Sorry folks. You can all burble on and on about how clever she is to use the stand for shearing... I have no issue with that. BUT Does anyone out there know what "Noils" are? Noils are second cuts. That's when you make a cut, and the clippers or shears are not parallel to the animal's skin. Then you come back for the next cut, and you cut a section of long stuff...but you also cut a wide swath of wool that's less than an inch long. You're basically throwing away 6months worth of wool, because no mill will pay top dollar for that kind of cut. And handspinners won't be happy either...why pay for a bag of wool that you can only spin half of it? Sheep are raised for two reasons, wool and meat (OK include cute, wool, and meat. If you're not even trying for saleable wool, that leaves meat. You might as well switch to Suffolks. They'd be a LOT cheaper!
@farmeremma85
3 жыл бұрын
This video is not about the fleece or spinning it is about shearing your sheep when you are not able to find a shearer.
It's really good that you showed this way of doing it. I wanted to use our goat milking stand to do the sheep and now I know for sure it's the right thing to do for my back and the comfort of the sheep. It's also good to show how 'kicky' they can be as someone might think they are hurting them but (from my experience) it's just a natural reaction they do even when trimming feet etc
@clipperqueen6087
3 жыл бұрын
I was unable to get to any courses , hope to go next year! Have sheared a small number of valais , would love some tips! Are you on Facebook?
@farmeremma85
3 жыл бұрын
Yes we are Valais blacknose sheep UK on Facebook :) 😀
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