The First Week of Lambing (THEY CAME EARLY!): Vlog 147

[@jlanehardy]

Props to you! I’m a Navajo (From Arizona) and we are traditionally sheep herders. My grandparents were one of the last generations to be full time. I totally remember them going out to the corral every few hours throughout the night and bring in newborns if their mother didn’t hv milk yet or if it was too cold. It would smell like a barn in the house during lambing season. Us grandkids would have to grab all the babies before the mothers went out to pasture every morning. So much memories! Great job!!

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks so much!!

[@heatherblucher]

I hope you keep that nearly all black one. oh man she's cute.

[@jacksugden8190]

So sweet to have seen that lamb laying on top of its mother 🐑.

[@murraysmith6315]

Hi Sandi Pregnancy toxaemia, our experience is ewes getting too heavy in early pregnancy & then of course struggling in late pregnancy to keep multiple lambs going. I would suggest feeding less to ewes in their first trimester. Would love to see other people's comments on this. As usual great vlog! 👍

[@jennifermassie7227]

I love that you give suggestions and are NOT rude and judgmental about it!!!❤🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤

[@brendarave5440]

I’m not a farmer by any means but I still love watching you’re videos. Plz don’t stop😭💓

[@shepherdewan]

Would you like to watch my videos

[@louann4992]

@@shepherdewan I wd love to❗if not able to I have a question

[@mikemorris485]

Tuff week Sandi, here's hoping everything levels out for you and Mark both. Thanks for sharing its so important that people see farming is not like a commercial we see on TV, seeing the ups and downs of both cash cropping and livestock production is so important! Keep your head up your great at it!

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks so much Mike!

[@annejackson4847]

You are such a hard working woman.its wonderful to watch.sending best wishes for your lambing season take care.

[@Ccccaatfish]

Love seeing all the healthy babies! Glad you don't have to deal with frozen water bowls this time! Keep it up strong lady!! 👏👏👏

[@hannahrose8055]

That poor baby lamb! That's an bad break. I love your lambing videos so much. I'm so surprised the babies came early!

[@alilove4082]

Was shocked when I saw the title! Wasn’t expecting that yet! Glad most of the babies are good though! Sucks theres been so much Pregnancy Toxemia :( an that broken leg, looked awful I hope the splinting took and its leg healed? I feel you on planting. We just got out first hay off last week (still no dry hay though) and we’re planting our first field today. Been a bad year so far for farmers

[@tracybradshaw9867]

Seeing lambs never get old! Thanks for the smiles!

[@quentinbeeth5748]

You showed some much patience and caring for the lamb with the broken leg I know a lot of people who wouldn’t have taken the time to care for the lamb the way you did and just chalked her up as an early dead shows a lot about how much you care for those animals

[@SandiBrock]

I try really hard!

[@jstanotherone1]

Love the way you show the good and bad. Real life on the farm.

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks!

[@pamelamckelvie4111]

I keep coming back and watching you. You are an Amazing Super Woman. You juggle everything and yet you have such a happy smile and watching you with the babies makes me smile, Don't forget to take care of yourself .

[@sandynubians8297]

Look at all those cute little babies! Sure nice to get some nice smiles out seeing those lambs in some rough and irritating times. Those broken legs heal so fast on babies. Hopefully he'll be romping around in no time!

[@candicechristensen1753]

Make sure to give us an update on the beautiful lamb with the high break

[@candicechristensen1753]

@Luke Adair I'm sure they all taste equally delicious, however I was more curious on the healing of the difficult injury

[@hermithillfarm1123]

@Luke yeet dude chill ok we all know that we just want to now about the health of it

[@hilarystewart366]

OMG! How do you do this? I need a nap just watching you!

[@SandiBrock]

LOL thanks Hilary!

[@williamj.barnhartjr.3108]

I love your videos, I come from a farming back ground, we had a dairy, horses, goats, beef and pigs but you are one busy lady lol. I always like seeing the lambs in the fields in the spring. Thanks for sharing I enjoy your videos I hope you get all your crop's planted God Bless you and your family.

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks so much William!

[@janethodziewich5076]

So adorable, the baby sleeping on top of Mom.

[@deborahnance5281]

You are a beast I know that it's a lot of work you are a master at everything you say busy all year around.❤❤🐑🐑

[@conniewiiliams4750]

You really make my day. I grew up on a farm and now I live in a small town in Iowa. We raised sheep and cattle. Keep up the awesome work Will keep watching every day. Thank you for bringing back so many memories. Love 💘it all. Will continue watching

[@mavriksbt]

What a sucky start to lambing. I love that you take time out of your insane schedule to share with us.

[@SandiBrock]

It was for sure.... but definitely feels better now. Thanks!

[@beckwrecked]

With breaks that high, I’ve found it’s best to try and stabilize the leg from above the break. I usually take curved pieces around the break, and then take a long flat piece (like a tongue depressor) along the outside of the leg and as high as I can make it while bridging the break. The curved pieces need to fit very well (I actually like to use the cardboard tubes that the vet wrap comes in) Generally, if you place your hand on the lambs knee and try to rotate the foot a bit, you’ll be able to feel if the leg below the break is rotating independently of the rest of the leg. I’ve messed up a few breaks like that, and while they survived they were pretty limpy for the rest of their lives.

[@barbaralavoie1045]

I love those black and white ones also. You do have beautiful lambs, as a rule, Sandi. For that be proud of your accomplishments, as you have a lot on your plate most of the time❤️🥰

[@deniseespeut1474]

Sandi love the black goat with the white on her face so pretty. Thanks for sharing I love love yr Videos . U R Awesome

[@doireannbyrne838]

Yes she is so cute

[@beardsbountifulbunnies1691]

I love that black baby you liked. I hope you get to keep her. She is adorable

[@SandiBrock]

I do to!! She gets to stay!

[@brook4987]

Love this how cute was the first seconds of that lamb keep up the work keep pushing em babies mommas

[@kristab8953]

Priemer 1 here in the states started stocking rear leg splints which are formed to fit the entire leg/hip and imobilize the whole leg, I keep a couple on hand now.

[@candacethompson7235]

It’s fun on a weekday morning to catch an oldie of lambing 😊👍

[@zowiehood2679]

That little lamb with the broken leg broke my heart

[@Bellia25]

I don’t know very much about raising sheep, but wow you have a lot of multiples. That little special one and the one you showed tagging/doing a check-up on are so cute. Just so many beautiful babies.

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks!

[@reidnorrellcorley]

You are one strong lady!! We have sooo enjoyed watching your videos as a family. My daughter thinks you are the bee's knees.

[@SandiBrock]

So great!! Thanks so much!

[@shepherdewan]

reid c the sheep are good girls cute sheep

[@barbaralavoie1045]

Oh, and she is so pretty. Hope you are successful with fixing that leg on her.🙏

[@wendyecrain9253]

Thank you so much for sharing the births of your lambs. I am house bound and I just love watching your videos. God bless you and your family.

[@bobsmiley6255]

Stumbled onto your channel........wow you are a very hard working woman and very organized.....thank you for sharing your farm work with YT!

[@susanmarsh4351]

Lamb overload before due dates. Love the black one. She seems so big. Thankfully broken legs usually heal very quickly. Preg tox a challenge to us all. The quints with 4/5 flourishing. Wow!!

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks Susan!

[@HoosierHmstrdr94]

Lamb tail shakes make me fall in love every single time! 🐑♥️

[@rachelpotter2045]

Omg sandi I didnt get the notification that u post. Awe look at all those beautiful babies already. prayers for little little lamb with the broken leg hopefully a quick heal .Sandi your superwoman... are you planning to keep your favorite lamb.. the black on with the white mohawk just love your channel so much.

[@SandiBrock]

Keeping her!

[@meadowrockfarms]

Ive had ewes go down and I just keep going with treatment. Sometimes it takes many days. I only have 130 ewes -not 400

[@kkdoc7864]

You have to immobilize joint above and below break as a general rule.

[@isobel6341]

I’ve been addicted to your insta stories and now this 🤩🤩 Keep up the good work

[@doireannbyrne838]

I am so happy and exited more lambs

[@anthonyburdine1061]

Thank you for showing the real stuff, this is what I need to see !!

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks for watching!

[@anthonyburdine1061]

@@SandiBrock You're very welcome !!😊

[@lspiegel5704]

Your channel probably came up in my feed because I’m a knitter. Who doesn’t love sheep? Although, alpaca fleece is my favorite. I’ve been binging your videos from the beginning. Major love and respect for everything you do! This tiny lamb slipping off its mama 😂😂😂 More of these shenanigans please! How about a whole video of all lambs, all the time, just playing. Keep up the great work. You are a superwoman. P.S. take some catnaps during lambing to recharge. Your body will thank you.

[@MillaRaeDeshibeau]

That lamb with the black colored body and white face is SO ADORABLE!!

[@janicehoff2865]

I absolutely LOVE the babies.

[@abdelouahedelhiloufi2510]

Good evening Sandi, I hope to work with you and taking care of all the cute lambs.

[@budgiebreder]

With any broken bone the idea is to immobilise the joint above and below the break. So here youd have the somehow immobilise the hip joint. I know this is in the past but i hope this might help for future :)

[@dianaosteen693]

Were you able to salvage any of the damp hay from the broken wagons? I'm so sorry about the preemies and sick mamas. Try to take comfort from doing the very best you can with the information you've been given or dug up for yourself. There will be bad times but on the whole, things are gradually looking up as you gain experience and assemble the information you need. I'm really enjoying your vlogs and learning lots of new stuff. Ewe're keeping my 70 yr old brain active. Thank ewe very much. P.S. love the lambies, their zoomies, and especially the hopping and jumping like little jumping beans on a hot plate.

[@kimberlyh8817]

I love it when its lambing time cause the babys are so darn cute I cant 😍😍

[@katiemcdavid4124]

For that leg you may look in the plumbing dept. And they sell it no to expensive. You can wrap your pipes with it in the winter.

[@ineshca75]

Dear Lord! So stressful 😟 . Youre brave! Blessings.

[@SandiBrock]

thanks!

[@tonyburelle6633]

Excellent video, man what work!

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks Tony!

[@bridgettraughber3994]

I have only discovered you today and I am obssessed with your videos!!❤️🐑

[@SandiBrock]

So great Bridget! Thanks!

[@frostfang956]

Same!

[@mariaclarabraga2908]

yay as always making may day happier

[@paulfairbrass4424]

Hope it all goes well for you.

[@dejavuchicka]

My boyfriend and I have been binge watching all your videos and we just love it!!! If you ever feel like escaping the cold or business brings you to Phoenix Arizona, reach out! We would love to take you to lunch or dinner. We so admire your work ethic! 😊

[@SandiBrock]

Yes please!!! I'm not a winter fan... LOL

[@dejavuchicka]

@@SandiBrock neither do we and both of us are born and raised here! We have a couple months of hell, but the rest of the year is perfect weather. :)

[@barbaralavoie1045]

So cute. What a face!❤️🥰

[@yigithasankrbas5421]

So hard working woman, wish that god gives you strenght. With my best wishes

[@zeiro7027]

The one woth the broken leg was so beautiful. Hopefully after the legs better they would be a great keeper. For you or not you that would be a good looking breeder for great looking babies. With a break that high I would say someone sat on their butt or somthing and when it struggled it snapped

[@shekeyra100]

she is a keeper little black girl beautiful aww poor baby love color on little broken leg boy reminds me when my pet got hurt we ended up wrapping around body for extra support of broken hip

[@MoHAmmADAli-do2li]

I'm from Iran, you are awesome.

[@darshayfarmer1440]

I love watching your videos. Keep up the hard work and praying for the baby with broken leg 🙏

[@angiebrooks1578]

With our goats, they get nothing but good hay, and minerals until their last 6 weeks, then I transition them to an 18% feed with some alfalfa and knock on wood , no preg tox. Just thought you might try that with sheep, no corn until their last 6 weeks. Just a thought. I know you have probably tried everything possible, but

[@brook4987]

You should wrap around hip but that’s still good it just keeps the leg straighter but paint roller omg love it

[@SandiBrock]

Works great!

[@brook4987]

Is he still ok though

[@lissiedragon]

Hello Sandi ... been watching lots to catchup :) I have 4 sheep with 2 purchased pregnant - your info helps alot even if just to get me thinking about how to do it in our Australian climate. Keep doing what you are doing, loving it :) The little lamb faces are SOOOOO cute.1 Question: will the marking paint work on the lovely black wool?

[@SandiBrock]

I had to use a colour that would show up! Think I used red...

[@hannahquinn3227]

The Lambs are so cute this time around!!!❤️ Not that they’ve never been adorable!!!!!!❤️🐑

[@SandiBrock]

very cute!

[@hannahquinn3227]

Sandi Brock i love the little black one! I originally thought that it was a cow that u threw in with the sheep!😂 then i looked closer 😂

[@shepherdewan]

Hannah Quinn the sheep are good girls cute sheep

[@michellepernula872]

That's how I sleep and awaken. Standing on legs and over a big plump person, then slide off when disturbed. Opening cracked me up.

[@raraevans9689]

Please give us an update on Pepper's broken right hind leg ! Thanks for your videos please keep up the good work

[@SandiBrock]

So far, still casted but moving really well! I'll be talking to my vet this week as to when I can remove the splint and have a look!

[@armyl2888]

The little black & white one is so cute. It looks like a cute little cow.

[@jameswest332]

My Granddaughters just watched this video with me! All I am hearing is PaPa can we PaPa can we Please Please !! we'll take care of them Pinky Promise !! I really enjoy your videos ! Best wishes for You and your family operation !!

[@SandiBrock]

LOL! So awesome!!!

[@nickyhall8596]

Love the vlogs, they are so cute

[@minkiedinks]

5:16 GOOD LORD that ewe behind you is WIDE

[@monicdavis6150]

Maaaaaaahhhhh! 😂They are so cute!

[@SandiBrock]

They are!

[@shepherdewan]

Sandi Brock the sheep are good girls

[@shepherdewan]

Monica G. Davis the sheep are good girls cute sheep

[@feeberizer]

14:32 are you sure it's not part cow? Adorable!

[@AA-qe2kx]

My heart melts

[@IvyWhiskeyDram]

I'm loving the Zwartble-lookalike! And shame about the broken leg, and shes such a pretty lamb too.

[@shelleybroyles2990]

How do you cope emotionally when there is a death of a lamb? It affects me just watching. I can't imagine being right there with all the love you have for these animals. Do you give the lamb pain meds when you have a break, or is it better for the lamb to just have it wrapped and then let it be? It wasn't crying, but breaks hurt, the poor thing. With as little as these lambs are, the ewes could easily step on them. I wonder if that is what happened? It is wonderful seeing how much love and care you give the sheep. Thank you for giving us a look into your family's life on the farm.

[@lutherhitt7430]

And the "Wheel" Keeps on Turnin, Turnin....Best of Luck ! Bulldog

[@victoriacrabb2639]

They could have toxoplasmosis. We’ve come down with it really bad this year!! Lost nearly half of the flock of lambs. They’ll die quickly so keep an eye out on them.

[@victoriacrabb2639]

BWM yes it is!! Transferred through hay. When the cats poo on the hay and then goes to the ewes or rams for food it can cause them to start lambing early and have runts that won’t live. And they’ll all be like that. We’ve had it really bad this year and to the point that we nearly got rid of the whole flock and start new!! We didn’t and so far we have injected all of the ewes and lambs that have survived!!

[@Xehxna]

Your favorite looks like a calf, are you going to keep her? I love the lamb with the broken leg, he/she reminds me of a merel pattern.

[@solomonqwesha6833]

Sandi I like what you are doing, I'm watching your videos everyday even at work I can't concentrate I'm young man from South Africa. I wish to have Sheep Barn in future.

[@SandiBrock]

Too nice! Thanks!

[@valleyviewacres9120]

So your issues with pregnancy toxemia do you figure it was a feed issue? Or was there something else at play there?

[@hj5660]

Its mostly feed They need in the last months of pregnancy alot of sugar like feed We here give them dates honey = the honey like thing that comes out when you squeeze dates It doesn't help when thry are fat too This toximoa mostly happens to fat sheep

[@FensterfarmGreenhouse]

Love the color coding! Great idea! Toxemia sounds like it's a bit hit and miss for getting through it without a fatality?I subbed!Chuck

[@SandiBrock]

Thanks! The colour coding was suggested by one of my fellow producers! Such a great idea!

[@shepherdewan]

Sandi Brock clever sheep

[@shepherdewan]

Fensterfarm Greenhouse what good girls the sheep are

[@noelhohberger1188]

The little ones are so cute

[@shepherdewan]

Yes they are cute and the sheep are good girls cute sheep

[@suzanne529]

The birds must be having babies as well!

[@roxannehavens5361]

Yay they are lambing and happy to see another one of your videos 😊👍

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

I hope you improved the splint for that type of break. The one you did I do not believe was adequate. Hope it turned out anyway.

[@jenskoebke7926]

Hello I'm from Germany and I'm thrilled how they do it all with the sheep and how well they have it. Great really great. How is the little one with the broken leg? Will he be healthy again? I hope everything is written correctly because I can not speak English and have to do it with Google Translate. All the best from Germany and keep it up.

[@SandiBrock]

So far the little lamb is moving around well and drinking from mom... I will probably keep the splint on for another week or so then have a look at how its healing!

[@jenskoebke7926]

@@SandiBrockThat sounds good . I keep my fingers crossed for the little one. That he can jump around too soon.

[@Benelli-ex7oq]

Farmer and a vegetarian good job Sandi totally awesome 👍

[@hinzk5426]

I love your border collie jumping and running around in the back 😂

[@shekeyra100]

would love be able to watch lambing all time like a live nest cam

[@ІванВасильович-ж5м]

Ви молодці!

[@LB-xe1ho]

Could you do a video addressing the recent animal farming controversy and the vegan movement. Not vegan I just want to know your opinion. Thanks 🙏

[@NinnerLuna]

I think that there isn't alot of change in it, due to the fact that there have always been vegans and vegetarians, it's just now a more a known thing and people notice more that there are vegans and vegetarians, because they talk more openly about it.

[@ashlynneheibein754]

I go to guelph all the time, so cool to see your videos!

[@JenkinsB]

Absolute explosion and no freezing water this round!

[@SandiBrock]

So much better!!!!

[@DorperdaRocca]

wonderful...

[@lauryn_21420]

Can you do a video just on bottle babies and explain things like why they are a bottle baby, how much you feed them, growth rates etc.? Thanks!!

[@decnijfkris3706]

I would with a facility like that keep a couple of hundred free run chicken for the meat when your sheep are outside. Small roosters grow quickly and they only need vitamines and growing meal. You could slaughter them yourself and sell them in the city. That meat is good. We had good experience with it. They need to kept out of the draft to prevent them of getting snot. Most of the farmers in my family did that.

[@karissakat7931]

“Never have favorites when farming animals Sandi : that one is my favoriteee so far!! 😂 They look good!!! Sorry to hear about the pregnancy toxemia. Couldn’t imagine how frustrating that is