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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: ellisr on April 08, 2011, 08:47:42 pm

Title: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 08, 2011, 08:47:42 pm: My friend and her husband stay at mine in Somerset for a few weekends during the shearing season. He shears my small flock and has said he can shear for smallholder in the southwest.
If anyone is interested please contact me so that we can arrange times
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 12, 2011, 01:21:18 pm: bumping this up as he is getting a few enquiries and he is trying to work out the best times to come over :wave:
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 20, 2011, 08:21:37 am: Bumping up again as he still has a few spaces and that time is nearly upon us.

Remember he doesn't mind the wooliest of rare breeds.
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 21, 2011, 04:49:06 pm: :wave:
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: LulaB on April 21, 2011, 05:20:10 pm: We have a tiny flock of Greyface dartmoors (2 ewes and 3 lambs) This heat will make them suffer. Does your friend have any room? We're in between Wellington and Honiton - Blackdown Hills. What does he cost (apart from tea/soft drinks/homemade cider which would come as standard)?
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 21, 2011, 07:58:44 pm: I've pm'd you with details and last year when it was hot he appreciated cold homemade lemonade
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: sheepnewbies on April 23, 2011, 08:13:42 am: Hi, we'd certainly be interested - 6 suffolks in East Devon near Honiton - how much would he charge?
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 23, 2011, 12:12:04 pm: sheepnewbies I have PM'd you the costs just shout if your interested as we are working out the best time for them to visit
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on April 24, 2011, 07:54:35 am: Just had a few queries about electricity being needed the answer is no he has his own power. Spaces are getting booked very quickly now if you want a slot please PM me ASAP as he is only over for a couple of weekends to help me and a few smallholders out.
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on May 15, 2011, 08:13:20 pm: My shearer is due over weekend of 28th may if anyone needs the sheep sheared that weekend. He doesn't mind rare breeds that are really wooly
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: daddymatty82 on May 15, 2011, 08:24:07 pm: how southwest would he go as im in wiltshire and how many would he mind doing as we got 50 ish
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on May 15, 2011, 10:14:52 pm: Quote from: daddymatty82 on May 15, 2011, 08:24:07 pm
how southwest would he go as im in wiltshire and how many would he mind doing as we got 50 ish

I would have to ask him about 50 and it is about and hour and a half from here, leave it with me to ask.
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: ellisr on May 18, 2011, 08:38:25 pm: shearer will be in the south west on the weekend after the bank holiday if anyone wants to book a slot for there sheep sheared
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: Antz on May 20, 2011, 11:35:22 am: Will your friend be passing Gloucester at all, 2 minutes from j12, M5. It's only for 2 sheep though.
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: spikey_fridge on May 20, 2011, 11:39:15 am: singing shearer is round this neck of the woods end of weekend (glos/oxon) might be worth giving him a yell
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: Antz on May 20, 2011, 12:30:04 pm: Thanks. Have you got a contact number.
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: piggy on May 20, 2011, 04:47:07 pm: His numbers are
Tel. 0114 2879813 or mobile: 07890 281251
He did mine a few weeks ago,great job and a really nice chap.

Karen
Title: Re: Shearing in south west
Post by: Antz on May 20, 2011, 10:26:40 pm: Thanks Karen. I shall give them a ring on the morning.
Strangely the phone number is only a couple of digits off my grandads, must be from north Sheffield.