I live in the Great Pacific Northwest where I read lots of books, you can check them out in my Shelfari bookshelf to the right. I currently knit and spin and have become more active in the SCA so more sewing! I also do quilt and bead-work and have learned how to Norse wire weave. I do have past experience with crochet and ceramics, but don't do a lot of it now. I may also be lured into weaving in the near future, so life is fun and interesting! Come share my adventures!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sheep Shearing Video
I mentioned I took three videos, this is of the 'dalmatian' sheep:
Thanks for sharing! Do you know why the sheep is that calm? If some strange human would do this to me I wouldn't be that calm... Do the sheep know the shearing process and that it means no harm? Greets Julia
This one just seemed calmer for some reason. This one got a little bit wild at the end, its a bit longer video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SF6MyTUz34
We did see how a squirmy ewe did get her side knicked pretty good with the shears. Eddie whipped out the superglue and put it all back together quickly and the sheep didn't seem to mind.
Eddie knows how to hold a sheep "just so" so that they are less likely to struggle. When we need to tip a ewe on her butt to trim their hooves, the wildest ones are completely docile, while the tamer ones tend to struggle. Go figure.
I'm looking forward to having nothing but Cascade Farmstead sheep, which don't require shearing, and are easier to handle than these big Icelandics. But the big girls are staying here one more year to contribute to my breeding program.
Hi Tami,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Do you know why the sheep is that calm? If some strange human would do this to me I wouldn't be that calm... Do the sheep know the shearing process and that it means no harm?
Greets
Julia
This one just seemed calmer for some reason. This one got a little bit wild at the end, its a bit longer video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SF6MyTUz34
ReplyDeleteWe did see how a squirmy ewe did get her side knicked pretty good with the shears. Eddie whipped out the superglue and put it all back together quickly and the sheep didn't seem to mind.
Eddie knows how to hold a sheep "just so" so that they are less likely to struggle. When we need to tip a ewe on her butt to trim their hooves, the wildest ones are completely docile, while the tamer ones tend to struggle. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to having nothing but Cascade Farmstead sheep, which don't require shearing, and are easier to handle than these big Icelandics. But the big girls are staying here one more year to contribute to my breeding program.