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Join us on Sheep School as we dive into a comprehensive review of the Shepherd's Mate handling system, an innovative solution designed to streamline daily tasks with sheep. In this episode, I, a relatively new farmer, explore the nuances of handling and caring for sheep using this advanced system. Watch as we perform crucial tasks such as weighing, dosing, vaccinating, applying Clik, bolus young lambs. We also extend our trial to include adult sheep with a special roll-over device, showcasing its effectiveness. Discover how retrofit enhancements from the manufacturer have improved the system's functionality. This video is perfect for fellow farmers, sheep enthusiasts, and anyone interested in modern agricultural practices.
Key Features Explored:
Shepherd's Mate system demo
Multi-functional handling capabilities
Retrofit enhancements and their benefits
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Key Moments:
00:37 - Introduction to Shepherd's Mate Handling System
02:21 - Setting Up the System
03:50 - Weighing and Dosing Lambs
14:07 - Setting up roll-over device
17:23 - Using the Roll-Over Device with Adult Sheep
20:33 - Setting Up in the Field
27:09 - Handling Large Rams
35:57 - Reviewing New Changes and Recommendations
Focused Tags and Keywords:
Shepherd's Mate review
Sheep handling systems
Farming innovations
Foot pairing benefits
Practical farming equipment
Livestock management solutions
Sheep farming for beginners
How to handle sheep safely
Modern farming technology
Agricultural equipment review

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1 июн 2024

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@farmerslife2612 24 дня назад

Well done lad with your sheep 🐑 that was a great job 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@georgemorrison6689 27 дней назад

Lamb's look strong enough Davie, I like that machine with the roll over and that push up gate is spot on, once you went to just using the squeeze to catch your sheep you were flying then, good job enjoyed the show thanks for sharing, good luck

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Thank you George 👌

@lindaarmstrongjackman9788 27 дней назад

An interesting piece of kit to make the job easier on you and Robbie. And it is something you did not have to make from scratch 😊

@DeirdreHickey-nx8nt 26 дней назад

Well done David, looks like this could make your life so much easier.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@johnhealy6260 27 дней назад

Excellent work.

@robertmcdermott241 27 дней назад

Another great video😎

@neil3352 27 дней назад

Great video David. I’ve had a Shepherdsmate now for 2/3 years. Great job. Brilliant for weighing lambs too. There’s a board that goes on and holds the wand. First time or 2 is slow for the sheep going through but once they get used to it they sail through it. Great job and obviously isn’t as fancy as Te Pari but for the price it won’t be beaten fact! And George at Shepherdsmate is good to deal with! Only thing I would add to mine (and I don’t know if it even exists) would be an extendable hurdle so that I can keep the forcing pen set up and just reverse the actual handling unit back to it and an extendable hurdle would mean I don’t have to be reversed perfectly to the forcing pen.

@terrynoland487 27 дней назад

Excellent video again thanks for sharing that handling system certainly wouldn't be my first choice

@garymadden2656 27 дней назад

Great video David that’s a great piece of kit 👌

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Thank you Gary 👍

@norwalfarm 27 дней назад

Interesting handling system. I'm sure it is more affordable than the more automated systems however I would be concerned about the canvas sling, the padding on the squeeze and the ropes and bungees tearing or breaking over time especially with the number of sheep you have. Also there is a lot of physical effort on your part to squeeze the sheep as well as flipping them over and returning them back from the sling. Again, with the number of sheep you have to work that will take it's toll on your body (back). Great demonstration.

@BrunyeeSalers 23 дня назад

Looks a very useful handling system 👍

@ronaldlucas5360 27 дней назад

Nice bit of kit.

@marinalobas9821 25 дней назад

Excellent video. All your videos have nice contents. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and practice.

@sheepschool365 19 дней назад

Glad you like them!

@markfenner7005 27 дней назад

What I notice is it looks simple no air composer no power needed. The non return worked on gravity no springs to get lost/broken. Impressed

@torywatson8663 27 дней назад

Bonnie group of lambs, very uniform. And would love a pen set up like that, impressive.

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Thank you 👍 I started with pallets and rusty gates 10 years ago ☺️

@wendyrowland7787 27 дней назад

As I was told by the Click rep, you need to start the spray on the neck wool in order to guarantee shoulder cover as the product run down vertically. Lambs looking great. I like the hammock, it must be more comfortable for the sheep than a metal construction. Just a thought, the oesophageal groove is on the left side of the tongue. The rams are very handsome.

@alexandradittmann8588 15 дней назад

Nifty equipment for sure - one day though, you gotta make a video (please.) on sheep vocalisations and their meaning. Those guys are so loud in the video that I'm starting to ask myself "What does "MAEH!" actually mean?" ;-)

@ranger553 27 дней назад

Clik needs about 3 to 4 weeks wool regrowth after shearing to be fully efficient. Nice handling unit..may be suitable for a small to medium flock, but better systems out there.

@jaywilkinson5203 27 дней назад

As with any new equipment it takes times to get used to it. I would worry about the green pad that you push on to control the squeeze that without some type lubricant when not in use and weather that it will maybe start to tear and break down not look very good. Besides that it looks like it works great

@ThomasGFarrell 27 дней назад

David for your safety you are best served wearing gloves when you are handling both the Bolus and especially Clik We have a shepardsmate handling unit since 2015 and it is amazing how much stuff they have upgraded on the unit Overall a fine unit and well worth having and also made by fellow Cavan people

@johnhughes2113 27 дней назад

Not convinced with this fidly set up, i would go for the Blue one!

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Shepherd's Mate is around 1/3 of the price of the Clipex system.

@paulthompson8467 27 дней назад

Good video nice lambs what product do you use in the footbath some great sheep equipment out there seen a rappa on Cowley hills you tube it seems a good piece of kit te pari seem good too i can only dream 😂

@EdwardBrady-ls6up 27 дней назад

Hi David. The handling uinted glyn have in kerry is the best i have seen .

@V.I.C. 27 дней назад

Yeeeesss...The Ta Pari!!! Think that's how you spell it!! Lol 😊😊 I have NEVER seen any other machine but the Ta Pari one! Pretty much everyone ive seen here on YT have the Ta Pari one so i thought that was the only company that made these contraptions untill now! Lol

@jimmy.....9446 27 дней назад

Great bit of equipment . Does the wheel not come in the way?

@Techielass 27 дней назад

Lambs are looking good.

@torbenbaumgarten472 27 дней назад

I do exactly the same, bolus first then the drench to wash the bolus down!

@paddy294 27 дней назад

Of all the demos that you have used which was your favourite

@johnconcannon380 21 день назад

Great video david again just wondering why do you hang the bottles of click and dose up the way instead of the lid down?

@sheepschool365 19 дней назад

Thanks John, Clik bottles have a long tube that runs down to the bottom of the container. Designed to work in upright position probably because it's so expensive and any spillages would be painful 😉

@pash47 27 дней назад

Makes the job so much better when "Mr Blue Sky" is out!

@salmonhunter7414 27 дней назад

I know it is more money buy I feel the Tpari is easier to set up and works better . But I never use either .

@DavidMcilwaine-hi3cq 27 дней назад

Whats the idea with the foam in the footbath? Does it help the flow of sheep?

@gerrymulligan2602 25 дней назад

Good see boss

@thomascurran2990 27 дней назад

do a review of pallets, baling twine and dragging gates...😉

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Myself and Robbie do laugh regularly at the early days of rusty gates, twine and pallets... we might just discuss it 😜

@spark9591 27 дней назад

David, What gun are you using to apply the Click? I find a lot of them aren't able to spray it well as its quite thick.

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

I heard some people say that. I use a Clik applicator gun with fan nozzle, works well 👌

@alanoag411 24 дня назад

I recently sold my Shepheardsmate, I had it for 3/4 years. It’s OK at lots of things but doesn’t do anything really well. It might suit some people but I think there are better systems out there.

@sheepschool365 24 дня назад

Thank you Alan, what did you end up changing to?

@alanoag411 24 дня назад

@@sheepschool365 I actually bought a Te Pari, not directly comparable to the Shepherds mate due to the price difference. I was looking at other options and was close to getting a RAPPA. I think a race based system is, for most jobs, quicker than a Shepherds mate or Te Pari and you can add on a better designed weigh / turnover crate to the end of the race.

@alanoag411 24 дня назад

@@sheepschool365 What I did really like were the lamb mounted teat holders from your shop!! They worked really well at lambing, I usually go through loads of teats as the get damaged with lambs rubbing against them. I didn’t need to replace any teats this year. 👍🏽

@user-of2nw3zc4y 27 дней назад

How much roughly is that setup ?

@martywade5519 27 дней назад

I hope that set up is about a third of the price of a good one

@laurenceleacy7409 27 дней назад

I saw your video on how you batch rams and ewes together but is it just your word that determines who the father is on lambplus or on pedigree papers? Or do you have to get a DNA test on each lamb to prove who the dam and sire is if you want to get pedigree papers?? I'm not accusing you of fudging numbers or anything I'm just curious 😂😂 keep up the good work 😊😊

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Very valid question and I'm sure there are plenty of genuine mistakes in the sheep world. I am pretty cautious marking ewes on the shoulder & recording on the reader which ram they ran with. Plus breeding rams must be genotyped for Sheep Ireland which all improves parentage reliability through DNA testing.

@laurenceleacy7409 27 дней назад

Thanks for that David. And how would someone go about buying a couple of pedigree ewes? How would you know if they were truly pedigree or not? I might have to give you a call in the near future 😜 or maybe you wouldn't part with any 😂

@jeremygalbraith5056 27 дней назад

Nice looking lambs ..how many ml of click do you use on the lambs?

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

Vast majority of lambs get 20ml I set the gun for 5ml and usually apply 4 sprays. Bigger lambs will get an extra pump.

@PammyStevensonEquest 27 дней назад

Where do you get Click for £40? Just checked and it's £150 for 2.2l at Gregg's :-(

@pash47 27 дней назад

@@PammyStevensonEquest Think he said it had gone up by 40 Euros a bottle??

@PammyStevensonEquest 27 дней назад

@@pash47 ah that makes sense, need to listen more carefully:-)

@neilturner2924 27 дней назад

still need a good dog

@Lockboyz910 27 дней назад

Time to wean them or you like a couple soft farmers an want to wean when they’re over a 100lbs

@mikica473 27 дней назад

Its a bit mad after watching the lad in kerry with his te pari. I spose differnt price points eh.

@allmedcom 27 дней назад

Thanks David. There are 2 different evaluations/ impressions for the same Shepherd's Mate System. Should we believe the early or late one?. It looks like the Shepherd's Mate people were not happy with your 1st fair evaluation and commissioned you to revise and improve the review.

@sheepschool365 27 дней назад

This is a totally honest and unpaid video. Both two very different days work and after the first day I suggested it is not ideal for lighter lambs under 20kg but great for larger sheep, pretty much identical description after completing jobs on with rams on the second day.

@alanchambers9818 27 дней назад

Great video David we are thinking of buying one of those handlers , would you try ovitrace it's very high in cobalt we moved from bolas to ovitrace and haven't looked back you can get it from Darragh Quinn crossmolina co mayo he is very helpful