SHEARING SHEEP, 🐑 + RUNNING OUT OF GRASS!

[@dulciemargaretcolton145]

What a lovely commotion Lambs calling mums and mums calling Lambs lol. Bet the Ewes feel alot better without the wool. Amazing how it grows in one year. Loved the video. Thankyou 😊😊 Lots of Lambs this year

[@amandadouthwaite1863]

Wow that was a full hard days work for you and Nick. The shearer was great with the girls, my back aches just watching the shearing, those guys work blooming hard. Have you seen Cammy willson sheep game he did a very interesting video on worming with the people from covex i think it was, he learnt some new stuff that is saving him money on the amount he uses. Your poor ears Jo with all the sheep in. I just love your videos, so natural and very informative. Thank you for all your hard work 💜

[@dennisvanderstar7861]

nice video and what a nice farm you have. you also tell very nice. 😘🤠🌞🇳🇱

[@johnarnell4241]

If I win the lottery I'm going to set up a company that uses wool exclusively from each county to knit county cricket jumpers from sheep from that county to support the industry. Keep it local

[@DaleFarm]

Brilliant! Let’s make it happen!

[@davidrobertson376]

Your shearer is doing an excellent job. He’s total control of the sheep. Keeps shearing while changing positions. No second cuts and no cuts on the sheep. We done.

[@tjjurake3506]

Total respect for the work careful shearers do. So important not to cut the sheep. The ewes must feel so good to lose all that fleece.

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah he really did a fine job’ in admiration of his skill xxx

[@DaleFarm]

Yes absolutely and total respect

[@mikeman584]

Great video, the shearers trailer looks a good work station. Got to admire his work and the way he uses his hands, legs etc to control the sheep as he shears away.

[@DaleFarm]

He absolutely has nailed it hasn’t it , it’s very skilful and impressive!

[@mikeman584]

@@DaleFarm True and hopefully he might get a few more bookings, that’s if he wants them. I would say he would be busy enough. Hope you and Nick get a decent wool price. Loved the comment about County cricket teams wool jerseys. Take care you two xx.

[@beeamerica5024]

I can see where a man would need a good pint and some peace and quiet after listening to sheep all day 😁

[@DaleFarm]

Haha yes exactly !!

[@gregjohnston9287]

What a nice looking set of lambs. You should be very proud. Another great video. From USA.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you so much !! I really appreciate it

[@carolwilson2502]

Love your videos as always, you both do a sterling job. I know you get paid a pittance for the wool when surely it could and should be used for so much more? Eg insulation, carpet, clothes, people that needle felt etc etc. shame you can’t do what Sandi Brock has done, I’m sure you’d soar in sales!!! It’s so sad when you hear farmers just burning it or using it for compost etc 😢😢. In this world of being environmentally friendly and sustainability my mind boggles why it’s so worthless 😢😢 you farmers deserve sooooo much more for your time and love of your stock. Keep up the amazing job you do both of you 😊

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Carol , yeah it seems madness that wool is valued so poorly now, yet it is such a fabulous material !! Thank you for watching and supporting the videos with your lovely comments

[@AnnemarieOG]

Thanks for your extra efforts to do these videos. Hard work on top of hard work. Much appreciated, by us and the sheep I'm sure 🙏

[@DaleFarm]

Oh thank you for saying that ❤️ glad you enjoy them

[@farmerslife2612]

Hi girl that was a lovely video of your sheep 🐑 and great job with your sheep 🐑 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you xx

[@garymadden2656]

Great video Joanna that man shearing is very good 💪👌

[@DaleFarm]

Thanks Gary ! Yep he did a top Job !

[@alanhall9114]

hats off to the shearer that is one tough job lambs are looking well

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Alan. Yep top marks he did a great job

[@JohnCritch-tf4mb]

Hi Joanna. Flock looks great. In Newfoundland we have so manyvgreat knitters who could turn that wool into beautiful mittens and socks.

[@DaleFarm]

I wish there was someone around here who could work their magic with ours!

[@eddiek0507]

Hi Joanna, A busy time with the sheep shearing, They always look so much better after a haircut!! 😃👍🏻

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah it’s a transformation!! Thanks for watching Eddie

[@FarmFreshIB]

Always glad to see a new video from you and Nick!😊

[@DaleFarm]

Thanks for watching

[@wheater5]

Hi to both, good to see you both looking well! Hopefully today’s rains will get the grass growing again, although we’re just a few miles east of you I could do with borrowing a few sheep to help keep my lawns down a bit!

[@DaleFarm]

So much rain and not enough sun here !! 😢

[@DaleFarm]

Hope you guys are okay !?

[@wheater5]

@@DaleFarm Yes thanks, we’re now both officially OAPs….I supposedly retired Oct ‘21, but I’m still working part time!

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Its been a hard year strange to . You two are doing a Bonnie job . Take care . The herd is huge looking.😮alot of 🐏🐑🐏🐑🐏🐑🐏🐑🐏🐑 Thankyou 🌹🥀🌿🍃🌻🏵️💮🌺🌷🌼🌱🥀🌹🍃🌿🌻

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Nancy , yeah it’s been a strange year for sure. Now we want to get hay making ! But the weather is so unsettled and unpredictable!

[@JudyHart1]

Pretty soon Nick will have fixed every fence and gate on the place. He’s a very handy guy, a keeper. I started watching your videos because of shearing in 2020, am a shearing fan.

[@DaleFarm]

Hi Judy well thank you for sticking with us! Nick definitely is a handy man!!

[@EJHarrop]

Oh my, I was reminded of the nursery rhyme 'Bah, Bah black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir three bags full.' 🙃 Wonderful to sheep the sheep all sheared and looking smart for their next topping. I guess market lambs will be soon off, fingers crossed for you. Thank you, take care and peace out.

[@DaleFarm]

Hi 👋 yeah the lambs I will hang onto until probably October - they aren’t the biggest lambs because so many triplets!! Maybe send off some of the bigger ones in September to lessen the numbers off

[@sandymcghee3328]

Joanna the sheep @ lambs are looking great have you started the hay yet the man on the clippers what a great job he did 👍👍

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you sandy, no we haven’t started the hay yet! Don’t worry I will keep everyone updated with how we get on!

[@sandymcghee3328]

@@DaleFarm thanks you Joanna 👍👍

[@TingBiker]

Another fine job done with the sheep. Just spent a lovely weekend on your wonderful campsite . Don’t think Nick will make a beekeeper though😂 I do have a short video of him covered up but with obligatory shorts. We were on pitch 3.

[@DaleFarm]

Hehe oh the bees were an adventure! There is a reason why we say “never a dull moment at dale farm!” Thank you for coming to stay with us xx

[@charlesnewman1613]

Well done on getting all those important sheep jobs done! I'm exhausted with just one job on 28 sheep! Nick not in shorts for the shearing! 😂

[@DaleFarm]

Sheep are exhausting aren’t they! I find the noise really challenging!

[@karlnewcomb123]

Ewes and lambs looking in fine fettle x

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Karl

[@keithdonaldson5573]

Reminds me of being in the military, and waiting for that first haircut, where they didn’t ask how I wanted it cut. 😂 Kudos to both of you what you have accomplished 🙏🏼

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Keith! Haha yeah we didn’t ask the ewes it was a case of , “it’s all coming off whether you like it or not !”

[@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hello, So good to the two of you today. Those fly and maggot issues can be so bad good you caught this one early because you care about the lambs and pay attention to the visual signs and cues. You looked very nice and were smiling several times in this video. I hope the rest of the summer brings good fortune and many more smiles. Cya next thyme, Steven

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you so much Steven ! Yes the maggots are such a nightmare when they take hold I try to be vigilant to avoid that situation!

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Best of luck with everything on the farm ahead & take care from Ireland 🇮🇪 👋

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Michael x

[@jeffweier4824]

Good work dealing with the maggots Joanna. I hope conditions improve soon and you get some good pasture growth. Top footage of the shearing Joanna. Take care.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Jeff, always look forward to your comments

[@declanconway2903]

Great video again Jo and Nick all the sheep are looking great hopefully you’ll have enough grass

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Declan, we have plenty of hay so I’m not too worried at this stage , it would just be nice to see some better growth

[@jpeel2066]

Only ever sheared a few sheep but I think it's the most back breaking job I ever did. Always a good feeling when you you've finished shearing. Hope you get some better grass growing weather. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you! Yeah I have wondered myself how the shearers cope with the physical demands because it’s so hard on the body!

[@ThomasOtoole-t1y]

11.35 great sheep top quality as for that new gateway i would put a 15ft half mesh gate would last a lifetime

[@trapperbob8812]

Lambs are sure looking good. Always a good feeling after shearing .

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you! Yes it’s another job ticked off

[@terrynoland487]

Excellent video again thanks for sharing lambs are looking great another yearly job ticked off the to do list lol

[@DaleFarm]

Than you Terry yes that’s absolutely right ! Another thing less to worry about here

[@HootMaRoot]

Depending on the area you live, if there is lots of home growers of fruit and veg. Have you ever thought about selling some fleeces to them, as wool is a natural and organic slug detterent that will also act as a mulch and will eventually compost into the ground or at the end of the year can be put in the compost pile

[@DaleFarm]

I like this idea ! Thank youuu!

[@bobcurry8848]

How to make shearing look easy. It will be interesting how much you get per fleece at the end of the year. Well spotted for lambs dirty bums. Take care xx

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you so much. He’s a really good skilful shearer isn’t he !

[@johnigoe5127]

It would great to see wool prices v shearing and labour cost and the profit for ye hard long days work

[@DaleFarm]

Yes definitely, I need to get the wool weighed and a price for it then I can do a breakdown

[@denniswagner6753]

Good job on the shearing.why do those shearers make it look so easy ?great video.take care from Canada

[@DaleFarm]

Hi Dennis they make it look easy but it’s absolutely not! I’m very impressed especially with the speed

[@colinmayes9446]

That was a good interesting video Jo, and the shearer was top drawer, he was giving the ewe's a good Derbyshire haircut. Fences and gates Nick's your man. Thank you and best wishes from EA.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Colin, yes didn’t he do a great job for us. And a weight off my mind getting the job done

[@decboy100]

beautiful weather for it eventually 😊😊😊☀☀🌞🌞

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah we were lucky. The following day was awful x

[@beeamerica5024]

I was wondering how that grass situation was going to work because I noticed early you had a lot more lambs but that's good lot more profit 👍😁😉🐝 PS I love wool socks

[@DaleFarm]

Hopefully a few more pennies coming in yes! It all helps! The lead poisoning field has taken away a good field of grass which I would have used , plus not ideal Growing conditions

[@amyohl5037]

Sorry been missing you, will get caught up.❤

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you xx

[@iangerrard927]

Very hard work, hope the grass grows.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Ian xx

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

The only thing that comes to mind is lovely video!

[@DaleFarm]

Thanks so much john I appreciate it x

[@markh5433]

It’s the same hear in Lancashire… just got 1st cut silage in, but the grass is slow to come back

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah May had a good spurt and then really cold and not much sun either xx

[@RobScarlett]

The colder than usual weather is not helping grass growth, makes a change from drought.

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah !! Always something to throw a spanner in the works !!

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

glad to see a video was starting to worry a bit hugssssss

[@DaleFarm]

Thanks Tammy ! Have been busy and finding it hard to get time to edit !

[@davidmcgough6462]

Penny for his thoughts Shearer geezer shearing the Ewes with all that noise & great to see those post-Maggots buggered off for sure treatment & yes price of Wool should be a lot higher for the farmers. Lambs being Mineral Drenched Wormed & Fly Spray How Sweet On Top of it all Joanna & Nick (fixing those Gates) David

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you David ! It’s a good feeling To get on top of the pesky fly and maggot problems!

[@noelgallagher-y3q]

Feed a bit creep keep lambs going get a battery shears handy for you doing great job with everything

[@DaleFarm]

They are having creep getting through it very fast! Thanks for the lovely comment

[@noelgallagher-y3q]

@@DaleFarm i see my ones eating alot more this year that because no right grass goes stemmy when get no right groth

[@james1c763]

Great video,

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you james xx

[@richardormrod5758]

good one Jo lambs looking good take care you guys Rx

[@DaleFarm]

Thanks so much Richard xx

[@kerryjlynch1]

Thanks - great video. I don't understand why farmers get paid so little for their wool, but wool clothing is priced so high. I'm sure the manufacturing isn't easy or cheap, but it seems a little askew to me.

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah a lot of things in farming don’t add up. Someone is making some good Profit and usually it’s not the farmer !

[@ballygar]

May I ask you what is your diet, or do you take supplements. Your eyes are so clear. You are a picture of health.

[@farmerslife2612]

I love you xxxx❤❤❤❤❤

[@briancronin8476]

Same over here, can't get grass to grow..🤷‍♂️

[@DaleFarm]

It’s a strange year for sure

[@davidmillward1419]

Lambs are looking well

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you David

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

they do complain a lot but i bet they feel better hugsssssss

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Tammy! Yeah they will appreciate it

[@loristeele4115]

Those are beautiful fleece, what type of sheep are you raising again????

[@DaleFarm]

These are mostly mule ewes which is a popular cross breed

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦, gr8 video

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you

[@caroledwards3465]

I wish someone would make the wool into insulation for use in homes as loft insulation, its such a waste of something thats renewable. Best wishes ❤

[@DaleFarm]

Yeah Carole I agree it seems to be that we get no money for it, but somehow and somewhere along the line wool is not a cheap product !

[@liamlyons652]

Hi, I noticed that you have a fine shed, full of basically rubbish. Why don’t you clear it out now during the summer. The timber and other items could be stored under plastic. You would have plenty of room to deal with the sheep and lambs where they would have shelter during the bad weather and most importantly You and Nick would have a bit of comfort as you worked. Getting wettings now will take it’s toll in later life.

[@DaleFarm]

I don’t think the shed is full of rubbish at all. We store a lot of wood which is fuel for the winter for us. We keep some machines inside and then a few bits and bobs we are saving juus in case - one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The barn has enough room for what we need.

[@Linkin_Simpson_V2000]

❤❤❤

[@ToyotaPete]

👍💚

[@johanvantrier]

Wednessday the English footballteam will be shaved by the Dutch.🇳🇱

[@DaleFarm]

I don’t watch football ❤️

[@caroledwards3465]

I think Nick could do the shearing, it looks so easy 🐑🐏 😃🤭. It looks backbreaking 😮 Best wishes keep safe ❤

[@DaleFarm]

It looks so hard doesn’t it I don’t know How they manage to do so many !

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾👍

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Fly strike is terrible for the sheep with maggots. The weather should be warmer than it has been. 23k on to 24k subscribers! I still think that you need to sell merchandise like the shirt that your sheep shearer was wearing.

[@DaleFarm]

Thank you Ronald ! Yes the flies can be such a menace for livestock ! We have put a product called swish on the highland cattle and given them a garlic lick, both designed to help them.

[@foomacheruk]

Get off that environmental scheme. You should of had your 1st cut of grass already. At this rate you will only get 1 cut, then less food ( hay) for winter.

[@DaleFarm]

With all due respect, one cut is enough for us and the scheme works fine. We don’t shut up the fields until May because they are used for lambing, we don’t use fertilisers. It’s a low input system and we don’t need to operate like you suggest

[@morriskgn3786]

So I was browsing through and came across your page and I saw that I have an option to pay you . Are you like poor or something ? Please explain to me why strangers who you do not know have the option to give you money ?

[@DaleFarm]

It’s not that unusual as a creator to offer the public who receive your content the option to donate or help support your business, as a gesture of appreciation or kindness. Some people see the value in what we do , others may not. KZbin revenue is low and we have our content demonetised if we discusss or show things that KZbin wants censored