AN OLD FASHIONED LIVESTOCK MARKET IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND

Lairg Auction mart has legendary status here in the UK and abroad for being the venue of the biggest single day sale of sheep in Europe. This is not that sale, but it's still a big one. The great annual sale of gimmers and aged ewes, and I hope to buy some aged ewes to take home to Ayrshire. Will I succeed? Let's find out!
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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 KZbin and decided I could have a go and now here we are!
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