The Poultry Keeper

manic nonie · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: shearing

Was wondering when people on here normally shear? I know its a odd question and a fair few on her have self-shearing breed. I noticed a few years back there are different times for different places across the country.

Got my shearing course is at the end of this month Rolling Eyes

debcat · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

sometime around the 20th June depending on the weather

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: South Cumbria

will let you know when they start here, they are just doing their bottoms at the moment with the lush grass Wink

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1400 Location: Clawddnewydd

I would usually be getting the show sheep done now and the rest of the flock will be end of this month. I've got to persuade the shearer yet!! Laughing

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1023 Location: Carmarthenshire

I've just "ordered" my shearer and they will get done when he has time Laughing

- only got 5 to do. Question for those of you with rams - do you bring them all in together for shearing or do you keep them separate?

manic nonie · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

I think you can bring them in as well, but not sure with the lambs in. out towrds debcat the rams live the summer with last years lambs.

debcat · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

we shear them alltogether

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6805 Location: isle of lewis

i'm wondering about doing the boys now
they are suffering in the heat Wink

mind you till snow as soon finished

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1400 Location: Clawddnewydd

I keep mine separate but only because I have upwards of 20 tups at any one time and the wool marketing board want tup/ewe/gimmer wool all kept separate in different wool bags Rolling Eyes

no idea why as I dont get paid any more for gimmer wool versus tup wool and mine have one of the highest grades Evil or Very Mad

manic nonie · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

I love rolling the fleeces which might be slightly strange,

What tups do you put to your commercials?

Shocked

tracey061196 · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 205 Location: Somerset

I had my sheep done on Saturday (10th May), last year i had them done around the 19th May.

This year they all had ( i have 4 +4 lambs, my freind has 4) really dirty bums quick, the shearer said its the goodness coming through the grass. Last week all the sheep were really panting Sad

, but now they look much happier Very Happy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: South Cumbria

they sheared here last weekend !

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1023 Location: Carmarthenshire

Shearer came to me the middle of May - did the ram and wether separately after turning the girls and lambsd back out in the bottom paddock. Shearer thought it great as I can put a halter on Harvey (ram) and Cookie (wether) will fololow him anywhere. I was amazed at how well behaved the ram was - the wether was a little s*d wriggling and fighting it (first time for both wether and ram) but the ram loved it - just laid there enjoying it (I was expecting him to move in the right positions to help the shearer Laughing

). They all have got that weird just sheared look but seem alot happier in the warmer weather - though they still have dirty bums!!!!!!