The Secret To Profit In Sheep Farming.

This video is about raising sheep on a grass based system as opposed to the meal fed lambs in the previous video...

[@Frank-fy1pk]

Many thanks for producing very informative videos - really enjoyed the ones I have watched - keep up the good work

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you Frank, good to hear you are enjoying...😃

[@patrickhiggins3582]

enjoyed the vidio David, happy sheep farming David.

[@davidcooke8002]

Another great video Dave. Your fello Cavan man Adrian will have to give you a shout out! #ifarmwefarm

[@adoakster]

Excellent video David; you made that look easy! Very informative and well put together... Great to see your Ma getting stuck in too :-)

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed it..👍

[@robertbeattie3849]

Good video again, keep them coming.. surprised ya turned down the cup of tea with mammy. 😁

[@sheepschool365]

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[@Km-vl7xe]

Thank you a 1000 times for your videos, really appreciated. I bought a pet lamb for my daughter 3 years ago it's become an addiction

[@sheepschool365]

🤣 I know exactly what you mean. Welcome along...👌

[@unaoconnor3628]

Mammy keeping an eye on things and keeping the tae flowing 🙂

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Una, can't beat the Tae....😜

[@alexandradittmann8588]

thanks for the tips - I wish we had that much juicy grass in Portugal; it gets so dry in summer it's difficult. Great dog you've got there!

[@jacquesnaude7]

In Portugal, have to feed 5 months a year in the North. South probably 7?

[@Hillfarmlamb]

At last Irelands answer to the SHEEP GAME I agree better sell them as stores as to put more money and work against them to get feck all more 👍👍👍keep up the vids great content

[@sheepschool365]

Thank you...🤙 Cammy @The Sheep Game is one of a kind... love his videos 👍

[@NaCreagachaDubha]

Very interesting, David. Many thanks!

[@sheepschool365]

Glad you enjoyed it...👍

[@Oisin1990]

What do you pull with the second hitch on the trailer 👍 good videos . Good info and easy understand ya for a Cavan man . Says the clear spoken mayo man 😂

[@sheepschool365]

I can tow the handling system or the quad in the small trailer behind stock trailer. Not strictly legal and not simple to reverse...😀 it's like an Episode of Evenflows sometimes...🤣

[@CowleyHillFarm]

Loving the videos keep them coming

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks Will. Good to know you are enjoying....👍

[@normabinkley6111]

Your microphone is great. You can hear all the squishy noises made by the sheep walking through the mud going on the trailer.

[@kiwifruitpoo]

These are great videos. Can you please do a video on dipping and dosing and what time of year you do what.

[@sheepschool365]

Glad to know you are enjoying...👍 Not a bad idea for a video.. might do something on that after lambing...

[@kiwifruitpoo]

@@sheepschool365 Lambing is the best time of year. At least it is in Mayo because I don’t have lambs dropping before April. 😂

[@SandraCarruthers]

Aunty Leila looking well,Robert.

[@paulthompson8467]

Good video your sheep look well 👍

[@robertmcdermott241]

Good sheep dog worth its weight in gold

[@user-iv1og1gm7m]

Nice sheep, nice video - where are you injecting them, just behind the shoulder or further back? Normally do mine in the neck but your way looked quicker - my sheep know what’s coming so this way would get them of guard 🙂

[@sheepschool365]

Injecting halfway back, maybe a little further foward. I find there is plenty of loose skin to pull out in that area. Everybody has a different way but I find that works well for me.

[@hammersdad2141]

I've been keeping some sheep for the last 10 yrs on 3acres i reclaimed. (Borrowed) I was thinking of buying more land so i would qualify for farm subsidies. Do you think it would be worthwhile as i never made alot out of what I've done so far. I just enjoy it?

[@sheepschool365]

I personally could not see the proceeds of sheep farming paying for the purchase of land. Unfortunately margins are just too tight. A better option maybe renting some ground which would be a fraction of cost depending on what area you are in...

[@hammersdad2141]

@@sheepschool365How much approximately would i receive in farm subsidies for 8 acres with sheep on?

[@sheepschool365]

@@hammersdad2141 I believe the average subsidies is around €184 per hectare. €74 per acre.

[@dermotgernon]

Good video lad I was thinking about getting a few sheep but I was just wondering if there hard to handle and do you need much money with feed and doses??

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Dermot, glad you liked it. A simple race like the one in video takes all the hardship out of sheep farming. Input costs are pretty small when you are understocked...

[@IorraisDaraFarm]

Enjoying your videos. Nice stock. Any tips on getting winterage?. Do you advertise or just word of mouth?

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Kevin, glad you are enjoying videos. I think I'm lucky to live in dairy country with good neighbours who like to have that wooly grass cleaned off before slurry season. Don't be afraid to ask in your local area...👌

[@mannionjonny695]

Brilliant video where did you get the handling system I have a block of rented land be ideal

[@sheepschool365]

Glad you enjoyed video.. It's a simple race I made up myself. Made front and back gate and used 8ft hurdles for the sides when I started, worked ok but easier to fill race with sheeted sides.

[@garymadden2656]

Great video 👌

[@patrickmurphy6847]

Good stuff

[@rowandrive1]

Brilliant bunch of lambs. If that's the bad bunch we will have to see the good ones

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Fizzy, thank you.. l'll get a clip of them up soon, they're all tipped now and due that same fluke dose..

[@jimmy.....9446]

Good video what breed of sheep are they

[@sheepschool365]

Hi Jimmy, I will do a video in the near future on the breed and why they're working....👌

[@BillyJones-p1p]

Fair dues to you made a very nice job of it

[@paddy294]

Hi I’m a new subscriber from a farming background

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks for subbing!

[@Mountjubilee_farm]

That fluke injection took over from trodax good injection for fluke but probably not as good as trodax was brilliant videos 👍🏻 fine ewe lambs

[@sheepschool365]

Thanks Ronan, glad you enjoyed videos...👍

[@farmerbrown4678]

Great video

[@Coolcronan]

What is the name of that Fluke injection. Thank you

[@sheepschool365]

That one is Fascionix 34%. It's a generic version of Trodax which is no longer being manufactured..

[@shanereaney3631]

The trodax was terrible stuff no harm its discontinued

[@gwc3721]

What breed?

[@sheepschool365]

Lleyn sheep. All purebred apart from few texel lambs this year.

[@arronkelsall3443]

Dig the bog off and put road stone down 100mm wacker it solid cheap and robust save you working in a bog.

[@williamwood816]

Are you not afraid of abcesses when giving in the shoulder

[@curragh2840]

A lot of bother around my neck of the woods with stray dogs, otherwise known as the family pet, which wouldn't hurt a fly, according to their owner's. It reminds me of the joke about a boxer in a ring who was taking a lot of punishment, when he came back to his corner, his corner man said you are doing great the other fella isn't laying a glove on you, to which our hero replied, you need to keep a eye on that referee because someone is beating the head off me.

[@sheepschool365]

Problem dogs are a sheep farmer's worst nightmare. Had plenty of trouble over the years but discovered a drastic solution. I always have the shotgun with me and shoot any dogs in field with my sheep. Thankfully the law is on our side on that one.. Dog owners do not realise a short chase, even without a single bite this time of year can cost a farmer thousands due to aborted lambs...

[@johnmccarroll4845]

Co Antrim northern lreland

[@sheepschool365]

Welcome to the channel!