Where is your wool going this year ?

[Mc115reed]

Are we supposed to do another 1000 pages of this again all for a bit of wool

Yes have you not realised yet this forum runs on repeats

 

[neilo]

are we supposed to wrap it like we used to ?, i noticed shearers for my hoggs just collected fleece (tidily) and stuffed it in the wool bag , im doing my own at present just wondering if i need bother , was wrapping old way yesterday leaving neck

I've not wrapped wool the 'old fashioned way' for a decade or so, although I know plenty that still do it like Dad showed them years ago. I'm sure BWMB issued some guidance on how they want it presented back along, but haven't seen it recently.

I just flick the sides in, roll it up and put it in the bag. Takes seconds.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Are we supposed to do another 1000 pages of this again all for a bit of wool

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

 

[neilo]

My biggest issue is getting help when Shearer's turn up , you never can say for certain which day they will come so you can't reliably tell anyone for certain which day or days you need them , last yr I shoved ewes up the race and Wife slung the fleece in big heap ( 3 Shearer's) had 4 stops , few days later I went scooped all heaps up with loader into corn trailer and tipped in a heap in a wood , same will happen this yr ,

I have to admit to having become lazy in recent years. If I have three shearers coming, I ask them to bring a roller with them to help (at extra cost obviously). I used to keep up on my own penning for three and rolling/packing fleeces, but getting to be harder work on the joints these days.

Do your shearing gang know anyone they could bring along for the day for an hourly rate?

 

[Mc115reed]

I have to admit to having become lazy in recent years. If I have three shearers coming, I ask them to bring a roller with them to help (at extra cost obviously). I used to keep up on my own penning for three and rolling/packing fleeces, but getting to be harder work on the joints these days.

Do your shearing gang know anyone they could bring along for the day for an hourly rate?

You animal I “wrapped” my own wool last year and I could only just keep 2 wrapped and there pens filled… and my lads I get in like a brew and a natter every 5 sheep

 

[unlacedgecko]

I always pay extra to have a wool wrapper. That way I can push up sheep and fetch drinks food etc. I also keep an eye on the shearers.

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

You

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

Will

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

Live

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

To

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

Regret

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you manage another 1000 pages of this before September I’ll stand the bar for the first 2 hours of the TFF beef, lamb & pork tracker pee up when its organised.

and no copy/pasting the other thread into this one! I know that one!

That

 

[No wot]

I have to admit to having become lazy in recent years. If I have three shearers coming, I ask them to bring a roller with them to help (at extra cost obviously). I used to keep up on my own penning for three and rolling/packing fleeces, but getting to be harder work on the joints these days.

Do your shearing gang know anyone they could bring along for the day for an hourly rate?

I've asked in the past but I think they struggle to keep anyone whos able to keep pace with three of them day in , day out , it is a dam chore that gets even worse with age , I'm afraid I've got to the point of taking the route of least resistance, if wool was the price of fert , yes , I'd be taking a far different approach to dealing with it

 

[Old Tip]

Is there British wool which compares to Merino in quality and consistency?

We are getting a lot of interest in Cheviot for clothing manufacturing as it has volume and bounce

 

[unlacedgecko]

We are getting a lot of interest in Cheviot for clothing manufacturing as it has volume and bounce

Awesome.

I've been told by my buyers that Cheviot attracts the same sort of "premium" as does Shetland.

Will you do any wool classing of breeding stock going forward? Is the price offered sufficient to ensure the clip is correctly handled and stored? Do you foresee antipodean style grading of raw fleeces in the shearing sheds?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Do you foresee antipodean style grading of raw fleeces in the shearing sheds

You claim too be a sh1t kicking redneck. Yet you persist in using words i havnt a clue the meaning of!!!

 

[unlacedgecko]

You claim too be a sh1t kicking redneck. Yet you persist in using words i havnt a clue the meaning of!!!

NZ/Australia are the antipodes. So antipodean means of that region

Fleeces are graded and the veg matter/britch wool being removed in the shearing shed.

 

[Nithsdale]

I always pay extra to have a wool wrapper. That way I can push up sheep and fetch drinks food etc. I also keep an eye on the shearers.

There's not many are female...

 

[Nithsdale]

I've not wrapped wool the 'old fashioned way' for a decade or so, although I know plenty that still do it like Dad showed them years ago. I'm sure BWMB issued some guidance on how they want it presented back along, but haven't seen it recently.

I just flick the sides in, roll it up and put it in the bag. Takes seconds.

They still want it rolled properly. It makes grading a lot easier

 

[unlacedgecko]

There's not many are female...

Had a female contractor come prelamb crutch my what drafts last year (my clippers were out of action).

But other than that all shearers have been male. I'm watching them to help by spotting cuts and blue spraying, helping shearers maintain output. I'll catch escaped sheep, and draft off any I think don't need shearing as they're shedding sufficiently.

I'll also switch off a machine and politely suggest the shearer takes a break if I see him getting frustrated with the sheep. I've only had to do this once to date. Hopefully that will be the only time.