David that new platform for dressing sheep for shows is an absolute winner a wonderful creation more power to you i hope you have plenty of customers for it over the coming years
Wow❣️ This was such an amazing video David! I had to watch it 3 times. Holy "sheep detainer" David! This gizmo is awesome! I hope to Saint Peter (& all the other Saints) you're getting patents on your designs. I knew that head holder was gonna be great when you first showed us that invention, but adding this new gizmo should be a game changer for more than the sheep community! You are truly incredibly smart & talented! Oh, and I forgot.. . ...& FAMOUS👍😉 Oh wait! There's more.... Kind, caring, honest, loving, thrifty, brave ,(Were you a boy scout by any chance?)🤣
@@sheepschool365 it would resemble "common lands" where different sheep producers all bring sheep to graze for the spring summer and fall every year. Then bring them home for lambing season. The land is owned by the crown/provincial government, we then lease the land for 15 years . The sheep owner pays a fee per head for the right to graze every season. This tax covers maintenance and labor cost. Its all shared, but not equally. Some people have 25 breeding ewes and some have 600. Some have lambs at foot and others just use the land for grazing maintenance.
That's a phenomenal blocking table. (That's what we call them here in the States.) Just one thing to add about it. When you have a sheep on the blocking table, that's also a great opportunity to teach them how to stand with their head properly extended and to stand correctly on their legs. It helps to train them how they should stand and present in the actual show. Back when I used to prepare sheep for show on the table, I would make them stand in proper position before I did any work on them, e.g., trimming, cleaning, washing, etc. If they moved, I would put their leg back where it was supposed to be. While you have them on it, the small time investment it takes to make sure they are standing properly and holding their head properly is worth the extra effort. Of course, the more often you have them on the table before a show, the more training time the sheep is getting. Just a suggestion. Congratulations on your success! At one show back in the early 2000s, I had a sheep in every class except one (6 classes). I finished second in every class I was in. I couldn't win a class! It was so frustrating!
Thank you Craig. It was amazing how much that young sheep settled after a few minutes and actually wasn't too bad to hold in the show ring. I think you're right a little training would help a lot 👌
As I watched you applying CLIK to the small group of sheep you had gathered to chose from, it seemed as though the most effective locations were being missed. I am not a farmer but I just watched the Sheep Game w Cammy Wilson-he had the CLIK educators in to demonstrate the proper technique for application. If you have a chance, take a look . With the price of CLIK, I know you want the best results for your flock. I once heard that “Every day is a School Day”!
Best for someone with no dog experience to purchase a fully trained dog from a reputable breeder/trainer. You actually save money if you take into consideration the cost of husbandry to raise a dog to the age where it's a useful working dog and the hours you save not having to train a dog, so well worth the investment. You may find a trainer who would trade a dog for a couple papered rams. A reputable dogman will pair you up with a dog that will work best for you and your farm situation and it will save you hundreds of hours of frustration. It's also less frustrating for the dog to be trained by an expert. Using someone else's professional abilities, to your advantage and absolutely to the advantage of the dog and of your sheep. Really enjoy your homemade solutions to problems; the portable elevated table is brilliant.
@@sheepschool365 I get it, but learning curves on live animals can be risky. And a home-trained dog will never work as well as a pro-trained dog; most barely get to 50% of the abilities. But a pro-trained dog can also be ruined in a heartbeat by your typical non-dog knowledgeable a**hole. Fortunately reputable trainers won't sell to those types.
Well done david.i believe the sheep u left behind was a better looking sheep.but i no for sure u no more about sheep than me.thats a lovely bit of equipment u made for washing.
Nice table , fascinating tovget yhe gent ready for show . Hard to believe its cold there . Its hot in utah usa . Good luck and thankyou for s hooling us .
Hi Charlie, I intend to bring 40 or 50 ewe lambs this year but really depends on how things go between now & then. Grass is scarce with all this cold weather!
Just finished your video. Well done at the show. Since I raise Ile-De-France, I was wondering if anyone does there and were there any at that show? I subscribed and will definitely be watching more of your videos as I have time. Thanks for making such entertaining videos for all of us in the world to enjoy.
Great video, ingenious invention for dressing the sheep. Language must have been terrible if not included considering what Robbie's daughter had to say on the way to the wedding😀
Really like the stand you made for washing the ram,, It would be handy for shearing sheep for us hobby farms and save the backs Wonder how much would it cost to get made etc ❤
@@sheepschool365 I sheared 5 ewes last night with a hand held showers and they stood and it was easy on the back so I’d say a platform like that would be perfect for the job and saves the back Probably be slower
Pops just needs her confidence built up little by little, try getting her to walk on ,with the sheep along by the hedge with you in front of the sheep and pops bring them to you , little by little increase the distance you are from the sheep and then the number of sheep she will get there
Great stuff 👌 Unbelievable how much easier it makes the job... use a much safer braked winch if you can. Standard hand winches can break free & cause an injury when letting sheep down 🫣
