My bloke says he might not get them clipped , he effin will ....
Any shearers around here @beefandsleep ?
Any shearers around here @beefandsleep ?
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Are the shearers coming ?
- Thread starter bobk
- Start date
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Don’t be so lazy sir - get on a course and then do them yourself.
How many you got? Might be tempted to do a few for others if the price is right.
How many you got? Might be tempted to do a few for others if the price is right.
No thanks , only 300 but I don't do manual nowadays , plus , half are Dorsets which apparently shearers don't like
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Horrid things to shear, I’ll pass. But 300 wouldn’t take you long if you try - a bit of manual can be good for the spirits too.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Thankfully mine are both uk clippers
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Get you back bent.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
I’ll leave the bending over to you
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Hello sailor
TripleSix
Member
- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I think the local lads will be busy if the travelling shearers can't get across the water...
If you set on doing 30 a day yourself as a novice it wouldn't take that long to do 300
10 days in fact...
If you set on doing 30 a day yourself as a novice it wouldn't take that long to do 300
10 days in fact...
How much do they charge ?
TripleSix
Member
- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I don't know what the going rate is for clipping nowadays?
We pay our lad with beer and horse livery.
Seems a good deal.
Try clipping a few yourself, you'd never begrudge a shearers his money again.
We pay our lad with beer and horse livery.
Seems a good deal.
Try clipping a few yourself, you'd never begrudge a shearers his money again.
One of my landlords is Iolo Owen - the man who “invented” the Easy Care sheep.
For a small consideration, I would be happy to act as an intermediary
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
The BWMB have compiled a register to try and link up shearers with customers, to combat the potential shearer shortage
www.britishwool.org.uk
I've not registered but I'm considering putting my name forward. I just don't want to commit to doing others if it becomes difficult completing my own 'circuit' and home silaging. I hope to be free from late June onwards
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I've not registered but I'm considering putting my name forward. I just don't want to commit to doing others if it becomes difficult completing my own 'circuit' and home silaging. I hope to be free from late June onwards
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
List of UK shearers
www.naac.co.uk
Shearing Register - Working Together - NAAC
Shearing Register - Working Together NAAC
www.naac.co.uk
spin cycle
Member
- Location
- north norfolk
no courses being run at mo
- Location
- The North
after getting fed up 2 years ago of waiting i decided to teach my self off you tubevideos, and got a clipping machine,
last year i made a shearing spring gate and honed the pens a bit,
glad i did as i bet its gonna be a nob end this year!
i do it all my self, gather feed them into pens etc, just do around 30-40 a day, just the morning then i dont get fed up of it. Go in have a shower then have lunch!
ive got around 275 so its not to bad.
spin cycle
Member
- Location
- north norfolk
does anyone use a trimming stand rather than wrestle them?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I’m self taught too, and managed over 100 in an afternoon/ evening a few years ago. Prefer to do them in the evening, and then hot shower before bed.
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Sounds bad enough to me!