In previous posts, some of you had observed and commented on the coloured markings to be seen on sheep. Then I showed you the Andy Goldsworthy piece at the gallery, where he'd made a stair runner from found fleeces, each with the flock markings.
Now, I could write a whole post myself about the use of different colours to tell when farmers' ewes had been 'covered' by their tups and at what point in time. But why bore you with words when you can listen to a good Ayrshire accent, see some pretty scenery, and learn from watching? Here, Sean tells you he is working with Texels and Beltex breeds. The first is the solid little sheep from the Netherlands that I have mentioned, which helps create the Dutch Spotted and gives it that very square appearance. The second is a cross between the first and the Belgian sheep, which is also quite square but more muscular and larger all over. Hope you find this fun and informative!
that is a super young man.... and I love the dog who is so comfy on the ride...
ReplyDeleteso what they are doing to the sheep is a lot like my reminders I leave around the house, like the basket tells me their is laundry in the wash, the sheep have red or blue reminders of who did what and what time... those face on shots of the sheet melted my heart.. and you know Kate was my favorite part.
ReplyDeleteHello YAM,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this video, Sean explains the breeding and colors well. Kate is adorable.
Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend!
I worked weekends on a farm throughout much of my teen years and remember daubing the rams with a product called Sheep Raddle, so we were saved the trouble of looking for contented smiles on the faces of ewes! Colour coding was much easier.
ReplyDeleteInteresting and informative.
ReplyDeleteHe did a wonderful explanation of the process.
ReplyDeleteOMSs I love this young man's videos. I watched several of this herding videos. There used to be family down the street from us who raise these dogs. They were British. I loved seeing her walk around the 'hood before it was so URBAN. The pups were learning hand signals and whistle commands. His coworkers the amazing dogs
ReplyDeleteblow my mind at how they read his mind. What a fantastic FFF today
Hugs Cecilia
You are right, YAM, a beautiful voice! XX
ReplyDeleteI've been following Sean for a while. It's always fun to watch his dogs work and especially fun to watch him train his new puppy.
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