Friday, March 28, 2008

Shearing Day




Just a few quick shots of yesterday's shearing. Most shearers use electric shears: in my opinion, awkward and noisy. Kevin is a blade shearer: he shears by hand without electricity. If a sheep struggles he very quietly and patiently reassures her. It's usually the friendly sheep who are the least cooperative; the ones that think that all humans are axe murderers usually relax once they know that the situation is out of their control!

2 comments:

Mim said...

Hi I'm from the felt group love your mention of "axe murders" my crazy sheep are the easiest to handle when caught! Wish I had your shearer!

Sarah E. said...

That last comment about suspicious sheep being sheared was too funny!