The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Brewster on January 25, 2025, 08:19:36 pm

Title: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: Brewster on January 25, 2025, 08:19:36 pm

Hi, the one thing I leave to my betters with regards to my flock of 30 is shearing. A friend does it for a fair payment and a few beers. 

However Im thinking of buying some cordless shears for dagging and for flystrike.

 Can anyone recommend a not too expensive tool for tasks such as these? Thanks

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: shep53 on January 26, 2025, 08:20:22 am

Jakoti hand shears ,easy to carry in a holster

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: Bywaters on January 26, 2025, 08:56:14 am

I've not purchased or used, but was also looking. Myconclusions were that the Makita battery type were approx £220 and seemed the most useful, but heavy. Better than my battery ones on a cord
However, the Robo belt ones were recommended by my shearer but at over £1k not suitable at all

We use the jakoti hand shears (when I say we - I mean my daugher gets to do it!)

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: twizzel on January 26, 2025, 09:34:19 am

We’ve got a set of Horner zipper clippers, not cordless but we use them for crutching, clipping the odd ewe with strike and clipping cattle backs. Get on very well with them.

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: shep53 on January 26, 2025, 09:53:12 am

I used Jakoti to dag 1200 ewes , clip any maggoty or missed at shearing plus I've clipped the odd small holder flock . I've had the Jakoti 10yrs just.cleaning and light sharpening , no batteries to charge no combs , cutters to be sent for sharpening

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: Penninehillbilly on January 31, 2025, 02:27:50 pm

I only have 30, some are easycare'x so don't need shearing, so used some big scissors and did them myself.
But following advice on here I bought some Jakoti shears, an absolute gamechanger, brilliant.

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: eryl on February 01, 2025, 07:29:18 am

https://www.clippersharp.com/products/clipster-farmclip-akku2-clipper
Had one for a few years - really good. Battery lasts for ages. If you are just dagging, the blades that come with it are fine. They also do a sharpening service which works well.

Title: Re: Cordless sheep shears
Post by: Brewster on February 04, 2025, 02:00:10 pm

Thanks to everyone. Might see how I get on with the Jakoti and if Im not keen will go for a cordless model as I have no access to power. My main concern is flystrike as I find shearing by hand slow but I'll give the Jakoti a go