Iv just spent the afternoon tidying you a mess some shearing contractors made of dry ewe hoggs, bellies left on, wool down there legs and sheep crutched out 4 weeks before hadn’t had there tails touched.
Shearing 2022
- Thread starter shearerlad
- Start date
- Location
- Perthshire, Scotland
Was there not anyone there when the shearers were in?
Sounds like they were needing bombed
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Would your neighbour's son be interested in going on a BWMB shearing course? Got a couple of spaces available on one at Kilmarnock Monday/Tuesday next week.130 Hoggs done today. Most were good shearing, some would have been better with another couple days of real heat - but none were too dry/sticky...
The open necks and clear bellies were a bit too few and far between at times
Most were a nice size, nothing too big but the whole lot had a will to wriggle - typical hoggs, but my ones usually sit pretty well. Don't think they appreciated being in a shed with no water last night
Neighbours son who is just learning to shear I'm half teaching/watching over - I'd guess doing 10-12 per hour, his dad who isn't a great shearer (in very good sheep I can do 2-2.5 ewes to his 1, but I wasn't at that pace today) and me... wish I had my tally counter so I knew how many I was doing myself, but between the 3 of us we were doing around 60 an hour.
290 done last 2 days. Not sure if I'll get many more this week, it's wet today and forecast for tomorrow and Friday isn't looking good
Only the student
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Doubt it.
He's mid 20's, a qualified joiner and not long gone for his HGV... comes to the farm between jobs (his brother is home full time - he doesn't want to shear sheep, though) and was game to do a few ewes. Not sure he's enjoying it but he's giving it a go
beardface
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- Location
- East Yorkshire
Can't find the 'grinds your gears' thread so putting this here as just need to vent my spleen. Penned a load of ewes ready for the shearer this morning, went off to do another batch, when we got back the pen was empty as the landlady thought that they "looked a bit hot".
Bet the air was a bit hot!
Just a bit. Portlands and Manx, cleverer and faster than your average sheep, took some persuading to go back in second time round. Hubby knew she had been out of order, came out offering beer and all sorts
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- Location
- North West
I wouldn't class Loaghtans as "cleverer" than anythingJust a bit. Portlands and Manx, cleverer and faster than your average sheep, took some persuading to go back in second time round. Hubby knew she had been out of order, came out offering beer and all sorts
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Did 160 twin rearing Lleyn ewes at home today. Vast majority the bellies were off, the necks were peeled and the skirts almost all gone 
A few working a bit harder and looked bad coming up the race, but even they weren't too bad going really.
A handful which had bellies - the bellies were almost welded on
There's 130-140 for tomorrow, twin rearing again and been running on a lot more grass and I'd say they're bigger/fitter ewes... but no wool on the ground, there looks a lot of bellies and most still zipped up. Not confident they'll be as good going. Lambs are also looking a little dirty so will need to worm them
A few working a bit harder and looked bad coming up the race, but even they weren't too bad going really.
A handful which had bellies - the bellies were almost welded on
There's 130-140 for tomorrow, twin rearing again and been running on a lot more grass and I'd say they're bigger/fitter ewes... but no wool on the ground, there looks a lot of bellies and most still zipped up. Not confident they'll be as good going. Lambs are also looking a little dirty so will need to worm them
beardface
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- Location
- East Yorkshire
Just a bit. Portlands and Manx, cleverer and faster than your average sheep, took some persuading to go back in second time round. Hubby knew she had been out of order, came out offering beer and all sorts
Bet the shearers wished she'd let them out just before they turned up
- Location
- Cheshire
Damn right. I can shear, but I’m not fast. Happy too day I’m a very clean shearer but a good shearer does 2 too my 1! I never begrudge paying the contracting lads for coming giving me a couple of days getting the bulk done. Couple of days at 350-400 a go and I can manage the small outlying bunches. Done 130 suckling hoggs of ours and 40 odd ewes for the farmer this afternoon out on keep. Lad came helping me thankfully. Was that fecking hot I was almost at keeling over 3/4 of the way through! Hoggs sheared beautiful, ewes sheared much better than expected too! Most of them were Welsh mountains and I’m used too them not being ready until August!
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The farmer is one of the silent majority on here, I won’t name him but he can shear those bloody tups himself next year!! I’ve got a hell of a bruise on my thigh from the second one!!
Blindside06
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On the most part both hoggs and ewes have been good so far this season. Alot of people given up shearing in this corner this year 3 apparently. So phone is running hot at the moment Hotter than the Skorpion I am running in at the moment
Hotter than the Skorpion I am running in at the moment
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
143 done today, much better going than they looked. Few old girls (that I've kept a year or 2 longer than I should have) working hard and struggling...
Booked in doing a small lot for tomorrow night for a horsey neighbour if it stays dry... good beer money for the Highland
Booked in doing a small lot for tomorrow night for a horsey neighbour if it stays dry... good beer money for the Highland
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
Home ewes finished today, thought we wouldn’t get any done going by the forecast but the rain never came! Just hill ewes to go
Blindside06
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- Location
- North Wales
A lot of flesh on that one, all the ones I've shorn were like hat racks but that could just be the farmer.
- Location
- North of Perth
Did some pure lleyns today they were good going.no bellies an open necks.143 done today, much better going than they looked. Few old girls (that I've kept a year or 2 longer than I should have) working hard and struggling...
Booked in doing a small lot for tomorrow night for a horsey neighbour if it stays dry... good beer money for the Highland
You'll need that beer money for the highland.someone told me its £7.50 for a pint of cider at the cheers bar
- Location
- N.Lincs
