Sheep Bellies

[MRT]

Why shear them? The wool is dirty and worthless, sheep don't get struck on the belly, its as sticky as hell and you have to wave electric blades around teats whilst in a stress position to remove it. Anyone just leave them on?

 

[spin cycle]

better to have sheep without woolie bellies in first place

 

[HarryB97]

You say that I only have a couple of rams with wool on all the ewes are shedders and one of the rams was struck on the belly two days ago! If you're going to the hassle of shearing you may as well do a proper job

 

[sticky]

I can assure you they do get struck on the bellies and then they work their way up to the shoulders undetected.

 

[MRT]

That's not what I want to hear, I want to hear "we all leave them on its fine"

 

[johnspeehs]

I couldn't look at them if they were sheared but had a dirty tatty belly left, I know its a pain but worth the effort I think, have had them struck on the belly before so no point taking the chance.

 

[MOG]

Thought the same several years ago. Looked so rediculous, I gave up after 5 sheep and went back to shearing them all

 

[spin cycle]

ppl often criticise putting shedder rams on woolies as pointless but usually the first bonus is clean bellies

 

[tepapa]

I'd leave bellies on if they're really sticky or bad you just have more risk of catching a milk vein. But easy shearing bellies don't take any longer to shear.
Sheep will get strike on their bellies especially if they've got a bad foot and the flies transfer onto the body.

 

[CopperBeech]

My terminal x shedder ewes are clean bellied and shed around the dock, which is handy!