SHEARING 11,000 EWES ON THIS NEW ZEALAND FARM

This video is of a big farm that we shore at before christmas, between shearing all the sheep and getting ready for the record, we were flat out!
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My name is Karol Devaney and I'm a 28 year old Hill Farmer and Sheep Shearer from Sligo in the Northwest of Ireland. 💚
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[@kristawelch-chapman5463]

Unbelievable, definitely a young person's job! Loved seeing this.

[@ewetube.videos]

Glad you enjoyed it Krista!

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Wow! Sheep, sheep, sheep and more sheep! Splendid landscape too. Thanks . 😁👍👍❤️

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Linda. 🥰

[@margaretburns2635]

Spot on, don't you just love the sound of all those sheep... music to the ears!!

[@ewetube.videos]

Haha it sure is Margaret. 🥰

[@fenglu7552]

I work as a wool twister. all the wool comes from those farmers comes straight to us. We process and turn them into yarn and use them to make carpets to export to overseas. all farmers holds a share in our company.

[@TheEamonKeane]

That's an honest 12 hour shift! Great video

[@ewetube.videos]

Thanks Eamon, yeah it's not for the fainted hearted 😂

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses Eamo

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

While your here, try and go to Ngamatea for main shear which is usually in February. 18 stand shed, 40,000 ewes. I used to work there quite a few years ago and its definitely worth a visit! It's one of the biggest stations in the North Island on the Napier Taihape road.

[@TheOnceADayFarmer]

...Plus 12,000 hoggets. Have a look at my earliest video, I did one of it. only pics but cool all the same

[@ewetube.videos]

I've heard about but never been mate! Will have to try to get there some year. 😁

[@GeorgeC152]

Shore in the 16 stand shed they had there. Way way back

[@thepeanutgallery1699]

As someone who's been stuck in a "New Zealand traffic jam" I can attest it's exactly like that. Sitting while the sheep swarm past, followed up by a guy in a UTV and a bunch of huntaways barking

[@ewetube.videos]

Gotta love them 😂

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses the peanut gallery

[@chrisbird6609]

Great to see you here in New Zealand. Hope you Enjoyed your time with Alan. Great bloke. I farmed near him a few years ago. Similar country and similar numbers.

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Chris! I sure did, he's a top man.

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses chris bird

[@Silvermoonhomestead]

Good job, Karol. Always interesting how things can be done different but so similar at the same time.

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers, glad you liked it. 😁

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses silvermoon

[@casperbenj]

That looks like a hard 12 hours. Hope you earn lots of money and enjoy your time in NZ. Wow, 11,000 sheep!!! Hard to imagine that many. Got to be noisy.

[@ewetube.videos]

Noisy surely! Cheers Casper. 🔥

[@dianabarrick4663]

Karol, absolutely fascinating video!!

[@ewetube.videos]

Glad you liked it Diana!

[@chrisoconnor5880]

You need a couple of those Huntaways to clear that hill of yours at home

[@westzed23]

I have never heard of a huntaway. Found a lot of interesting info about the dog. With all the hills and rough terrain in New Zealand you can see why they've been bred.

[@ewetube.videos]

Tempting Chris 😂🔥

[@chrisoconnor5880]

64,000 ewes on a place I worked on in Southland in the 1970s

[@keithroberts4559]

Common back them in many parts of NZ when we had 75 million sheep,now with less than 25million the large flocks are there,pity. The 50s/60s/70s was a great time to be a shepherd.

[@chrisoconnor5880]

@@keithroberts4559 yeah, At that stage there were 16 single shepherds on Mount Linton, can’t remember how many married guys, plus tractor drivers and a mechanic

[@ewetube.videos]

I shore for a half day in Mount Linton a couple of years ago, would be a great spot for a vlog!

[@chrisoconnor5880]

@@ewetube.videos oh that’s cool, small world, they only had the one shed at the homestead when I was there, 13 stands, I believe they are running less sheep now, and producing more wool, There were doing 2000 bales in my day, Yes it would make a great Vlog, show a muster of sheep and beef cows, they ran 5000 cows when I was there Get in touch with Ceri, the manager, he’s a Welshman Wouldn’t the folk in Ireland and Europe live to see that scale of farming It’s only 30,000 acres you know, but when I was there it was the highest producing place in NZ

[@David-er7eg]

Cool, I worked at Mt Linton at main shear Jan 1980 and to the end of the summer, amazing experience, Graham Mullally was my boss .

[@ivandavidson5599]

Great video Karel, great to see how they work sheep down under.

[@ewetube.videos]

Thanks Ivan, glad you liked it!

[@HumorANDCHannel]

holy moly what is professionalism. greatt job guys. love to see how you doing that stuff

[@surfturfnz1879]

Shaun and his brother Lee Edmonds are both great shearer’s, an awesome video you have here mate fantastic! 🤜🤛💪💪💪

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you! Yeah they look to be!

[@micpotato8158]

Good on ya for having a go in NZ with some of the worlds best and doing the hard yards every day….it’s a team job and each one of you plays a part in a very important role of the sheep industry….I’m an Aussie and know NZ has some of the very best farmers,stockman,shearers,roustabouts ,dogs and rugby players in the world 😂

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses mic potato

[@azamyahmad]

Absolutely beautifully filming captured documentary countryside and the surroundings captured looks spectacular gorgeous .. keep up a great work and respect those hard working people's overthere may God bless them all .. appreciate your Amazing filming editing sharp and clear, keep it up, well done Sir .. TQSM from Mtl Cdn ..

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you very much! Very kind words! 🥰

[@user-ld6bf6zs4w]

Wow that was some Vedic thank you for sharing it with us.

[@ewetube.videos]

You're welcome!

[@phillipstephens578]

Welcome to New Zealand. Hope you have a great time. Have been over to Ireland, beautiful country. My son is playing rugby over there for Navan.

[@ewetube.videos]

Aw nice Phillip! Thank you!

[@cabbage4717]

Shore there years ago bloody brilliant valley

[@ewetube.videos]

It is! That's cool!

[@oldcrazygranny]

Welcome to New Zealand , hope you enjoy your stay

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you!

[@kaedydoyle9727]

I grew up in Wanganui, cool to see a sheep farm in my home town, reminds me of being in the sheering sheds as a kid.

[@ewetube.videos]

It's not close to the town but its in the region. 😁 Not too far from Taihape. 👍

[@alastairwallis9499]

Good job Karol.

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Alastair 🔥

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Karl your doing a great job some amount of sheep unreal hi 👌

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Gary! Glad you liked it mate. 🔥

[@sheepdogman1]

I used to work on a farm with 7000 ewes in uk. Sheep everywhere. These day as I approach 60 if i can clip 200 a day i am happy.

[@ewetube.videos]

Big farm! That's very good for your age!

[@milesonme]

How many acres was it?

[@mikeherbert5099]

Awesome Bro massive vids...Yes miss thows days ..awesome memz 🐑🐑👏

[@jimosullivan4866]

i had two buddy's in the 80's and early 90's who also went out there to shear , made out like bandits back then ,

[@ewetube.videos]

What exactly do you mean by made out? 😂 Nice one. 🔥

[@china-trip]

Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed

[@ewetube.videos]

Thanks!

[@colinwientjens1871]

That’s epic mate! I reckon if you contacted the wool board here in Australia they would fund an influencer like yourself to come do videos here, NZ the same!

[@ewetube.videos]

That's an interesting idea Colin! Thanks for watching!

[@cynthiamatthews]

My first thought was "now, that's impressive." Second, I imagined the sheep wondering what on earth just happened. It was so fast, they didn't have time to think!

[@ewetube.videos]

It's the way to have it Cynthia I think! Get them shorn and let them back out where they belong. 😁

[@wongtani.ternak]

Salam ngarit salam sukses chyntia mattheus

[@duckmama]

Love the lamb cyclone 😆 In groups this large I guess sheep behave more like a liquid

[@norwalfarm]

I'm from the states, would the lamb cyclone circle in the opposite direction in the northern hemisphere?😉

[@ewetube.videos]

Interesting hemisphere theory. 😂😂 Yes they seem especially liquid when you try to grab one 😂

[@JohnO-wf7ss]

Surreal.) Great footage. Yeah I'm not really a morning person either

[@ewetube.videos]

Thanks John, glad you liked it!

[@freshlypeeled]

What a great video man! Holy moly 12 hour shearing days tho 😢😅

[@JudyHart1]

These sheep seem much smaller than the sheep your family raise., maybe just lambs. Looking at the hills reminds me of the man from Snowy River scene where the horse runs down the hill. Eek

[@ewetube.videos]

Yeah mostly lambs there Judy, the ewes are a bit bigger than ours!

[@tonyohalloran8817]

Great video. Between the humble sheep, your Anglo/Irish/Scottish kin & their protestant work ethic & marine refrigeration New Zealand once had the highest GDP in the world! Welcome Brother.

[@stephenroddy3841]

Great video, cool to see the other side...

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Stephen! More to come. 😁

[@veronicadiaz9454]

What a great video!! Wow😊

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you! 😃

[@elizabethjimenez277]

Hello from Texas. That is a LOT of sheep!! Beautiful country & farm. Y'all work so hard, it must be tough on the back. Take care, thanks for sharing your videos

[@ewetube.videos]

Hi Elizabeth! Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!

[@gregandpeggycampbell]

Sandi sheepishly Broke sent to to enjoy you video 😇😇😇💜

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you Greg and Peggy!

[@PeteThecurious100]

Good stuff. work; I can watch it all day ;)

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Pete 😁

[@Sandra-A]

11Tsd sheep 🐑 = that makes *%@& roasts 😋 and one heck of a back ache by the looks of it. Main thing is you are enjoying it. I did not see any border collies working. Are they not the common sheep dogs in NZ? Have a good nights sleep, maybe a back massage and a good time. Take care x

[@keithroberts4559]

Border Collies are not widely used, the NZ Sheep Industry developed their own breed of dog, the Huntaway, usually black and tan in color. Known for its powerful bark,stamina and all round abilities mustering sheep,cattle,deer. Mixture of breeds make a huntaway,common is the Beardie,long or short haired. A cross between a Old English Sheepdog and a Airedale.

[@Sandra-A]

@@keithroberts4559 thanks. Interesting to know. I guess a cross of anything with an Airedale sounds feisty enough to do the job.

[@ewetube.videos]

Thanks Sandra, interesting info Keith!

[@ronaldlucas5360]

I enjoy your videos 👌

[@ewetube.videos]

Glad you like them Ronald!

[@cookecreeksheep]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Are they Coopworth or Romney sheep at this farm?

[@ewetube.videos]

I think they're mostly Coopworth!

[@gmcnabb975]

Brilliant video

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you!

[@nerowolfga8543]

Sheepishly me sent me. I've subscribed and upvoted. Best of luck for a great prize!

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you! Welcome to my channel. 😁🇮🇪

[@dykehead1]

I enjoyed that. How many are you shearing/day yourself? Is it a different comb than UK/Ireland?

[@ewetube.videos]

Similar gear to over home, I'm shearing 300-350 per day on full days. 👍

[@cantwellron11]

Bloody good ta see fella true blue Aye

[@ewetube.videos]

Cheers Ron!

[@tuguybear930]

I've heard New Zealanders have found a new use for Sheep. WOOL!.

[@ewetube.videos]

Pity it's worth so little!

[@georgezama]

What machines do you guys use? Thank you for uploading this video. Kind regards, Dan George

[@ewetube.videos]

Heiniger Evo Dan!

[@husnanawan460]

Beautiful

[@ewetube.videos]

Thank you. 🔥

[@TealCheetah]

my back hurts just watching this!

[@lesnorton3968]

that was cool man

[@ewetube.videos]

Glad you liked it Les!

[@wendyrowland7787]

Those NZ Romneys look great. Are you working your way south?

[@ewetube.videos]

Nah still on the north island Wendy, just a few big farms in different parts of it. 😁

[@dirtroadfarm.4024]

Hard work!

[@ewetube.videos]

Very! 😂

[@silvernatedogg]

Those men and women are in top physical shape to do what they do!

[@ewetube.videos]

Sure are! Physical work!

[@faithwalker5196]

Maybe do a day in the life of one of the farm girls. That is, if you can find one who isn’t camera shy.

[@etm567]

Aren't those small sheep? With not much wool?

[@3eqab]

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ماشاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله

[@lesterhertel2945]

Lots of sheep

[@ewetube.videos]

You have it in 1 Lester 😁

[@tingo101]

You look happy there…..

[@ewetube.videos]

Ah yeah it's a great experience. 😁

[@patrickdunne1150]

I would call that a Lamb Jam.

[@ewetube.videos]

Good one Patrick 😁

[@romeowhiskey1146]

WOOL...It's hard to believe 11,000. Pullin' the wool on us?

[@ewetube.videos]

More actually because we shore the lambs aswell! Some farm. 8 shearers were there for nearly a week.

[@chrisoconnor5880]

What’s the shearing pay rate in comparison between the two countries

[@ewetube.videos]

Better at home Chris, but you're a contractor at home, you're an employee working for a contractor out here. 😁

[@chrisoconnor5880]

@@ewetube.videos are the numbers of sheep available over there though, like for a whole season, do you get pre lamb, second shear, main shear, lambs, and crutching like we do over here, it may end up better in NZ with the extra work Get rid of some of those fucking dairy cows, and it would go back to the days when I was shearing, 70 million sheep in NZ back in the 1970s

[@james-wt5fm]

@@chrisoconnor5880 Yes but the thirty odd Mil produce as much as the seventy mil did

[@George-lq4li]

Very nice views. Though it looks like it's too early for them to get sheared, their coat isn't that big and bad. They might think they're getting slaughtered, so their coat would be better if brushed not sheared and without the stress that comes with it.

[@ewetube.videos]

They're shorn twice a year George, that's why the fleeces aren't as big

[@SB-dv8ih]

Is it normal to shear lambs in NZ?

[@ewetube.videos]

Aye they shear alot of the lambs!

[@whybusymouth1948]

Hi, how many acres is that farm?

[@ewetube.videos]

I don't know, thousands 😂

[@lawright1223]

That’s a lot of sheep, who is the young lady in all black sweeping up the wool?

[@ewetube.videos]

I don't think she'd like me saying who she is online 😬

[@decgforce]

Dont come home without spending a while on the South Island! Epic country.

[@ewetube.videos]

Planning to go down there surely! Cheers!

[@shepherdewan]

What good girls the 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑are

[@jeaninemartin]

Doesn’t it stress the sheep out much more by shearing them as fast as possible? Kind of sad, huh? Thank you!

[@valentinalexandru8890]

What is the price of wool?

[@ewetube.videos]

Not great over there either Valentina, 80 cents to a dollar NZD I think

[@Loco_bunny]

🐑🐑🐑👍👍👍👍👍👍 1:15

[@kebunpokawey-ui7uz]

How can I get the tools to shear the sheep?

[@ewetube.videos]

Pay them. 😄

[@kebunpokawey-ui7uz]

​@@ewetube.videoswhere can I buy them?

[@stevegooch7755]

Two English lads broke that record last year with a total 1717 lambs

[@ewetube.videos]

That's the 9 Hour British Record Steve, this is the 8 Hour World one. 👍

[@milesonme]

11,000 ...wow...how many acres would such a farm be?

[@ewetube.videos]

Not sure but definitely a few thousand!

[@ldsvenusk9524]

😂😂 All I can see is fiber to spin :p.

[@ewetube.videos]

Plenty of it surely. 😁

[@greentree4001]

How much a sheep is in New Zealand ? in USD plz

[@ewetube.videos]

I've heard 2.20 up as far as 3 dollars, that's NZ dollars, whatever that is in US. 👍

[@rajbeekie7124]

My back hurts just from watching these shearers.

[@ewetube.videos]

😂😂

[@aamirgujjar5191]

Watching from Canada with subtitles hard to understand New Zealand accent 😮.

[@ewetube.videos]

😂😂 and none of them could understand me 😂

[@robthomas3968]

Did anyone else see him cut that sheep across its back?

[@stevemagee8146]

Makes me home sick did 20 years of that best job I’ve ever had

[@ewetube.videos]

It's tough but rewarding Steve!

[@anitamorales1506]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💞

[@ewetube.videos]

Good to see you're still watching Anita 🥰🔥

[@paulineverriere8054]

It must take a toll on your back…

[@ewetube.videos]

I try to keep doing stretching and mobility but yeah it's a physical job!

[@Ljokerz]

on the bright side you dont need a lawn mower

[@ewetube.videos]

They certainly don't 😂

[@lindaweilburg6428]

OH DEAR GOD MY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[@ewetube.videos]

Someone has to do it Linda 😂😂

[@Mr.Faris98]

Azem

[@RedaAttawy-jq7hj]

Hello, I am looking for a job

[@user-im4jg5tw4y]

Quiero ir a trabajar con vos

[@claudineipereira7606]

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[@scrumps101]

I could only watched a few minutes as I’m not sure if this is a humane way to sheer a sheep. Someone please chime in. I’m very intrigued and would love to watch the rest of the video to learn more but I want to be sure that I’m supporting something positive for these animals.

[@ewetube.videos]

It's humane, they don't like it because they're afraid of people but it must be done. What I compare it to is going to the dentist for us, we don't like it but we have to do it for our health. If not shorn, flys will lay eggs on sheep and maggots will hatch and eat the sheep alive. That's not a rear occurance, I see sheep with maggots regularly all summer long. Hope that helps. 😁

[@scrumps101]

@@ewetube.videos Thank you for your reply. That added a lot of context to which I fully understand. Your explanation helped me relate this to my 8 pound dog who’s terrified of the groomer. She has hair rather than fur so it will just continue to grow without maintenance. She trembles and hides when it’s time for a haircut and you’d think she gets tortured there. But it has to be done. Off to watch the rest of the video, Its definitely piqued my interest.

[@scrumps101]

Absolutely FASCINATING! I’m a city girl, California native, we don’t have many sheep here in Long Beach😂 I think I’ve seen a handful of sheep in my lifetime. I’ve always been intrigued at the life of a sheep tho as the animal has been an integral part of us humans being able to thrive. Seeing this many sheep is crazy! Even crazier is how fast you guys can sheer these animals. This must feel so good to them to get rid of all that heat and weight. The sheep dogs are AMAZING! So intelligent. You all must feel so fortunate to be able to work with all these beautiful animals, in the country and fresh air. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to binge watch your videos to catch up.

[@bebernono805]

et pourquoi la Nouvelle Zélande a détruit la production ovine française ? Parce qu'il y a eu un accord signé à vie (suite à la destruction du Rainbow warrior) la France s'est engagé à acheter la totalité du mouton de nouvelle Zélande en priorité par rapport aux éleveurs français !

[@ewetube.videos]

Sorry I don't speak French, thanks for watching all the same! 😁

[@shimuldhor3987]

hello bro.i live from Bangladesh.i need a sheep farm job. i have 4 years experience in qatar. plz kindly It is very useful for me if you give me a job

[@shedtime_au]

#1: 11,000 sheep? Do you shear 'em? #2: Naah, get your own bl**dy sheep.

[@ewetube.videos]

😂😂

[@niallmcnamara8598]

not everyone that watches your videos are farmers

[@ewetube.videos]

Still haven't thought of another intro Niall 😂

[@budnspud]

New Zealand is a beautiful place. Find a nice girl, settle down.

[@stangiles2001]

Irish lamb best in the world. NZ is cheapest in world. NZ wool market is 000

[@ewetube.videos]

Ah no place like home lol