[suziequeue]

Can Welsh Mountain sheep be roo'd ?

We have badger faced welsh mountain sheep and one of them was shedding her fleece badly a few weeks back so we got her in and had a little wiggle under her coat. Most of the fleece came away except for her breeches and a "shrug" around her shoulders.
 
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[jaykay]

I had my Shetlands in yesterday and noticed that a lot of them would 'roo' as they have a good break in their coats. They don't love being handled though and wriggle/runa away a lot - might wait for the shearer after all 

[plt102]

Our ewe wriggled alot but we got it done. Its funny because she is tamer now than she was - I think she is cool and comfy now and knows we did it :-)

[Fowlman]

Yey - we did it! One of our ewes was our victim. She didn't like it too much but it was pretty straightforward. Had to snip a few bits off but only took about 20 mins once we got going. Well worth the effort. Going to try another couple but the singing shearer is on his way I hope so he can do the ones that aren't quite ready.
Thanks for the advice. Will do them all next year!
P

Well done.