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| Just starting - belly wool off |
Weaning over, shearing done. As we run Perendales which are notorious for escaping (new fence, can't go under, can't go through - oh well no probs just jump it!) we shear all the ewe lambs we are going to keep, then we cull any that are found shorn in the wrong paddock - sort of works. By the time they are a few years old there are always some where they're not supposed to be. Anyway -
The day after the ewe lambs are weaned they are shorn - so they go into sheds overnight to keep them dry, and the shearing gang arrives at 7am next morning.
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| Almost finished |
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| But I don't want to go down that hole! |
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| Classing the wool |
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| Down the hole you go |
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| On the 2nd side |
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| Removing impurities |
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| Oh Noo don't like waiting for my turn |
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| Wool into the woolpress |
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| All baled up |
Looks easy doesn't it, but believe me it's not and shearers and most shedhands really earn their money.
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| You look a bit different now, I'm sure I don't look like that! |
And contrary to what some people believe the sheep does not die so the wool can be harvested. It is a truly sustainable fibre.
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