British Farming | Shearing Sheep and Why Farmers do it.

As we flock to beaches, mum's flock get an overdue hair cut. Though it's a little late to be shearing, we return to the farm to discover why and how mum shears her sheep.
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Produced By: Josh Aarons, Rufus Denne.
Filmed By: Josh Aarons ( / othr.works ), James Norden ( / james_norden ),
Rufus Denne ( / talktoflank )

[@SheepFarmer1970]

I love listening to your Mum's passion for farm and it's quite lovely to hear her speak about beautiful England that most take for granted!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

[@Whipple1]

John Will Hynes : I was about to say the same. Thanks for phrasing it for me! Great series, and a wonderful testimony to family farming! Bravo! Whipple

[@shepherdewan]

Would like to watch my videos ewan shearing Samantha

[@ayubyusuf2975]

In somalia. We have our own breed of sheep called the Somali sheep or the Berbera blackhead. It has a white body and a black head. It does not grow wool so no shearing needed. It is drought resistant and can tolerate high temperatures. Ewes lactate for 84 days and produce 50kg of amazing milk. We export it to the Arabian peninsula for meat. What an animal the sheep is.

[@cyclonicsquid4189]

I really do love your mom! She has such a great personality and temperament, strong, direct, funny, resourceful, gutsy. She is wonderful, you are so lucky to have her by your side!

[@alialhilali9862]

My utter respect to this lady

[@aaronlennoncorcoran7042]

I can not understand how people think shearing is cruel it's purely for the benefit of the sheep cuz it's not for the profit of the farm as the the wool hardly/ dosent cover the cost of shearing anymore

[@QueernMental]

His Mum mentioned how some shearers can be very rough and aggressive with handling in the name of efficiency. And bad shearers can easily nick and cut the sheep's skin a lot. Basically, hire shearers who give a sh*t and it's about as cruel as a haircut.

[@aaronlennoncorcoran7042]

@@QueernMental even the best shearers can nick and cut the sheep's skin all it takes is the sheep to move or wriggle

[@QueernMental]

@@aaronlennoncorcoran7042 Of course, it is inevitable. However some shearers, due to either incompetence in their handling and shearing techniques, or as a product of favouring speed over welfare, can do a lot of damage to a sheep's skin

[@aaronlennoncorcoran7042]

@@QueernMental yeah ino where u are coming from

[@MistressOP]

she's right. I wish we used hedges more in the USA. lovely.

[@pammipayne3334]

I think wool is amazingly beautiful. I use wool for crafting. I do needle felting which helps with my happiness. I am housebound so having a hobby where I reuse such a lovely product is always a blessing. So farmers I thank you for such a lovely job that you do.

[@adamfontana537]

Great stuff. Keep up the good work 🇦🇺

[@helenel4126]

Texel and Texel crosses are definitely a meat breed, but as a knitter and spinner I can tell you they grow a lovely, fairly soft, very springy fleece - excellent for jumpers, watch caps, and socks.

[@hilaryboyd8594]

Just binge-watched every episode. Can’t wait for the next!

[@ourllamacalmerfarminfrance239]

You are lucky with the summer temperatures . I have to keep 6 llamas alive in 40 degree temperatures that last weeks in Central France. Fans and mini air-conditioning units. Great video

[@joansnyder3186]

And another great video you can tell all these animals are so loved and greatest of care ;)

[@jackbird8020]

Love these videos

[@markwright3161]

It's like a haircut for the sheep combined with a sort of doctor's checkup. Neither is bad for a human, despite being varying degrees of discomfort at the time, almost everyone can say they feel better after them and I'd say it's the same for the sheep. Wear a big woolly jumper on one of these hot days then take it off and see which is more comfortable, or think of when you may have had an injury and how it felt before and after treatment. I can't imagine that it is much different for the sheep. They're smart enough to recognise the difference.

[@yaminhaider434]

What a beautiful video. Please make more such farm and countryside videos. Really loved it ❤️❤️❤️

[@Nobody-vl2xc]

Very passionate mother and farmer. I enjoyed every second of this vedio. Thanks for sharing.

[@keithhill3027]

Great respect to you mum what a passionate farmer.

[@caryldavies9151]

Lovely video guys, as a farmer i can relate to you in looking forward to shearing day it’s such a relief!

[@mousefarm]

Sheep will regrow new wool, so shearing sheep is an extremely important job

[@paulhayday8212]

Another beautiful vlog Rufus. Some excellent, passionate dialogue from your Mum. Glad you get some financial return for the fleeces these days. If I was fit and well I would love to come and lend a hand. Keep it lad. Bucks show? Paul. West Wycombe Village

[@longstarfarming9042]

Grate video live watching these videos showing the true life of farmers grate work keep it up !!👍🏻

[@lisadavis9912]

Your are amazing I love watching you every month xx

[@Kieran-wi9xm]

Great vid mate would love to see an equipment tour 😂👌

[@peterverity8367]

Kieran 6215 was just about to say the same lol

[@freddorst8885]

Great family love it

[@jagdishbahia9162]

Love these videos😂😂

[@susanmarsh2856]

What a spectacular day! Just right for recording the vlog and working with sheep and shearing. The girls are in great condition. The sheep are really sprightly after being shorn. Also they jump due to the genetically inherited reflex action which is a safety response to change including changes of location/paddocks etc.

[@ManiKumar-nm5uz]

Wow amazing

[@thelostbushmanlg1765]

I wish you would do the year series again

[@harryhale6232]

Good video

[@khawarshahzad4875]

Aunty you are doing tuff job

[@Ab-nm8hb]

Very nice♥♥♥👍

[@terryglover945]

Great Farming.. Really Nice to c other people who Love animals As Much AS I Do.. I Do a Bit Of Vermin Shooting on a Farm and the owner as the same Passion u do.. I c Things I never Knew Went on at a farm .. Most Farmers Don`t Make a penny .. They do it for the Passion and they get buy... and work 23 hours a day..

[@flankfarm]

What an awesome comment, thanks Terry and great to hear about your experiences. All the best from us !

[@tangle70]

She is right about the UK being beautiful and the weather is just about right.

[@Tony-Blake]

Our long-haired cat was the same --- didn't like the noisy process, but kittenish when she was rid of the itchy, hot burden.

[@sohagrana7052]

Nice video... Like it.. 🇧🇩🇮🇹🇧🇩🇮🇹🇧🇩

[@shepherdewan]

The sheep is a good 😊 boy

[@provenxreaperx]

Your mom is such a great farmer. Great video! Greetings from Norway. Im so glad you dont have to worry about large predators in England. Over here its terrible. 2 bears already taken out this season.

[@JesterEric]

Wolves and lynx are going to be re introduced in parts of scotland and n england

[@provenxreaperx]

Christopher Rutherford thats terrible. wolfes kills for fun. couple of years back one singel wolf killed 350 sheep during a periode of 3 months

[@provenxreaperx]

Lynx are usually a problem for the reindeer hearders.

[@user-fb3jz2bn2q]

they must love it getting a full body hair cut

[@Millie_hall]

Loads Of people watching but they’re not subscribed !! 😟

[@kyojurorengoku6047]

Such a lovely woman

[@agria2103]

Where to in England are you situated? 😁🚜

[@eecforeststewardship640]

wool is a lost textile, it really is amazing- on another note- why not get hair sheep to avoid shearing? I have Katahdins, which are a fabulous American meat breed that sheds its own wool! No shearing, great resistance to parasites, and good survival sense.

[@sajjadregan9664]

Can u pls make a video how can a beginner get into farming industry. Thanks

[@NNOutBurger_Gaming]

Sajjad Regan first buy land then decide what you want to do

[@Mo....]

I live in the UK and I was looking for a job in this field .Knowing that I have experience in agriculture, animal husbandry and birds .I love this life and this work. I have been living in the UK for four years Please help if you can 😊😊

[@sansasan7809]

What kind of sheep.?

[@shepherdewan]

I shear sheep and tell them they are good girls would like to watch Ewan shearing Samantha

[@KrikitKaos]

She mentions a pull cord never being pulled by the good shearers. What does the pull cord do?

[@ianlanders1281]

Krikit it’s what turns the shears on and off

[@user-xf7fg1ve3m]

امنيتي في الحياة ان اكمل ماتبقه من حياتي في هاذه الحياه الريفيه تحياتي لكم جميعا عراقي ريفي

[@rcmast3rtract0rking]

Is that the voice of Watchfinder

[@DJ-bh1ju]

A dear lady like you? How can you be alone on that farm? If I was in the UK I'd love to come visit and help out ....

[@fortnite85]

how much is 1 acre to buy

[@DairyFarmer-uc8eq]

Depends on the land quality but its expensive

[@fortnite85]

Can I spend £1000 to 2500 on 1 acre

[@leereadman9940]

wHO IS RUTH?? Its cruel to leave the fleece on.

[@Frankowillo]

And you people thought they sheared the sheep just to piss them off.

[@horseblinderson4747]

Because they're raised for the wool, certainly aren't raised for the meat, all that lanolin makes it taste terrible.

[@thomasdobin1456]

Its illegal not to shear a sheep for more that 12 months

[@shepherdewan]

Nasty folk don't deserve to work them nice 👍🏽 folk do

[@benneave4921]

That woman is really annoying