Hot job.

[sim.-ang.king]

Don't matter the weather, shearing sheep is a hot job. I'm sure they're happier.

 

[bigbluegrass]

Those sheep have to feel waaaay better! Do you sell the wool?

 

[Ky hills]

That is work. Always glad to get them sheared, but anything you do with a sheep is work. Kind of glad I don't have any anymore. If I did ever have them again I think it would be hair sheep, even though I like Suffolks and Dorsets better.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Those sheep have to feel waaaay better! Do you sell the wool?

Not worth anything in these parts, it burns good though.

 

[Nesikep]

neighbors have a couple sheep, the switched to hair sheep because of it as well

 

[wbvs58]

Get your spinning wheel and knitting needles out. Nothing like a pure wool jumper. Wool is such a great fibre, especially Australian merino wool, kept your guys warm in Korea and made the cockies lots of money here in the 1950's.

Ken

 

[SmokinM]

Reason number 2762 not to have sheep! There is nothing like good wool when it is truly cold out, Ken is right about that.

I helped an Aussie guy shear some Alpacas once and he did a lot of sheep. If I remember right he charged $2-3 a head but said he could do about 1,000 a day. That was 20 years ago so really good money then. He was a blast to work with and tried to get me to throw in with him but it just wasn't my thing. He'd say " we will go flat out like a lizard drinking I'm thinking mate".

 

[BFE]

Could've been a lot hotter, I don't remember the last time we've had such a nice day in July. Your timing was great!

 

[FungusProudKY31]

Why we have hair sheep.

 

[gcreekrch]

Sheared ours a couple weeks ago, glad there are only 20 left.