penned sheep
ready to go
Amanda being sheared
Amanda being sheared and Tanya waiting
Tanya being sheared
Tanya let free
shorn Amanda
shorn Tanya
Donna being sheared
Dete being sheared
donkeys looking on
shorn Donna
part of the crew
the crew
Eliz with release
goats
old goats and shorn sheep
Denise with bags of wool
bags of wool
Hodor being sheared
Tom and Donna
Diddley and Mom
Ewegenie being sheared
Ewegenie neck being shorn
shearing machine
Vanessa released
shorn sheep itching on fallen trees
Jewel being sheared
Jewel fleece
old and shorn sheep
Maybelle being shorn
the crew again
getting ready for release
more bags of wool
Diddley being sheared
Mr D being sheared
Thanks Al (the photographer) and the rest of the crew for a great shearing day!
Wow…that is alot of wool! Do you think the sheep feel better after their shearing? 😊
I am sure they do this year when it has been warm. Other years when it is cold and raining, not so much.
All the shorn ones look to be in great flesh; yay! I’m trying to decide whether to ask my farrier/shearer to do any when he’s here next Friday or not. The rise always makes it tricky, and he usually ruins a fleece or two besides the ones he decides he’d better not tackle. I can think of two (out of 11) he can probably do for sure….
Thanks Michelle. They went through the winter well for the most part. It is always tricky with Shetlands, when to shear them. Hazelnut had already roped completely, and Amanda had started before shearing.
How many bags of wool did you end up with? One per animal? But I lost track of how many sheep there are…
Tanya has beautiful color! If I was going to buy some I’d go for hers. But I can’t do all the work to clean, etc., so I’ll just drool from here!
I’m always amazed at how calm sheep are, during the shearing. I’ve seen it done live, as well as in a video.
Thanks for sharing.
It is twenty bags for 20 animals. Tanya’s fleece had partly felted so no good for spinning. I think it will become a felted rug. They are drying now and then comes skirting, weighing and judging.
Thankyou Donna/Tom for posting all these pictures,,,Didn’t see any of Your wonderful Swedish table spread….always enjoy the adventure…..
So glad to have you Eliz. The Swedish breakfast and lamb cake will be in the next post. I did not have time this morning to include it.