Shearing cost

[CORNFLAKE]

The kids have a flock of 40 ewes as their little pocket money enterprise. How much should they expect to pay. They will roll and pack.
Cheers

 

[Northeastfarmer]

£1.20 a ewe or thereabouts

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Big pocket money enterprise! I had 2!

 

[CORNFLAKE]

So did I and I was proud as punch with them. They don't realise but it is also our way of keeping them off computer games.

 

[Wooly]

Probably around £2+ each. Would you go and shear 40 sheep for only £80?

We pay more than the £1.20 suggested for shearing 3000 sheep

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Probably around £2+ each. Would you go and shear 40 sheep for only £80?

If I was local and it was cash then yea!

 

[CORNFLAKE]

well if I said they were charged £65 last year to shear 9. I don't expect someone to work for nothing just want a fair price.

 

[Wooly]

If I was local and it was cash then yea!

And defraud the tax man !?! .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

And defraud the tax man !?! .

Did I say that out loud

 

[andysheep]

you'd hope someone local would be competent enough to do it for below 100

 

[notorious]

£60 -£80

 

[andybk]

40 ewes 3+ hrs work , how much would you pay local plumber / electrician for that amount of time , ?

 

[RedMerle]

My gardener is charging me 35 quid an hour for him and an assistant. He said an electrician costs that for one man. I seem to think my electrician cost me more than that.

 

[andybk]

My gardener is charging me 35 quid an hour for him and an assistant. He said an electrician costs that for one man. I seem to think my electrician cost me more than that.

Why are farmers are so out of touch , we see it time and again with hedgecutting / shearing / baling , falling over ourselves to be cheapest down to minimum wage never mind the kit worth £££ , then paying top dollar for grass keep and the like , We all deserve to go bust

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Why are farmers are so out of touch , we see it time and again with hedgecutting / shearing / baling , falling over ourselves to be cheapest down to minimum wage never mind the kit worth £££ , then paying top dollar for grass keep and the like , We all deserve to go bust

I would say sheep clipping was a nice little earner...

 

[andybk]

I would say sheep clipping was a nice little earner...

you knock yourself out , I hate the job but its got to be done , 300 +purebred 90kg plus char sheep at the end of lambing, i could do without , but as our flock is in so many small blocks (46) it makes mustering for a shearer a logistic headache . If it was for someone else small scale i would want £40 an hour

 

[Northeastfarmer]

you knock yourself out , I hate the job but its got to be done , 300 +purebred 90kg plus char sheep at the end of lambing, i could do without , but as our flock is in so many small blocks (46) it makes mustering for a shearer a logistic headache . If it was for someone else small scale i would want £40 an hour

I don't clip sheep, I get two lads in to clip mine....my job is shoving 90 kilo texels up the ramp all day...I know who's the most knackered by the end of the day....and I'm out of pocket

 

[Guiggs]

£1.50 A head

 

[liammogs]

Call a few guys or find a few recomendations, guy that does mine charges a £40 'call out' then £1 a ewe after so around the £80/90 mark, were around the 50 ewes

 

[andybk]

I don't clip sheep, I get two lads in to clip mine....my job is shoving 90 kilo texels up the ramp all day...I know who's the most knackered by the end of the day....and I'm out of pocket

lol, thats why i shear my own at least its a cash input not an outgoing , i wouldnt work for same money for someone else , and risk my back legs etc