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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Me on May 15, 2015, 04:15:25 pm

Title: Shearer-ish
Post by: Me on May 15, 2015, 04:15:25 pm

Hello, shearer available for pet sheep/small numbers (due to general weakness/lack of fitness so if you have twenty "pet" Charollais rams call someone else!) Aberaeron/Synod Inn area. PM Me if interested

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Porterlauren on May 16, 2015, 02:36:04 pm

Some con man sold me a half dozen wooly sheep. . . . . . . and now I realise I need a shearer. . . . . . .

Awfully complicated this wool stuff.  :innocent:

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Maureen on May 16, 2015, 03:14:25 pm

Does anyone know of a shearer in Warwickshire who will shear 11 pet sheep - hand-shearing preferred.  I,m too slow with my scissors! :innocent:

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Porterlauren on May 16, 2015, 03:20:33 pm

By hand shearing, do you mean with hand shears, rather than electric hand piece? Just wondered why you'd prefer that?

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Me on May 16, 2015, 09:24:53 pm

Quote from: Porterlauren on May 16, 2015, 02:36:04 pm

Some con man sold me a half dozen wooly sheep. . . . . . . and now I realise I need a shearer. . . . . . .

Awfully complicated this wool stuff.  :innocent:

What a ba$t@rd. Do you know where he lives???

Next time I'm over your way I will bring a little lister, I doubt you even own shears!

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Porterlauren on May 16, 2015, 09:56:09 pm

I do, but i'm staying well clear. . . . . every time I go and see him, it costs me money. Although he does always offer to feed me.

Of course I don't own shears, I have those 'magic sheep' remember.

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Maureen on May 17, 2015, 01:33:36 am

Hi Porterlauren - yes I meant non-electric.  2 of my sheep are getting on a bit and get very stressed due to a bad experience at one shearing time.

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Me on May 17, 2015, 08:12:01 am

Hi Maureen, if they are very old and you don't want to turn them, shear them with electric stood up and leave the bellies?

Title: Re: Shearer-ish
Post by: Maureen on May 17, 2015, 03:17:37 pm

Thanks Me, good idea :thumbsup: