[Jacob-list] Coat or Not-to-coat

[Cheryl Terrano]

I've enjoyed the many replies to the thread about coating sheep. As with most things, there are pro's and con's of coating and not coating. i think it's important every shepherd assess his/her farm goals and flock to find out what works best for them. For us at Painted Rock, coating 115 sheep is simply not financially condusive, unless done on a few select sheep. Acquiring coats one by one is another approach but if they were not being used, storage could be an issue. 

Thanks for everyone who shared! I too like looking out into the fields and seeing my flock au-natural. :)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jaci Siehl <sugarpinejacobs at yahoo.com>
To: JacobList <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 1:38 pm
Subject: [Jacob-list] Coat or Not-to-coat




My fleeces are relatively clean from vm (hay), but coating properly definitely is the way to go for me.  Many people object to coated sheep because the fleeces are compressed (look like giant marshmellows) because the coats were a bit too small by the time the fleece grew out.  I was guilty of these for years since I could still feel a lot of space between the coat and the body of the animal.  But I did learn that a bit larger coat makes the fleece feel almost naked.  
 
A year ago when I sheared, I had one ewe I never could keep a coat on so just gave up and let her go au-natural.  The shearer actually found 2 small pine cones and a few acorn tops stuck in the base of her fleece.  She actually had a small scratch on her skin from where she continued to against one of the pine cones to remove it....all she did was to drive it deeper and caused a sore spot.
 
At least removing pine cones and acorns makes skirting rather fast.


Jaci Siehl
Sugarpine Jacobs
530-538-9474





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