tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post115031890571564688..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: ShearingRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1154097410042038632006-07-28T07:36:00.000-07:002006-07-28T07:36:00.000-07:00Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely go...Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you!<BR/>I have a <A HREF="http://www.music-lyrics-sites.com" REL="nofollow">country music duets lyrics</A> site.<BR/>Come and check it out if you get time :-)<BR/>Greetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150463091959790602006-06-16T06:04:00.000-07:002006-06-16T06:04:00.000-07:00Robin, we'd have to research it but many of them s...Robin, we'd have to research it but many of them seem to have hair to me-- more like goats than sheep for biologically. It'd be interesting to know if any do have wool. We have a neighbor out here, who let his sheep go wild-- rams and the wool only get so long on them and doesn't appear any more matted than it'd be after a year or so of not being shorn.<BR/><BR/>Sounds interesting on the alpaca farm, Dick. Our shearer sheared a lama this year and didn't like working with it. I know that rabbits like angoras get sheared.<BR/><BR/>And finally, we sell these cute lambs for eating and have to not think of them as anything else. Last year two wethers (neutered males) got past us and lived and now are only good for mutton. Fortunately our flock is small and the sheep little in size which cuts down some on how much they eat. They mostly graze around the house and orchard. Eventually we will have to sell the ewes also but since it's a small flock, we haven't had to do that. For awhile we had 5 ewes, then we got a ram and the whole thing started growing. Dang, how's that happen again? *s*Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150417069365932802006-06-15T17:17:00.000-07:002006-06-15T17:17:00.000-07:00I did post the alpaca photo on my blog back in Apr...I did post the alpaca photo on my blog back in April, the 4th I think. It is a cute 2-week old baby & he sure stayed close to K.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150401855931039932006-06-15T13:04:00.000-07:002006-06-15T13:04:00.000-07:00This makes me wonder how the wild bighorn sheep ma...This makes me wonder how the wild bighorn sheep manage? No one shears them. They must be a matted mess. I'm sure after the trauma wears off of just having a human that close with clippers, your sheep will be content with their new lean looks, and be able to handle the summer heat much better.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150398565249807582006-06-15T12:09:00.000-07:002006-06-15T12:09:00.000-07:00How about a leg of lamb? Just kidding. :)How about a leg of lamb? Just kidding. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150396225634850642006-06-15T11:30:00.000-07:002006-06-15T11:30:00.000-07:00I have a rabbit that needs shearing badly!! I neg...I have a rabbit that needs shearing badly!! I neglected her during the spring, and she got all matted, and now I have been really busy getting the house back to order, and she is beyond help!! Time to get out the clippers I am afraid. ever seen a naked Jersey Wooley? sad!! I am a BAD Mommie!!Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118106177725242820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150389347585742882006-06-15T09:35:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:35:00.000-07:00I think it's wonderful to live in a place where yo...I think it's wonderful to live in a place where you can have so lovely sheep!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150387647944059812006-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:00Last year we took our then 8 year old grand daught...Last year we took our then 8 year old grand daughter to a local alpaca farm. It was just a week or two before their shearing so they were neat looking with all their hair (I guess it is hair.) The fellow there told me they only get about $7 a pound for the wool at that stage even though it is a fairly expensive yarn to buy after it has been processed.<BR/><BR/>One little fellow who was only about two weeks old took a real liking to my GD & followed her around all the time we were there. He'd come up to her to be petted & was really cute. I don't remember if I have put that photo on my blog or not. I'll have to look & do it if I haven't already as it is a cute photo. Most of we city folk never get involved in that phase but that farm makes a public weekend out of it and it has become quite a local event. They have close to 300 alpacas (some are boarded there) and the money they sell for is amazing.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.com