[Jacob-list] Sheep shearing question......

[Melanie Boxall]

I have only 20 adult sheep and can't find a shearer, so can I use a modified
Reply A?


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Melanie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal and Louise Grose" <nlgrose at yadtel.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Sheep shearing question......


> Reply A: If you have a limited number of sheep, then it is perfectly
> reasonable to shear them yourself, even if it takes you a week to work
> through them. Find a professional that is good, and doesn't leave a lot of
> seconds and stuff, and hire her/him to train you. It is a very useful
skill
> to have even if you hire most of your animals shorn professionally. If you
> need to; because of their open fleece, you can even shear Jacob Sheep with
a
> cattle head to start with to eliminate the cutting of the sheep that is
> inevitable with inexperienced shearers.
>
> Reply B: Don't even think about it, especially if you are going to have a
> "shearing day" when hand-spinners come in to shop for fleeces. You will
need
> to spend your time at such an event correctly skirting and sorting fleeces
> and dealing with customers.
>
> Reply C: Don't even think about it. It is a good idea to have a knowledge
of
> shearing in order to shear in emergencies, but it is not worth risking
your
> back and ruining fleeces and man-handling of sheep. Inexperienced shearers
> WILL mishandle sheep....just taking 30 minutes to shear one rather than
the
> 5 minutes a good shearer takes is a significantly greater strain on the
> animals. Besides, our shearers need the jobs, and they can not stay in
> business if no one hires them.
>
> Neal Grose
> North Carolina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Brantley" <brantleychristopher at hotmail.com>
> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 1:13 PM
> Subject: [Jacob-list] Sheep shearing question......
>
>
> Ok guys.... you are a fountain of knowledge and great at sharing it with
me
> and everyone else. I continue to appreciate that and your persistent
> patience with me as I learn more and more through your generosity.
>
> I'm looking at the spring and shearing season coming up. I was wondering
how
> many folks hire out the task of shearing their sheep and if it's worth the
> cost. Or, is it too much trouble for most sheperds to do themselves.
>
>
> The other twist to my shearing will be that (maybe not this year, but in
the
> future) turned into an event. We'll probably market it as a weekend event
at
> our Bed and Breakfast so folks can see where wool comes from... So getting
> it right is important around here.
>
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