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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Remy on March 04, 2012, 03:38:38 pm

Title: Do you think this will catch on??
Post by: Remy on March 04, 2012, 03:38:38 pm

The new trend in shearing  ;D ;D

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/greydales/Sheep/P1070767.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/greydales/Sheep/P1070772.jpg)

Badger's fleece was coming off in swathes so I decided to clip it off today.  It also gave me a chance to properly look her over and make sure she didn't have some other sheep ailment - thankfully it must have been when she was ill as there is no sign of any biting creatures, her skin is good and undercoat looks very healthy.  Most of it just pulled away but the bit round her neck didn't want to come off and my (horse) clippers were getting blunt.  I really am going to have to invest in some proper sheep shears  ::).  I just tidied up the neck bit into a ruff and hope the weather doesn't turn too cold  :-\.  She does have access to shelter though, so she should be okay.  I suppose lambs born at this time don't have much more coat and they are fine.

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Post by: trying on March 04, 2012, 04:04:05 pm

FANTASTIC : :trophy: no sore throat for Badger and keep any snuffles at bay. Perhaps you should patent it ;D
Ann

Title: Re: Do you think this will catch on??
Post by: Remy on March 04, 2012, 04:06:25 pm

It's a sheep version of a neck warmer  ;D

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Post by: bazzais on March 04, 2012, 05:37:52 pm

Should have done a BA -baa-racus mohawk ;)

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Post by: little blue on March 04, 2012, 05:45:31 pm

it looks a little Ruff !! (boom boom!)
no really, it looks great :)

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Post by: Bangbang on March 04, 2012, 06:10:47 pm

Brilliant ! were entering some of our shetlands into the Turriff Show
We'll follow the trend  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by: jaykay on March 04, 2012, 06:20:05 pm

Excellent - very stylish :D  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Womble on March 04, 2012, 07:14:49 pm

Well done!  That really made me smile.  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Rosemary on March 04, 2012, 07:29:34 pm

 :thumbsup: :trophy:

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Post by: hexhammeasure on March 18, 2012, 12:29:28 am

reminds me of a news item a few years ago where some japanese con men were shearing young sheep to look like poodles and selling them for 100's of pounds

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Post by: tizaala on March 18, 2012, 06:36:37 am

Should have gone to specsavers...............Fantastic.

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Post by: Pedwardine on March 18, 2012, 09:00:44 am

Fabulous. Looks so sweet. ;)

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Post by: Sandy on March 18, 2012, 10:02:44 am

I like the look too, I bet she likes having the warm next as well!! :thumbsup:

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Post by: Big Light on March 18, 2012, 11:24:45 am

"the lion cut"  ;D

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Post by: Remy on March 19, 2012, 01:20:13 pm

Funny thing is I went away for a week, and on my return Tiny had also shedded all her coat - so no need for shearing! Although their paddock is now covered with grey wool  ::).

Interesting that the stress caused this effect - it must have been the worms.

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Post by: feldar on March 19, 2012, 01:56:38 pm

If your sheep had a high temperature they will shed and certain antibiotics make them shed too.
But of course some breeds also do it naturally
. I think she looks great :trophy:

Title: Re: Do you think this will catch on??
Post by: Remy on March 19, 2012, 07:13:00 pm

Quote from: feldar on March 19, 2012, 01:56:38 pm

If your sheep had a high temperature they will shed and certain antibiotics make them shed too.
But of course some breeds also do it naturally
. I think she looks great :trophy:

Hmm that's interesting also, as these two had AB jabs while they were in ...

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Post by: FiB on March 19, 2012, 07:50:46 pm

Great, love it!!!   I have one who is about a quarter bald, so may try a little artistic shearing myself!!! 

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Post by: Bionic on March 19, 2012, 08:02:20 pm

It looks the sort of thing that Ellisr would knit  ;D ;D
Sally