Mrs. Brock, it's impossible for me to speak for everyone and I would never try, but I would imagine quite a few would agree with me when I say that you've been able to create something very special. I previously stated my admiration for your channel in a past video and I also believe that should also be extended to your family's grain and sheep farm organization as a whole. It's one thing to shoot footage and provide commentary, but you've been able to show the business and all of it's impact to one's time management decisions, developmental opportunities, planning and the effects to your family overall. It's as if you have three occupations- farmer, professional mentor/advisor and teacher. That's a very dynamic and complicated set of roles to hold together. Each and every video shows your ability to produce results in each individual area and that's why I believe you and your family have created something very special. It must be time consuming to post as much as you do and I'm sure there are times when it may take away from other priorities. That said, your work is very appreciated and the video production time has yet to be wasted, in my opinion. You are, without a doubt, supported by a great many people. My kindest regards to you and your family and please continue to enjoy your journey. High five!

@SandiBrock

4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this!!! wow!!!

@BroqueCowgirlHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I agree David, she does an outstanding job in all aspects.

@davidleach4862

4 жыл бұрын

You bet, Sandi!

@davidleach4862

4 жыл бұрын

It's great stuff, Gwen.

@ANIMOM1976

4 жыл бұрын

@David Leach I applaud you on such a well thought out, well stated comment! I couldn't agree more with you!

I love it when the sheep do the "running of the lambs" to take care of their zoomies! They are just so cute!

I'm a city girl, the closest I've been to sheep is at a wool festival. I'm learning a lot. One thing that stands out to me is that the markup from the sales barn to my dinner table is a lot lower than I expected. A 100 lb lamb does not produce 100 lbs of meat - If Sandi is getting roughly $3.00 (average) per pound of live lamb, paying $8-10 for lamb meat at the supermarket is a very good deal. And when I buy ground lamb for $6.00, someone isn't getting their fair cut.

Sandi, My daughter has been obsessed with sheep since she was 3 years old, when she was 8 we bought her a Southdown sheep and we raised sheep for 10 years for 4-H projects. I know there is VERY little profit in raising lambs and it can be heartbreaking. I commend you for doing a great job and for educating all of us. We no longer raise lambs but still have our original Sheep named Lilly, she is 12 now but still going strong. My daughter is away at college now and watches your videos every day to get her lamb fix. She has both me and her sister hooked on watching your videos too. I love your smile and your heart and love the way you tell it like it is. Keep up the good work.

@wisconsinfarmer4742

2 жыл бұрын

yes, heart. my grandchildren want to start dairy goats or sheep.

I just love watching "the running of the lambs" they are so cute and frisky. Thank you for sharing

@ebutuoyebutouy

2 жыл бұрын

Taste even better.

@olivia_723

Жыл бұрын

@@ebutuoyebutouy whats wrong with you

Ahhh the harsh reality of the pure economics of farming. The use of a sheep pictograph to visualise the expenses of raising lambs for market was a brilliant idea and so very grounding. Bravo Sandi!

I loved Mark's video on what a bushel costs, I even showed my husband. My granddaughter hears the lambs on my computer and she asks (she is 2) watching beebee lambs and crawls into my lap. My family hears the birds from the kitchen and they say Sandi has a new video...

Something that might be fun to see in your videos would be if there is a particular ewe lamb from the last lambing group (one you are keeping back for a replacement ewe) that you follow through her growth all the way to her first lamb. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos! I really enjoyed all the questions you’ve been answering. Love from Iowa!

Hawaiian Hobby farmer here🌴- Love the channel! I am about 40% through your playlist and this is a great topic for us little guys. Our feed costs here are by far the biggest percentage in calculating the $$$$ as we have no winter temps to keep silage fermenting properly for any length of time, nor do we have any hay production on Island. We have very little choice in bales/sizes since every bale (our choice is only 'California' bales of 22x16x44 and weighing ~60-100 pounds each) and bag of pelleted feed has to be shipped by boat from the mainland. I have a single acre of land, so pasture ranging them isn't really an option for me either. Last purchase of a single bale cost me 58$ with tax, so a mathematical ton of hay here of (20) 100 lb. bales at 58$ will run us about 1160$ and only slightly less for pelleted feed for the same weight. Keep the videos coming!

love the cost break down very helpful!

Sandi thank you for sitting with them for me it was so wonderful to watch. It looks like you enjoyed it too. Thanks again.

Sandi... I love your videos. I love your life. I am too elderly with bad health now to do anything like this, but I love seeing you and your family, and what you accomplish through all you do. Very interesting as well as entertaining. Thank you. From a huge fan in North Texas. God Bless you and yours in all you do.

For those of us who don’t farm it would have been helpful to know what you got per lamb so we could then know what you have left to live on. I am amazed at how hard you work and by how much you clearly love what you do. Thanks for sharing on youtube.

@foseninfo8954

4 жыл бұрын

She said You can find marketprices on ontariosheep!

Good morning. It's always good watching the lambs. Thanks. I grew up on a farm and enjoy both your husband's videos and yours.

very nicely explain, this is key moment to understand if this is your dream business, not easy at all. She's amazing!

I found you vlog like one week ago ,and I love it I have been watching video after video , I never knew baby Lamb's are Soo adorable.... and are hard working woman , I am from Minnesota born and raised ,winter here can get Soo cold ... winter wind cracked chapped lips OUCH! Luv your videos

I feel like I know you from watching all of your videos! You are such an inspiration to my family and I!

As a high school student living in Pampa, Texas, in the 60’s, I was dating a wheat farmer’s son who worked with his family. They worked sections of land. A section is a mile square equaling 640 acres. They farmed 80 sections. One summer he was pleased to harvest 16 bushels per acre. That same summer we spent time in Ohio with all our family. My great uncle was also a farmer (and John Deere distributer) harvested 98 bushels of wheat per acre and was pleased. What a graphic example of soil, water and overall climate!!! I adored Mark’s Vlog with the corn costs example. Thank you both for terrific educational examples of our food sources and costs. Every one of us should thank our farmers every day!! THANK YOU

I could watch the little guy all day he's adorable ..I think that could be a new resource for u even just one video it's magical how happy they make us... we all can't get enough lamb kisses n playful running n jumping. 🐑💕🐑

Overload of cuteness in the sheep line-up😊💗 very interesting on the cost to raise a sheep!

I love everything you teach us in this daily videos! It's so interesting and entertaining. Furthermore I find it very important to show, that sheep business isn't just about cute lamps and the daily chores but about the numbers. It shouldn't be glamorized. You are doing a great job and I'm so glad that I found your channel

This is excellent ! If I were an Agriculture Teacher, FFA advisor or the like, I would present this to my class !

Very informative, thanks for sharing!!! My day is complete with Sandi and her sheep!!

I loved both Mark’s and your video. It really does help to see what is involved cost wise to run a farm.

Just feel warm and fuzzy seeing how adorable these lambs are! 🐑🥰♥️

Love what ever you post..I am 76 and love learning new stuff every day.

@4BetterEd

4 жыл бұрын

74 city girl here.

Yes! Love seeing the number crunching of farming. The bookkeeping is painful at times, okay most of the time, but I'm always happy that I have those records to look back on.

Thank you so much for your vlogs, Sandi. I have been watching them for 3-4 months now. I have learned so much and admire all you and your husband do on your farm. I just had my first baby ram this past weekend during the night and so glad I had watched how you deliver the babies. This ram baby was big and mom was not progressing well (her first) so I had to glove up and carefully pull him out as I have seen you do. Without that valuable vlog, I am sure I would have lost mom and baby but he is now 4 days old and thriving. Thank you!!!

Great explanation of the costs. Wow! More lambs🙂

Thank you Sandi you work incredibly hard but hearing the babies something so guttural it brings out the mum in me, they love you and even if it’s only because you feed them it must be rewarding and who doesn’t love a baby anything human or animal babies are the best , have a great day /night

@rachelsark6148

4 жыл бұрын

Leanne Mayor Hey. I make similar videos to Sandi and I’m stuck on what I should make next. Any recommendations?

@leannemayor5755

4 жыл бұрын

Rachel's Ark hi Rachel please tell me your info so I can come over and watch, well after binge watching Sandi I think seeing how you manage your life work is always good. I don’t know your site yet so once I watch I’ll be able to let you know but for now lambing is always great . I had my own property I have small animals though , people like family were always fascinated about how I managed my family and the property. Of course always the babies . I know how hard it is living on the land it’s tough, sorry if that was vague but I so look forward to checking you out . I’m going to put your name into KZread and see I can find you . Much love from Sydney Australia .

@leannemayor5755

4 жыл бұрын

Rachel's Ark I found you , I have a meeting in an hour but I will sit and watch you this afternoon. I am in a wheelchair and now blind in my left eye so watching these beautiful videos gives me great comfort lol talk soon xoxoxo

Your videos are always so interesting and informative. I will never do anything like this but the feedback I see tells me you are helping a lot of others who do or hope to have sheep. Thank you for taking the time to vlog and do all that you do. I am so glad I discovered your channel, my 9 year old grandson loves to watch the sheep too. Thank you for sharing. ❤🐑🐑🐑

Well done, you are a teacher as well as a farmer. ( might have to give Mark some credit) It is not easy to take a complex issue or set of data and make it both meaningful and understandable at the same time. Having taught math and physics for nearly 35 years, "I know where of I speak". I especially appreciate the statement about the advantages of the " closed system" you run. I am sure your provide far better feeder lambs to your barn than you could buy most other places. You make a dollar or two there I would bet. I am glad you addressed the castration question. Growing up in the US, in the early 60's I did not like to do that, but the price penalty was, and still is, so high that is cannot be ignored. Good stuff, your site is easily my most valued Covid carry over site.

Love the numbers it would be cool is someone built you a spreadsheet where you could just enter the prices of everything and it would spit out percentages so you can see more than once a year how much you are improving. My husband would know how to do it, so I know it can be done, but I haven't applied the time to learn it yet. You are excellent, willing to do something hard for us folks. ☺️

@lijohnyoutube101

Жыл бұрын

This is actually really simple and could be automated more easily by scripting some basic VBA and just have a form pop-up for entries. Like 2-3 hours maybe of work for someone very experienced with VBA scripting perhaps double that if you want to start pulling in significant amounts of data points. 2 weeks perhaps for a slow/casual coder with having to look up tons of lines and a complete novice if they are detail oriented and can grasp high lvl concepts of coding could do it over perhaps 2 months. Excel Forum is one of the best sites on the web for starting that kind of work to help teach etc. In an earlier career role I had oversight for ‘as needed’ project teams that would in part add excel vba steps to different business functions.

Ms. Brock, hearing the results on the working percentile numbers which you analyzed were also, surprisingly accurate compared to one video [where] you walked away from a huge ewe showing no signs of labor, eventually losing sight of her quiet demure and then the lambs too. They are instances where the losses tip the scales back, to this (64.5%) modeled by the expenditures raising lambs. The oversite can make or break the results as your tally points out. Reassurance that you should be expected of, is to again, hopefully affirm to your best experiences in rearing and lambing to extend reaching out and getting behind the ones already requiring more assistance from your response to berth. More so, than passing through that very window of opportunity there. It would increase the numbered total mortality by a little more than that (7%) to market share at 70% + ... great videos recorded by this wonderfully high/low sheepish drama in real time !

I just want to tell you how wonderful you are! It is just incredible to me how much of yourself you invest into your videos. I enjoy every video so much. You’re an amazing vlogger and you’re greatly appreciated! 😊

Thats a great video. Almost as good as Mark's because you showed the actual picture of the lambs which gives people a visual picture which makes it easier to understand

So excited for a new video every day. Right now I’m in bed sick with the flu and I feel so miserable that I want to die. Your videos give me at least a little bit of happiness and positivity to look forward to every day.

You did such a GREAT job explaining those costs and I loved you did it like Mark's. It definitely makes it easier to understand. I was blown away when I watched Mark's video before seeing this one. I lov d the lamb checking you out just sitting in its own. You truly are an amazing lady. Thanks for sharing

We are sheep farmers from Germany and I have to thank you for your awesome videos. I love your channel. I would be interested in the medical treatment of your lambs. Vaccinations, deworming, typical illnesses. Lots of love Marie ❤️

You tickle me 🤣🤣🤣 busy intersection. You're such an awesome Shepherd it's very inspiring! Great explanation and content.

Very interesting to hear the cost of items associated with raising a lamb. I love the babies. I would be sitting out there in the barn with them, too.

I watched this video and smiled at your thoughtful explanation and then I noticed how the light changed in the window behind you...shows the effort you put into these videos and raising your lambs...and your passion for it!

I guessed 12 lambs would be ready. I do appreciate your cost breakdown though. It is an important part of your lamb operation. I loved the clip where the (Plump) lamb had to squeeze through the creep gate, LOL

@phillippeterman1051

4 жыл бұрын

Susan S - I guessed 13.

Thank you for making this video! I am 14 and trying to learn about sheep farming and the costs. I live in a community with mostly dairy farms so there are not many places to learn about sheep.

FYI for people not familiar with livestock market terms - $200 per cwt (hundredweight) not per pound for a 50-pound animal comes out to $100 per animal

@MADISONAND57

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and she said they were 105 Lbs and up ?

Hey sandi 😊 I really enjoyed your video it's really important to incorporate the business side of farming into your videos because a lot of people don't understand that it does cost money to farm no matter what your farming. Also as a side note I love seeing your baby lambs. 😍

Wow, there are so many costs involved in raising lambs that I would not have imagined- thank you :-)

Thanks for answering my question about the ewes starting to wean them off before you move them. Guess I should have been patient and waited for the answer to come out. Stay strong and take care. Also that little lamb up close and personal with your camera obviously adores you.

Well done Sandi on doing the maths. I can see, rightfully so, that you are so pleased in accomplishing that :). I so admire you and your hubby on your create. I've watched several of your videos now and find it so interesting. Thank you.

Omg the lamb is so cute loves the camera beautiful babys thank you for this amazing video love watching cant get enough you are one awesome sheep farmer and one strong woman god bless you please keep the videos coming makes my day when i get an message saying theirs a new video uploaded so exciting love them playing running up and down jumping around gives you someone to look forward to every morning all your hard work playing off amazing.

I literally cheered out loud when you said "15" and I got it right!

Thank you for the graphics and percentages. I would not have been able to follow the raw numbers. This was very informative!

Have you thought about putting up another hoop shed? Maybe narrower, next to the current one. You could lamb or finish in it and it would be easy to just run animals back and forth between barns. Also, have you guys considered growing more of your feed proteins? Like in your finishing ration, you could mix soybeans, peas, sunflower etc with your corn, oats etc to make a more complete ration and buy in less pellets. Not sure if you have a grinder/mixer, but that would be ideal.

Yay, I guessed right, 15! You go girl!! Can't wait to see the new littles coming🐑🐑🐑💖💖💖

Sandi your killing me Billy the kid is your favorite. I starting to remember favorites from my childhood a purebred ram lamb we reared won first prize at the local fair. A genuine Nfld sheep who had 3 10 lb triplets and raised all who were kept for breeding. And those beautiful blk face Suffolk lambs.

Oh my goodness. I can just watch lambs running and jumping. So entertaining. I was waiting for the oreo lamb to crawl up in your lap for a snuggle!

Raising lambs for market is so fun ❤️❤️. And it’s great to see some more of lambs 🐑

Hydro = electricity btw. Ontario's electric grid started off as hydro-electric. So all the companies are called "(something) hydro".

@cathiwim

4 жыл бұрын

Dembai thank you for explaining! I was trying to figure it out!

@henkjanssen186

4 жыл бұрын

Sir Adam Beck generating station produced Ontario’s first hydro-electric power in Niagara Falls Ontario.

A Sandy , it's Deb here. Don't you just love it when you 1st walk into the barn and all of the goats or hollering ma, ma,ma . I would feel so wanted lol

Wow, one more comment. Such a great job you did on the figures. It's mind boggling to many people and they say "why do you do that?". They just don't get the labor of love part. Kudos to you.

I love all your videos. I especially like these practical types of videos that show the financial side of your business. Thank you for being so open with your details.

hi sandi i just bought a bottle calf and the milk replacer was just as much as he was love watching your videos keeps me going in the mornings

I think you need a raise!!! Lol I did enjoy this video...but what I liked the most, was you sitting down and the cute little black lamb snuggled with the camera. I wanted to kiss it. Love you Sandi😘

I love the videos where you are in the pens with the lambs ❤️ that and the lambing 😍

i love how you do these types of videos. i am starting sheep and love to see costs. plz do more of these types of vids.

Great, informational video. Awesome looking sheep!

Great explaining you did as good as Mark you don't make to much but you love what you do and you do it well

I'm obsessed to your videos. I'm new, so I don't know "a lot" of them, but it's amazing to see how honest you are about your life and work.

Adding this post 2? years later... YES - FARMING IS COSTLY, but the dedication it takes to produce products for the population has always gone unnoticed by the consumer. BLESS YOU SANDI AND MARK for these "AWAKENING MOMENTS" in getting others accustomed to the time, labor, costs of what some think of as..." WE get it from the store" Verses " Who is is bones " behind the product your purchasing. WHO IS PROFITING from said product in today's marketplace. NEVER BEFORE HAS IT BEEN GIVEN respect to those deserving, THE FARMERS FEEDING THE WORLD. LOL 💞🕊 EYES WIDE OPEN 👀

Cute lambs,lovely video Sandi ,I have Dorset sheep 😃

I love when you bring figures into you videos it is so surprising how much you spend and actually make.

Another informative video. Love them all plz keep them coming xxx

I don't know how you do it I'd hoard them all lol especially Billie lambs they are too cute.

@joewrosenthal00

4 жыл бұрын

But then we couldn’t have any delicious LAMB CHOPS!

@sophiebuchan2468

4 жыл бұрын

I know they are adorable

@YuubiTimberwolf

4 жыл бұрын

Money will make you.

@joewrosenthal00

4 жыл бұрын

Yuubi Timbergrim Sandi sold 578 lambs in 2019. If the average cost of raising a lamb to market weight is about $Can 200, that works out to a $Can 116,000 investment. That’s a big chunk of change to “ignore”! And if she didn’t sell those lambs, the debt would be crushing in no time. The key matter to keep in mind: the lambs are farm animals, NOT pets. They are produced to generate income for Sandi’s family.

@YuubiTimberwolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@joewrosenthal00 Why are you saying it to me? I said "Money will make you" in term of "Money will make you sell them" to OP, cant keep hoarding lambs if you end up broke because of them. Guess you misunderstood me, which happends, i should have clarified it more.

Being the math geek that I am, I find this really interesting. You know you can find the optimal number of lambs to sell every week for the project profit wanted. They are programs out there so you just enter numbers (no math required just data entry). Ask your sister if she knows of any programs and she doesn't know ask around. They are out there some can be costly and hard to use but they are many that are user-friendly and don't cost 2 lambs to buy.

@melvinstein7739

4 жыл бұрын

Selling is not a pure math question. That's the reason she is weighing them. She has to sort out the ones that have reached the ideal weight and will earn her the top price per pound. Also, the market wants a lamb that weighs around 105# and they discount if you are above or below that weight. Some lambs will have a higher average daily gain between 50# and 105# than others and will be marketed at a younger age. Those are the most profitable because they accumulate fewer fixed costs (labor, utilities, facilities, etc.) against their total costs. Feed conversion rate will affect the time to market weight too. If they can put on more frame and muscle per pound of grain/hay, they will usually reach market weight sooner. That also means their variable (feed) costs are lower. More money in her pocket. That's the reason she uses a 3 breed rotation among her ewes/rams. The terminal sires (Suffolk, Ile de France) are better for producing the frame, carcass, and efficient feed conversion rate traits desired for a lamb market. The Rideau gives her the reproductive prolificacy she needs. So lambs per week to sell is secondary to achieving the other number goals.

@MADISONAND57

3 жыл бұрын

Melvin Stein , She also did not add labor and taxes and mortgage, and am sure her grains are on the house or below market cost, if we add all that , then where is the $$$ ?

@davidhines7081

Жыл бұрын

@@MADISONAND57 she did account for grain cost, she said she crunched the numbers for the grain and acted like she was paying the row crop operation. however with the taxes and mortgage she might be breaking even or slightly losing money. The only way to know is to have very thorough records, and someone to double check your work.

Great video, very educational . I was curious how the market lambs vs expenses were broken down. I think you did a great job. It's nice to see the weaning lambs are doing well!

I like it very much, please do more of these videos !!😊

That video that Mark did was really shocking! At the end of it I wondered why anyone would ever farm!

@DembaiVT

4 жыл бұрын

It's a reason why farming is so risky. Imagine any year that the weather is bad? Your tiny margin is gone.

I really like your video in how you broke things down, it ain't cheap to raise sheep. Fasciating.

Haha, I think I'm going nuts. But when Sandi walked into the barn the only thing I could hear were the sheeps Screaming MMMMOOOOOMMMMM

*New Subscriber*👋 I have currently been bench watching your videos like crazy.😁 I live in NE Oklahoma and Currently raise Show Lambs for 4-H/FFA Kids. Your passion for sheep shows in every video and I love being able to see sheep being raised on a larger commercial scale. It is very insightful and quite a bit different from my own operation. Best wishes to "Ewe"(hehe) and your flock!🐑❤

@rachelsark6148

4 жыл бұрын

Makayla Estep Hey. I make similar videos with my farm animals and I’m stuck on what videos I should make next. Any recommendations?

Absolutely love watching your videos! I’m feeling especially inspired to get a few farm buddies of my own!

Sandi, very interesting podcast to hear the cost of items associated with raising a lamb.

I love your videos Sandi! So very informative!! - fellow Canadian 🇨🇦

Running numbers can be a pain but so enlightening and worth it in the end!

GOSH I LOVE THOSE BLACK LAMBS So much in fact, I'd almost want you to keep them

@LunaTemari

4 жыл бұрын

x Sara the one has really nice face markings too I love it

I can calculate what your check was from the numbers you gave in your video. (13)($100)=0.39X, X=$3,333.33 The cost of the sale was 5%, so 95% of $3,333.33 = $3,166.66. $243.59/market lamb.

Great video. You did a great job explaining everything!

I love how you are talking about weaning and so on and one the lambs in the pen behind where you stud talking to us was doing it’s own version of the moon walk

My heart gets so happy when I see you uploaded and I get the notification :3 💕💕

The lamb at 3:41 cracked me up when he was backing up

Awesome. What a great explanation of the cost of farming. Also I was laughing the whole time the lamb was noodling with the camera and you. Great job. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑.

I would never get anything done, I would always be sitting with the babies. I love your videos ❤️

Such cute curly lamb locks. In my mind they are super soft and want to be spun into a fluffy yarn.

Ha - I’m brilliant! Love your smile and that you smile a lot 😁. Your database would be fun to play with. I’m nerdy like that. So the mortgage, taxes, stuff like that would probably be another lamb to 1-1/2 lambs...just guesstimating. 🐑🐑🐑🐑 Thanks for your time❣️

Sandi, you explained it perfectly. Thank you so very much for working so hard and sharing so much.You're very intelligent and that is the reason you don't have to outsource all that it takes to raise your sheep and their offspring.❤ #bringonthetriplets Be blessed and be safe💯❤🐑

This was wonderful! Thank you. Hurts my brain too, but you made it make so much sense. 😘

They sure love you sandi,you have so much patience and love for them, I wish i was closer to help you,Have a great day hugs.

You love what you’re doing - that’s a super huge part that has no price.

That one ‘fog-horn bleating’ lamb is just a hoot and I adore lamb races!

I love your dog bouncing in the background. It's funny to see it go.