- Location
- North Wales
Bollox to that, it ls always been the screw/dog that's been in the pen for the last hour that gets left till last
I'd go for the best first and then try get the scrag as well
Shearing 2023
- Thread starter shearerlad
- Start date
I'd go for the best first and then try get the scrag as well
On our trailer it's the worst thing you can do drawing the best ewe out of the last pen. We draw from the bottom up, and anyone cheating the system gets a whole heap of grief about it!!There's also an art to getting the catch.
You need to plan a few sheep from the end. Say there's 5 sheep left so ones getting 3 and the other 2 more sheep.
You need to go for the best there's and hopefully no belly to get a blow up so your first in the pen for the last one
- Location
- North Wales
As a rule I grab the sheep closest to the door that facing the right way, regardless of what she looks like. I've no time to go picking unless I'm trying to get the catch where I'll pull out all the stops to get the last sheep
That's the other rule to be fair, whatever is on the door, until the last few.
ritchiekirkland
Member
That’s what’s good about a race trailer, you just grab what’s waiting for you, unless someone further up is needing some pushed up.
Did the first lot of 80 hoggs today, earliest I’ve done them and only one you could say was a bit sticky, glad to see it off them with this heat. Had to use bigger warrior combs tho which wasn’t ideal, my older chargers didn’t winter well. Got a vid of me doing the last one, could put it up for the collective to tear to pieces
but don’t know if you can post vids on here, shame.
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
That’s what’s good about a race trailer, you just grab what’s waiting for you, unless someone further up is needing some pushed up.
Did the first lot of 80 hoggs today, earliest I’ve done them and only one you could say was a bit sticky, glad to see it off them with this heat. Had to use bigger warrior combs tho which wasn’t ideal, my older chargers didn’t winter well. Got a vid of me doing the last one, could put it up for the collective to tear to pieces
Oh don't worry you most definitely can post videos on here...
You've just got to upload them to YouTube first and show the entire world
Eeeeeeeh maybe not. I’m pretty sure I’m already on it courtesy of some tourist or otherOh don't worry you most definitely can post videos on here...
You've just got to upload them to YouTube first and show the entire world
- Location
- North Wales
I sheared on a race trailer with a kiwi one year up north of Scotland and couldn't work out how he was getting up the cotty necks so quickly until I worked out he was having the pick of the two sheep out the race door by either pushing forward or pulling back the best one and leaving the cotty necks for me.
That was another life lesson in the shearing game
- Location
- north Wales
Finished shearing mine yesterday, took 9 days but to be fair I have to trailer a lot of them home to shear, and I drenched all the lambs, minerals and clicked them too
Not the nicest sheep I've ever shorn, too many sticky bellies and legs but the jobs done now for another year
Not the nicest sheep I've ever shorn, too many sticky bellies and legs but the jobs done now for another year
Sheep shearing a lot nicer this week compared to last week. Sun is hotter and the sweat is flowing
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
Actually found it, struggling for grip shearing in the rain, still remember that fat yield brute nearly giving me the slip, a few familiar faces here for anyone that frequents Dingwall
What a place to work. I think I'd have be doing a night shift to avoid the audience.
I have some grazing on a caravan park. I hate having do anything with them Infront of a crowd.
The next year we were there one of the boys put a hat with ‘shearers hydration fund’ written above it for a joke, there was nearly £50 in it by the time we’d finished!
I did a day helping out another guy on a 2 stand trailer, kept having to jump off and push sheep up, kept him fed all day, and he still had the audacity to say that I was the only one he’d clipped with who nearly beat him, he was pretty close to a beating right enoughI sheared on a race trailer with a kiwi one year up north of Scotland and couldn't work out how he was getting up the cotty necks so quickly until I worked out he was having the pick of the two sheep out the race door by either pushing forward or pulling back the best one and leaving the cotty necks for me.
That was another life lesson in the shearing game
spark_28
Member
- Location
- Western isles
What price are people charging per sheep?
If you were doing a flock of 20 or less how much would you expect?
If you were doing a flock of 20 or less how much would you expect?
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
£2 per ewe, £50 set up.
- Location
- North Yorkshire
On wool course couple of people told me, they were charging £50 setup then £10 per head up to 10 and £5 per head after that up to 20.