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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: beagh-suffolks on December 07, 2014, 09:42:14 pm

Title: shearing equipment
Post by: beagh-suffolks on December 07, 2014, 09:42:14 pm

i am in need of buying shearing equipment for crutching ewes and for shearing and dressing sheep for shows, anyone have any idea on any inexpensive but good, reliable handpieces? been using hand shears but now have too many, for being at that now.
thank you

Title: Re: shearing equipment
Post by: Me on December 08, 2014, 09:36:34 am

I've tried a few battery ones and killed them all in quick order. I have had a pair of plug in Lister Lazers for a few years now (second hand) and they are still working well.

Title: Re: shearing equipment
Post by: beagh-suffolks on December 09, 2014, 12:35:40 pm

Quote from: Me on December 08, 2014, 09:36:34 am

I've tried a few battery ones and killed them all in quick order. I have had a pair of plug in Lister Lazers for a few years now (second hand) and they are still working well.

may look  into getting a pair of theses ...

Title: Re: shearing equipment
Post by: mowhaugh on December 10, 2014, 07:30:16 pm

I would say for dressing sheep for shows, you'd still want to clip and dress by hand, but best speak to a suffolk specialist, every breed has their own art!

Title: Re: shearing equipment
Post by: Buttermilk on December 10, 2014, 08:04:01 pm

Am I the only one now imagining a sheep clipped like a sculpted carpet.

Title: Re: shearing equipment
Post by: beagh-suffolks on December 11, 2014, 05:46:02 pm

Quote from: mowhaugh on December 10, 2014, 07:30:16 pm

I would say for dressing sheep for shows, you'd still want to clip and dress by hand, but best speak to a suffolk specialist, every breed has their own art!

my uncle is a suffolk breeder an he uses electric shears for the the backs an bellys as it leaves it cleaner than by hand...