GATHERING SHEEP IN A STORM AND WE GET A SHOCK AT WHAT WE FIND!!
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- čas přidán 13. 12. 2021
- Well.... this was strange!
Gathering sheep in high winds and we find something rather unexpected.
Just another day in the life of a sheep farming family in South west Scotland.
I hope you enjoy!
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ABOUT ME
I’m 31 years old and I’m a sheep farmer from Ayrshire in South West Scotland, which is why I have such a strong accent! I was born and raised on a sheep farm watching my dad who was the shepherd.
At 18 I went away from farming to work in the city (something I still do) and at 23 (2013) I decided I wanted to do something for some extra money so I went on a sheep shearing course. The hardest thing I’ll ever do was learning to shear sheep. [shudders thinking about it]
I shore whilst on my holidays from work for 2 years and then in 2015 my dad died so I decided to get my own sheep so I could continue working with sheep as it was something I loved doing. From there it escalated quickly from my first 4 sheep in my mum’s garden to now running around 600 breeding ewes.
I shore over 15,000 sheep this season in UK and I also travel to Norway for shearing in March and September. (Covid messed it up this year)
A few years ago I bought myself a sheep pregnancy scanner and have been building up my run since then.
I watched a few farm vlogs on CZcams and decided I could have a go and now here we are!
Thanks for watching my videos and please subscribe if you want to see more in future.
I hope you know that Tootsie requires a performance fee. She loves to escape her field and comes back when it’s food time. 😉😂
Proper free range pork 😁
Is she a kune kune?
@@melissajarvis4829 hi Melissa yes she is a kune kune we have three of them. She was the runt of the litter and noticeably smaller that her two sisters. 😉
@@amandamcmillan-grant5330 Hi! Just found another reply of yours to someone else. :) Thanks for sharing!
Do you keep Sows as well as sheep?
I’m a big fan of Sandi as well she is one special lady ! Love my sheep people ! 💜🥰👏🏼
I found The Sheep Game and SheShepards from watching Sandi. Between the three of them I get my daily dose of sheep.
Love Sandi
No worry about your son. He’s not only born hardy but he has good parents. All of your fans are not hardy. This Florida girl is freezing when the temperature drops below 60F. I love everything you video. Always looking forward to the next.
😁 thanks Trudy!
Only thing us Florida girls are hardy from are hot and long summers and thunder storms!
This Washington girl does too
@@saylork8547 Big Hi from another sheep fan from NW. Florida! Our blood is to thin for that kinda cold!
@@saylork8547 I could say the same, only I'm from Arizona! (Exception: I melt in humidity.💧)
I never kept my kids in the house even in the snow. He’s wrapped up warm and right against his mummy he will be toastie. Nice to see lizzy out and about she’s a super mum xx
Agreed!!
I bet little jock was almost sweating in there people put of a surprising amount of heat especially when they are working.
@@bobothn I’m sure Lizzy kept a check on him. She’s a clever woman and I would say she knows when he’s too warm. Plenty of women in days gone by did the exact same thing.
@@janetwhitten3945 I am positive Lizzy was checking on him constantly and that Jock was safe and content the whole time. I was just trying to say he wouldn't be cold he would have been warm and toasty the whole time. To the point where she might have needed to crack her jacket a little. I always like seeing moms like this were they are almost constantly holding the kid or have them strapped to them I think it shows they really care about the kid.
@@bobothn totally agree. He’s so cute and it’s so hard to get the work/ life balance when they r so young
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I absolutely loved this video!!!!!!!
When you showed the pig 🐽 I had just taken a big drink of sweet iced tea which I promptly spit out across the room laughing 😂. Y’all have to be made of tough stock just to be farmers but with the added conditions I have nothing but the utmost respect for you 💙. If I was a betting ole lady (not saying either way 🤦♀️🤷♀️) I’d definitely wager that after Lil’ Jock masters Momma and Daddy he WILL BE SAYING “ LIE DOON” NEXT!!!! As always I wish you this best in your day to day…stay safe out there. #Gottoloveafarmer 😊🐑💙
Haha thanks Tammy! One of the reasons we kept his name one syllable like a sheep dog is so we can shout the commands easier 😂
Big Jock's whistling got my terriers running around, trying to find him! XD
Haha brilliant! Try “lie doon” see if it stops them😂
@@TheSheepGame They gave me a dirty look! What do I do now?! XD Great vid though, that pig was looking confused as all get out.
Definitely love seeing your daily work. Those of us in the America like to see how other people in the world live and work….. and you make us laugh and enjoy watching. Nice “pig-sized” Shetland
Cammie, I'm glad you finally realize we sheep fans don't want anything special, just reality. You, Lizzie, Jock and the wonderful sheep are quite enough, the things like weather, broken equipment, and the odd pig and we are happy.
I agree !!
😂 ‘the odd pig’ just had me laughing out loud! Thanks Janet and Beth!
Glad to see the whole family working together. I watch you because of Sandi. I love seeing all aspects of keeping sheep in shed and on field. Keep up the great work.
I’m here too because of Sandi.
I am so jealous of the snow. Great to see Lizzy and Jock the dynamic duo out helping. As usual great video. Love watching Sandi too, such a stark contest, yet both groups of sheep seem to do exceedingly well.
Thanks Lesa!!
Sending prayers up for the Brock family and their beautiful daughter.
Found you through Sandy! I am binge watching all your videos! Can’t get enough sheep, ranching and Scotland. I am76 and a retired sheep rancher in the mountains of colorado where our weather is so very similar to yours. Loving this!
I so admire young Jock’s Momma! She is holding up her end of the work and hauling around a baby!! She has the ovaries of a Queen!! And one of the problems with the round up it that the sheep can’t see the dogs, so they are just blowing by
That is true too!!! They can’t see each other 😂
He needs some Highland cattle mixed with the flock. The big beasts will eat all the tall stuff and then they can all see each other.
We always dragged our bairns out around. Same as was done to us. Toughens them up and keeps them healthy as long as they’re dressed good. Much better than being cooped up indoor. Good real life shepherding. It doesn’t stop for bad weather.
Thanks!! It’s how I was brought up too!
That was a nice, big hog!! I love watching Sandi, she was the first sheep farmer I started watching then along came you!! I enjoy your videos as well and seeing the different land and weather!
Same here.
They're the only two sheep farmers I follow.
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I love this kind of filming for your vlog. I watch sandy all the time and the reason I never miss one of her vlogs is because she shares all her regular real sheep farming. That’s how we learn from you. Honestly since you started doing this kind of video I haven’t missed one. Keep up the good work.
You work so hard! I am always amazed at the stamina all you Scots have and I wish I had your energy. I come from a strong Scot family and my Great Grandparents were part of the Highland clearance that came to Canada and pioneered Saskatchewan in 1884! Our family still attributes our strength and endurance to the Scottish blood in our veins! Lol. Baby Jock is going to be able to run like the wind on those hills chasing those sheep! Love your videos, love seeing Lizzie and little Jock, love your accents, gee I’m a fan! Thanks for all you do in raising sheep, feeding the world and just being you.
Cammy, your vlogs are something else - you have found your destiny for sure - thankyou for sharing it 👍
Thanks Andrew!
I’ll be keeping an eye out for those “hardy” badges in your merch! Farmers here are hardy too just for the opposite reasons, it’s super hot, sandy soils and millions of flies at this time of year but definitely no snow. Kudos to you and Lizzy for raising a farmer and son born to the land.
Thanks Megan! Now there is a good merch idea 😂😂
Sandy, Cammy and Grahame! The best trifecta ever!!!
And Tom Pemberton...farmer in Lancashire...gets together with Graeme!!
@@ChristophersMum I also watch him!!
I watch Sandi and Cammy, I'll have to check out Graeme.
@@westzed23 Look up the Hoof GP and you will find him.
We’re did the pig come from? no one seem to find it unusual to see a pig on a Scottish hills 😆
Lol That pig looked at the dog like, "come at me bro, I will eat you." Poor wee Jock looked so confused as to was what going on. In a couple years he'll get a real kick out of seeing these videos of him hiding under Moms jacket! 😂❤️❄️
Aw it will be amazing to watch this back. Plus he can watch us before he was even born… before dad went grey and started losing his hair 😂
@@TheSheepGame haha good thing you have a lot of hair Cammie!
Props to supermom Lizzy and L’il Jock for coming out with you in that weather. That is love and dedication!
Your son will grow up to be a good man with parents like you. Nothing wrong with taking him along! His momma had him well cared for! She is a definite keeper 👍🏻 I found your channel through Sandy’s channel. She’s an amazing lady ❤️ thanks for taking us along on a tough day I can sympathize! I live in northern Minnesota and we are no stranger to temperatures of -50* Fahrenheit. That said, that wet driving wind was absolutely brutal!!!! I was quite content watching from my warm living room with a crackling fire blazing away. I would not have enjoyed that experience at all! Hopefully you are all thawed out by now👍🏻
That special “sheep” you found gives a new meaning to the term “Hogg”! 😂😂😂😂🐖🐖🐖
I was born in the Northwestern corner of the State of North Dakota, my Dad used to tell us stories of having to herd cattle in 40○ below zero, leading the horses blindfolded to get them home. We are talking about the 1920's and 30's. So I have a good idea of your cold weather conditions.
Can't say I miss it!!
Time for a warm fire and a hot toddy for you and Lizzy!!
Stay well!!
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I'm a fairly hardy person living in Alberta Canada. I would be out tending my sheep in temperatures between +30°C to -30°C. In the winter we had lots of snow as well. The biggest difference between yours and my weather is the sun is out a lot more here and the wind is not so bad. Although in the past 5 years we have been getting a lot more high windy days like you were having in this video. Your kid is doing just fine thanks to mom. I'm sure she is warmer too. This is the first time I have seen you wearing gloves!! That does impress me. My hands would have been frozen all those times you didn't. Great show, thanks. 🇨🇦
I was just about to go into Tesco but I’m going to stay in the car and watch this first 😆
Some lass!! =D
I came here because Sandi Brock recommended I take a look. I'm hooked because I like seeing the totally opposite way you raise your sheep. Oh, and listening to your accent. I think I get about 90% of what you say! lol And tell Lizzie she's a heck of a woman out in that weather working the sheep with the wee little one..
I am soooo enjoying watching sheep farming the way you are doing it. Thank you soooo much.
People also need to remember that predators in Canada and UK are probably quite different. Sandi has specifically cited coyotes as one of her reasons to farm in an open barn. Their area coyotes are used to feasting on the deer that eat the fallen grain so it’s a challenge to prevent coyotes killing sheep.
Epic stuff in rough conditions. Fair play hammy 👌🏻
Cheers Emmy
I live about 1 1/2 hrs. north of Sandi. I was a school bus driver in Bruce County. Here, along the Great Lakes, we have lake effect storms in the winter. We can have days of white out conditions where you can't see a few feet in front of you. We can have 3to 4 ft. of snow for 4 months & for a few of those months are very cold, down to -30 degrees Celsius, the sheep wouldn't be able to feed. This is why Sandi keeps them in the barn.
As I’m watching your video from my desk in sunny California, I envied the adventure that is your life - then I decided that the cold would just make me too crabby so I’ll leave that type of adventure to you. Good on ya’ for taking such good care of your sheep and for raising wee Jock to be hardy.
Thanks Natalie!! Amazing that i’m over here in Ayrshire and your watching all the way over there! Brilliant!
I also love Sandi. The 2 of you together just make my day. I also enjoy going back to watch old videos
Love the big snowflakes! I’m jealous we seldom get snow. I love how quiet it gets when it snows…it insulates everything! Love your channel!
Sandi's terrific! This week here, we got 25.5 cm of snow and the temp was about -13. It will get a lot colder over the next couple months. We're hardy people! :D
Northern Ontario here. A little buried under snow and ice . Even our ducks and chickens are cold-hardy.
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-21 here with a foot of snow last night. I sent the boys out for chores and stayed warm. Lol.
When it snows here where I live when we were little kids we went out in the snow bare foot and it never hurt my little brother or me. So I love that you and Liz take your son outside. being wrapped up next to his mommy he will be fine. Loves and Hugs from That Grand Lady in New Mexico USA. May God bless you and your family.
I used to live really close to Sandy brock. She truly is the queen of sheep
Gosh Cammy, that is showing just how it is. Thank you both and Big Jock, amazing tenacity. Take care.
Here in Sweden the baby's are always outside in their carrier, sommer and winter. He will be a great man like his daddy.
I've got hearty genes from both sides lol. Your baby looked unfazed by the weather and if y'all aren't worried neither am I 🙂. This video was adventurous, thanks Cammy! 🙋🏾♀️
Thanks Devin!😁
I am going back and watching the vlogs that were posted before Sandi Brock told her subscribers to come check out The Sheep Game & Cammie. I love watching Sandi's vlogs, she is an amazing shepherdess but it is so fascinating seeing the different methods of sheep farming. Seeing you guys chasing down wild Shetland sheep in the rough with snow moving in, I am so fascinated by your methods, Cammie, Lizzie, Big Jock, baby Jock. You work as a team, but even more than that, you're family! You have a new subscriber for life! ❤🤍🐑🤍❤️
Oh my gosh! The weather and sheep with minds of their own and tough combination. The bonus lambs were a nice surprise. The pig was amazing. Thanks again for another terrific video....time for a nap and a warm fire.
Thanks Donna!! Took a while to thaw out!
@@TheSheepGame Why is the pig there? Is he wild?
Young Jock will grow up strong with fresh air in those lungs , great parenting... i watch Sandi Brock and the Hoof GP as well all great channels xx
Another fan of Sandi and she's why I dropped in :)
Yep definitely get a quad bike or two, not for herding sheep but just because they are so much fun 🤣 hope you will do an update on the bleeding ram once you get a better look in the shed. Hope the wee fellow is ok 👍
Still can’t see anything but he’s happy to be inside that’s for sure!
I just watched this from the comfort of my home, todays temp was 30 degrees in sydney australia. Loving everything you video. Do not worry about your son, he will be find. As he grows he, he will be out there with you, loving every minute.
You and Lizzy are such a great team and I believe your son is being cared for by you both and there's no worries here.
That weather was certainly intense and you all are definitely a hearty bunch!! Thanks for a wonderful view into your lives ❤️
You dont have to justify anything to us... young Jock will one tough nut. Bless you.
P.S. that was one wild roundup.
Awesome video Cammy! Great to see what proper farming is about and not glossed over! How long did that job take you in the end?
Have a great Christmas and New Year! Hope 2022 brings you more success with CZcams and the sheep game! 🙂
About 2.5 hours all in i think Adam. Long enough in that weather!
You and Sandi and Graeme are my sheep people. Best YT channels!
It will be you & Lizzy saying to Jock in a few years time before goin oot "pit yer jaiket oan". Lizzy & you are good parents & he will be a hardy wee laddie, so nae worries. Great teamwork on a day that was far from easy to work in. 👍
No Cammy the channel is doing good because of you!
Kudos to Lizzie and no gloves! I'd be frozen. We haven't had snow yet but several good hard frosts. Fortunately, my biggest field is only 3 acres and when I yell "sheep!" Everyone comes! They eat twice a day too. Your sheep look great! Love the every day vlogs!
Thanks Tam! Aye she’s hardy alright😁
Love both you and Sandi, hopefully you will continue to have great growth in your channel. You are both great shepherds.👍🥰
One of the best videos 📹 yet! And I bet you are shaking your head Cammy. Why is this a great video? It shows the realism of farming. The weather is never perfect, the animals (or crops) don't always do what you want they to do, and there are always surprises; some funny-a pig, some bad-missed lambs, and some good-missed lambs to sell! I know your froze, but it really was one if your best vlogs.
Thanks Terri!! 🥰
Found you thru Sandi. So glad I did. Really enjoy your videos. Love your sense of humor and your obvious love for your family, friends, and the sheep.
Holy hell, that looked harrowing! Jock will make quite a Khan, lol. Thanks for filming that, fun to watch but must have been terrible to shoot 🤣
Jock Khan … i like it 😂😂
Really good video showing that conditions are not always ideal, but you persevere!
Are all Scots such nice people? It must be the weather-like you said, it makes you hardy. Also, it must make you mellow. Great video. Everyday work is interesting to those of us who know nothing about your country or raising sheep in what appears to be the hinterland. If you have not, watch Eric from 10th Generation Dairy Farm. His videos are all about the day to day chores and maintenance of running a dairy farm in southeast Pennsylvania.
Thanks Janet! I watch Eric regularly! He has a great sense of humour too😁
I am watching the Sheep Game because Sandi recommended it. She never disappoints. You are very entertaining and informative. Being from Canada the snow during our storms don't stick since it is usually -20 to -30 Celsius. I think the wet, windy weather is colder feeling.
I joined because Sandi recommended!
Played out in the snow until we were blue, and still didn't want to come in. Farm raised kids are hardy and healthy. Ya'll are doing good by your little man. =)
Your enthusiam is so infectious. It lifts my spirits on a morning. Thank you
I have to admit that I had Benny Hill playing in my head watching the dogs and sheep. All in all, it was a very good round up. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you!
I've just finished watching Sandi's new upload ...and found that you too have posted...WOW...such a treat...😄It'll do Jock no harm to get used to the fair country that he has been born into...my love to all from Glenfarg Perthshire😁
The baby will be fine. I use to bundle up my three sons and had them out in harsh weather. They get use to it.
That pasture looks like my backyard. Rural Oklahoma edition. The native grasses put up tall spires and clump so much you can't mow them with your lawnmower.
Thanks for showing me that Oklahoma isn't the worst place in the world to live. That would be Antarctica. It's easy to see why people from the UK settled here. Stay warm! And have a great holiday season.
Amazing work today Cami! Sandi said to watch your vlogs if we "wanted to see what what real sheep herders do." It's funny to hear the 2 of you telling your fans to check out the vlogs of the other. You're both so different at what you do, I'm glad I've been following the 2 of you for a while! Keep doing what you're doing & God bless you & your little family & keep you safe. Merry Christmas! 🤗 🎄 ☃️ 🐏
Wow, we may have worse precipitation and temps in New England, but you've got us beat on WIND!
I used to be able to keep up with ya'll growing up in Michigan, US. Not anymore.... I tip my hat to ya!! Congrats on the found lambs!!!❤
Your day looked like winter in our area! We had very mild weather last year and this year we have had nothing but horizontal snow and sub-zero weather. It makes for healthy sheep with fewer health problems. But I also changed my Winter feed system that has lowered the worm load to almost zero.
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Cammy, there are dog collars with radio receivers so you can use a walkie talkie to give commands over a long distance. They might be ideal for days like this.
Cammy being from Canada you always have to find a way to get work done in the snow like shoveling & cutting wood with a lil babe all bundled up under the jacket nothing wrong with that it's life! The weather there in Scotland is the same as here in Nova Scotia! You never know what it will do some days we can get 4 seasons in one day so we dress for it all lol...... Maybe that's why we were called New Scotland when founded because it reminded some people of home like my great Grand Parents 🐑🇨🇦
Those Shetlands were behaving exactly like my neighbours ones! I watch them gathering sometimes off their 1500 acre hill farm and they never ever ever get them in on one go! Always some breakaways or ones hiding in a ditch or gully. The terrain is identical, the rashes hide them far too well! Well done for getting as many as you did in!
Shetlands are lovely to work with, Cammy 😂
She's why I found you...love both of you
Prayers going up for the Brock family and their precious daughter.
Your some team proud of you two and wee Jock xx❤️
Loved watching that from my warm sofa with a cup of tea🤣🤣
😂 hey, me too!
I love watching Sandy Brock....Love the way she talks to them. Love watching her
Our farm had no flat ground at all. Good soil, but steep rolling ground. Farming it was always a challenge. We had to judiciously practice soul conservation with our row crops, so our top soil didn't wind up in the ponds or creek bottoms. The cattle loved it. Me not so much, but we made due. Our cows could be on the farthest back pasture, and I could open the feed bin for the molasses corn feed mix, and they would all come on the run. Could have used the sound for background for the cowboy song "Ghost Riders In the Sky!" 🤣
good morning cam. omg fare play to you 3 getting out in that weather.
Great film!!! Love the regular farm work.
I’m going thru your catalog of videos! I’ve loved every one.❤❤❤
Glad you like them!
I watch both channels and get such joy but for my self inside sounds much better to my body although round up time with my husband was enjoyable back packing with out house in the mountains was my highlight of the year
So we have Little/Wee Jock, Big Jock and now introducing Jumbo Jock, the porcine Shetland. Thought perhaps the landholder gifted you with a Christmas ham. Good looking beast to play with your sheepies.
I agree, farm life...."We love it"
Haha! I love it. I breed Shetlands, I feel your pain! The pig was hilarious 😂
As for raising sheep inside- my Shetlands have zero desire to be inside all winter, but I think some breeds would take to that more kindly. Mine like to sleep outside in snow storms. Funny little sheep. I love the way you raise your sheep. And your son. Keep up the good work!
Fine to see Shetlands still keeping you on your toes 🤣. Good video as always. Great way to show folk how food can be produced off rough land that can't be used for crops.
You are indeed a hardy lot! I can't believe Lizzy doesn't wear gloves. Great video today and I too watch the trifecta.
You have the same name as Lizzy! How cool! Thanks Liz😁
REALLY GOOD FASCINATING VLOG, replete with nasty weather and strange animals lurking!
Well yes that was a hoot never expected to see a pig! And the dogs really did well but yes agree those Shetlands are just almost impossible and good they are hardy but that impossible part is a pain in the butt for sure. Very admire your going out there all of you to tend to your flock despite the horrible weather. That is dedicated farmers caring for their animals. hugs
Great video Cammy. I love to see Jock out with you. We took our first lad out on a similar day for the final bit of a fell gather when he was 2 weeks old. Same mode of transport and he never made a sound. He's 6 now and certainly is a hardy fella and a top fan of yours. Keep up the great work.👍
That’s brilliant Ben! Bodes well for wee jock then😁
Just digging out after a 10-15 cm snowfall overnight, Cammy. I’d trade places to help ye out in exchange for a good single malt. As for the pig, make it into bacon! Anyway, stay safe, healthy and warm!
Thanks Harry! U too!
Man are you guys tough! 😄 All that wind and snow and you had bare hands to fill up your medicine bottle! Add to that those wild ol’ shetlands… I believe you’re right, you Scots are a tough breed! BTW, wee Jock is definitely a cutie. He’ll grow up a lot healthier than us city dwellers. I haven’t commented in ages but I still love ❤️ your channel. 🐏🦘🐨
I was cold just watching you! It's 50f and sunny here in Pennsylvania. That is not normal!
Had me laughing Cam, First time I've ever heard Ayrshire and Mongolia in the same sentence...…great to see the day to day stuff that needs to happen regardless of the weather also great to see Lizzie and wee Jock, she is a warrior being out there in that weather, you have a good one there.
Between you and Sandi all of us get to learn and experience all levels of Sheep Farming 🐑!! Stay well!!
A great video. Tough day working with sheep but like myself once you get out there,there is no stopping you til the work is done. It is a great life all in all.
I agree in those conditions whistling is much more effective with the dogs. Although my dogs don't work with livestock they are trained to voice, whistle and hand commands and its easy to do. Might make life a bit easier.