I had to do some emergency #shearing on a #sheep who had got a 1 metre piece of old fence wire caught in his wool between his back legs. An unexpected way to overrun your lunch hour and explain to your colleagues.
He’s happily trotting around with the rest of the flock now.
#SheepOfMastodon #Defaidodon
Shearer Nikki Lyons sets women's world record by shearing 395 merino lambs in eight hours
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-19/nikki-lyons-merino-lamb-shearing-world-record/104611332
That is incredible!
That's a wrap on #shearing 2024! All done! This was the last one shorn. Anybody need a #fleece?! Phew, glad to be done.
#handspinning #handspinner #fiberarts #mulch #yarn #wool @fiberarts @handspinning
Almost done; two more sheep and Hubby's hair to shear!
We will have to finish the last two
next weekend as it's back to the day job for Hubby tomorrow. I'll bet he can't wait to go back!
#shearing #SheepOfMastodon
Zoey, hanging out on the skirting table. #Shearing #SheepOfMastodon #CatsOfMastodon
Our tiny little 1-year-old ewe, Spinner, gave us the finest, crimpiest baby #fleece we've ever seen out of our flock. So fine, it's like thread. #Wool #SheepOfMastodon #Shearing Someone will have a good time #HandSpinning this fleece!
@fiberarts #fiberarts
I'm just sitting here in the barn, taking a break before I start skirting #fleeces. The rams are in, chewing their cud, horse is beating the flies under her fan, and #swallows are chattering away in conversation, trying out nests to see which is suitable. #Shearing #SheepOfMastodon #Wool
We sheared Orca today and his #fleece is so beautiful to me. I can't wait to make something out of it. #Wool #SheepOfMastodon #shearing #fiberarts
Alright! #Shearing has commenced! Got the heavy weights done first thing.
#SheepOfMastodon #Rams
It is #sheep #shearing day at our place. This involves luring Betty (on the right) with a bucket of sheep nuts into the pen. The other two won't do that so we have to chase them until they tire and grab them. No one enjoys this. Layla (middle) is not bad, she gives up quite quickly and lays down (true to her name, but she already had the name when we got her). Millie (left) is the worst. If she wasn't so silly Layla would probably enter the pen for the sheep nuts like Betty.