A horrible start to Spring Lambing 2024. ...but are we FINALLY starting to turn around? Vlog 776 

That little black nosed one is SO CUTE!

Sandi, you know you have a strong loyal following, video has been out for 8 minutes and you have 1500 views! From a loyal city girl getting in touch with her farming roots!

"Perfect, perfect" Yep it is SO good when Sandi can turn the tragedy of a mummy into a successful adoption for one of the multiples whose mama doesn't have milk yet! So satisfying!! 💕💕

Sandi I just want you to know that because of your videos I was able to help our mini horse give birth. The foal was a complete surprise and I credit my ability to handle it alone to watching your videos. Thank you so much for letting us see into your world. ❤

I LOVE it when the lamb's head is shaking off the sac before it's fully delivered!! YAY! 11 lambs! No wonder their mamas had preg tox! Those babies are so blessed to be greeted by Sandi talking baby talk to them "Good morning! You're ALIVE!" 😊😊😃😃😄💕💕

The only problem I have with your posts is they end I could watch this cuteness all day

Can-Not-Believe that little ewe produces quads! No wonder she was struggling.

Thank goodness for milk replacement! As if it weren't tragic enough losing a ewe, at least you don't have the added horror of losing lambs because their only food source is gone.

Sandi flinging that hanging mucus towards Piper to shoo her away was priceless!! I coughed-laughed so hard I wound up having a coughing fit. It was SO worth it!

Hi Sandi. Don't beat yourself up over the rocky start. You do everything you can to ensure healthy babies and their Moms. This is no fault of yours. Sometimes these things happen. Other than a few hic-ups, you have a fantastic group of Mamas and your spring lambing is looking very nice. You are awesome.

SAndy thanks to you I helped a friend save a premie goat. WE slid it into a bread sac and put it in warm water it was so cold and it warmed up. A neighbor brought a tube feeder down and did the first feeding. Went right to a bottle 2 were born, but we saved the little doe. It was wonderful to apply what I have watched you do and it worked. Thank you from 2 very grareful mommas.

I know nothing about farming but I'm obsessed with Sandi and her lambs !

It’s amazing that the Ewes look so malnourished after having babies. I truly believe that those mommas just couldn’t keep up with the amount of nutritional needs of all those babies! Those moms and babies are so LUCKY to have you there for their lives! God bless your heart and soul.

As you were helping the preg tox mama with her babies, one by one, you could see her flattening down with each one. Once all three were born, it looked like she was just as flat as could be.

Finally babies. I just love mother nature with all the new babies. That one with the black nose is so cute.

It never ceases to amaze me! How powerful the will to live & explore & find that milk source & SQUAWK so loudly that everybody within range will respond. We're hard-wired to answer newborns' cries - human or lamb!! 💕💕

Around 22:30, while Sandi was setting up the lambing pens, it looked like Willow was giving tours of the maternity ward. 😂

❤❤❤the little one with the black nose melted my heart ❤️ so cute 🥰

The little lamb with black nose and black around its eyes is ADORABLE!!! Nature has a way of not allowing the weak survive, it’s a survival factor. Not what you do necessarily.

No need to apologize for leaving the camera off with you are up to your eyes in lambs - we’ll be here when you have a chance to post !

You have been so incrredibly generous with us, I must say that I don't think we'd mind much if you curtailed the time spent with us during your many-hatted life-saving endeavours. After all, it's the lambs that count. We can muddle through with leftovers and crumbs.

Your delighted "hi!!!!" when you meet a new little one is consistently fantastic

Things will get better. Cammy has had a really really bad start too. He started out with 6 dead sets of triplets (18 dead babies) and 1 momma that passed away, so it's not you it's just this lambing seasons in general. Keep your head up, We love you Sandi!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

My goodness that black nosed and eyed baby is the cutiest thing ❤, hopefully smooth sailing from here on

Sandi, I've been watching your channel since 2019. You inspired me to get sheep, and I've just finished* lambing for the third year. I don't think that it's really possible to understand how invested you are and how much work it is. My first year I had 100% of my 7 ewes successfully give birth. Then year two, new ram, new blood, only half of them gave birth. This year is year three, and of the 7 ewes (only two were with me that first year, the rest were born that year or last year).... 6 have given birth. The 1-year old might not be pregnant. She has about 6 weeks left before I'll know for sure. This year was the first year I had a stillborn baby. I had twins, then triplets, then what seemed to be a single, but the next day I had another set of twins, and found that the single from the day before was a double. A beautiful baby boy lamb, but he was either still born or got stuck while wet and out in the snow in my forest/meadow/pasture, and got hypothermic. I had to build a rock cairn for the baby, as the ground was still mostly frozen. Then this year I had my first ewe who needed help. It was a circus. I don't have any help. The other family members are just waiting for me to get over wanting to have sheep. So I get home and my only yearling ewe is doing the bucking bronco thing, trampling the babies, and racing around the yard. I got her penned up in a small area, and realized she'd picked up a meter long stick from the forest. It was caught in her wool, and every time she took a step it was jabbing her in the rear, so she was flipping out. I chased her above, but didn't want to get injured (my sheep are Jacobs, which means they all have horns, and some have four horns, and she is one with four). The temp was just above freezing, so there was a layer of slime and after 45 minutes of racing around trying to corner the ewe I took a face-plant, right on a jumble of rocks and slime. Tried to catch myself on the side of my tiny little tin barn, but ended up slicing all the skin off my knuckle instead. Finally I'd had enough, and asked my sheep-hating brother in law to join me outside the paddock. I figured that if he stood outside the fence, and I crowded her near the fence, he could grab the offending stick. Of course as soon as he got there she shook it off. All while I was chasing her around, I'd been also eyeing the other sheep, and I was sure that one of the others was in distress or lambing, and so I opened the gate to the forest (they get the forest side in the spring, until the pasture side is ready for them), and in that instant one of the ewes stood up and her water burst as if someone had thrown a water ballon at her, just a huge bursting splash. She was/is one of my ewe lambs from 2 years before, so she had no idea what was going on. AT this point I took out my camera (only 14% of battery remaining, a whole other story in itself) and I started to record her but stay my distance to allow her to do her thing. I was amazed, my camera got 30 minutes before the battery was used up.... and then it occurred to me that I should get some gloves, particularly as I was bleeding from both kneese and both hands from my fall. So I went into the house, washed up a bit, pulled on some gloves, got a towel, and went back down to the forest. I decided to bring in some grain to get the others pre-occupied. When I finished feeding out, I noticed that my girl in labor had her head in the trough pigging out. I guess she didn't know that she shouldn't be hungry while in labor. Eventually, it was more than an hour after her water broke, and she was making no progress, so I had to catch her, tip her over, and inspect the situation. Baby was nowhere near being ready to be born. So I let her do her thing another half an hour, and then she started to strain hard, bellowing like crazy, and NOTHING was happening. So I eventually went up to her and again investigated. I encountered a hoof, pulled one leg out, then the next leg, and wondered if it was a head back baby. (It is NOT easy to figure out what anatomy you're feeling while all squished inside the rear of a ewe!)..... The ewe kept straining but was making no progress, so I decided to try to pull the baby. They're slippery when covered in slime and I couldn't believe how difficult it was! I could see the little lamb's face after some progress, and I thought it was dead. Then I saw the corner of the mouth twitch in a very human looking grimace of discomfort. That gave me strength and I was able to help the ewe the nexxt time she strained. A baby boy! totally not breed-perfect, he won't be registrable, which is fine. Then I worried i'd hurt mum. And once I could, ,I got to my feet to take a deep breath. My forearm itched a bit, and I looked down, and both of my forearms are covered in massive amount of hives. Not sure if it was the tumble I took, landing with my forearms in unmentionable slime, or the slime of birthing, but something was having a devastating affect on me. For me this was ONE single crazy couple of hours, after a full day of work. I know that you deal with a lot, and my numbers don't compare to yours, but what I admire is that you face multiple crises each lambing, and you share it with us. Knowing that others might just pile on you because from the comfort of hind-sight and a computer screen, it's easy to say you know what to do. Sorry, I know this is long. :)

Sandi I know you are so busy and we appreciate the video’s, but we are going to be here when you have time. So sorry for all the lambs you lost, you are the perfect person to raise these sheep, we see your love for them!❤

It makes me so happy when a Momma fosters a baby! Golden!

This video really brought it home to me how important it is for lamb survival to have a wonderful hardworking shepherdess to take care of them all. You amaze me!

Sandi, another very busy video where you're showing your Supermom side. No wonder you stay so young and beautiful. I can't imagine all the lambing and the problems that can come about during those events, but then you're trying to find time to chill at the cabin with Mark and the kids, make Hot Cross Buns, and plan Easter dinner. Girl... you're still my hero. ❤

Oh, Sandi, you have all my sympathy & ALL my respect! So hard to put so much effort into trying to turn those ewes around & then have to euthanize them yourself. My heart just goes out to you 🙏🙏praying for the rest of lambing to be much, much more productive & less of an energy-suck! 💕💕💕💕

Sorry you have had such a rough start to lambing. So happy for us we could see you in action. Saving little lamie lives❣️🐑🐑🐑🐑

So happy to see the special lambs! Gotta say, Sandi and Mark I have no idea where your energy comes from! I shovelled heavy wet snow from my corner lot/driveway and was pooped. I came back in to watch videos of you both working hard while I recovered. Still brings much joy! Community Sandi has created a massive back catalogue of videos when we need a break. Many blessings to you and your team

Don't let it get you down Sandy!! All of us who have followed you for years KNOW you are a fenominal shepherdess!!! The rest just dont matter!!! Things can't always go as planned or they wouldn't be reality!! You are WONDERFUL!!

Things I loved in this episode : Shoutouts to other RU-vidrs. ❤ Fostering success ❤ How you talk to the new mums and the babies ❤ The lamb sweaters ❤ The adorable painted lamb ❤ The music ❤ Your touk ❤ How honest yet upbeat you keep it ❤

AWWW! Little No. 4 has got the Nanny figured out & is just busy monopolizing that nipple & gorging on the milk! Way to go! Teach your brothers & sisters! ☺☺😄😄💕💕

These animals do love to keep us on our toes! Shame about the bad start, it'll keep getting better I'm sure 😊

Sorry about the bad start, but it's going to be better. Thanks for taking the time to keep us in the loop. Take care of you, too❤.

Who's roaring offscreen @ around 15:00? Sounds almost like a lion roaring on the savannah!! 🙏Praying all those preg tox mamas recover enough to service their lambs 💕💕

I love it when the mamas give you a break and have their babies all on their own and they are healthy.😊

"Are you alive? Good morning! Goo-mommy!" I never get tired of hearing Sandi say these words.

You work so hard, any setbacks you immediately jump on it. You amaze me. I can always see your entire love and knowledge doing your best. Live happens. Chin up! Thank you for showing reality. life.

I know lambing is so tiring but I do have to say Thank you so much for what you do and making the videos. I REALLY LOVE WATCHING THE BABY LAMBS❤️🐑. You are doing a great job.👏

The two little lambs trying to come at the same time remind me of my twins oh so long ago. The Dr. ended up pushing "b" back and telling her "Sorry kid , you're second"! They're both grown now and right as rain... You are doing an amazing job, I hope folks are being kind to you!!!

Sandi, we know it’s hard to video all the time and if you don’t video it’s ok, you don’t have to do it every day especially when you’re overwhelmed. We understand that there are times that sh*t happens. Don’t worry about it. Just video when you can as we appreciate seeing all that you can show us.

Sandi you should make a notation on the momma’s chart when they are sweet and take on a foster baby. 😊

I was just about to sleep as I’m feeling so exhausted but as uve posted I must watch ur video first!! I LOVE baby season n that lil lamb wit the black nose is just ADORABLE!!!! I really hope it’s a girl n u keep her!! lol xxxxxx

Even with the tough start, you put on a brave face and push on. Such a great job. 🐑😊

Sandi this video came out at just the right time for me. I am going through a bad time but you reminded me to just keep going. Good or bad keep looking forward. Thank you for sharing the good the bad and the ugly...😊

So sorry it's been a rough start for you Sandi, as you mentioned Mother Nature doing her thing. Really hoping for everything to smooth out, will send some prayers. Thanks for taking us along, hang in there!🐑🍁❤️👍

Wonderful that Lambing has turned the corner, slowly but surely! I hate to say that I knew the Big Ewe who had gone down was not going to get up again. She gave everything she ahd for her Lambs, and simply could not muster the energy or the willpower to get back on her feet for herself. It seems sad, but she was brave and refused to give in until her babies were safe, so we should be proud of her sacrifice. Looking forward to the next update on Lambin Spring 2024! Get some rest when you can, Sandi!

Love Willow supervising Sandy closely around the 23min. mark. ❤

Sandi, I'm so happy ya'll had a vacay, now its business !! ❤😂

I found you through RU-vid shorts and wouldn't have imagined that I'd enjoy your channel that much. I am very emotionally involved and cheering for you, the ewes and the lambs. I've learned so much so far and you are just marvelous, the work you are doing is massive and I think you are doing amazing for that!

Anyone notice the background antics of Piper trying to squeeze through fencing? Near the beginning. Hilarious extra content.

Bless you Sandi, you look so tired, I really hope you can manage to get some rest soon and a good sleep. I love watching you with the moms and lambs,🙏 🤗 💝 xx

After watching Cammie's last video (love cammie!!), I think I prefer your style of fostering. :)

A tip for using peanut butter or molasses in backing is to spray the cup or spoon with olive oil. Or what you use as a non-stick spray. It doesn't stick to the cup and slides right out. So you don't have to use a spoon to get the molasses or peanut butter out.

Sandi, you are amazing... you put your all into theses ewes and lambs always caring for each one. I hate your lambing session has had a rough start. Hopefully things turn around for you. Great watching Williw trying to help mothering she is so excited to have her babies. Thanks for a great video. Hate you had to put down a couple of ewes. It's hard but you did everything you could.

I want to say how radiant Sandi's smile is when the baby lambs are born. Then when a lamb in the warming box improves, it's even a more joyful smile.

I was watching the sheep game I think yesterday and Cam was having a real rough start to Lambing too. Not that that is good by any means, but remember to be kind to yourself. You are not the one in control of these things. I hope u had a wonderful Easter. You are doing fantastic.

Sad start.😢 Hopefully, it will get better. Oh my goodness, cuteness overload!! ❤

Just a simple hi and thank you for all your videos. ❤❤❤❤❤

it's been two years since you got me through one of the most emotionally draining and hardest times of my life. if i hadn't had your content to look forward to every day to just watch, relax and have half an hour to take my mind off things, i don't know where i'd be today. i came back last january after my grandpa finally passed away, and while i don't remember any of the actual content from that time, i know it helped get me through the day, just one day to the next. there's something about your videos that just, helps. there's been so many other comments like mine, just thanking you for being a bright spot in the darkness. so, from the bottom of my heart, sandi, thank you. for your hard work and dedication both to your wooly flock and your online one. i'm doing well now, and occasionally watch videos still. and i know that, if things get bad again, there's a wonderful lady in canada who will take my mind off things if i need it.

Sandi please don’t stop making your videos to just make shorts. I saw the podcast with you,Mark and Cami which you said shorts are easier and quicker but we love the whole story. It’s very interesting and enjoyable watching your sheep,farming (field,equipment) and your family. We appreciate your time,effort and content. Thank you. Have a wonderful day.

Rough start. Thanks for taking the time to share.

Sandi, I love ❤ the new red, green, white, lamb hat!! Looks adorable! Congrats on all the new babies. Their all healthy and cute. I am in love with the black n white lamb. Just want to snuggle her. Your an excellent person to care for so many babies whom moms had no milk. Feeding bottles over n over. Thank goodness for the Nanny too. 🙂🦋

It is so sweet to watch Willow follow you around throughout this video. She's such a sweetheart and she loves you. Hopefully everything goes well from here on out. ❤

Sandy!! I asked a old sheepfarmer about sheep eating wool! And he said that you can get salt lick stones, im not sure what you call it in Canada but it is a big block of salt with minerals. And all of his sheep quit eating wool of each other!! I hope you get to read this!!❤

I know its so much work for you, but I love love love watching lambing, you do it so well! ❤

I love that black nose baby . But I love them all so I enjoy watching you with your interactions with them .

❤You have been amazing. Even though things did not go so well with losses, you saved so many of the little lambs that could have been lost. Things should settle into your lambing routine. Willow knew you need some loves. 💕🐑💕 It was nice the kids were there for Easter. 🌷Your hot cross buns looked delicious. I prefer the icing cross on top and my father who grew up in a bakery okayed it. He and I were the ones of the family that had to have hot cross buns for Easter.💐

Those who don't understand how hard your job is and who might not be your loyal followers. Can just kick rocks or stand by when you can get time to video. You had a ruff start but hoping that you can get through this lambing on the right foot now. I was hoping that the sick momma's would come into their milk, but the Nanny will have to help. Thank you for sharing your videos and the lambing process. From a viewer who's been watching you for awhile now. City life is so much different than farming or sheep. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the new ewes. ❤🐑🍼

You do You...we'll survive! Hugs and Prayers you've turned the corner!

So amazing to watch you and the new babies! ❤❤ Sending some SoCal sunshine to you! ☀😎

I know there are bad days but all the good ones makes up for everything. Prayers, love and hugs for you for the rest of this birthing season. God Bless to all.

I have to agree with everyone… that little lamb with the black nose is adorable!

Sandi.. you are such an amazing and compassionate farmer. God Bless you Sandi. 🩷💕🩷

Don't worry Sandi, you can't be the world's #1shepardess and a great baker as well but they looked yummy. 😊

All the lambs are just beautiful but that little black eyed black nose one is so very cute!!!!

Sandi, I've followed you for a very long time now and you always amaze me. Your dedication not only to your farm but your family is absolutely beautiful. Even on your toughest days, you take it all in stride. I don't know where you find the strength but keep it up, you give the rest of us hope. My 8 year old daughter who's battled 3 open heart surgeries and a horrible neuro condition has a shirt that says "Real Heros have Rough Stories" ....you definitely deserve one of those shirts 😉

Don’t feel bad keeping the camera off if you need to navigate through multiple things. I’m sure we ALL will understand.

WOW, Sandi.... talk about a FULL PLATE this past week!! You've definitely been put through the wringer🙀!! Sending love and prayers the 💩 is behind you, and the rest of this lambing goes smoothly. ❤❤️✝️🙏🙏✝️❤️❤ Safe travels, friend ❤❤ Stay FROSTY... Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel... 🇺🇲🇨🇦WWG1WGA🇺🇲🇨🇦NCSWIC🇺🇲🇨🇦

It's so rewarding to see a little lamb adopted by another mother. It works putting the mother's excretions after birth on the lamb to be adopted.

Give Social media a break, we understand, if not..sux to be us🤣😂. Take care of your Ewe's and lambs, kids and husband..most of all yourself❣️❣️ love you Sandi.

Oh Sandi, you put your entire heart and soul into your ewes and lambs! You are such an inspiration to so so many people! There's so many people that luck up to you! Keep your head up! Things are moving along so much better now! Stay blessed Sandi! I love you so very very much! 🥰💖🤗❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

💚🫧 SANDI, remember when you were a kid and even with your own kids blowing bubbles 🫧... TAKE A BREATHE AND BLOW🫧🫧🫧 I love and believe in you, sweetie . I cried for you 😢 and said a lil prayer for you.. You are amazing! The strength and courage you show us reminds me that... "WE GOT THIS BITCH, LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER " Thank you for sharing, Sandi ❤💚🫧🫧🫧

You are totally awesome!!! You have shown all of us how you take one step at a time to get through the bad start. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Wouldn’t it be fun to spend a day with Sandy in the barn especially on lambing days , I’m old and probably wouldn’t be much help but would love to bottle feed the babies 😊 🐑🐑🐑

Sandi it looks like the NANNY needs to make a quick appearance. Oh you just said Mark is going to bring it in. 😊

Cammy had a pretty terrible start to lambing too. Youre doing your best for your ewes ❤

My kids pull the cross off Hot Cross buns due to the flour and water type. Icing is a game changer. Miss Caitlin loves chocolate icing crosses on her hot cross buns. Western Australia 🇦🇺. Also time to bring out the “Nanny”.

Ah, it's been a tough start to lambing for Cammy too. Just watched his latest video and his triplet momma's are not doing well. Those high-order births just really cause heartache, don't they? I'm always cheering for twins when scanning gets done. I'm hoping you are through the roughest patch - so disheartening to lose so many lambs and mommas in such a short timeframe - and that the rest of this lambing group goes a lot smoother. All the best to you and Carissa over the coming weeks. Carissa the magic Nanny trainer, woot! 🍼 ❤ 🐑❤

Love your new hat, and the other one, also. Adorable

Sadi you make things go right by just trying some thing youve learnd along the way .im glad to see you smiling so wide .😊😊😊😊

I'm so sorry. That must have been so hard emotionally and mentally. But you've turned the corner ❤

Okay, the little one with a black nose is the cutest thing!!!! I would have a hard time trying not to keep her… 💗

I love lambing! Really sad about the hard beginning but it will get better for sure and espcially when Krist (Christa?) comes back. You could definitely use some help! I'll be waiting with anticipation for your next video!

Good Work sandi you are doing a very good job focus on your animal update us when you want our have the energy. The are so cute lams

Sandi, I just wanted to let you know, I've been watching you on RU-vid for about 6years now. I'm 66 and not a farmer by any means, although I did raise chicken's and one turkey and a total of 4 rooster's. But I ran across your videos and I was hooked. Especially during covide. You and the gorgeous sheep are a great way to start my day. Thank you for sharing. Your lamb's are simply so heart warming.

I just want to thank you again for sharing your journey 😌. It's so precious to me and I appreciate what you have to do to get these videos to us. ❤