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I assumed there had been a power cut ...
I assumed there had been a power cut ...
or the inside of a new/newish Ivor Williams and I assume other trailersOr the aluminium sheet round the bottom of the old arsenic filled telegraph poles, a good rub leaves them black with the tarnish off it
Why not ban all colouring and trimming to really level the field
Why not ban all colouring and trimming to really level the field
However that isn't the world we live in, so preparing rams - and females - for sale is what the industry does
No, it's what 'some' of the industry does, to supply 'some' of their customers that will pay a premium for it.
How many rams are Innovis, Easyrams, Logie Durno and others selling annually now? A trade built up in a relatively short time, mostly from buyers that have grown disillusioned with the circus of ram auctions in the UK.
I knew this would happen…..
shedders dont even need that .Disagree...
They should all be fully trimmed (clipped) 3-4 weeks before sale then left alone. (and of they don't sell at that sale, they should be full shorn again and go to the next sale bald!)
That's the only way to really level the field.
However that isn't the world we live in, so preparing rams - and females - for sale is what the industry does
I assume you are selling Cheviots so specific advice from those selling other breeds is probably a bit irrelevant so what I am about to say is probably a bit meaningless!! I would think you were best giving a call to one of the better/more successful vendors at the sale to will be selling at. 2 general points. Timing of shearing in sale year ( assuming you are selling shearlings or older) would appear to me to be really important as too much or too little wool are a definite no no. Secondly we would have always been really wary of shampoos of any sort as certainly with the Suffolks back in the day you just ended up with a fluff ball after the grease had be removed by the shampoo. As a general rule we would put the sheep initially through a dip of clean water and repeat this a hour later and possibly again. The general muck and grime would rise up and get shaken out as the sheep shook themselves after leaving the dip and the second dipping would take a lot more out than the first. The final dipping would again be into clean water to which we would add colouring and some wool mix ( youngs show dip with lots of sulphur used to be the treatment of choice 40 years ago. Finally we never got to card/trim till the wool had settled down after the 'dipping'I knew this would happen…..
It depends what and where you are selling. Probably being the 'Brave Outlier' at a public sale/auction is not very intelligent either.shedders dont even need that .
i really cant see how intelligent busy people can waste time washing sheep's faces
damn it I wanted to put an OH NO YOU DIDNTTTT gif in here but it won't let me.Who bans it and enforces that ban?
Some breeds don’t allow trimming if sold at Society sales. Texels are a good example. Sold outside Society rules, like at Kelso, they can all be trimmed, then you get folk saying that Kelso gets better sheep.
BlueTexels can be trimmed and you get loads of folk suggesting that they’re better carcasses than their untrimmed white cousins. If you lay your hands on many, you’ll find that they are certainly no better, and often p*ss poor…. but a pretty colour of course. The same is true of that latest pyramid scheme sheep, the Dutch Spotted.
Ultimately, as long as farmers bid up for bigger, fatter, trimmed, orange sheep, they will get them presented.
Just for the record I didn't say anything about anyone being "not very intelligent", infact the opposite is what i consider @Macsky to be .It depends what and where you are selling. Probably being the 'Brave Outlier' at a public sale/auction is not very intelligent either.
maybe, and could practice on @Tim WPerhaps I should enroll on a hairdressing course
Neither can Ishedders dont even need that .
i really cant see how intelligent busy people can waste time washing sheep's faces
shedders dont even need that .
i really cant see how intelligent busy people can waste time washing sheep's faces