9 hour lamb shearing record.

[Tomo23]

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Stuart Connor - 9 Hour World Lamb Shearing Record Attempt | Bristol

Stuart Connor - 9 Hour World Lamb Shearing Record Attempt, Bristol, United Kingdom. 2,477 likes. On the 28th July 2021, Stuart will attempt to break this record. Raising money for The Lily Foundati

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[Tomo23]

Found the proper live stream.

 

[Hesstondriver]

my back is aching just watching. fair play he's giving it his all

 

[roscoe erf]

9hours to shear a lamb f**k me that is a record

 

[shearerlad]

164 needed in the last run to get the record.
looks like he is on target to put 6-7 on Ivan’s current tally.

 

[tepapa]

Anyone know the final outcome yet.

 

[Magnificent Earwig]

Anyone know the final outcome yet.

Apparently he did it, that’s all I know. He shears our sheep, he’s a good bloke

 

[Plas king]

872 final tally.

 

[glasshouse]

Wh

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Stuart Connor - 9 Hour World Lamb Shearing Record Attempt | Bristol

Stuart Connor - 9 Hour World Lamb Shearing Record Attempt, Bristol, United Kingdom. 2,477 likes. On the 28th July 2021, Stuart will attempt to break this record. Raising money for The Lily Foundati

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Why shear lambs?

 

[Poorbuthappy]

For charity too of course.
But something very close to his heart.

 

[tepapa]

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Why shear lambs?

Why not?

 

[Tomo23]

 

[tr250]

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Why shear lambs?

We’ve done our feb born ewe lambs a few days ago. Reasons
They grow better
Don’t need fly strike treatment
Don’t get stuck in hedges
Don’t need to clip bums pre tup
Easier for lambs first suck
Takes the pressure off shearing next may/June.

and for a shearing world record he probably wouldn’t get far beating the record with 100kg+ ewes

 

[Macsky]

Hard to fathom the effort, discipline and consistency required to hit numbers like that, awesome achievement. Quite emotional on the last run when the camera was focusing on the pic of his daughter, must have been some motivation for him.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Where do we find where to donate to the charity?

 

[Macsky]

Team Grace are joining The Lily Foundation to help find a cure for mitochondrial Disease - JustGiving

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[Global ovine]

Well done Stuart Connor. They looked to be beautiful combing Romney lambs. Good to see a proper woolshed in the UK too.

We’ve done our feb born ewe lambs a few days ago. Reasons
They grow better
Don’t need fly strike treatment
Don’t get stuck in hedges
Don’t need to clip bums pre tup
Easier for lambs first suck
Takes the pressure off shearing next may/June.

and for a shearing world record he probably wouldn’t get far beating the record with 100kg+ ewes

None of many shearing vs no shearing trials in NZ has conclusively shown shearing ewe lambs promotes growth. In fact it has proven to counter growth if the weather during the following 3 weeks is not perfect. However it remains a preferred management tool for Romneys and their crosses as mid/late summer weather is usually better than later. Lambs with an inch or two of fleece certainly appear more appealing and late season shorn lambs attract a premium from the processors for carcass hygiene reasons in NZ.

As for 100kg+ ewes ..........keep it real.

 

[tr250]

Well done Stuart Connor. They looked to be beautiful combing Romney lambs. Good to see a proper woolshed in the UK too.




None of many shearing vs no shearing trials in NZ has conclusively shown shearing ewe lambs promotes growth. In fact it has proven to counter growth if the weather during the following 3 weeks is not perfect. However it remains a preferred management tool for Romneys and their crosses as mid/late summer weather is usually better than later. Lambs with an inch or two of fleece certainly appear more appealing and late season shorn lambs attract a premium from the processors for carcass hygiene reasons in NZ.

As for 100kg+ ewes ..........keep it real.

I stand corrected regarding those trials because I have no proof whatsoever but we’ve always thought grow better maybe they just graze more instead of moping under the trees when it’s hot in our situation as we shear them in july!

also interested in what you think is un real about 100kg ewes?

 

[tepapa]

Off topic but I shore my March born lambs on the 31st of May. I did the ewes and since they were in the pen did the lambs too save setting the machine up again.

 

[Global ovine]

I stand corrected regarding those trials because I have no proof whatsoever but we’ve always thought grow better maybe they just graze more instead of moping under the trees when it’s hot in our situation as we shear them in july!

also interested in what you think is un real about 100kg ewes?

Its all about efficiency. Profitability can be described as the payment retained from being efficient. Every farm has an ideal carrying capacity (stocking rate/ha) determined by early spring carrying capacity (pasture growth). Why have 100kg+ ewes running at two thirds of the ewe numbers of 65 - 70 kg ewes with the genetics to at least produce the same weaning %, therefore more lambs and many more kgs of lamb per ha. A ewe only works hard from late pregnancy to about 8 weeks post lambing. That's about 3 months, so maintenance requirements for the other 9 months is proportionately high compared to the total kgs of saleable lamb.
Pasture is expensive stuff, but is the cheapest feed. Getting more into production than maintenance use increases efficiency, hence profit.
Growing out to 100kg+ and maintaining it consumes huge quantities of DM and maybe concentrates. That could be great for egos, but not for future commercial sheep farming in the face of declining subs. and where we may now be in the current price cycle.

Expect ewe shearing rates to be closer to ram shearing for such heavy ewes too.