Cammy meets an angry Hampshire Down Sheep that knocked another shearer, James, off his feet last year! Will Angry Eric also have his way with Cammy, or will his soft hands (😉) keep him calm? This video was filmed in July.
I’m from Australia and grew up on a dairy and sheep farm. People always wonder why shearing is so hard on your body. Apart from the constant bending and vibration in your hand and arm, you also have to wrestle and move them around. I have nothing but praise and admiration for people who shear for a living.
All I could think while watching is - this is a job that takes tremendous agility and strength. Looks like many ways to get injured - the most obvious is taking a kick from these deceptively strong animals.
I love your videos. My grandfather did this for a living. Every day that he got home he was so tired. Much respect for everyone that does this for a living.
I've never sheared a sheep or anything else all my life but I find your videos simultaneously fascinating and satisfying to watch. All that squirm and struggle and not a single nick and the fleece is in one piece. Well done, sir.
I live in the city. I have never owned a sheep. Just fascinates me how you all do this. Just. Terrific job. Not just with the sheering, but the information is so interesting. Thank y’all so much.
Amazing job again, Cammy! I loved the running commentary about what you were doing. I guess the ram felt calmer just knowing that you actually had a plan! Beautiful! Love to you all.❤
Wondering not only what a big ram like that weighs, but what the fleece might weigh as well. Laughed when you said "at home Lizzie's the alpha male" and then "get a little off the cheek here." That was pretty cheeky of you... the first comment😊. Really instructive video. I thought of how much potential there is for harm to both shearer and sheep - those sharp clippers going so fast could inflict some 'shearious' damage. Well done Cammy
You truly are professional, you make that shearing look easier than it is! I have sheared my 4 and 2 horned Jacob sheep and that isn’t as easy as you make that look. Thank you for filming this video 🙏🏼😊
It is nice that once you get them sitting on their tail and leaning back slightly, 98% of sheep will immediately relax and let you do your job. That feature was likely intentionally breaded into them. Sheep have been domesticated for thousands of years, and over that time, we have kept the best and eaten the rest.
"Ramscaping." 🤣😂🤣 I really thought he was going to take out your knee (or worse) with those kicks... what a feisty guy! Why do they always seem to become so docile the moment you get them on their bums?
Great job keeping your chill in a tense situation. It must be your police training kicking in to assist with your naughty suspect! Lol thanks for sharing your deescalation techniques.
Every man to his trade Cammy you definitely know yours just flipping LOVE your videos big congratulations at not being kicked to death with this ram you showed him who’s the BOSS . EVA from West Lothian xxxxx
What an imposing fellow that ram was, and kudos in establishing yourself as the boss. Laughed out loud at the “usually when I’m at home Lizzie is the alpha male, so that’s quite nice!” Love the videos, as always 😊
Look like you got him on his butt really quick. I wonder if being on his back triggers his fear reflex. It was really nice to actually see somebody kind of go with the flow instead of just knocking it out. I've often wondered if sheep would calm down immensely if they were handled differently
A Hampshire! My Dad raised Hampshires when I was a kid. I see British Hampshires have more wool around the face. American Hampshires have a more “open” face as they were crossed with Suffolks.
Very Good , but Rams aren't the only one's that carry on I had a Ewe Carpet Wool sheep the same and enjoyment 2x a year shearing! See started matting up a small patch on her back then when she got to about 8 years old it was all over, her lambs where of the same temperament. Hand reared sheep are the same if not worse, as i use to sheer my parents sheep and one year they reared 17 of them, out in the paddock they always in a group away from 600 others, the dog's couldn't move em, a problem.
