What a brilliant and simple idea...I had never thought of that but then I tend to send mine off Nov/Dec time so would feel mean sending them off naked... but for warmer months I may well do!!!! My Abbatoir charges £6 to have the skins back but I sell my fleeces for £5 each all day long to the Guild and my shearer only charges me £20 to come out and shear 10 so a profit of £30 towards killing costs before I start. Fabulous! Bumblebear.... are you an Accountant per chance?
? LOL Happy Larry.... my abbatoir charges £12 plus £6 splitting fee so the fleece is MINE ALL MINE! MWAH HAHAHAH!
I used a different more local slaughterhouse last time and they gave me my horns back for free from my Shetland ram! They are magnificent. I see horns for sale on Ebay a lot and if reasonably priced they sell...another chunk off the killing and splitting fee.
Just another reason why Shetlands rock