I generally do the fall shearing myself, since not all my sheep require
shearing twice a year, and the 15-20 that do are doable for a non-expert
shearer. Come spring, I have a shearer come. He's worth every penny since he's
good and about 10 times faster than I am!
Julie
----- Original Message -----
From: karakulweaver
To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:15 PM
Subject: [fibernet] Re: shearing question
Thanks Julie,
i have sheared all the karakuls[adults and lambs] , i know better than to let
them go !
mostly the ones i'm worried about now are the finn X - they also felt VERY
easily. i'll probably end up shearing them but i need to decide soon so they
can grow back some wool before it gets cold ! and i have about 15 to do........
[i shear my own] takes me about an hour each [i'm too picky] first i shear off
all the good stuff, then what i call 2nds, and then leave the yucky stuff for
last.
The Sheeple list doesnt seem to be as fiber oriented [as a whole] so i havnt
posted there much. i'll have to check out the other list you suggested. thanks
so much !
Barb
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