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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: jaykay on June 12, 2011, 12:35:45 pm

Title: Shearing recommendation
Post by: jaykay on June 12, 2011, 12:35:45 pm

We've just had Philip Fisher (Singing Shearer) shear our sheep.

Firstly, what nice people  :) But much more importantly, he did a wonderful job with our sheep. Not a nick on them, very tidy and so calm and good with the sheep. I don't think we've ever had a less stressful shearing  ;D Can't recommend him highly enough  :sheep:
Jay

www.singingshearer.co.uk (http://www.singingshearer.co.uk)

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: Lilly54 on June 12, 2011, 06:40:13 pm

Philip has just sheared my angora goat and he's done a brilliant job. It was the most stress free shearing we've ever had and considering William the goat isn't always pleasant at shearing, with Phil he was putty in his hands.
Lovely people and wonderful with the animals. Thank you very much Philip.

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: goosepimple on June 12, 2011, 07:08:21 pm

Reading your posts I'm having visions of topiary sheep .... now there's a business opportunity  :farmer:

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: jaykay on June 12, 2011, 08:51:05 pm

 :D no topiary - that's when we shear them  :D
Neat, unstressed sheep - a brill job!

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: SingingShearer on June 12, 2011, 09:37:13 pm

Thank you both very much, it was nice meeting you both and although the weather didn't quite hold out all day everything seemed to work out.

Jaykay,

It was so nice to shear some real sheep for once, hope you get on with the fleece.

Lilly54,

It was a pleasure to meet William, hope he isn't too cold tonight.

Thanks,
Philip :sheep: :goat:

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: OhLaLa on June 12, 2011, 10:37:31 pm

Quote from: Lilly54 on June 12, 2011, 06:40:13 pm

Philip has just sheared my angora goat and he's done a brilliant job.

I need to get some rest - I read that as "Philip has just sheared my angora coat......"

 :D

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: doganjo on June 12, 2011, 10:39:01 pm

Or go to Sp&* Savers ;) ;D ;D

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: jaykay on June 16, 2011, 07:08:48 am

Comments in the pub last night, 'who sheared your sheep', so we told them and the general consensus from the farmers was that they'd not seen such well-sheared sheep in a long tme. 

We are passing your number around Philip  :)

Title: Re: Shearing recommendation
Post by: SingingShearer on June 16, 2011, 09:56:58 pm

Thanks Jay,

It's very kind of you to pass my number on. I'm glad the local farmers like the way the sheep look although a lot of it was down to the sheep being good in the first place.

Thanks,
Philip  :sheep: