down, lamb, lick and leave. Only lambs I handle normally are lambs that Mum’s won’t take (usually something wrong with them) and lambs from assisted births which I only needed to do 3 last year.
Bottle lambs aren’t viable here they cost more to raise than they sell for. Primeline ewes are really all that’s financially worth raising.
Doing youtube does help with being able to raise more though.
Another week! Still 32 everyday in Perth. Hoping for cooler weather soon.
That's rough 😬
I couldn’t sleep but got you as a bonus. Sucks about the lamb, but you did a great job. I don’t do lambs, but I do human babies and your adrenaline definitely goes up. I’m not sure how Sandy films either. Thanks for another great vlog!
Couldn’t imagine stress of having human babies crash 😬
I grew up on a small dairy farm. I understand Sandis operation but yours is a massive puzzel to me. How you manage that many sheep in such large paddocks i am confused and impressed. I need a diagram just to understand just the fencing...after looking at the ground/ Grass ratio ,i understand why the fields are so large. The you tude channel JUST A FEW ACRES is near where my father farmed , but i dont think my father ever had less than 200 acres and he has much less. How you can scan visually the mob and pick out what sheep needs help ...i wish my eyes were that good...i enjoy watching a young lady on a mission. Thank you for taking me to your farm.
We check lambing ewes 1-2 times a day. If they’re having trouble more often. Sheep here have evolved to lamb by themselves and lambs are born to survive here (most of the time). I don’t know how to explain it you just drive through the paddock look for sheep being sus and see what they’re doing.
It’s only April so our grass and clover hasn’t come in yet, it’s only starting to come after summer.
@TaraFarms I have been watching for over a year...trying to figure out fencing etc...and I still have no idea of the fence layout...color me clueless...
I'm confused about what you mean by fencing layout. Do you mean the style of fences, like the wire used? Or the paddock? We don't have many square paddocks many go where they go. Some use natural barriers as fences, eg waterways.
@TaraFarms not the fencing material, even if we didn't use it, there was many a trip to the farm store. We used to have p photo of our farm taken from a plane . It was flying high enough to include most of the farm yard and nearby pastures and fields. I doubt you could get a drone up high enough with all of your acreage to include much and have any idea of where fences are. ...maybe a map????
Oh ok I understand now. We have a map of the fences on Mobble (farm management app). I showed some of that during my sponsorship with them last November. But I’m careful what I show for privacy reason.
Absolutely a great video this morning ! Sorry about the lamb but you did all you could, that's nature. One of great things about you is honesty on what happens, life on farm not glossed over.
Do have one request though, maybe leave information text up a touch longer.
Great job as always.
Thank you for that feedback, I have had those comments in the past and I had increase the text time, but will increase further. Thank you
So...for reference, I was only able to read 2 of the 3 lines before it closed, and I'm a fast reader!
The foot warmer is a fantastic idea.
Another fantastic vlog tara as usual you and slug allways make my Wednesdays
Thanks so much 😊
Yep. I'm relatively new and have been working my way thru the older videos to tied me over.
What commands does the slug understand? I've heard...right, left, come here, no no no no no, wait, get in the car, a variety of whistles (very cool btw). Love your content!
She knows alot of random ones and also has stop, a whistle for go in front. I can get her to jump through the open car window if I ask her to. I can’t think of them at the moment but she can also ✨sit✨
My dad grew up on an Australian sheep farm. This is oddly nostalgic lol
I love your content. I also really appreciate you and your families hard work to produce our meat. I am Aussie I live in vic oxox
Been visiting my daughter in Phoenix Arizona. We bought some lamb shoulder chips. And they were from our friends in Australia 🇦🇺 sent to Arizona. They were delicious ❤ So trying to help where we can. Love your adventures 😊 say hello to the slug please ❤
I could NOT keep count like that, holy smokes. I'd get tongue tied and immediately forget the number I was on.
Typo loves her job ❤
Came to you from Sandi, and I am so glad I did! You guys are the perfect compliment to each other's style!
Sandie would be proud of u chicken xx
Slug coming to check on little lamb ❤
It is good to see the good, bad, and the ugly of farming life. Not everything always goes as expected. It isn’t nice that lamby didn’t make it but it is the reality of life. You did what you could and that is all that could be asked of you.
Love your content Tara, I was talking to someone the other day about how certain swear words are a part of everyday conversation for some Aussie’s and most of us don’t bat an eye at it. There is always that small percentage that won’t like it but they don’t have to listen if they find it offensive. As a fellow Aussie all I can say to your content is ‘you bloody beauty’. For non Australians that is a compliment or turn of phrase that means essentially Well Done!
Thank you I appreciate it! 😊
@@TaraFarms my farmer brother in law says that to be a farmer you need to get used to things dying. Not sure that makes it better, but it is part of life. Also - he is a complete sook when it comes to his animals, especially the dogs. As he gets older, the no dogs indoors rule is softening and when the last truffle dog passed, he got a memorial in the pine forest. The test for me, was that my little old dog was happy to hang out with him in front of the fire, whilst his wife gave us a tour of the truffle ground. She was a fussy dog, blind and deaf, but cuddled up next to Pete happy as could be. The fire probalby helped!!
Im sorry that the little fella didnt make it. You everything you could. Hugs and much love xxx.
This episode gave me great ideas on how to deal with early lambs.
You are such a good educator! The drawings are superb
Thank you! Cheers! 😂
"We're looking at the ear tag, not red sheep. Obviously!"
I'm in agreement with your theory the lamb wasn't fully formed yet due to being preemie. She just didn't look quite right in the face. I'm wondering with the bleeding for ages, but not bleeding out like crazy (like you'd expected with vitamin K deficiency) if it was actually a sinus tract rather than a cut, and with it being on her face, it's possible it could link up to the brain.
Hello Tara, Sending heartfelt positivity to you and your family, I appreciate you, from Oklahoma USA
It’s hard to watch at the end, but holy crap you were so cool! Not too many people can do that!
The video was exciting and tense, and the music slapped today. Typo also looked like she was enjoying herself which we love to see. Great work!
lovely to see such a great attempt to help the little lamb. Rip little baby.
So happy you got to go in a dog sled! Fabulous. I love living in Alberta.
It was a once in a lifetime experience. Absolute loved it!
I have to ask if your vehicles have a different exhaust system than what we have in America, we have to be super cautious when driving in the pastures (paddocks) 😂 because a hot muffler will set the grass on fire.
Same exhaust I’d guess, but because it’s wetter we can drive in the paddock. You don’t do it in summer on total fire ban days though.
That foot warmer is genius!
Chocolove Ruby Chocolate is primo.
I’ve heard of that one before. Shall have to hunt some down!
Love the whistle translations!❤
Tara ! Thanks for sharing all of this one with us! I appreciate you! You really did try for that lamb , she was just a bit early though.
Stay safe stay great and keep up the good work!!!
Thank you, yes I do agree with you. Unfortunately it happens and you can’t trick nature a lot of the time
Awww poor lamby. You did all you could.
You work so hard. I like your can do mindset. Sending a hug (sucks to lose lamby when you had hope) and pats for Shiny Slug.
Another day in the paddock over, great work to Typo. She really has been quite focused. ❤😊
I enjoyed watching you and slug working the 🐑
Hi I am fairly new here and for some reason thought you were from WA 😂
Well hi from another Vic country girl
Nah nah, we’re Vic here 😂
You did all you could do. I love watching you run around the farm. It reminds me of my uncles farm. Holidays were great helping out
Sandi runs a hundred or so sheep lambing, you run hundreds a bit more challenging, so glad you two ladies got together
She’s a very smart woman. Very glad I had the opportunity to meet and learn from her!
Tara sheep are just frustrating animals at the best of times. You have it harder than Sandi because hers are roaming around in a shed. Yours are in huge fields and you have to round them up before you can do anything with them. I was bought up on Auckland's North Shore in NZ. Our neighbour had 5 acre paddock with sheep. As a kid i got bowled over a couple of times by the ram. The foot warmer is just right for warming up the cold lambs. Its a use I hadn't thought of LOL. Have you tried a NZ chocolate called Whitakers? its better than Cadbury.
Well I’ve tried Whittikers chocolate and I’d debate that with you. I’m sorry but Cadbury has my heart all the way, although whittikers is good too.
I have had Whittikers they sell it here in Woolies. I think I prefer Cadbury because that’s what I’ve been brought up with.
You and slug had a busy time .
I love how you talk to typo like a naughty child.
The amount of trust you have in Typo!! Thats amazing
Amazing operation! This is my first time watching.
Rest in fleece little guy 😭
Brilliant idea about the foot warmer, have you shared that with Sandi, Cammy et al
They look like their set ups work well for them. And I don’t know how long it’s going to last 😂 it’s cheap and nasty
Thank you for sharing Tara. I’m grateful to see the ups and downs ❤
One of the best videos this far you’ve made
I absolutely love ❤❤ your videos! I miss the time spent on my Uncle’s farm. Watching your videos brings back so many great memories. Some great fun and some great lessons learned ❤❤❤. Thanks for your time. 😊
You gave that lamb a valiant effort, Tara. Wish it had turned out better.
Invaluable resource. If I were a sheep farmer this'd be my go to for understanding and learning how to be a decent farmer. I'm impressed Tara, bloody legend.
Love listening to your banter!
good on typo for knowing to move the sheep to let a car pass.
Aww sorry little lambie 💛
Countryside and farm girls are strong and best.
Typically how many years do you get out of a working dog? And how do you know when its time to retire them?
It really depends on the dog. Working dogs have a high risk job (which is why I can't get pet insurance for Typo) so I'm sure the average lifespan is brought down by that. But it depends on the dog, older dogs can't take knocks like they did when they were younger and aren't as quick. They also are very prone to arthritis, normally older dogs will be taken out for the day when they want to go. They kind of let you know when they've had enough and want to retire.
@@TaraFarms it's not possible to get pet insurence with restriktions? Like not related to sheep damage they cover? Also wierd they don't allow it becouse my flatcoatwd retriver had hunting knsurence and that was more forgiving then normal ones for like getting lost and not found it gave out full life insurance. But live in sweden so diffrent rules ofc just curius
@annicarlsson No they will not insure work dogs (it's in the fine print). You can get 'work dog insurance' along with your property insurance, that will only cover death but I would prefer my dog alive and the vet paid for.
@@TaraFarms oki diffrent countries rules and companies are diffrent so interesting to know how it works. Not sure what rules for cattle and sheep dogs are in sweden on the other hand as well. Only had a flat coated retriever and her hunting one was injury from kicks and whatever covered and if lost i didn't need to show her body to vet to count her as dead for life part. Also a few years ago she passed so not sure if that changed. I just find this things to fun to know more about
And yeah..alive animal way better then the option. Agree on that
How many weeks early was that lamb? Ps love the sit victory Typo!
The ewes are due on the 20th of April. So she would have been around 10 days early.
@@TaraFarms way too early but you gave it the best chance! Thank u
Omg tara ty i love how u just lay it out there. U sound like me lol
Bug guts...that'd be a good band name
And this is why I am not cut out for farming livestock, and why I respect those who are able to handle it so much. That said, every vlog you post has me ITCHING to fix your shit. (My best friend is teaching me auto repair. I'm teaching her basic electric repair and maintenance.)
Stop looking at what everyone else is doing is my most used fraze for my 3 year old 😂😂😂😂
I adore you call her Slug😂
Would you be able to explain what bottle jaw is and how you treat it?
Bottle jaw is when the bottom of the jaw is swollen (lymph nodes). Usually happens when they’ve got worms or are stressed. In this case she was just stressed from shearing, it had gone down in its own and she was take back to her mob.
Do you have any dextrose you can give the lambs that need an energy boost before their temp gets up? Sandi does that if they can't be tubed yet, i think.
I know they also do that for wildlife rescues. May be in the form of sub cut hydration (not entirely sure on that though)
I did speak to Sandi about it and look into it. It’s called glucose in Australia. But they don’t sell it here because it’s not financially viable to use it on sheep.
Sorry I've not been commenting on videos been so busy with work trying to catch up now haha 😆 Typo such a good slug love how regally she sits in the front seat like a queen 😅
I have been watching sandi brocks vlogs for a few years now and that's how i found you. Loving your vlogs. I have a question though. Why does typo have 2 names. Typo and slug. Looking forward to watching many more videos.