[Jacob-list] Cleaning fleeces

[Shawn Hoefer]

> --Original message--
> >Cover 'em!!!
> >: 
> >It's not as expensive as it sounds and it'll save you lots of time and
> excedrin or ibuprofen or
> >aspirin... just the savings in painkillers getting rid of the headaches
> you'll have in dealing
> >with filthy fleeces is probably enough to justify the cost of the coats :-)
> =========
> If only we could...... I have heard from people who gave up on the coats. 
> They rip to shreds in just a few weeks.  It depends on how your farm is set
> up and the kind of vegetation on it.  We have a lot of brush, some with
> thorns.  We also have a lot of wire fencing.  The sheep are always
> scratching themselves on the fences and posts.  A coat here would last
> about three days.

I still encourage you to try a couple. We had nothing but problems with several brands, too and
were just about to give up. We live on a farm with lots of brush (including some Russian Olive and
if you want thorns... ouch) and one side (the side facing the highway) of pasture is done in
barbed-wire and the remainder done in woven pasture fence. Even so, we have only lost, I think,
less than 6 covers to complete shreddom.

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