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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: spikey_fridge on March 16, 2010, 12:32:53 pm

Title: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: spikey_fridge on March 16, 2010, 12:32:53 pm

hi new to this site and keeping sheep. only had them for a day and already thinking about the shearing. 3 castrated rams, last years stock with horns!
anyway are there any shearers or practising shearers available in the gloucestershire area willing to shear 3?

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: garden cottage on March 16, 2010, 01:06:27 pm

hi spikey, bit early for shearing yet where in glos are you, were in the forest of dean

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: spikey_fridge on March 16, 2010, 03:53:08 pm

i'm in Stroud. had a word with the farmer up the road and got to see him mid May and might send his shearer down.
i'm just trying to make provisional arrangements for the time being

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: SingingShearer on March 16, 2010, 03:54:38 pm

Hello spikey_fridge,

I might be able to arrange to shear them if you would like. I have got some to shear near Bicester so would be able to fit you in at the same time. I don't know when yet though, let me know if you are interested and I can look at dates.

Hope this helps,
Philip

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: spikey_fridge on March 16, 2010, 03:57:25 pm

definitely interested Philip. only problem is i cant transport. would popping down be a problem?

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: SingingShearer on March 16, 2010, 04:00:25 pm

No problem :)

If anyone else in the area wants a few doing I'm happy travel around a bit. The more I can get in one area, the cheaper I can do the job.

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: spikey_fridge on March 16, 2010, 04:31:29 pm

cool!
i've made a note of your number from your website  :sheep: but will check on here regularly. probably to become a prolific poster of problems ha ha

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: SingingShearer on March 18, 2010, 07:14:47 pm

Great, I will look forward to hearing from you and will keep my ears open for anyone else nearby.

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: jembo on March 18, 2010, 07:18:36 pm

I am between Ciren and Stroud and will need a shearer as well!!

Title: Re: new sheep and shearing *help*
Post by: SingingShearer on March 18, 2010, 07:32:23 pm

I can do them if you want.

How many do you have? And what breed?

My phone number is on my website if you want to discuss it further
or contact me on here