It is important to get all the sheep shorn when the warm weather arrives as all sorts of nasty beasts can make their home in all that wool, apart from it being very hot and the sheep are in danger of becoming 'cast'. That is when they get stuck on their backs and they die very quickly.
All a bit uncomfortable for them while it is happening but it only takes a minute or two.
I took a photo of the rams enjoying the evening sun a few hours after their ordeal, perfect weather for them.
The first of the fleece is already washed, dried and in the dye pot as I write this. Great to have the weather to dry the fleece
Awwww, the rams look so happy in the sun after their warm coat was taken off!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing what you make out of the lovely fleece!
lovely to see where you get your raw materials. That reminds me...must get my hair cut.......
ReplyDeleteI'm curious to know the final 'life' of that fleece too !!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely creatures that sheeps !