THE BREAKUP. (Sorting Sheep after Exposure): Vlog 245

[@elleminnowpee]

An opinion from a KZbin watcher with no farming experience: I think the ram lambs just aren't heavy or large enough to smear the paint the way you are used to seeing it. I believe you'll be pleasantly surprised when the mature ewes are scanned.

[@npknscrb]

Had a similar thought but was going to go back and watch videos showing them in action to see whether that made sense. (Haven’t done it yet.)

[@blakemama]

I also had the same thought. I don't think all of them can reach the paint. It looks like I'm not the only one who thinks so. I'm hoping for some surprises from the green ewes.

[@tamstertx63]

I noticed that some of them had the paint a bit further up on their backs. It's possible the rams aren't getting enough contact to smear it,especially the younger ram lambs. Put the paint a bit further back, just in front of the tail

[@npknscrb]

Just went back and looked at a few videos beginning with sorting day ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKnMiYeZjsRmrdU ). The ewes with green paint that Sandi is worried about weren’t painted until the second day because that particular breeding group wasn’t really sorted but rather just two pens mixed together, i.e., not run through the handling system. Some breeding may have occurred during the time between putting them together and paint application. After the paint was applied it did appear that it was somewhat smeared on most ewes but not to the same degree as in the other pens. However, I wonder if the green paint just didn’t smear as well as the purple or blue paint. Additionally, the ewes with purple or blue paint also looked to have more wool than the ewes with green paint and so I also wonder whether that may have also contributed to the green paint not seeming to smear as much. The one clear observation of a ram mounting a green-painted ewe did appear to show him in contact with the paint, but one observation is not enough data to draw a strong conclusion. The scans will be in a handful of weeks and the results will tell us whether they were bred or not. Fingers crossed that all was good! [Edited to make sure the link displayed properly.]

[@viscache1]

The paint doesnt smear in an arbitrary fashion. Many of the ewes had clear markings and the ram generally does not alter the way he gets things done..even multiple rams will be unbelievably consistent…i think no or very few surprises in this operation where everything is very well regulated…though on my farm we use a crayon marker on the ram so there is no doubt that he has covered the ewes. Each ram has his own color so i know just who did what and when.

[@marydifetters4226]

There is a lame ewe the left back leg. At 8:05, broken ewe!

[@blakemama]

I saw it too.

[@beardy4831]

At 8:03

[@TheQuietOne95]

I didn't see it until I looked at it at 8:00 but you're right

[@Lady_Ryl]

The poor ewe is definitely dragging her left rear hoof. Hope she sees these comments soon.

[@highstandards6226]

@@Lady_Ryl I think she'll catch it before she even sees this, but good call! Extra eyes never harm👏👏😁💞

[@JenkinsB]

Kinsey will figure it out, patience is key. BC's are extremely smart as I'm sure you're aware.

[@Moridin101]

Just watch, that bad feeling is gonna lead to a pen full of quints.

[@angelamcdavid534]

I’m an optimist, the paint maybe dried before they were mounted. Bring on those babies 😃

[@astrobytes777]

Gosh you are such a good caregiver to those sheep! The great thing is they seem to know it. Billy the kid, just wonderful to watch!

[@raincoast9010]

You should run them through and scan them and note the paint condition then see if they have lambs.

[@wispii2254]

It's to early on in the pregnancies to tell. She will scan them in like 5 weeks

[@serendipity9649]

Either the boys didn't do their job, or they did it so well that they just moved the paint from one ewe to the next!

[@eleanor6942]

hey Sandi! I wasn't sure if you noticed but there was a ewe limping at 8:02.

[@katieprice3984]

I'm glad im not the only one who saw that.

[@whatisgoingonineedtoknow.]

I had to start watching at 7:57

[@lindadianne4160]

Same here ... started at 7:57ish

[@Tiggger0206]

She mention she has one limping in a video a few days ago.

[@tracy1283]

Tiggger0206 that was In The other barn (finishing barn)

[@JudyHart1]

The rams are getting the last little bit in! Too funny. Jess looks good in her new bibs. You live 2422 miles (3899 kilometers) from me, so contacted a local shepherd, with 130 ewes, and got a farm tour yesterday, I got to hug a lamb. So much fun, but her Suffolk Hamp cross ewes are very substantial. Had a great time, you inspired me. I just had a telemarketer/scammer call, so pressed one to be connected to the operator, and turned up the volume on the video and let them listen to your sheep! Made my day.

[@belfast479]

I love watching the dog. He wants to help soooo much, he's just not sure where he is needed. Positive re-inforcement works best with Borders.

[@meghanplamondon8639]

Love Billy the Kid! Have you thought of marketing him on T- shirts, or as a stuffed animal?

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

He's still alive Meghan ... 🙄😂😂

[@wispii2254]

@@peterfitzpatrick7032 ummm, what?

[@karenpennington5073]

Peter Fitzpatrick They mean have him as a model for a toy stuff animal,not stuffing the sheep.

[@platypusjoe]

My wardrobe craves this addition, ngl.

[@melissaarellano5177]

I need a billy the kid plush animal 🐏

[@katieprice3984]

Omg please dont send Billy the kid to the market! A nice ram like that is always pleasant to have around.

[@tracyninia1011]

OMG I have nothing but mad respect for you Sandi and all the other women who are out there running these farms. I dont think people realize what goes into keeping the world in food. MAD RESPECT

[@janzjunk1]

Billy the Kid needs to be somebody's pet. He's adorable.

[@kellwood1404]

JANZJUNK re keeping Billy as a pet. If Sandi is keeping him for herself, that’s one thing. From a monetary standpoint Billy is a loss and ongoing cost IF she’s keeping him for us, then I suggest giving her small amounts of money to support his feed and everything else he needs. Patron? What is your opinion on this?

[@janzjunk1]

@@kellwood1404 Never gave a thought to her keeping him herself or to entertain us. I was really only thinking of maybe a petting zoo type thing. And I only thought that because he seems to really like human attention more so than the others.

[@kellwood1404]

JANZJUNK sandi mentioned on this episode that she was keeping Billy.

[@highstandards6226]

@@kellwood1404 absolutely agree! If she's keeping him, excellent genetics to keep in a ram, a gentle personality is one thing that canNOT be taught or trained, no matter how hard you try, no matter how skilled or gifted you are, you just can't TEACH that personality into anything! And it does get passed on too. Especially from the Male side. A gentle ewe is all well and great, yes, she's the primary model for her lambs for the first however long, but without daily human interaction, she's not getting the opportunity to teach that humans aren't something to be afraid of, nor fought with. We have had two very different experiences. Toby, whom I've spoken about elsewhere, and will forever be my model on what every sheep *should be* and our 2nd bummer ram lamb. Who was purebred Texel. So we were told, I have no reason to disbelieve the lady who we got him from. And she had no reason to misrepresent him. Either way, a more different experience from our first could not be found! He was named Thirsty for a reason. He just couldn't be filled up! He made Toby look like a slacker when it came to drinking milk! And when he was offered solid food? The Mr. Quickly found free Choice was a dangerous option. Maybe, or not(never took the chance to find out) for Thirsty, he'd gobble down everything within reach as fast as he could reach it, as though he was in competition for every mouthful(he was alone in his own pen) and hover in case there was a speck he'd missed and some shadow might sneak by and snag it out from under his nose. The Mr. was honestly worried about either choke or bloat. Enough that calling the two sheep breeders we knew wasn't enough, he had to call our *VET!* And he's a typical farmer, figures simply *calling* the vet to ask a simple question is going to cost him an arm and a leg.🙄🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Vet reassured him, told him if he was really THAT worried, do like I've always done with the horses, put some largish rocks in his feeding pan. Make him work for those mouthsful. And that no, as long as he's adequately chewing, he won't choke, nor bloat. Make sure he always has access to adequate hay and water, yadayada...but still, at 3 months(to the DAY) that we got him, he tried his first, rear in the air and try to head butt the Mr. 🤐😳 since I saw it, I can describe it, he actually angled his head so that IF he'd had horns, he was trying to aim them for the Mr.s face, or another ram's head...just like the mountain goats you might see on nature shows on the T. V. He wasn't trying to play! He was warning off from HIS ewes! That was the day his fate was decided. We had two ewe lambs by then. Thirsty shared thier pen until he was loaded onto the truck. Both ladies delivered lovely lambs(the rideau had twins, the unknown cross had one *very* large singleton. All(luckily for them, had great personalities) the ram lamb from the rideau, well, his fate was destined from the start, but the intention was deliberate outcrosses so Toby'd have another addition to his harem. With going on loan to one of the other breeders for his first year, we gained 2 unrelated ewe lambs in exchange, so again his harem grew, as did his reputation and that of the rideau...😁🤷‍♀️👏👏👏 and so it continued, and is still spreading.😁 seems EVERYONE who has sheep wants one o' them "Toby lambs..." enough that it got back to the lady who sold him to us as a discard and now says, regretfully, she probably picked the wrong one of the 3 to have parted with. Not sure about that, well, I *would* say that, wouldn't I? But she sold off her flock a couple of years ago and parted ways with her significant other. Shame, nicer lady I have yet to meet. The Mr. brought home a very tasty box from the butcher. And everything was right in our world.👏👏💞😘

[@highstandards6226]

@@kellwood1404 👏👏👏🤷‍♀️💞🤝thank you! Missed that.

[@bran5511]

I've only been watching your video's since around Christmas, and from then till now there is a very noticeable change in Kensie. Yes she gets a little over excited when the sheep are going through the handling system but when you're giving commands, she's right on it.So whatever training you're doing is definitely working. Keep it up!

[@platypusjoe]

Same! Just in the past few months she's come on in leaps and bounds - which, with Kinsey, is an apt metaphor. **boing** **boing** Especially if you go back and watch from when she was a pupper, though, she's getting all the fluff outta her head and picking up what you need much faster, from our perspective. (Her choice of after-trimming treats... not so exemplary. 🤢)

[@karincartwright8752]

My opinion? Separate all the ewes with unsmeared bums and throw a few rams back in. Yes, you will have another breeding set, but isn't it worth it? Rather than hoping they're all bred and then facing that disappointment at the ultrasound...when you've really lost a lot of time. 34 more days added to the lamb in calendar? You can do that!!!

[@gabbyrico4877]

That's a great idea throw billy in with them

[@alvaroakatico9188]

karin cartwright Good idea except that it will prolong the breeding process for this group, and as I see it, Sandi has to be on a tight schedule. Time is money.

[@karincartwright8752]

@@alvaroakatico9188 yes...and if there are no lambs, there is no money.

[@kayleemccauley4032]

Generally it's better to cull any animal that will not breed in the natural breeding season and replace it with one that will produce, no reason to waste resources on an animal that isnt making the farm money.

[@alvaroakatico9188]

karin cartwright Understandable. Every business owner realizes that one hundred percent profits does not exist. Sandi is being at this for a while now, and she just doesn’t have the time now to see what works or not. She’s time constraint and still manages to turn a profit at the end of the day. What I’m saying here is that adding 34 days may not make that much difference to her bottom line.

[@susanbell2771]

It could be that with the mature ewes were bred first time round and took straight away so never came back into season, so rams wouldn't be interested to cover them anymore so leaving a lot of paint on the ewes backs, that's what Im hoping anyway's

[@equinefreedomhomesteady]

Aww I need snuggle time with Billy the kid they are so cute and so curious. Oh Sandy thank you for sharing your video

[@shepherdewan]

Yes the 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑are cute they are good 😊 girls

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job ladies

[@rogerwilson9892]

I enjoy seeing the sorting of the ewes and rams or ewes by themselves once they get going it move along fast.

[@robertlafollette8931]

The gate is open, LOL. Your dog loves his sheep it looked like he was kissing the sheep in the back ground. Love watching your Vlogs, God Bless.

[@_veronica_r]

The dog's a girl

[@robertlafollette8931]

@@_veronica_r Okay thanks

[@_veronica_r]

@@robertlafollette8931 yup

[@doggiemom1]

My aunt and uncle were farmers in Iowa and I loved going to their farm. Watching your vlog makes me miss them so much. Thank you for letting me participate a bit by watching the sheep.

[@tinycalflover]

Your paint may have gone dry before they were bred. This is why I use raddle paint on my rams rather than paint the ewes. :)

[@WayToVibe]

I just cannot get over how your sister has bonded with that little black and white lamb. That few minutes of video has left my heart glowing and I feel like after seeing that there just can't be much of anything wrong with the world at this exact moment

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Sandi

[@timpaulsen6761]

Sandi I noticed some of the ewes you were concerned with have paint smeared further up their back or sides. Maybe the rams mounted but didn't smear the paint you marked with?

[@JaneNotJane22]

Billy Junior needs to stay!!! He is too precious...

[@vickyburton2434]

Billy is so adorable, I hope you can keep him!

[@ShelbyLuuWho]

🤞🤞 fingers crossed for a successful breed, I think maybe some of the paint dried on the “older” gals while the boys were overly excited about the younger ladies, silly boys! Also, I absolutely love your vlogs! My husband tells me to count the sheep when I’m having trouble sleeping, you have such a calm voice, and the sheep relax me! ❤️🐑

[@_Fizel_]

Billy just makes the sweetest babies.

[@ashleyelizabeth2642]

:..-(

[@ashleyelizabeth2642]

Please don't call a sheep Billy. It's wrong.

[@_Fizel_]

@@ashleyelizabeth2642 The f is wrong with you? She named it Billy already.

[@johncritch6812]

One of these breeding seasons try putting a paste of some sort on your rams chest. Even a mixture of vegetable oil and food coloring a little something to thicken it flour or cornstarch. When he mounts the ewe he will mark her. Worked for all sheep farmers in Nfld for years old Irish sheep farmers.

[@Jburns4620]

I trained my BC from the time he was 5 weeks old. "Leave It", in a scolding voice at first works to correct unfavorable behavior. "Wait" works as opposed to "Stay", "Move Up", works to allow them advance without charging or in attack mode. Hey, Sandi, want me to come visit and work with you and you dog?

[@wendyrowland7787]

Janelle Burns Sandi doesn’t actually need a dog with her intensive system and the sheep are so used to the dog chasing up and down they ignore it.

[@xenaco]

More than any of your videos that I have viewed to date this one makes it seem that farming is mostly routine with great need to anticipate problems and solve them as they occur. :You are showing your operation, warts and all. This is truly a reality show. Thanks for being so candid about your life.

[@amyphilps4809]

We love little Billy

[@melissatrader8528]

You know you two women are absolutely amazing

[@sammyjstiff]

You really should keep Billy's babies, or sell them as breeding stock, they are amazing!

[@wolfco47]

Yes, more Billy's for everyone. Surely, temperament is a consideration for selecting rams. Who wants to deal with overly aggressive males in their herd. As long as his boys show good health outcomes overall, I bet some of his cute little ones could grow up to be herd style baby daddies.

[@TheQuietOne95]

In an instagram post she mentioned speaking to her vet about keeping the Billy boys. The vet said that it was all good, so hopefully they will stay :)

[@pstill9618]

@@TheQuietOne95 Watch Sandi's newest blog. :)

[@lindadickert4645]

Your daughter is so much like you. She's beautiful.

[@amiedeangelis8915]

I love how the Lads were still trying to get a last minute game of Leggo in before seperation Lmao 🐑🐏 Nawww Billy the Kid snuggles. How is his twin going?

[@blakemama]

Was that his twin right next to him? They seem about the same size.

[@amiedeangelis8915]

@@blakemama could have been, I probably missed seeing it Lol

[@lindacummings6921]

I love waking up to a Sandi Brock video. It always puts a smile on my face and starts my day off right. Thank you Sandi (and all the Billy Boy babies).

[@Ashley-qw7lj]

Kinsey just has the time of her life and I love it 🥰

[@creativeambassador7871]

Sandi is this usually how you spend everyday on the farm, you are a very hard working woman. Kudos...

[@anitasnider8494]

Kinsey is just learning Boarder Collies are extremely intelligent..but you already know that, just be patient with her and she will do what you need her too ❤ And just incase no one has told you today your an Amazing Person ❤ Im not sure about the mature ewes as far as breeding but ive been watching you for a while now and i think you may be a little disappointed but am still very hopeful for a good outcome. Warm hugs and good vibes sent your way from the US ❤

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

Do you and Mark realize how often you say thing that are humorous. You and Blue Cactus Dairy Goats are our favorite channels.

[@adonna2000]

I looks like a lot of the green paint transfered forward during breeding. Hopefully it's a good sign and you have a good scan!

[@shepherdewan]

Awe the 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑are getting a cuddle are popcorn and ruby in that flock I have 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑and I give mine a cuddle

[@madelynnhass1353]

Don't worry Sandi. I have great confidence that Billy has done some great work!

[@ChristophersMum]

Ah...Billy and his kids....super sweet...

[@hadleyglover3896]

Hey about the paint. U said it ur self it’s the mature ewes. So my guess is that they conceived after only one or two mounting thus the paint is not so rubbed of. Enjoy the channel, love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@dennishettinger4469]

Sandi enjoyed this video !! you sure are getting it done. THANKS!!!!

[@tricia6276]

Maybe just train Kinsey to close the gates when you forget! 😉☺️ also I find this fast pace sorting is so satisfying to watch! Great Job!

[@jeriannroberts1816]

Oh God, I kept screaming in my head, Sandi don't put your arm and hand in the auger! Kinsie looks great. Love the care your taking with the sheep. Blessings

[@beverlycook8679]

Things you say. You are a good Shepherd. Other than the Bible, I never heard from a Shepherd talk... You are good to the Lambs. They are so gentle and sweet aren't they. I love them. You are in tune to them because you care... ❤

[@chrisdarry-roseelrod4481]

I love Billy's markings.

[@albertocampos4666]

Is posible that they are still painted because the rams are small, so they dont reach the paint zone, the lean angle...you know lol.

[@janethodziewich5076]

I am in love with Billy, he is adorable. ❤

[@AnotherClown01]

Don't stress through the Rams in with the ones that still have paint that looks untouched. I think your going to have a good lambing anyway I watch every day you upload and your doing great! Thanks I get my sheep counting in before bed ;-)

[@healingsprings11]

Kinsey adores the sheep. Noticed she was bonding with a couple ewes ! Very endearing 💖💓💖 Everyone just loves Billy and his offspring. Wish you could keep the male in the other barn with his dad and sisters. 🙌

[@salt_liqueur]

Kinsey running back and forth at the gate like MOM I'M HELPING!!!

[@lisaineastcentralohio6805]

I look forward to seeing your videos every day, I am a 🐑 person,had a lamb for 4h 50 years ago ,wow. When I say how long ago that has been but loved so much.Lisa in East Central Ohio

[@louann4992]

Always having to move them here, thereb across the road, back here ECT. Seems so hard on them, you & who helpers.

[@jeanpaulmonnin9657]

On a slightly different subject..the switch was "pooched '...that must be an Ontarian expression...I was brought in the cdn Praries (city boy) but have never heard that expression. I suppose it means not working (In Ireland we said banjaxed ) Loving to see a day in a life of a commercial sheep farmer. Very well done and super interesting...cheers

[@terryst9835]

We also say, "It's toast!" Not sure how universal that is...:)

[@mauricesheehy2460]

only discovered your channel lastweek just brilliant..your an amazing woman..im a dairy farmer on the south coast of ireland..no snow or ice here Tg..

[@pandoraheart7735]

Omg. You gotta keep him!! 😍😍😍 Scratch that, you gotta keep all the Billy's!! ❤❤❤ #KeepTheBilly's

[@pstill9618]

Perhaps run the ewes back thru and seperate the ones with the unsmeared paint out. Put a few of the older rams in with them for 2-3 more days. Since some "action" was still happening While you were sorting them today, perhaps a few just didn't breed with the young rams. The youngsters might just be too young right now to handle the # of ewes that they were in with. And not all of the Ewes would have had a chance to be in heat when the "big boys" were added. It's worth a try, and would only extend your lambing by a few days.

[@kens.3729]

You definitely have to pay very close attention to details with this operation.

[@lesleyyoung5730]

I had a thought... Not now, but in the spring, how about building a few Owl boxes? The obvious choice would be a Barn Owl, but I'm sure there are other varieties they may work too. That way you can get rid of the birds their nests and poop, plus they can help keep down the rodent population.

[@AG-mt3xs]

I love how with captions, the sheep bleating and birds chirping are showing up as "Music" and "Applause." Lol

[@platypusjoe]

It's genuinely delightful!

[@allenfarm]

Will you make an exception for Billy kid? He is just too kind to send to processing.

[@IslandExoticsHomestead]

I think Sandi said Billy the kid is staying.

[@marilynerickson4979]

I love your channel Sandi! You're one busy woman!! 👏🏼👍🏼🐑🍀🌷

[@Itsyecenia]

Exposure... 😂 sounds like they had a virus going around..lol

[@glendaruff125]

What I thought.

[@alvaroakatico9188]

Exposure equals sex in sheep world I guess.

[@keri4233]

I think your paint either dried or your mature gals are a little too "girthy" for the ram lambs to rub the paint off. I do believe however they got the job done and bred them. Staying positive for you.

[@brokenandcraked]

I want to be optimistic about the paint, because a lot of ewes aren't smeared... clearly you just have really good paint.

[@terribonham7542]

You should put the paint just right above their tail that way they get rub more with the app where you have I'm sure it's gets rubbed but it would get rubbed off if it was down by the tail

[@soniahanley6605]

Those black gorgeous lambs r so sooky I love it hope u do hang onto them I just love the black and whit ones I love this channel and I can’t click fast enough have a great day sandi :)

[@TheFarmingLife]

You never know what to expect on a sheep farm. Hope you're having an awesome Wednesday make sure everybody give a thumbs up and subscribe to her Channel

[@johnespe9916]

I have found that hope is a good thing to have, but you should always listen to that inner voice. If you feel something is awry, it probably is...

[@aaronaakre9470]

It would be cool if you had something like the ride on sweeper for your sheep barn .

[@scottfisher3130]

There was a lot of Green still on those ewes. I’m hoping for the best for this breeding group.

[@mariahwharff117]

Rub your hand on the rump paint and see how much comes off or would it he too dry by now? Idk how that paint works

[@dimduk]

Nothing breaks down when it's 72 degrees and sunny. Electrical problems can be hard to resolve because the fault may be a loose ground or a pinched wire anywhere in the system.

[@NicksFarm]

Envious of your sheep shed, we just brought in our ewes today, video up on Friday, greeting from the UK 🇬🇧

[@donnaspear8494]

At least it would make a great ad for green paint...never fades. Seriously though, could the paint be the problem? All the other colors seemed to fade out, but the green is still there.

[@j1mmusj4mmus]

There are several advantages to using crayons or raddle paint. If you see paint you know they've been served. Change colours every 17 days and you can see returns. Giving you a better idea of servings than your technique. You mentioned harness maintenance. You are using a lot of rams, so raddle paint might be better, starting with light colours, getting darker. Hope conception rates aren't too low having used good ram ratio .

[@NicksFarm]

j1mmusj4mmus very well put 👍

[@mickeypadgett7078]

I think you have gotten an extra good can of green paint. No worries mate!

[@highstandards6226]

Only a couple of "oops" moments!👏👏 considering the sheer#s you put through, GREAT WORK LADIES!!💐🍹💞🥳🤝🦄

[@mimioffour9319]

Your sister with Billie the kid just made my heart smile!!! I was having a really rough day and something as simple as seeing the love that sweet boy shared with her just made my silly sadness go away. Thank you so much for sharing your love of animals and the sheep’s love for you and all their caretakers. You truly does help with someone’s mental state of mind. Thanks again. Happy day!!!

[@jordanroberts1519]

Hey Sandi, suggestion: For your background music, you should check out Sleepy Fish. It's like chill pop songs. Space Cadet is a great song. I just got the feeling that it would accompany your vibe and your videos very well. Just a thought. Keep it up!!!

[@mikehales2792]

Don't rejoin, wait for the preg-test then decide - cull or keep because they are mums. Also it might be extra good green dye.

[@skinnybruna]

I feel a birthday gift coming up for Sandi's sis.. Billy the kid

[@blakemama]

That would be the best. Sandi could visit him and he can be a pet. He wouldn't be consuming resources if he's living at Auntie's house. Everyone wins.

[@IslandExoticsHomestead]

@@blakemama Rams make terribly unsafe pets

[@blakemama]

@@IslandExoticsHomestead I didn't mean really like a house pet, but a part of the family that lives in a barn and is taken care of. I don't think of him living in the house. Maybe she can hire him out for siring beautiful babies.

[@jackieoman6695]

I love that dog !! Very smart wants to do his job correctly ..time will be of help but that dog is smart !

[@mariamalshaer]

Good job Sandy

[@geraldinerice5371]

I would take some time to find out how to train the dog. They really are great sheep dogs, and love to help. But you gotta know how to train them. Seeing the rams, I think they are preggers.

[@annewhiting-kapsoff6935]

You should move the boys to the old cattle pen for more room

[@kimmieb8376]

I hope someone you know well gets billy the kid! I’d rather you keep him, but I understand he’s not real useful to your farm.

[@ericathomsen1996]

They grow so fast

[@donnajeffery3136]

It was like the boys had a last happy moment before they departed like sailors and then it looked like some of the rams where trying to crouch down so they could sneak in but the girls just didn’t care and the paint just might of dried before the boy’s got to them so the scan will tell

[@shepherdewan]

Clever 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

[@russellcrowell5857]

Hi Sandi I been looking for the all black ewe, have not seen her, Thanks some where in the middle of Montana

[@happygardener28]

scan and record the ewes you've doubts about. As you said earlier it may just be that the paint you used this time sticks better. Also the boys hit ewes hard when you first mix the set in, perhaps by introducing them at the middle of the pen, instead of at the head of the pen, they will spread out more?

[@rahabvon-horn9152]

Regarding your new barn,: the pens you set up, look really hard to lift& move when you want to adjust the pens. My question is: How often do you gut the pens?