Shearing

[Dyffryn]

Will the hundreds of New Zealand shearers be allowed to come over?

 

[Nithsdale]

Im considering doing some contracting this summer...

 

[Bob the beef]

Not looking like it. Local contractor had 17 booked from down under and as of yesterday none coming

 

[Dyffryn]

Better get my shearing gear polished then!

 

[Dave6170]

Dad and i were just talking about this at dinner time. Fecks knows.
Hope we get a good summer and local guys can handle it.

 

[Tim W]

Better book a ram from me
(That's pretty quick eh @neilo )

 

[sherg]

Im considering doing some contracting this summer...

I remember speaking to a bloke who reckoned back in the day a pint of beer was the same money as shearing a ewe if it goes back to those levels i might have to take it up again

 

[yellowbelly]

Will the hundreds of New Zealand shearers be allowed to come over?

Seeing as I'm not as quick as I used to be, I made a start last week...

...........only joking.......shearlings for the summer sales are always clipped in early March. In light of recent developments it looks like it might have been a waste of time this year

 

[abitdaft]

Lance Armstrong covers a huge area for clipping, would really love to know what his plans are.

 

[Bob the beef]

I remember speaking to a bloke who reckoned back in the day a pint of beer was the same money as shearing a ewe if it goes back to those levels i might have to take it up again

If it goes back to those levels @Tim W will need to hire security

 

[NZDan]

We're going to have issues here with scanning, about 1/3 of NZ sheep are scanned by UK scanners and our borders are shut. Likely be a lot of sheep not scanned.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Lance Armstrong covers a huge area for clipping, would really love to know what his plans are.

....Depends if he passes the dope test I guess ?

 

[shearerlad]

It could be a huge issue this summer and a major welfare problem for the national flock

 

[Nithsdale]

It could be a huge issue this summer and a major welfare problem for the national flock

Plenty lads like me about who can shear but just do our own... if we come together and do a bit more the industry should manage.

I just don't want to start a circuit of 20,000!!

Biggest issue is switching folks onto it

 

[tepapa]

I might have to come out of retirement ??‍

 

[scottish-lleyn]

I had 3 kiwis coming in may not coming now that leaves me and my bro and his mate. Not looking forward to it tbh.

 

[irish dom]

Never knew you were so dependant on kiwis and aussies. Few come here but damn all really. Gonna be a hell of a long one or there is gonna have to be a lot of lads come out of retirement. We're a few years trying to get a young lad to take up a slot on our trailer to let my brother off to hoof trim cows( his day job) but can't get anyone to stick at it. I love the job and just can't understand why lads wouldn't take it up. Nice few quid to be made for relatively small investment.

 

[Cecil snear]

Never knew you were so dependant on kiwis and aussies. Few come here but damn all really. Gonna be a hell of a long one or there is gonna have to be a lot of lads come out of retirement. We're a few years trying to get a young lad to take up a slot on our trailer to let my brother off to hoof trim cows( his day job) but can't get anyone to stick at it. I love the job and just can't understand why lads wouldn't take it up. Nice few quid to be made for relatively small investment.

If only I was 18 again!

 

[irish dom]

Age is only a number. What size moccs will I order for you?

 

[Cecil snear]

Age is only a number. What size moccs will I order for you?

Bugger the moccs what I need is a new back!