sheep shears ?

[daven]

another ?? folks....
it's hard to impossible to get someone to show up to shear two sheep ... will buy my own shears and do it myself... I won't be buying a 500 buck machine.. just something to do my two twice a year...
I see 550..650.. 1000..and 1200 watt machines.. and different blade configurations..
can someone set me straight please ?
walliser black nosed sheep ... someone said that they need a different blade set than others ?
thanks.... Dave

 

[Macsky]

If it’s just the two, a battery powered hand piece has got to be your best bet:

Razor - Cordless Sheep Clippers

Cordless Sheep Clippers. 200 watts. Includes free holster and belt. 6000mAh batteries. These sheep clippers are great for dagging, belly clipping and shearing small numbers of sheep. Battery Sheep Shears.

www.hornershearing.com

They’ll advice you on the best comb and cutter for the job as well I’m sure.

 

[Bill dog]

If it’s just 2 sheep you own, buy a set of jakoti hand shears. Of course it will be slower, but so what. It will cost you approx £22 , and you can use them the rest of the year to tidy up any dags etc . They are super bits of kit. If you want to pimp them up a bit you can buy a snazzy holster for them too !

 

[daven]

thanks folks ! bought a cheap electric shear and the jakoti shears... didn't do too bad for a first time job...
thanks again

 

[pgk]

thanks folks ! bought a cheap electric shear and the jakoti shears... didn't do too bad for a first time job...
thanks again

Send pics please I need some light entertainment in this madhouse over here!

 

[Bill dog]

Good effort!

 

[Y Fan Wen]

If it’s just 2 sheep you own, buy a set of jakoti hand shears. Of course it will be slower, but so what. It will cost you approx £22 , and you can use them the rest of the year to tidy up any dags etc . They are super bits of kit. If you want to pimp them up a bit you can buy a snazzy holster for them too !

I would agree with that. I've bought 3 pairs so far and so far one was taken by sis, one by my shepherd and the third one has been snaffled by Mrs Y for the garden. I'm not going to try again!

 

[Red Fred]

I would agree with that. I've bought 3 pairs so far and so far one was taken by sis, one by my shepherd and the third one has been snaffled by Mrs Y for the garden. I'm not going to try again!

This is what happens here, Mrs Fred makes me buy a new pair each year for her show sheep, then the old ones move down the line to dagging, then greenhouse. I have to paint the garden ones green now to show they have been relegated.
As our numbers increased, I bought a refurbished 12v set from Horners which runs off the car battery, and I do most with that at a leisurely pace a few each evening. I'm on my second year now and feel much more confident. The handpiece is an ancient Lister Golden, but I'm aiming to make up a whole vintage set to run from a 3hp stationary engine.

 

[daven]

Send pics please I need some light entertainment in this madhouse over here!

hard to get to...they have a big job ahead of them... thinking about a couple more... ewes are pretty hard to find and priced accordingly....
is the Corona plandemic hitting you folks hard?

 

[pgk]

hard to get to...they have a big job ahead of them... thinking about a couple more... ewes are pretty hard to find and priced accordingly....
is the Corona plandemic hitting you folks hard?

From what I can see they look well sheared. Bigger immediate problem is lack of rain, out in the country we are to a degree sheltered from the worst of covid19 although my wife, a nurse, is seeing big numbers of deaths. Unfortunately the clowns we call a government have well and truly stuffed us and we can now expect a second spike of cases. Hopefully you in Germany have it under control.

 

[daven]

just brought them home ....they got me 2 nice little pieces of around with wish ponds and a little Camping /Party house...
coolest part about them (gotta tell myself this)
I got the boss lady to thinking they were just a burden instead of pets... and something must be wrong because they didn't reproduce.... she said we had to sell them...
I swallowed my joy and satisfaction... grabbed the camera and went to take pictures for the advertisement....
got there and she had a lamb that was just standing up.... needless to say.... they are staying now....
will have a couple more questions soon....