I am happy to say that sheep shearing day when off without a hitch.
The sheep had spent the previous night in a stall in the barn...
which was good...
as we had a bit of rain and their fleeces remained dry.
They were, however, covered in pine bedding...
which we had to brush off before shearing.
Amanda took a day off work and joined in the fun.
Gracie was the most difficult to shear.
However, once she decided to stop fighting it,
she relaxed and the shearing began.
We got a lovely grey fleece from her.
Isn't Gracie sweet without her fleece?
Hope was next and was quite well behaved.
In no time, a lovely white fleece was lying on the aisle floor.
The most surprising of all was Faith.
Underneath all of that brown, was a luscious black fleece.
Each girl lost about 5 pounds in fleece...
all of which has gone to the mill to be cleaned and carded.
In about 6 weeks I will have lots of wool roving to begin spinning into yarn.
Shearing was great fun to watch and
the sheep were not bothered in the least by the whole procedure.
the sheep were not bothered in the least by the whole procedure.
As for the girls...they are ready for warm weather.
And they can see again!!
Don't they look amazingly different now??
Now when you touch them your hands get covered in lanolin.
If only they would stay this clean!
Comments
Karla from Coal City, IL
Looking good!
Mary
I have to tell you that one of my most favorite Movies is "The Sundowners" with ROBERT MITCHUM. Takes place in Australia and has a lot of sheep shearing scenes.
The Brown and black wool should make for a wonderful yarn if spun together.