"A few hours more and it would've died". Damn. I didn't know it was this serious. When I was 19, me and my friends were at a party and a bit drunk, we went out and crossed a farm. It felt bad since we were trespassing, but then we saw this sheep that was laying on its back. We were thinking of knocking on the owner's door, but were afraid of getting yelled at (we were drunk, and trespassing), but we felt so bad for this sheep that was simply laying on its back so we turned it over. I guess we saved its life.
As a man in the city with no wild or farm sheep anywhere to be found near me, I will take this knowledge and guard it incase one day it becomes useful.
@harryl7946 They have different backs than sheep, especially when sheep haven't been shorn. Sheep can't just roll over all the time... as this shows, obviously. You mean your dog copied the horses & cattle/cows? 😄
I have sheep, and it's never been an issue with mine in 5 years of raising them. It's also not something that needs a video because all the other parts of raising them teach you plenty about how to handle them that this sort of thing is so basic.
@@NithinJunewe have made their species dependant on us for shearing. If you don't shear them they will become too overburdened to move or die of the struggle.
Same! I thought that surely this video would explain how this is normal sheep behavior or some such -- glad I actually watched it instead of running with my assumptions!
Now when you come out of the pub tonight, please walk slowly. Lean against fences if you must, but make sure you don’t turn on your back. No more funky business!
i once visited a sheep herder, and saw something like this with a sheep rolling over and then being stuck the dog actually came running over, and managed to gently and carefully push the sheep back up in less then 5 minutes it was quite a show for my younger self, and now that i realise the severity of the problems it can cause my respect for that dog has gone up by a lot
There are plenty of videos of this. The dog is actually a perfect tool. You help the sheep get upright and a well trained dog will wait for the sheep to show some strength, then charge the sheep so it gets a surge of adrenaline and pops right up.
@@FoxGoesSquee I am not sure "human" is such a great thing. The ONLY breed that cramped my style in life was so called "human". Human can Kill. Rob. rape, destroy, shoot, kidnap, ect ect.... Walking talking rectums are the worst creatures that walk planet earth
I don't know what it is about sheep but they never fail to make me laugh and put a smile on my face. Their shape, their facial expressions, their sounds, the way they walk - just everything about them is funny and precious. Great animals
Thanks for the information. I've spent over 65 years hiking around the countryside in the UK but I've never come across this situation. It's good to know this trick anyway. I'm 81 years old so you are probably more likely to find me lying face first on the ground. If you do, my mobile phone will be in my backpack and my home number is shown under the directory as "Home". My widow will answer the phone. Break it to her gently. Thanks.
I remember my dad telling me about how difficult it was to raise sheep. "They can't wait to die" is how he put it - anything and everything you did with them was, apparently, incredibly traumatic for sheep to experience. Even moving them to a new pasture frequently ended up with some of them just dying for no reason.
That’s true. They’re highly sensitive to certain traumas. If something hits them in the wrong spot it can be fatal in a very surprising way. The sheep will stand still for a little while and then it’s over. But that particular individual looks unhealthy in general, structurally unsound. For example, it doesn’t appear capable of butting heads with another sheep.
I can't believe how chilled out and relaxed the sheep looked stuck in that predicament while you spoke about the possibility of it dying, this is the best
Likely shock from stress, not calmness. It likely had been struggling for a while trying to get back up, which also means its exhausted. Animals in life threatening situations go into shock pretty easily. Its real important to know calm from shock, as it applies to humans too. If youre looking for an easy way to tell the difference, check the facial expression and check the muscles. If theyre tightened and still, shock is more likely. If theyre relaxed and moving regularly, calmness is more likely. The sheep here is tense and has an expression like its passed out, so shock is most likely.
Me too. Got stuck on my back the other day. Upright now though! Isn't that life! Sometimes you gotta pick yourself up and when you can't do it alone, ask for help! 🐑✨️ Bahh 🤍
My grandma has sheep and she never told me this, so I'm glad I learned it here anyways. I would have just assumed some silly sheep enjoy sleeping on their back.
This was important information: If I had happened to see a sheep on its back, I would have laughed and moved on: I wouldn't have realised that the sheep was in distress, instead assuming it was like a relaxed cat or dog, and can roll over any time it wants. Also thank you for showing what to do, in case someone finds a sheep in this situation.👍
Hi. Shepherd from New Zealand. Sheep in NZ are not used to be handled regularly or people, in some cases on remote stations, rarely seen. When you’ve righted the sheep she will often take off, trying to run, scared. Because the blood has drained to the back area her weight is often unbalanced and in trying to run, will stagger and fall and flip onto her back again. We recommend when getting her into the standing position to hold her. The easiest way is between your legs, hands on her shoulders. No jokes please, this is serious. Hold her for a few minutes to allow the blood to recirculate before letting her go.
A sheep herd is actually quite a complex social network. Lambs remember their mothers and figure out their grandparents. That other ewe was likely it's mother or daughter.
Thank you so much for this video. On Wednesday my wife spotted a sheep in the field next door, stuck on it's back. I couldn't contact the farmer so searched Google for how to right a sheep and found your upload. It was very easy to get the sheep back up. Thanks again.
There's an old quote: "Sheep are born trying to die; it is a good shepherd's job to try and stop them." I think some of the happiest times in my life were sleeping out in the lambing barn with my flock. 250 ewes, and they all lambed inside of three weeks.
@@talyrath And, yet, some of my happiest memories are of being in the lambing barn on cold Spring nights, getting ewes and their new lambs separated out and penned up. I really loved my years as a shepherd.
This video is another piece of evidence that nature created these things for being food for other animals. How they have survived without human protection in the wild is beyond me.
@@Bullshitvol2 They mostly didn't. Nature didn't make sheep, human beings did. Domestic sheep were bred from some variant of wild goat. Wild goats are badasses that can eat most anything with cellulose in it, walk up nearly vertical walls, and murder you with their heads. Sheep... are like chihuahuas. Chihuahuas came from wolves, but that was so long ago that they have no ability to survive without a human taking care of them. If a sheep escapes and manages to survive on its own long enough, its fleece will get so heavy that it'll literally tear its skin off.
As others have said, the diagnosis is 100% correct, but the cure is only 50% so. You don't want to roll over a sheep that's been laying on it's back, because you can twist up it's insides. You want to come up behind the sheep's head (don't worry, it won't bite you) and pick it up by the shoulders and try to push it up so the weight's resting on it's butt. Let it sit there for a minute then push it over onto it's front feet. It may be unsteady but the risk of fatal gastric volvus is much lower.
@@oktayyildirim2911 Probably a typo or just a mistake. It's clear they have the mastery over the English language to know the difference between "it's" and "its".
Wow, somehow this really connected with me. Really reminded my of my childhood when I was still in primary school. My father and I did that to our sheep. At first I didn't know why either and just thought it was the way to be a farmer. Going onto your fields, looking after the water supplies and flipping all the sheep on the way there and back. Thank you 🙂
i can just picture this kid seeing every sheep laying down for the rest of childhood, be it on its back or laying on its belly like a sheep should, and being like "WAKE UP SHEEEEEEEP! YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO SLEEP!" then strutting off all accomplished thinking, hell yeah, im a farmer!
I'm a city gal, and I've only seen sheep from afar, but this is actually pretty useful and it is good to know, I had no idea this happens to them, so I thought it was going to be a funny video. You never know when you'll find a sheep in distress and you're it's only hope.
My dad jumped out of the car on a family trip to do this when I was young. He's now 83 and I am 60 yrs. I wasn't even a teen but I remember him doing this. I've kept a lookout for upside-down sheep ever since 👀
Matthew 18 12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. Jesus loves you John 3 16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and onlye Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. Jesus is the good Shepherd he will go seek the 1 lost sheep even if he have 99
The contrast between incredibly peaceful scenery+a cute sheep and macabre knowledge of how easily sheep can reach the eternal sleep gave me whiplash. Thank you for saving that sheep though. I've never seen one in real life before, but now I'll be prepared.
The other sheep is listening intently. We are used to turning over sheep in Wales, in Spring they could also be pregnant. Don’t be afraid to pull on the wool to help you turn it either, you can save a life.
I've never seen this but when I was about ten I was walking with my cousins and I spotted a sheep stuck under a hedge in the snow. We tried to pull it out but couldn't so they went to get the farmer who came with a little tractor and pulled it out. I was crying but they told me I'd saved it's life. That was about 45 years ago. I'll never forget the day I saved a sheep. ☺️
We were out hiking a few years ago when we came across this very scenario. I didn't particularly want to touch the smelly thing as covered in all sorts of muck. Anyway, I rolled it over, it staggered up, had a pee, looked at me and walked off!
I liked seeing how concerned the sheeps friend was. It stood by, kept watch and stayed with its buddy through the whole ordeal. Who says animals don’t have feelings!
O, animals have feelings. When my sister had a cancer and was having pains on her back, her pat started sleeping right behind her. And when my sister died, he was so sad. He walked crawling. He wouldn't bark, he made some quiet, sad noice here and there, watching us helplessly as if he understood the situation. I never forgot that.
We had a sheep stuck on it's back recently. Another sheep was laying against it, potentially being the one that pushed it onto it's back. :) It was OK. We're fortunate to have the land next to the house to keep them so it was spotted and righted close enough to it flipping that it didn't even stagger slightly once the right way up again. I love seeing them jumping for joy when I come in with some meal for them every day. They will come jumping and skipping from half way across the field without me even needing to call them now.
It looked to me this sheep was still having a serious problem, perhaps it was on its back too long and damage was done?! These poor animals have a tough life!! Kudos to all who help them!💕
They really are daft creatures and the despair of anyone who keeps them at times! 🙂 I don't see this problem much with the Easycare (no fleece) ewes but some of the more traditional Gals here are a PITA, especially in the run up to Lambing when they are like barrage balloons. I like to hold the ewe for a short period of time after righting her, just to allow her insides to re-arrange. You can soon see if she has got her legs back. Very good video that could well be a life saver....
WARNING. Never turn a sheep back via its side. By turning it sideways, the animal can get a stomach tilt and the sheep can still die from that. Try to put the sheep on its butt by grabbing it by its armpits (note some sheep weigh up to 60 kilos, you really have to do that in pairs). Then let the sheep sit for a while, the sheep will then get oxygen again and the sheep will feel a bit stronger again. If the sheep is on all 4 legs again, it will swing for a while when walking, keep an eye on it so that the animal does not fall into a ditch. If a sheep is helped in time, it will be grazing in the meadow again within 10 minutes.
Excellent video for informing the general public on this crucial livestock welfare issue. As a sheep farmer, to anyone who watches this, if you see this occur whilst you are out walking, PLEASE do try and intervene, even if your presence drives the ewe’s lambs away from her or not. Don’t worry about this, they will return to her in due course. However, If the ewe is in, what looks like a dedicated lambing field connected directly to the Farmyard, then inform someone present, as first response. As entering a field full of ewes having lambs, can cause mis-mothering problems to occur, whilst it will certainly be the case, that someone will be screening the field continuously each day. On our farm, by far the biggest threat to our Ewes (Especially when Pregnant), when they get stuck on their backs is being attacked by Ravens. These birds are very intelligent and widespread across UK farmland nowadays, whilst they will not wait for the sheep to die, thus often attacking the eyes and stomachs first. It is horrendous for the sheep when this happens. If it is a Ram in trouble or you are not physically capable of intervening yourself, please contact the owner or ask someone else who is passing by. Above all, please use common sense, Thank you!!🐑
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Otherwise normal people like me would have never thought they gonna die this way. I'll be helping sheeps in future if I see one.
It's why farmers are generally very religious. You are literally the hand of God on your animals lives. You celebrate when they are born, care for their needs while they live, and you decide when they will die.
I lived on a farm for a few years as a teenager and was tasked with walking around the paddocks looking for cast pregnant ewes during lambing season. Some of them had heavy fleeces on top of being in lamb. Sometimes, I helped to deliver a lamb because the ewe has been on her back for a long time. It must have been exhausting for them.
So thankful to the Chief Shepherd, JESUS my Lord... who not only shook me till I was able to be saved from Satan's traps and sin - HE has helped me up, and up and up... time and time again!!😊 I'm no longer on my back, but UP and running to help My Shepherd, SAve Sheep!!! GLORY HALLELUJAH 😅🎉🙏🏾🕊🙏🏾
So you just posted another NPC comment? You know the great grandson of Charles Darwin described most humans as cattle and described how we will be eliminated when not needed by the elites. Dune also comes to.mind, when Paul Atreides in the novel at least was told he was being tested to see if he is a person or animal: you would be an animal like most humans, not a person though personhood is doled out like human rights.
Once I and a friend cycled through Ireland and found a ram tangled in barbwire and brambles. It was an absolute mess. We were not dressed for the occasion, and had nothing with us, not even a knife. We struggled for half an hour, and I still don't know how, but we managed to free the animal. Of course we were scratched and bruised all over, but what a good feeling it was.
Some sheep are capable of getting up on their own, it’s the flat backed or fat sheep that struggle, birds also will peck their eyes out or try and peck into their stomachs.
@@gloriastiehl2905 Crows and ravens gouge out the eyes of newly-born lambs. They cause huge damage to sheep breeders in the UK. So, farmers hire hunters to cull crows.
I helped one, a few years ago, it looks easy when you do it, but they're pretty heavy ! I knew they couldn't get back on their feet, but I didn't know they could die, thank you for this information !
About 40yrs ago my mother was driving passed a field and saw a sheep on its back. She stopped and found the farmer who saved the sheep and he was so grateful he gave my mum a tour of his farm.
It's quite horrifying to see the grave consequences of a simple and possibly frequent occurrence like a roll-over. Thank you for sharing this information.
@@_permanence the farmer said it was from being too heavy. So yes, it's because of farming practices -- either fattening them up for more wool area, not shaving them as often for more volume, or selective breeding for greater wool production.
@@thisisforvids That's what I was thinking, this sheep is obviously heavily laden with wool & there's other videos popping up beside this one in my recomended, also with sheep on their backs & also with heavy wool coats. I've never seen a "fat" sheep, I don't believe there's any breeding or management to create that, after sheering, they always look slim, the amount of wool is clearly not natural though is it! Apparently wool on sheep naturally falls out on it's own, but we've selectively breed for it not to, so it builds up & builds up until they are shorn. I've also never heard of this happening where I am, in Australia. Not sure if that's because the sheep are too far away from people & sheep losses to this are just written off with no-one knowing, or if farmers here engage in different practices that do reduce it. I'm suspecting a mix, but mostly the latter, that sheep here are on less lush grass & so probably grow less wool in a year, or are shorn more often if they grow a lot, so as to allow them to be more independent without dying from falling over, or heat stress from carrying so much wool in the outback. I mean if it's happening cause of the amount of wool, then it's clearly easy to prevent isn't it, just sheer more often. Sure, that costs more in sheering costs & possibly reduces income with wool being shorter, but surely it's worth it to keep sheep alive & with good welfare?
The same happens to cows afaik. If they spend too much time on their side/back and get stuck, they can bloat up with gas and die. Typically a vet will come out to let out the gas before they right them up.
Fun fact: Yorkshire dialect has a word for this phenomenon - rigwelted. It's a Norse word that comes from rygg meaning "back", it's a cognate of the word "rucksack". Rigwelted can also mean somebody who is passed out drunk. 😅
We just had one on our farm who was cast last year months ago and died a few weeks later. She was on her side in shallow tractor rut. I drove past her in the morning and Dad did too because she didn't look as if she was cast. When I came back later and she was in the same place, I realised and it was clear that she needed bringing in for care because she couldn't even stand. She did start to recover partly although her lamb needed adopting as she couldn't feed it. Unfortunately though, she was never back to full health and she deteriorated and passed away a few weeks afterward. It might not seem much to us to be stuck on your back but to a sheep it's pretty much a medical emergency.
That's so sad. I'm sorry. Maybe wifi cameras would help for the hard to see areas? Don't know if they'd reach that far, but who knows. Technology keeps advancing so maybe.
@@bigdave9949 why was your first idea to blame them? What do you want them to keep 24/7 security on a sheep? Literally doing nothing else but watching them
@@jojojojojojojojojojojojo4181 When I tended goats in Syria we would stay with the sheep all day and make camp to sleep by then to ensure they were safe. I lost no goats.
@@bigdave9949 Unfortunately there isn't the quantity of personnel on UK farms anymore to make that sort of thing possible. The often lone farmer has to obviously leave each flock of sheep to do all the other chores on the farm, and even when those are done, just travelling between different flock's grazing can be hours in itself, especially for larger flocks where the area of grazing needed isn't as widely available anymore with housing developments and anti-farming schemes claiming more and more land all over the place. Larger fields being used for arable will contribute too, but farmers are being forced to make every acre count as the costs increase but the prices for the products aren't going up to match. All the high yield ground has to be used to make money, as much money as possible just to stay afloat, something that doesn't come from livestock, so the flocks get pushed out to the hilly outskirts ground that isn't as friendly to growing crops on, hence how it takes so long to just visit them to check on them. If farmers let the economic element dictate their choices, they'd give up farming for some office job to get paid ten times as much (no minimum wage in farming) for half or a third or even a quarter of the weekly hours, but then where would the food come from that everyone needs to live? It might seem like a stupid question to ask, but currently the UK government is more concerned about paying farmers to grow something in their fields for 2 years that humans can't eat, something that could pay up to twice as much as growing food, so they seem to want the return of war time rationing without the war element being present to have initiated it. With your experiences outside of the UK, you'll have seen different ways of achieving the 'same job' where minimum wages may not apply to many if any other jobs, but the 'cost of living' (a favourite political slogan here at the moment) will be lower on average than in the UK, and there's likely less political hoops that farmers need to jump through just to sell livestock, etc, which cost money to reach. This isn't to say there aren't challenges everywhere you've worked, it's just it's a different set of challenges and circumstances in the UK that lead to farming having one of the highest suicide rates of any career here.
That's excellent information. Saved Two sheep... One stuck in a Hedge. Another had an empty 20L plastic paint pot stuck over it's head... Still got a picture of that. Now I know how to help if sheep are ever seen on their backs. Thankyou.
Little adjustment to how to turn it over: you shouldn't turn it to the left or right as this can give problems with their stomachs, instead push them upright into a sitting position and keep them there for a bit to let them recover and take some breaths. Afterwards keep an eye on them for 10 min or so to make sure they don't get themselves into the same position again.
@@misssmith7225 I wouldn't pull on the legs as that might be painful for the sheep, but push it up from under it's shoulders. Yes that would be very heavy for sure but most adults should be able to manage I think. Doing it like in this video risks gastric volvulus from what I've heard, which can be deadly and needs surgery. Of course if the choice is between turning it over badly and it staying on it's back the choice is obvious.
" but most adults should be able to manage I think." You think?! you're talking out of your ass now. You see how heavy they can get, just do what a sheppard showed you...
I’m going with the OG advice both because it makes sense & you can watch it work right in the vid - besides, I’m not playing w/end at Bernie’s w/no sheep.
Thank you for your video. I watched it a few months ago and today we saved a struggling sheep on its back. Without the video we wouldn’t have known what to do 👍🏻
@@Mr.Anders0n_ That's actually not a bad idea. A wool plant would be pretty useful. Just harvest it alongside the cotton every few seasons. Just have to make sure the woolly stalks are right side up.
@@TheEvilCheesecake bro you can’t be serious😂 aside from Nat Geo, and the fishing and hunting channel. There is literally nothing. Do you have a bunch of progressive perverse sexual shows that’s about it.
My innocent and naive mind thought this was just gonna be a cute video about scratching and rubbing the sheep's belly (like we do with dogs and cats). Instead I learned if a sheep is on its back, it's in danger and should be sat up, then rolled on its feet to save it. (Thanks to the extra input of the comments) Good to know 👌♥️
I’ve often found that the sheep actually CAN get up but lacks a sense of urgency. I’ve sometimes approached a “stuck sheep” (whether upside down or in a briar patch) only to have it jump up in fright and get free. Not the most analytical minds on the farm. I think part of the cause is the wool, which grows much more thickly on domestic sheep than it did on their wild ancestors
"Not the most analytical minds on the farm" is the understatement of the century. imo sheep are the only animal on earth absolutely determined to do everything in their power to hasten their own demise.
@@alainportant6412 You must be very young. Saw an old man in the pharmacy the other day, pushing his wheeled walker past me in the queue and wasting no time, yet not obnoxious or pushy. He turned out to be 99.
I have no idea what the youtube algorithm is up to at the moment, but I am kind of happy that it pushed this video into my feed. Born and raised on the countryside I have never come across a sheep in this situation, but I am happy that I now know what to do! Thank you!
My wife wanted to start sheep farming. so far over the course of a few years we've only had one get stuck on her back so far. we got to her in time. she's set to lamb this February.
Hi, you saved a sheep today! CZcams showed me this video six months ago. On our morning walk today, my wife spotted an upside-down sheep on a hill. If I hadn't watched this video, we would have just laughed and carried on. We asked at a nearby house for information and was given a phone number. My wife left a message saying we would enter the field and try to flip it over. The coolest thing happened when we approached the sheep: It stretched its front leg out towards us as if it knew the procedure! It was a lot easier to roll over than I expected and the sheep got up and walked off.
"A few hours more and it would've died". Damn. I didn't know it was this serious. When I was 19, me and my friends were at a party and a bit drunk, we went out and crossed a farm. It felt bad since we were trespassing, but then we saw this sheep that was laying on its back. We were thinking of knocking on the owner's door, but were afraid of getting yelled at (we were drunk, and trespassing), but we felt so bad for this sheep that was simply laying on its back so we turned it over. I guess we saved its life.
hey that's nice
this is the best comment that i ever read in my life
You were drunk! Ok so probably you were responsable for putting it upsidedown :) now we know who did it thank u for your honesty
The sheep was lucky you aren't Welsh
@@Eisenwulf666 Now now. Everyone deserves love.
As someone with no sheep I found this video incredibly helpful.
Now that's funny! Me too.
Well if I see this I will know what to do , I am 53 and have never seen this so I doubt it will happen, but thanks anyway.
maybe your mom is a sheep
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As a man in the city with no wild or farm sheep anywhere to be found near me, I will take this knowledge and guard it incase one day it becomes useful.
Me too!
You kill me lol
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Me too.
I never would've thought that "a sheep on it's back" was a serious issue in the farmer's world
A serious issue in the sheep's world! 😉🙃
All of our cattle and horses just rolled over. That’s how the dog learned. 😂😂
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They have different backs than sheep, especially when sheep haven't been shorn. Sheep can't just roll over all the time... as this shows, obviously.
You mean your dog copied the horses & cattle/cows? 😄
I have sheep, and it's never been an issue with mine in 5 years of raising them. It's also not something that needs a video because all the other parts of raising them teach you plenty about how to handle them that this sort of thing is so basic.
@@Insomnolant1335yeah but what if I'm on a walk and see a rolled over sheep
Never realized just how fragile a sheep is. For cute as they are, they seem to all have a death wish.
I once hear a farmer say "sheep are the only creature on God's green earth looking for the fastest way to die" and it has always stuck with me
I'd say humans have just over selectively bred them. like these little dogs that breath like darth vader
*dumb ways to die song intensifies*
well it’s because humans bred them to optimize wool and nothing else
@@NithinJunewe have made their species dependant on us for shearing. If you don't shear them they will become too overburdened to move or die of the struggle.
Oh man, I would have just walked by like "Boy, she's living her best life. Best not disturb her." Good to know this.
😂 Me too oh God
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Same! I thought that surely this video would explain how this is normal sheep behavior or some such -- glad I actually watched it instead of running with my assumptions!
Lmfao same
Yeah that sheep looked so chill I thought she was just vibing
0:27 “The sheep will eventually die.”
The sheep: “Oh, I bet. Go ahead. Keep explaining it to them, bro.”
@@Peter_1986 I bet you’re fun to talk to in real life.
As a sheep I found this video incredibly helpful.
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Facts
Now when you come out of the pub tonight, please walk slowly. Lean against fences if you must, but make sure you don’t turn on your back. No more funky business!
@@Vee_of_the_Weald Excellent advice. Listen to him, sheep!
Why? If you were a sheep you’d still be fkd if you were on your back with the knowledge of how SOMEONE ELSE that doesn’t speak sheep could save you! 😬
i once visited a sheep herder, and saw something like this with a sheep rolling over and then being stuck
the dog actually came running over, and managed to gently and carefully push the sheep back up in less then 5 minutes
it was quite a show for my younger self, and now that i realise the severity of the problems it can cause my respect for that dog has gone up by a lot
that said, a sheep video with dog as savior would have more views... ^_^
There are plenty of videos of this. The dog is actually a perfect tool. You help the sheep get upright and a well trained dog will wait for the sheep to show some strength, then charge the sheep so it gets a surge of adrenaline and pops right up.
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That is incredible! Great story and sheep dogs are wonderful
that sheep's dog must have been on its tea break.
I like the way her buddy was worried and stood by her.
Herd animals do this. Sheep don't possess the intelligence or emotion to do this out of compassion.
They arent humans lmao. Its not out of worry.
@@FoxGoesSquee You don't get the joke
@@ChrisRJ so sheep are head empty
@@FoxGoesSquee I am not sure "human" is such a great thing. The ONLY breed that cramped my style in life was so called "human". Human can Kill. Rob. rape, destroy, shoot, kidnap, ect ect.... Walking talking rectums are the worst creatures that walk planet earth
I don't know what it is about sheep but they never fail to make me laugh and put a smile on my face. Their shape, their facial expressions, their sounds, the way they walk - just everything about them is funny and precious. Great animals
Agreed. They are absolutely precious ❤
Randomly saw this video I thought at first the sheep wanted a belly rub 😭🤭😂😂
So basically, humans 😂
also they headbutt everything. totally underrated species.
Sheeps are like ducks. Hilarious in any situations
The sheep’s homie stuck around till the end ❤
Thanks for the information.
I've spent over 65 years hiking around the countryside in the UK but I've never come across this situation. It's good to know this trick anyway.
I'm 81 years old so you are probably more likely to find me lying face first on the ground. If you do, my mobile phone will be in my backpack and my home number is shown under the directory as "Home". My widow will answer the phone. Break it to her gently. Thanks.
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Crikey, that's the same morbid sense of humor my Dad had 😂
I remember my dad telling me about how difficult it was to raise sheep. "They can't wait to die" is how he put it - anything and everything you did with them was, apparently, incredibly traumatic for sheep to experience. Even moving them to a new pasture frequently ended up with some of them just dying for no reason.
That’s true. They’re highly sensitive to certain traumas. If something hits them in the wrong spot it can be fatal in a very surprising way. The sheep will stand still for a little while and then it’s over. But that particular individual looks unhealthy in general, structurally unsound. For example, it doesn’t appear capable of butting heads with another sheep.
The devil’s pet.
I guess that's what centuries of human selective breeding does to an animal.
Bred for wool and/or chops not for survival
Farmer "does absolutely nothing"
Sheep "Fucking dies"
I love how her sheep friend is staying nearby to help and make sure she rejoined the flock
Her sheep friend has seen this one too many times. The rolled over sheep is like a drunken woman in heels walking back from the pub.
I've only ever raised Sheep in Rimworld, but this still feels like useful info to have.
Laugh at it cause that’s the only thing a non sheep owner needs to do.
I can't believe how chilled out and relaxed the sheep looked stuck in that predicament while you spoke about the possibility of it dying, this is the best
😅😅😅
Likely shock from stress, not calmness. It likely had been struggling for a while trying to get back up, which also means its exhausted. Animals in life threatening situations go into shock pretty easily. Its real important to know calm from shock, as it applies to humans too. If youre looking for an easy way to tell the difference, check the facial expression and check the muscles. If theyre tightened and still, shock is more likely. If theyre relaxed and moving regularly, calmness is more likely. The sheep here is tense and has an expression like its passed out, so shock is most likely.
More like fight/flight/freeze, like lil birds and animals when you pick them up, prolly closer to a heart attack than you think
They will all die soon when they go to the slaughterhouse 💀😡
Sheep: *will die without help*
Also sheep: “how’s it hanging?”
As a sheep, I appreciate you spreading awareness on this issue.
Me too. Got stuck on my back the other day. Upright now though! Isn't that life! Sometimes you gotta pick yourself up and when you can't do it alone, ask for help! 🐑✨️ Bahh 🤍
I been down a couple minutes now unfortunately 🐑🐑🐑🐑 It’s pretty okay lovely clouds ⛅️ 😂
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can't relate 🐐 some of us are just built different, I guess
@@Sun_MoonAries should I call an ambulance?
My grandma has sheep and she never told me this, so I'm glad I learned it here anyways. I would have just assumed some silly sheep enjoy sleeping on their back.
Despite probably not being around sheep in any part of my future, I still found this video incredibly helpful, thank you for posting.
This was important information: If I had happened to see a sheep on its back, I would have laughed and moved on: I wouldn't have realised that the sheep was in distress, instead assuming it was like a relaxed cat or dog, and can roll over any time it wants. Also thank you for showing what to do, in case someone finds a sheep in this situation.👍
Same, this would have been my response too
Kurvos, I highly doubt the sheep really thinks deep like that dude... ever been around sheep? They are dumb as a box of rocks
@@kurvos how would it show its thankful😂
@@kurvos
How much of a braindead city dweller can one possibly be to expect a random sheep to act like a house cat
@@kurvos It's a farm animal, not a pet.
Sheeps face while on it's back is so funny , she's like " excuse me good sir it appears i have found myself in quite the dreadful position "
I'm sure there was a British Accent attached to that thought of hers.
@@MR-backup British colonization knows no bounds.
Not as dreadful as your English.
I feel like I can add “Sheep Lifeguard” to my resume as I’ve been formally trained by you 🐑 ❤
Thanks for the fun facts. I didn’t know that sheep couldn’t turn over.
Hi. Shepherd from New Zealand. Sheep in NZ are not used to be handled regularly or people, in some cases on remote stations, rarely seen. When you’ve righted the sheep she will often take off, trying to run, scared. Because the blood has drained to the back area her weight is often unbalanced and in trying to run, will stagger and fall and flip onto her back again. We recommend when getting her into the standing position to hold her. The easiest way is between your legs, hands on her shoulders. No jokes please, this is serious. Hold her for a few minutes to allow the blood to recirculate before letting her go.
Yeah mate, of course mate, and you're still trying to convince everyone that's what really happened! ;) take care from Ireland, and be more careful!
@@GeneralThargor I am not surprised that an irishman knows exactly what happened to that sheep...
I suppose it’s a better way to die then getting your throat slashed
Good to know!! I figured her legs were all tingly from the blood returning. They're such beautiful animals
@R S
Yes I'd guess that is actually the reason too lol
I love how the other sheep was there for emotional support and just stayed there the whole time.
A sheep herd is actually quite a complex social network. Lambs remember their mothers and figure out their grandparents. That other ewe was likely it's mother or daughter.
@@sirzorg5728 looks to me like it was her grown up lamb .
That's probably her lamb, a yearling by the looks of it.
@@seeriktus yeah they look extremely similar tbh.
@@PM-vv3uc 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is why we must pray daily. We are Gods sheep that roll on our backs at some point and need guidance up ❤
Thank you so much for this video. On Wednesday my wife spotted a sheep in the field next door, stuck on it's back. I couldn't contact the farmer so searched Google for how to right a sheep and found your upload. It was very easy to get the sheep back up. Thanks again.
There's an old quote: "Sheep are born trying to die; it is a good shepherd's job to try and stop them." I think some of the happiest times in my life were sleeping out in the lambing barn with my flock. 250 ewes, and they all lambed inside of three weeks.
It's true.
The only thing a sheep wants to do more than die is to be disgusting.
They're very good at both.
"Bags of bones and wool, lookin' for new ways t'die" if I recall correctly.
@@talyrath And, yet, some of my happiest memories are of being in the lambing barn on cold Spring nights, getting ewes and their new lambs separated out and penned up. I really loved my years as a shepherd.
This video is another piece of evidence that nature created these things for being food for other animals. How they have survived without human protection in the wild is beyond me.
@@Bullshitvol2 They mostly didn't. Nature didn't make sheep, human beings did. Domestic sheep were bred from some variant of wild goat. Wild goats are badasses that can eat most anything with cellulose in it, walk up nearly vertical walls, and murder you with their heads. Sheep... are like chihuahuas. Chihuahuas came from wolves, but that was so long ago that they have no ability to survive without a human taking care of them. If a sheep escapes and manages to survive on its own long enough, its fleece will get so heavy that it'll literally tear its skin off.
As others have said, the diagnosis is 100% correct, but the cure is only 50% so. You don't want to roll over a sheep that's been laying on it's back, because you can twist up it's insides. You want to come up behind the sheep's head (don't worry, it won't bite you) and pick it up by the shoulders and try to push it up so the weight's resting on it's butt. Let it sit there for a minute then push it over onto it's front feet. It may be unsteady but the risk of fatal gastric volvus is much lower.
Very good information to have!!!
Thanks, also good to know they won't bite you too 👍
Just letting you know, "it's" is a contraction of "it is". When denoting possession, you should use "its".
@@oktayyildirim2911 Probably a typo or just a mistake. It's clear they have the mastery over the English language to know the difference between "it's" and "its".
@@oktayyildirim2911 Good to know the grammar/spelling police are out on on patrol tonight. 👮🚓
(BTW Not Sarcasm)
Wow, somehow this really connected with me. Really reminded my of my childhood when I was still in primary school. My father and I did that to our sheep.
At first I didn't know why either and just thought it was the way to be a farmer. Going onto your fields, looking after the water supplies and flipping all the sheep on the way there and back.
Thank you 🙂
i can just picture this kid seeing every sheep laying down for the rest of childhood, be it on its back or laying on its belly like a sheep should, and being like "WAKE UP SHEEEEEEEP! YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO SLEEP!" then strutting off all accomplished thinking, hell yeah, im a farmer!
I'm a city gal, and I've only seen sheep from afar, but this is actually pretty useful and it is good to know, I had no idea this happens to them, so I thought it was going to be a funny video. You never know when you'll find a sheep in distress and you're it's only hope.
1:28 “so this shit- sheep was saved” LOL
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Damn shit sheeps always failing to be weeded out by natural selection 😂
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My dad jumped out of the car on a family trip to do this when I was young. He's now 83 and I am 60 yrs. I wasn't even a teen but I remember him doing this. I've kept a lookout for upside-down sheep ever since 👀
There will be quite a few in Tory held area's.
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Now I know. Could be handy on my nest drive-through West Texas
Matthew 18
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? 13And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
Jesus loves you
John 3
16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and onlye Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Jesus is the good Shepherd he will go seek the 1 lost sheep even if he have 99
@@neortik7 there is so many of you, bro these are yt comments no one cares, find a better place
The contrast between incredibly peaceful scenery+a cute sheep and macabre knowledge of how easily sheep can reach the eternal sleep gave me whiplash. Thank you for saving that sheep though. I've never seen one in real life before, but now I'll be prepared.
The other sheep is listening intently. We are used to turning over sheep in Wales, in Spring they could also be pregnant. Don’t be afraid to pull on the wool to help you turn it either, you can save a life.
1:29 "so this SHIT SHEEP is saved"
this guy loves his sheep so much.
HAHAHAHAAHAHAHJAHAJAAJAJWHJAAHWJAHWJWHAJWJWJWJWJ
Tough love. Mustn't be the first time this particular sheep has caused him grief.
I noticed that too. But there’s shit everywhere so I’m not surprised he said that.
More like "this shit" (oh no, I'm on camera) "this sheep has been saved"
check ✔️ sheep
I've never seen this but when I was about ten I was walking with my cousins and I spotted a sheep stuck under a hedge in the snow. We tried to pull it out but couldn't so they went to get the farmer who came with a little tractor and pulled it out. I was crying but they told me I'd saved it's life. That was about 45 years ago. I'll never forget the day I saved a sheep. ☺️
Aww, that's fantastic! Well done and thank you ❤
Thank you for saving that sheep’s life
Makes me think of Jesus, the Good Shepherd who looks after each in His flock! 👍💜🙏
that sheep is dead now
@@dabman4721 thank you, I thought the sheep was still alive before I read your comment
We were out hiking a few years ago when we came across this very scenario. I didn't particularly want to touch the smelly thing as covered in all sorts of muck. Anyway, I rolled it over, it staggered up, had a pee, looked at me and walked off!
Jesus is the Shepard and we are the sheep and without is help we cannot get up! No matter how much we try on our own we must rely on him
"Probably a little bit too much weight on"
Literally adding insult to injury.
I liked seeing how concerned the sheeps friend was. It stood by, kept watch and stayed with its buddy through the whole ordeal. Who says animals don’t have feelings!
Only ignorant and/or heartless people say animals have no feelings.
animals are precious☹️
O, animals have feelings.
When my sister had a cancer and was having pains on her back, her pat started sleeping right behind her. And when my sister died, he was so sad. He walked crawling. He wouldn't bark, he made some quiet, sad noice here and there, watching us helplessly as if he understood the situation.
I never forgot that.
We had a sheep stuck on it's back recently. Another sheep was laying against it, potentially being the one that pushed it onto it's back. :)
It was OK. We're fortunate to have the land next to the house to keep them so it was spotted and righted close enough to it flipping that it didn't even stagger slightly once the right way up again. I love seeing them jumping for joy when I come in with some meal for them every day. They will come jumping and skipping from half way across the field without me even needing to call them now.
Tortoises help each other get up.
If only mutton wasn't so delicious
We are literally the sheep in this video, Jesus is the kind man who flipped the sheep back over
You’re a hero. Thanks for saving her.
As someone living in the desert with 0 sheep for miles, this was very helpful
You gotta up your sheep count man. Youre slackin.
Get you some sheep
No sheep in North Korea?
@@hangover4833 We ran out and South Korea won't share
Just make sure you get the camel's consent first 😜
Now I understand the sheep analogy in the Gospel. Seems like being a shepherd requires a lot more care than I thought.
good point, it represents "attentive" care.
If you spend some time as an actual shepherd, you may find what is natural challenges modern moral standards.
How lovely she was, almost expecting someone to save her! This really moved me.
It looked to me this sheep was still having a serious problem, perhaps it was on its back too long and damage was done?! These poor animals have a tough life!! Kudos to all who help them!💕
They really are daft creatures and the despair of anyone who keeps them at times! 🙂 I don't see this problem much with the Easycare (no fleece) ewes but some of the more traditional Gals here are a PITA, especially in the run up to Lambing when they are like barrage balloons. I like to hold the ewe for a short period of time after righting her, just to allow her insides to re-arrange. You can soon see if she has got her legs back. Very good video that could well be a life saver....
WARNING. Never turn a sheep back via its side. By turning it sideways, the animal can get a stomach tilt and the sheep can still die from that. Try to put the sheep on its butt by grabbing it by its armpits (note some sheep weigh up to 60 kilos, you really have to do that in pairs).
Then let the sheep sit for a while, the sheep will then get oxygen again and the sheep will feel a bit stronger again.
If the sheep is on all 4 legs again, it will swing for a while when walking, keep an eye on it so that the animal does not fall into a ditch.
If a sheep is helped in time, it will be grazing in the meadow again within 10 minutes.
It's crazy how fragile sheep are
I did not realize that , thanks for pointing it out .
@@-R.E.D.A.C.T.E.D- Imagine if humans could die from a single slip. That would be crazy!
Humans die because of pride though...
If you're on your own it's better to get the animal upright however you can than to leave it on its back though.
Excellent video for informing the general public on this crucial livestock welfare issue. As a sheep farmer, to anyone who watches this, if you see this occur whilst you are out walking, PLEASE do try and intervene, even if your presence drives the ewe’s lambs away from her or not. Don’t worry about this, they will return to her in due course.
However, If the ewe is in, what looks like a dedicated lambing field connected directly to the Farmyard, then inform someone present, as first response. As entering a field full of ewes having lambs, can cause mis-mothering problems to occur, whilst it will certainly be the case, that someone will be screening the field continuously each day.
On our farm, by far the biggest threat to our Ewes (Especially when Pregnant), when they get stuck on their backs is being attacked by Ravens. These birds are very intelligent and widespread across UK farmland nowadays, whilst they will not wait for the sheep to die, thus often attacking the eyes and stomachs first. It is horrendous for the sheep when this happens. If it is a Ram in trouble or you are not physically capable of intervening yourself, please contact the owner or ask someone else who is passing by. Above all, please use common sense, Thank you!!🐑
each sheep can be chipped; any fall over sends a signal tut shepherds Apple watch
@@johnlennox-pe2nq Interesting point raised, Cheers!
It's also horrendous what happens to them in the slaughterhouse.. 🤷♀️ Yep. Someone had to say it.
Man, nature is horrific
@@heatherwoodley8244No it tastes nice.
Thanks heaps for educating us youtubers. Who knows how many sheep will potentially be saved by you taking the time out to teach us.
I just love your voice and how chilled you are. You sound like a great farmer
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Otherwise normal people like me would have never thought they gonna die this way. I'll be helping sheeps in future if I see one.
My sentiments exactly .
What do you mean "normal"?
@@Mr___X my dog sleeps like that lol
Ditto
@@Mr___X Maybe people from the cities who have never seen any rural places before.
It’s like a parable. For some reason I feel blessed seeing this stuck sheep video. Thank you.
Yes, it is heart-warming to see a life saved . . .
What I learned today... Sheep are really stupid.
@@brandonbp122 ....a volte anzi spesso il genere umano lo e' anche di più !
@@gedeone3813 exactly! That’s why our world is in the state it’s in. Best wishes.
It's why farmers are generally very religious. You are literally the hand of God on your animals lives. You celebrate when they are born, care for their needs while they live, and you decide when they will die.
I lived on a farm for a few years as a teenager and was tasked with walking around the paddocks looking for cast pregnant ewes during lambing season. Some of them had heavy fleeces on top of being in lamb. Sometimes, I helped to deliver a lamb because the ewe has been on her back for a long time. It must have been exhausting for them.
So thankful to the Chief Shepherd, JESUS my Lord... who not only shook me till I was able to be saved from Satan's traps and sin - HE has helped me up, and up and up... time and time again!!😊
I'm no longer on my back, but UP and running to help My Shepherd, SAve Sheep!!! GLORY HALLELUJAH 😅🎉🙏🏾🕊🙏🏾
As an urban dweller, I had no idea about this. Thank you for the lesson! One never knows when a tid bit of knowledge may do some good.
Knowledge IS POWER
I never saw a sheep, but now I know the signs of a sheep in distress and I'll help it accordingly! 🐑
So you just posted another NPC comment? You know the great grandson of Charles Darwin described most humans as cattle and described how we will be eliminated when not needed by the elites. Dune also comes to.mind, when Paul Atreides in the novel at least was told he was being tested to see if he is a person or animal: you would be an animal like most humans, not a person though personhood is doled out like human rights.
@lucasblanc1295 you never saw a sheep?
@@johnm3907 I just know I can buy a sheep as a reddish paste for making kebabs.
Once I and a friend cycled through Ireland and found a ram tangled in barbwire and brambles. It was an absolute mess. We were not dressed for the occasion, and had nothing with us, not even a knife. We struggled for half an hour, and I still don't know how, but we managed to free the animal. Of course we were scratched and bruised all over, but what a good feeling it was.
Good work
🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤🗝🗝🗝🗝🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😉😉😉😉Thank YOU. Pass it on!
Here in the East, we say that you've deposited good karma in your karma bank. Will help you out one of these days when you need it.
Thank you and well done 👍🙏
This is why I never lie on my back in a field when wearing a woolly jumper.
As a sheep, I assure you that lying on the back is very difficult, Thank you for saving its life.
So sheep can’t be on their backs at all. That’s an understandable lesson. Glad the sheep is okay.
Some sheep are capable of getting up on their own, it’s the flat backed or fat sheep that struggle, birds also will peck their eyes out or try and peck into their stomachs.
@@TheFen2009 I didn't know that birds would peck the sheep's eyes out or get to their stomach!! That's awful. Thanks for the information!!🐑🐑❣️❣️🧡🧡🙏🙏🥰🥰
@@gloriastiehl2905 Crows and ravens gouge out the eyes of newly-born lambs. They cause huge damage to sheep breeders in the UK. So, farmers hire hunters to cull crows.
@@TheFen2009 usually the birds start at the kidneys because that's where the best fat resides.
@@Kenan-Z farmers killing wildlife as usual.
We’ve bred them to be useless apart from sitting still to be sheared and eating grass 😂
The history of sheep is quite sad you’re right about that
@@lillidaisyASMR They can't even play the saxophone and what sort of existence is that?
@@RickR69pathetic am I right?
*shorn
@@rediculousman Yes.
Tourist to Kiwi: "Are you shearing that sheep?"
Kiwi: "No, I saw her first."
I helped one, a few years ago, it looks easy when you do it, but they're pretty heavy ! I knew they couldn't get back on their feet, but I didn't know they could die, thank you for this information !
As a human who will never be a sheep, I see this as an absolute win.
About 40yrs ago my mother was driving passed a field and saw a sheep on its back. She stopped and found the farmer who saved the sheep and he was so grateful he gave my mum a tour of his farm.
I'll bet he did...
@@thePronto Unnecessary
@@thePronto hey thats rude 😠😠
@@thePronto One good turn deserves another...
What a lovely story, indeed!
It’s so sweet how the other sheep stayed there with the one who was stuck. Heartwarming. ❤
moral support for it's friend. No help mind you, but a great deal of moral support, and a promise not to tell the herd.
Why didn’t it help? I think it was mocking the downer.
the other sheep pushed him! the camera did not show it, but he was baa...fing baabaa you cannot stand...
It was sad for its friend and giving moral support. It was not able to help.
@@CorePathway It doesn't know how to figure out a plan to flip it back up since the sheeps back is flat.
We have sheep and this is very helpful. Thanks a bunch. ❤️
sheep are like turtles they need help when on their backs. that's really sweet.
It's quite horrifying to see the grave consequences of a simple and possibly frequent occurrence like a roll-over. Thank you for sharing this information.
I assume it’s from excessive selective breeding? I don’t imagine it’s a naturally occurring trait from evolution!
@@_permanence the farmer said it was from being too heavy. So yes, it's because of farming practices -- either fattening them up for more wool area, not shaving them as often for more volume, or selective breeding for greater wool production.
@@thisisforvids That's what I was thinking, this sheep is obviously heavily laden with wool & there's other videos popping up beside this one in my recomended, also with sheep on their backs & also with heavy wool coats.
I've never seen a "fat" sheep, I don't believe there's any breeding or management to create that, after sheering, they always look slim, the amount of wool is clearly not natural though is it! Apparently wool on sheep naturally falls out on it's own, but we've selectively breed for it not to, so it builds up & builds up until they are shorn.
I've also never heard of this happening where I am, in Australia. Not sure if that's because the sheep are too far away from people & sheep losses to this are just written off with no-one knowing, or if farmers here engage in different practices that do reduce it. I'm suspecting a mix, but mostly the latter, that sheep here are on less lush grass & so probably grow less wool in a year, or are shorn more often if they grow a lot, so as to allow them to be more independent without dying from falling over, or heat stress from carrying so much wool in the outback.
I mean if it's happening cause of the amount of wool, then it's clearly easy to prevent isn't it, just sheer more often. Sure, that costs more in sheering costs & possibly reduces income with wool being shorter, but surely it's worth it to keep sheep alive & with good welfare?
The same happens to cows afaik. If they spend too much time on their side/back and get stuck, they can bloat up with gas and die. Typically a vet will come out to let out the gas before they right them up.
@@_permanenceImagine actually believing in macroevolution
Guy: **Keep talking**
Sheep: "OMG JUST HELP ME ALREADY!"
Fun fact: Yorkshire dialect has a word for this phenomenon - rigwelted. It's a Norse word that comes from rygg meaning "back", it's a cognate of the word "rucksack". Rigwelted can also mean somebody who is passed out drunk. 😅
Rare footage of me and Jesus
I can't believe this information wasn't provided to me as part of becoming a citizen of New Zealand. Thank you for the video.
there's a reason for that ;)
Yeah. I thought it was a requirement of citizenship.
Would part of carnival knowledge in NZ
@@DigitalDependance And there it is.
As a citizen of Antarctida, I didn't get this information too. I will put it into practical use, I promise.
We just had one on our farm who was cast last year months ago and died a few weeks later. She was on her side in shallow tractor rut. I drove past her in the morning and Dad did too because she didn't look as if she was cast. When I came back later and she was in the same place, I realised and it was clear that she needed bringing in for care because she couldn't even stand. She did start to recover partly although her lamb needed adopting as she couldn't feed it. Unfortunately though, she was never back to full health and she deteriorated and passed away a few weeks afterward. It might not seem much to us to be stuck on your back but to a sheep it's pretty much a medical emergency.
You neglected that sheep you scum
That's so sad. I'm sorry. Maybe wifi cameras would help for the hard to see areas? Don't know if they'd reach that far, but who knows. Technology keeps advancing so maybe.
@@bigdave9949 why was your first idea to blame them? What do you want them to keep 24/7 security on a sheep? Literally doing nothing else but watching them
@@jojojojojojojojojojojojo4181 When I tended goats in Syria we would stay with the sheep all day and make camp to sleep by then to ensure they were safe. I lost no goats.
@@bigdave9949 Unfortunately there isn't the quantity of personnel on UK farms anymore to make that sort of thing possible. The often lone farmer has to obviously leave each flock of sheep to do all the other chores on the farm, and even when those are done, just travelling between different flock's grazing can be hours in itself, especially for larger flocks where the area of grazing needed isn't as widely available anymore with housing developments and anti-farming schemes claiming more and more land all over the place.
Larger fields being used for arable will contribute too, but farmers are being forced to make every acre count as the costs increase but the prices for the products aren't going up to match. All the high yield ground has to be used to make money, as much money as possible just to stay afloat, something that doesn't come from livestock, so the flocks get pushed out to the hilly outskirts ground that isn't as friendly to growing crops on, hence how it takes so long to just visit them to check on them.
If farmers let the economic element dictate their choices, they'd give up farming for some office job to get paid ten times as much (no minimum wage in farming) for half or a third or even a quarter of the weekly hours, but then where would the food come from that everyone needs to live? It might seem like a stupid question to ask, but currently the UK government is more concerned about paying farmers to grow something in their fields for 2 years that humans can't eat, something that could pay up to twice as much as growing food, so they seem to want the return of war time rationing without the war element being present to have initiated it.
With your experiences outside of the UK, you'll have seen different ways of achieving the 'same job' where minimum wages may not apply to many if any other jobs, but the 'cost of living' (a favourite political slogan here at the moment) will be lower on average than in the UK, and there's likely less political hoops that farmers need to jump through just to sell livestock, etc, which cost money to reach. This isn't to say there aren't challenges everywhere you've worked, it's just it's a different set of challenges and circumstances in the UK that lead to farming having one of the highest suicide rates of any career here.
this is incredibly wholesome and cute, what a genuine guy
That's excellent information. Saved Two sheep... One stuck in a Hedge. Another had an empty 20L plastic paint pot stuck over it's head... Still got a picture of that.
Now I know how to help if sheep are ever seen on their backs. Thankyou.
Little adjustment to how to turn it over: you shouldn't turn it to the left or right as this can give problems with their stomachs, instead push them upright into a sitting position and keep them there for a bit to let them recover and take some breaths. Afterwards keep an eye on them for 10 min or so to make sure they don't get themselves into the same position again.
@@misssmith7225 I wouldn't pull on the legs as that might be painful for the sheep, but push it up from under it's shoulders. Yes that would be very heavy for sure but most adults should be able to manage I think. Doing it like in this video risks gastric volvulus from what I've heard, which can be deadly and needs surgery. Of course if the choice is between turning it over badly and it staying on it's back the choice is obvious.
" but most adults should be able to manage I think." You think?! you're talking out of your ass now. You see how heavy they can get, just do what a sheppard showed you...
You should have explained how to push them upright into a sitting position without turning them left or right.
So roll them?
I’m going with the OG advice both because it makes sense & you can watch it work right in the vid - besides, I’m not playing w/end at Bernie’s w/no sheep.
- Кем ты работал этим летом?
- Переворачивателем овец.
- What was your job this summer?
- A sheep flipper.
I'm collecting little Russian sentences to repeat over and over for my pronunciation practice. This is a keeper. 😀
Это так же как "переворачиватель пингвинов"? :)
@@DanKonev Только условия работы менее суровые
Не самая плохая работа, скажу я вам 😁
Why is this so funny in english
Me who hasnt seen a sheep for 25+ years: "Ah yes,that'll come in handy!!
As a woman with no sheep, this advice is also useful for fellow humans
Thank you for your video. I watched it a few months ago and today we saved a struggling sheep on its back. Without the video we wouldn’t have known what to do 👍🏻
According to many of the comments, the video is completely wrong and can lead to death in a few days time.
I UPRIGHTED A SHEEP TODAY AND SAVED IT'S LIFE! All thanks to this video :)
I had sex in the missionary positon today all thanks to this video.
That's a lot of sheep for those spindly little legs.
You don't want to know what Australians do when they find a sheep on its back.
Imagine being a sheep where you could actually die if you ever tried to relax
I felt this.
Dude, all they ever do is relax! If they were any more chill they'd turn into a plant :)
@@Mr.Anders0n_ That's actually not a bad idea. A wool plant would be pretty useful. Just harvest it alongside the cotton every few seasons. Just have to make sure the woolly stalks are right side up.
That's called sleep apnea
@@Csetnikke Haha, I read that as 'sheep apnea'. 😊
I LOVE how the other sheep waits by his side and then waits and stays alongside him as he progresses to walking normally.
This is what CZcams was made for. A wholesome and educational video.
I have zero sheep and found this fascinating. The more you know💡 Thank you
1000% more entertaining/interesting/informative/funny than anything you will find on television today.
sure grandpa, maybe you're just not taking the time to look for the interesting stuff.
@@TheEvilCheesecake For example?
@@Raylightsen as if you've never watched anything on tv ever
@@TheEvilCheesecake bro you can’t be serious😂 aside from Nat Geo, and the fishing and hunting channel. There is literally nothing. Do you have a bunch of progressive perverse sexual shows that’s about it.
@@TheEvilCheesecake Means you have no examples?, ok.
My innocent and naive mind thought this was just gonna be a cute video about scratching and rubbing the sheep's belly (like we do with dogs and cats). Instead I learned if a sheep is on its back, it's in danger and should be sat up, then rolled on its feet to save it. (Thanks to the extra input of the comments)
Good to know 👌♥️
Right??
i love that perfectly timed, perfect pitch neeeh by sheep number 2 when theyre introduced
Thank you for obscure, but important, information.
I’ve often found that the sheep actually CAN get up but lacks a sense of urgency. I’ve sometimes approached a “stuck sheep” (whether upside down or in a briar patch) only to have it jump up in fright and get free. Not the most analytical minds on the farm. I think part of the cause is the wool, which grows much more thickly on domestic sheep than it did on their wild ancestors
I don't have a sense of urgency
@@alainportant6412 then I hope you’re not upside down in a ditch
@@bchearne But he was.... he was. RIP
"Not the most analytical minds on the farm" is the understatement of the century. imo sheep are the only animal on earth absolutely determined to do everything in their power to hasten their own demise.
@@alainportant6412 You must be very young. Saw an old man in the pharmacy the other day, pushing his wheeled walker past me in the queue and wasting no time, yet not obnoxious or pushy. He turned out to be 99.
I have no idea what the youtube algorithm is up to at the moment, but I am kind of happy that it pushed this video into my feed. Born and raised on the countryside I have never come across a sheep in this situation, but I am happy that I now know what to do! Thank you!
Social engineering my friend. CZcams is secretly trying to increase the number of sheep farmers, herders, and sympathizers.
My wife wanted to start sheep farming. so far over the course of a few years we've only had one get stuck on her back so far. we got to her in time. she's set to lamb this February.
Hi, you saved a sheep today!
CZcams showed me this video six months ago. On our morning walk today, my wife spotted an upside-down sheep on a hill. If I hadn't watched this video, we would have just laughed and carried on.
We asked at a nearby house for information and was given a phone number. My wife left a message saying we would enter the field and try to flip it over.
The coolest thing happened when we approached the sheep: It stretched its front leg out towards us as if it knew the procedure!
It was a lot easier to roll over than I expected and the sheep got up and walked off.
I had no idea this happens. Poor little thing, she's so sweet.
2:25 I love all the other sheep watching. They are like "What is going on over there?"
I Grew up around sheep, helped Shear more than I can count. I can't believe they let this go as long as they did for the video.
I lost it at the "shit-sheep" bit. 😂