Farms: A Year in the Life of Raising Sheep in Idaho
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Sheep ranching is an Idaho tradition that dates back to the 1880s. Frank Shirts is one of Idaho's largest sheep ranchers. He runs 12 bands, or about 28,000 ewes and lambs, from the low country in Wilder near the Snake River to the high country in the Boise and Payette National Forests every year. The Life on the Range crew followed Shirts' sheep flocks for a year, tracing the process of raising sheep from when the lambs are born, to spring turnout, range readiness, summer grazing, shipping to market, and shearing. This video is annotated so you can watch individual segments, or the whole thing. Enjoy!
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why is shearing done at the beginning of winter.. even if it is lambing period.. i would think to do it mid spring soo it starts growing during summer and theyre warm 4 winter.
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I am also farmer I love the farm
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So great work . I am so eager to set a lamb farm in Bangladesh. So pray to all .......and wish u good luck !!!!!!!
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i will never use wool in my life this is cruelity on animal, god will never forgive u basterd people. your god is fuck you.
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1880?! Nobody was alive then!
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It's sad most don't realize how farming is so difficult and makes more money overtime.I hope his kids n grandkids will be able to keep up this.Great farmer
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he refers to his peruvian workers as boys. The white man will always have a nigger. Give them respect. Those were not boy I saw. Those were men. you make your million on their backs. at least respect them. How would you like to be called a boy. Pitiful. Where is the love in white people. It's crazy.
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This can be the lesson to the asian countries , where there is less of good farming practices. Thanks to the film making team.
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my dad is Frank's younger brother they started their business together along with my other uncle
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What do you do with the third lamb if there are triplets?
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The gentleman certainly has great passion for what he does.
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Great video
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Using public lands and employees are green card holders = genius millionaire.
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Inside this video, they mentioned about predators and the Great Pyrenees shepherd dogs are guarding the sheep. Just curious, the dogs are not protected by spike collars. The poor dogs would be vulnerable to wolves, bears, and cougars.
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I can picture that man at 5:10 getting a poor lamb and eating lamb chops.
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please Omama ban meat eating and make it a criminal first degree murder conviction for killing sheep or cattle, they are all sentient beings.
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I tasted some lamb kabob in Sin Jiang province of China. It was so incredibly good -- no lamb odor I always find in lamb meat back home, just this incredibly intense flavor. I actually could not stop eating that lamb fat!!! Do you know what breed of lamb they have there? Can we get those in the US?
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Very nice story:) great people.
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I am the great granddaughter of an Idaho sheep farmer, Paul Supple. He was originally from Germany and immigrated to the US in 1929 with his family. They originally settled in White Bluffs Washington and later Kendrick Idaho. Paul would win ribbons for his lambs and wool and would be featured in the local newspapers. He was also known to be the only sheep farmer in Idaho that was able to get his ewes to lamb twice in one year. I have his personal diary and it is very interesting to read about how he cared for his sheep...they were his life!! The inscription on his tombstone in fact reads: I gave my life for my sheep.
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Last year, while driving down Swan Falls Road in Kuna, sheep was crossing Swan Falls Road, west to east. I was thrilled to get to see this. I stopped my car and turned my camera on to get photos and video. Totally amazed. I appreciate sheep herders.