2 Markets in 1 day!

[@HeatherNaturaly]

"What else caused stress?" ash eh. hugglin Lizzie.. " I don't cause you stress." "No No, kids I was thinkin.Not You.. no no kids..God I'd be lost wi-out you." You're a wonderful husband, Cammie!

[@sheenawhyte7430]

Love that wee love talk to Lizzie(god ide be lost without you) truly Scottish❤❤😂

[@dianegreen4803]

I heard that too.....would be canny if more fellas said it and meant it. ❤

[@karenjohnson8945]

Certainly true. Their farm would not run without all her hard work.

[@1striperon]

The TePari is a surprise to me, a non-sheep guy. Sorting automatically into 3 groups by weights while you and Lizzie keep the flow going. Saves you from hiring more help, and moves things rapidly. What a great machine. Glad you’re getting a good price. That should ease some of the financial stress. A little stress helps propel you, but when it causes bodily injury it is too much. You need a break, Cammy.

[@cindybrodie9769]

Lizzie and Bonnie look fantastic and beautiful. Well done, family!

[@TheSheepGame]

Thank You!

[@davidhamilton3726]

For me a lamb is worth a gamble to feed if you can nett around £140 a head for them, Feed on and cash the bigger cheque in 4-6 weeks time. when grass runs low later in autumn who could sell the remainder as stores and still do well. Every gambler knows the secret to surviving is knowing when to hold or fold! Great content keep up the great work with the videos.

[@CottonMitts]

Depends on your grass situation doesn’t it? If it looks like your going to run short and price is good, move a few on 😊❤

[@SpaceMonkeyNZ20]

Just got your hat arrive here in the south of NZ. Loving it, got a bit of grief turning up to the cow shed in a Sheepgame hat, especially since it’s pink but I’ve got big shoulders. Love the channel guys, I hope to buy you a pint one day,

[@dt8ustotten285]

Congrats at the market!!! Nice to see you smiling leaving the market! Thanks for sharing! Love from the USA!

[@TheSheepGame]

Thanks for watching!

[@habslover2306]

It was fun watching the lambs walking (trotting at the speed you used) through the foot bath. I do enjoy the leaps as well, but this looks more effective.

[@TheSheepGame]

At normal speed it took them a good 20 minutes... that'd be a much lower energy video though 😅

[@TifJones-p8s]

your last question: would you hold them to sell them - sit down with a spread sheet and calculator - price to hold them - feed, rent, your time etc and compare to selling them with the current prices - did the prices go up last year around Christmas something like 16 weeks away, what were those prices to work against from last year - you will be going away scanning around Christmas and Lizzie doing that on her own with 3 kids in tow - is it better to get them away, take the money and get the pressure off

[@gaytulyholowycz5154]

So glad to see your decision making. So difficult getting it right. I’m not sure if it was a busy day at market or not, but if it was busier maybe you wouldn’t have achieved the prices you did. So many things to consider, especially the feed costs and uncertainty of the weather and grass growth. I’m no farmer obviously, but if, at the end of the day, this gives you a little more time for yourself, Lizzie and the family, then it’s an investment in the uncertainty of the winter months to come. You have had a difficult year, along with so many farmers, and you always have the time for others. I hope this will mean a bit less pressure for now. Rest up … if that’s not a stupid thing to say to a busy farmer. God bless you all.

[@TifJones-p8s]

you need to start taging lambs earlier with their mother so you know who is who and which ewe is producing the larger lambs faster (yes single get bigger faster but most of those should have already be gone to market) scan those that get joint ill and they are never kept as breeding stock - it is harder as you lamb outside and with you working off farm so much and Lizzie with three kids to take care of there is only so many hours in a day - if you are paying to lease land you have to get the very best out of it

[@JohnKing-zc2ne]

As someone who also lambs outside, alternatively, notice which ewes are giving you less desirable lambs and get rid of both lamb and ewe. Recording lambs to ewes is a job of work outdoors.

[@tammystoudt5137]

I would think it nearly impossible to catch every single ewe lambing outside. He has hundreds upon hundreds! It would take absolutely forever and there's so much to do in a day, he would have to hire someone just to do that every day.

[@TifJones-p8s]

@@JohnKing-zc2ne I know - what would your solution be if you were in Cammi and Lizzie situation - you lease land, away scanning and shearing 6 months of the year,. love sheep but they have to pay there way

[@colleenkopp56]

No use commenting, never responds!

[@andreacastleman445]

@@colleenkopp56 farming is a busy business. Why do you feel you need a personal response to make a comment?

[@GrannyEi]

I love watching your TePari set up. It's so clever. Some buzz xxx

[@TheSheepGame]

Absolutely. It makes our job so much easier!

[@l.m.4014]

Bonnie is so beautiful. @12:15 What a little Doll! >> She is bringing you good Luck and many Blessings. 🙏

[@callumscott6555]

another great video great insight into the market and the selling process good decision and good prices hope your autumn winter season is good . keep the great work up on farm and on vlogs

[@glemon5910]

Lizzie is my idol. I wish I had taught my girls to be as strong as she is. The absolute best!

[@lynnboulton574]

Good to see sweet Bonnie! Bless her, ❤ from Lantana TEXAS!

[@jhutch1681]

Nice to see Lizzy wearing the baby, and having the kids always close by to whatever you are doing. Well done!

[@TheSheepGame]

It's so handy when they're small enough to have around your waist!

[@vwvw4]

Hope you've bought a farm! Worth a couple spots. Would sell all stores asap then figure out if it's cost effective creep feeding the slow growth lambs to finish faster because at their current rate of gain on summer grass they'll take 2 months to finish. As grass quality's going down so will the average gain per day on your lambs, might not be ready until Christmas on grass only. You don't want to stress your fields as you need the grass for your ewes in lamb. Too bad your Te Pari can't talk, it might put in it's 2 cents on your dilemma it's so clever.

[@azamyahmad]

Bless Tuesday morning from Montreal QC Canada and welcome back Cammy ! .. and as always beautiful sharing adventure documentary updated resume countryside content video and I really appreciate and enjoy watching your lifestyle documentary adventure and another spectacular beautiful upload and share, keep it up and have a wonderful blessing day to you and your beautiful family over there, thanks again Cammy ! ..

[@LynnCannon-t2u]

Great video..... learning loads.....do what's best for you and your family.....take some stress off if you can.....its been a rollercoaster of a year so far for you....xx

[@triciaabrams8848]

I think I would take half & keep half to finish. Then compare at the end of the season. This should give you a decent baseline to work with for upcoming years. Then that model would be able to be adjusted according to the many other factors involved. Just my thoughts. ❤

[@jldisme]

It's great to see Meg. I hope the medicine is helping her be pain-free.

[@hayleywilson6138]

You are stressed, grass is going to run out, you have upcoming hernia surgery and Lizzie is juggling 3 small children. Sell those store lambs, get your numbers down and you'll be able to produce your fat lambs well until the end of the year.

[@classicambo9781]

Agreed.

[@nansparry636]

Yes indeed.

[@marciafleury9699]

Great video, great experiment! At the very least, it gives answers to your curiosity. Its a bit like Las Vegas, isnt it? Gambling on the market! Fun watch for "unstressed" me! I heard a quote once that we need stress in our life bc thats what keeps us from becoming a noodle! It keeps us engaged in problem solving & planning. Love to you & family!❤

[@aaronteelow3320]

Great insight into some of the important decisions livestock farmers have to make about the products they produce.

[@howarddavies9677]

Tough decision Cammy and Lizzy, helps that you have the extra ground to try and finish them but all depends how many buyers and how many lambs they need, looking forward to the next one.

[@emmett1739]

Well done on the sales , that Beltex type at 13.37 running up the sale lane at Sterling at the back with the bare head was a smasher .well done Sheep Game Team.

[@Iris_Germany]

Hi Cammy, I hope you feel better now. ❤️‍🩹 Love ❤ and greetings to you 5 ❤️‍🔥 from Germany

[@Baldevi]

I agree about finishing the rest of the Lambs yourself, Cammy. My Intuition says that when they are bigger, the price will make the efforts and investment worth it [feeding creep, rotating to get the best grass into them while it's still available, and of course, jaggs as they need them, foot baths etc] will still be worth it. Even the wee lambs look really good tho, to me. Of course I am not there, can't check their condition by feel, but they all looks bright, alert, and fleshy, even the smaller ones. So keep them all and sell them as they bulk out.

[@bejaysus7388]

A boy Cammy another good video 👍. Bonnie looks so like Jock. Good money all around. Regarding selling em lighter or holding lambs to fatten, it's all about what you think is right for your farm. If you have the grass, probably better to fatten lambs. If you don't have the grass you have to sell.

[@Annie6460]

I DON’T WHAT KZbin HAS BEEN UP TO OF LATE BUT I HAVEN’T HAD ANY NOTICES OF THE SHEEP GAME VLOGS COME THROUGH SO HAVE LOTS TO CATCH UP ON🙄🙄🙄 Fantastic Cammy! Sounds like you got a fabulous price per head…..I’m no farmer, but, it sounds good. For a kg of Lamb Cutlets on the Gold Coast, Queensland, I can pay between $AUD 59 ish to $AUD 69 tops, and I am only talking about a purchase at a Butcher. I prefer not to purchase at the big monopolising (if there’s such a word) food stores for the simple reason that they are NOT REQUIRED (by trading laws) to have a Butcher on site at every store in the meat department! And yet, a BUTCHER SHOP MUST HAVE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING TRADING HOURS. I THINK THOUGH, YOU DESERVE A M7CH HIGHER PRICE 😊😊😊😊 just ‘cause!! Bonney is looking beautiful and healthy and growing just as fast as the woolly friends. As for wee Jock and Angus….so no more ….. you and Lizzy are to be very proud of your accomplishments indeed.❤️🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@atorres8760]

I didn’t even know what a store lamb was until halfway through the vlog 😂 I have no idea what to do, but as a doctor, I’d say make sure you can heal up well after the hernia surgery. That way you won’t have to do it again!

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

It's good to reduce the flock numbers a bit ahead of you getting hernia surgery. After the op you will be significantly reduced in mobility and in lifting ability. You must take the decisions which prioritise your health just now.

[@jackiewaldo1909]

Tip/suggestion . Take zinc when sick or going through stressful times and it will help with your skin.😁

[@jasperostell6326]

This is really interesting to watch. Thanks for sharing

[@TheSheepGame]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cindybrodie9769]

God, that is beautiful footage of the farm. Keep up the good work. All shall be well. ❤

[@colinwientjens1871]

Run them all through the scales and look at the daily weight gains, anything you think isn’t growing fast enough, send them store and put your feed into the good doers, technically they should grow even quicker with less competition especially with weather conditions you mentioned. You got the gear that gives you the data!

[@Dan.Whiteford]

Absolutely correct view of what you should do in my opinion - sell light weight lambs as stores ASAP. When we used to fatten and finish 250 + dairy bulls for beef we were were weighing fortnightly. We set a floor weight each week so anything that fell below this weight was immediately despatched as we found they could not grow fast enough to be economically profitable. Remember Food Conversion Efficiency with all fattening stock falls as animals get bigger (Heavier) and older. Autumn grown grass feed value falls away rapidly as the year progresses to little more than green water (to my mind) and the animals maintenance demands are steadily increasing with poor weather and increasing body weight. Without access to silage and green high energy fodder such as swedes, turnips, kale etc eventually their growth rate will drop down such that most weight gain will be due to increasing body frame size and organs increasing to match, NOT, increasing flesh covering. In fact they will likely stand still or even possibly fall back.

[@bobb6342]

Or do you split off the heavier ones and maybe push them on with creep feeding and this might give the lighter ones more of a chance for finishing in the new year?

[@colinwientjens1871]

@@bobb6342 your adding cost to smaller slower growing animals over a longer period. Be less profit in them, especially since Cammy isn’t set up for sheds and hoppers. Send the stores off, finish the better lambs quicker, then load back up on good store lambs and make some more money!

[@bobb6342]

@@colinwientjens1871 but how much profit will there be if he buys good store lambs and feeds them for a month or 2? He maybe makes a £10 a head but by the time he takes haulage and other things into account will he be better off?

[@colinwientjens1871]

@@bobb6342 you don’t buy at the peak, and I’d suggest buying younger ones if they can be found, cart them yourself. Was a good trade in fat lambs last winter if I remember?

[@peacepeople9895]

If you have the grass available, I would just keep taking the fat lambs off the top and keep the lighter lambs grazing. To me the variable is do you have the grass/feed available, if you do I'd keep feeding the lighter lambs and taking the fat lambs off. Basically if the feed is available, the smaller lambs should have less competition for the feed and should then improve the rate of gain as they're not being pushed around or off the feed. The very bottom of the lambs will probably not get much improvement, but reducing the pressure should give those that have the ability to improve to put the weight on. If the cull ewes drew good money, I would sort as many as I could now and send them to town. At this point all they're doing is eating the grass your productive ewes should be eating. The above info is probably worth exactly what you're paying for it, but you asked. Thanks for the video, always cool to watch these.

[@barbaralavoie1045]

Hi Cammy. Market time again👍 your boys are nearby to help, Lizzy with Bonnie. Little Bonnie with that lovely red hair. ❤️❤️ take care until next time❤️❤️👍

[@JenniferKitchens123]

Best wishes to all of you from Alabama, USA ❤

[@hollymount9]

I’d add some ad lib and push them on for the next 4-6 weeks then when grass is getting scarce sell on!

[@JackJenki]

If you have the feed to finish them and don't need the money straight away then keep them. All the hard work is already done and another 25 pound per head over a few hundred lambs is a lot of money in the end

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Cammy aye you done great with the lambs I would hold them on and sell as fat lambs 👌

[@sherkylady7765]

So happy to see a new video. I look daily and I’m glad you posted one. This one just hit my notifications. ❤😁

[@TheSheepGame]

Sorry for the delay! I’ve had a bout of tonsilitis that took the wind out my sails! 😅

[@sherkylady7765]

@@TheSheepGame Hope you’re feeling better!

[@neil3352]

Think I would sell any below 40kg and finish those above 40kg. Take the pressure off and that’s good money for stores.

[@jeanvandevender1175]

I think your best consideration is with grass available. If you keep them and run low on grass it will set you behind on what you keep. If you sell and have better grazing will it benefit long term.

[@MstresVampy]

Perfect timing.. lying about sickly. I really enjoy the vlogs so much to take in.

[@TheSheepGame]

Hope you're feeling better soon!

[@paulstrojan947]

Always have money and grass is the advice I got. The first thing I would do is figure out how much grass I have by using poly wire to meet out grass daily to weekly. Then I would use supplementation to balance the protein energy ratio of the grass to maximize gain. In California, I we are blessed to have almond hulls to add energy without disrupting the rumen and I use a 20% protein pellet with distillers grains, safflower meal, rice bran and wheat mids for the protein. Sometime could you go through how you manage your grass?

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

Payday! I think given the colder weather coming on, I sell the lot. Given a big barn and lots of feed for free, grow them out

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Bonnie is a bonnie baby. ❤️ I hope you are happy with the prices you got.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Tepari a nice bit of kit.

[@TheSheepGame]

It's a game changer!

[@Thepaintedtiger]

I think I'd sell the ones gaining poorly on grass. They may do well as stores for someone finish feeding with something else. Then you're saving your grass for those who are doing well on it.

[@ked7221]

Depends on your grass situation. So long as you can keep them on good grass, I think you are better off finishing them. As the grass becomes poorer quality, more are sent to market. It doesn't pay to supplement the grass.

[@DeirdreHickey-nx8nt]

Good day at the office all round.❤️❤️❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Primenumber19]

Excellent choice in background music for this video. Pleasant, not too loud and non obtrusive to the content. Do me a favor and help the hoof gp dude with that.

[@TheSheepGame]

I really appreciate this - my editor has been trying new things to keep it entertaining. Haha, the views he gets I don't think he'll be listening to me! 😂

[@kevinstrachan4442]

If grass is to be short , sell store,keep grass for ewes pre tupping , or just weigh in longer keep lambs.

[@karenwilliams8177]

❤ 👍 hope you make bundle on the lambs!

[@andreacastleman445]

Depends on how much feed you have, and cost of supplementary feeding for the extra time. Also will the prices drop if you keep them if the market gets flooded.

[@marmalademomzyboop8975]

I would not advise you from my couch. Cammy and Lizzie, you are making the hard decision for you. The markets seem fair. Hope for you whatever you do, the markets are in your favor. Thanks for sharing.

[@stuartball3538]

Just a thought but you could put green mesh up on the open side of the handling area to stop the wind

[@christineelsbury5479]

Camay are you the only Shepard that gets to go in the ring with his sheep

[@melanierose2705]

I'd say price per kilo is still relevant. It all comes down to how much feed one has available. By selling those store lambs you've freed up feed to finish the rest of the lambs off faster and better.

[@WithAFullHeart]

Cammy, I would actually sell another third of the stock. Winters are hard, grass is going away, and the prices are decent. I would absolutely keep 2/3 to finish and collect that money now. If it's sitting in the bank, it's drawing interest thereby making you more money.

[@jldisme]

Great result! Congrats!

[@pjdoyle5105]

Great video again. Can’t wait to Se your future progress

[@victoriafalkenthal444]

Good weather/grass growth would be how I’d work it.

[@pamsweeney1171]

First: beautiful wee Bonnie!!! Next: to keep clear skin, keep your grubby hands off your face. You are rubbing at your face when stressed. Third, I have no idea about sheep economics, but if the littles need shoes and food you must sell. XXX

[@LindaMulvey-uz8el]

Thanks

[@TheSheepGame]

Thank you!

[@iand5369]

Lololol. Hivna heard " eeksypeeksy " fur a lang time lol. Aw the best fae Abilene Texas

[@eddywilko]

Great video

[@johnmccalmont369]

We’re selling fats here in Northern Ireland and we’re taking your store prices for fat lambs here,46.5kgs for £122.50 , I’d be selling more stores ,it’s a no brainer , more grass for the ewes 😊.

[@sheepdogman1]

Are you wanting any cheviot x Shetland ewe lambs this year Cammy? We have some here for you.

[@JudyHart1]

138 you’re not feeding and medicating anymore, plus a payday. Always a good thing.

[@JohnKing-zc2ne]

If the price for selling lambs store or fat is much of a muchness when needing to add extra weight to the stores, does selling your stores reduce the cost of wintering your ewe and give you more twins? Lots to consider, I prefer to not spend it in Spring, or spend as little as possible, then I'm not sweating wondering will I get repaid in Autumn.

[@brandy7631]

I would pick away at them. They will come dear later on in the season. At least that's what I'm told 😂😂

[@mc8289]

how do you decide which lambs go to stock and which go to market? what sort of conditions do the store lambs get kept in and for how long?

[@shannongragujhhjkbnkjnjjvh5671]

Cant wit for the new news. Have a great day.

[@KateMedland]

Well if the goal is to sell them fat and quick, bring them up, feed them a more intense grain ration, hopefully with some fresh grass option and they should be ready in no time. 😊

[@ms_katia2267]

The boys have such beautiful blond curly hair.

[@TheSheepGame]

Too pretty for farming eh! 😂

[@clivejanes7040]

I would keep picking. But u know best depends how much grass u have about

[@peterwild9459]

Store lambs best bet...protect the grass

[@Roosmarijn035]

If you're tight on money, I'd say selling a few is sensible. If all's good, keep them to finish.

[@cellabella5077]

I would do both sell half and hold half if it worth the trip to the market to do so.

[@hayleywilson6138]

Why was the sale ring made smaller? With a few sheep fenced off on the side?

[@jldisme]

How do the buyers finish the store lambs? Is it feed only or feed and grass or just grass?

[@saragayle2217]

Great video ,how much do you have to pay for them to go in the ring ,or is the price you show what you get with everything taken out ❤

[@DongFarm7749]

Hello ❤❤

[@ezraseibel8407]

Well as long as u have grass keep gambling on the prices good 👍 luck

[@mrfunkymuir]

Just a wee question ❓ why not use Lanark ?

[@DeclanMcGrade]

Was there a video of you roofing your yard ( handling facility) maybe i missed it along the but I certainly watched the majority of your videos

[@franceshaeberli184]

I would look at the growth rate and think about which lambs are growing the best and why. are there some small ones who just aren't going to gain on weight? or is the a growth rate the slows at some point where there is no more benefit to keeping them. and then like the comment earlier it depends a lot on the grass available to feed them without having to supplement them much or at all.

[@j.r8213]

All depends on grass supply ewes run short will affect next years crop

[@aaronteelow3320]

If lambs ave weight gain is 250g/day and u want to put on another 10-15kg means 40-60 days. Will your feed/grass last another 2mths?

[@paddy294]

Have all the ewes finished lambing or have you any stragglers

[@ThomasGFarrell]

It is ok to bring your lambs to a higher weight but will you bite into your reserves of grass that you badly need later on in the year and into the new year It is a balancing act and sometimes we get it wrong but when all the gears mesh there is money to be made Good luck with your lambs they are a lovely looking bunch Will you attend the Ploughing this year in Ireland ?

[@garygiles6859]

Feed the lambs

[@cullensandrew]

The way the trade has gone you’d have maybe been better selling the 36-38s the same day store. Hindsight and all that though! Hopefully the fat lifts in the next few weeks and keeping them pays off. Fit lambs with weight are still selling well despite the averages quoted.

[@rogerbarnfield5913]

Trade was brilliant I would get them around 45 -46 kilos an sell them as fat if it was me , but like you said grass is coming to an end

[@allentyler2184]

Do you feed lambs grass or grain to get fat lambs? In Canada 250g / day on grass is pretty good gains.