Popular Post Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Popular Post Share #1 Posted February 20, 2019 We don't own the ewes but the lambs will be coming home when weaned. This may be way too small a flock to interest @sheep_herder These 3 will be joining Indy and Candy on our farm. They Sheared their sheep yesterday. We will be shearing in a couple weeks. Pandora Yanek Herman Shearing Naked sheep 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 20, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2019 Very cute. Is it warm enough to shear them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2019 Loved the one of the ewe and lamb, before the shearing photo. Nothing wrong with small flocks. We keep trying to downsize. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Parr8hed said: Very cute. Is it warm enough to shear them? They live in the warm south. Westfield, IN. You need to shear before the new coat starts growing in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted February 20, 2019 Share #5 Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Digital_photog said: They live in the warm south. Westfield, IN. You need to shear before the new coat starts growing in. gotcha. I know nothing about sheeps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, sheep_herder said: Loved the one of the ewe and lamb, before the shearing photo. Nothing wrong with small flocks. We keep trying to downsize. Herman will be our new breeding ram. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted February 20, 2019 Just now, Parr8hed said: gotcha. I know nothing about sheeps. Also need to do it when the shearer can work you in the schedule. I have an advantage in that area since I do my own. Haven't sheared a lot of sheep but do more llamas and alpacas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Very cute. Is it warm enough to shear them? It is so long as you make them sweaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Popular Post Share #9 Posted February 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: They live in the warm south. Westfield, IN. You need to shear before the new coat starts growing in. I see you are learning about shearing Icelandics. Most ewes will have an adequate fever near lambing that can cause a break in the wool, something you would have near the end of the fiber and not in the middle. Just so you know, I typed this left handed, as my right arm is holding a baby lamb. Based on the noise, I think my wife just put the one she was holding on the ground. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Share #10 Posted February 20, 2019 Who DOESN'T like lamb (and sheep) pictures??? Keep 'em coming! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted February 20, 2019 Indy and Candy Stripes. Named after an unmentionable college basketball team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted February 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: I see you are learning about shearing Icelandics. Most ewes will have an adequate fever near lambing that can cause a break in the wool, something you would have near the end of the fiber and not in the middle. Some Shetland sheep will naturally roo their fleece and you can just pluck it instead of shearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted February 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Who DOESN'T like lamb (and sheep) pictures??? Keep 'em coming! @Kirby? ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted February 20, 2019 Rooing a Shetland Sheep. Not all will roo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Share #15 Posted February 20, 2019 What if my answer was NO? You should have had a hyperlink to the lamb pics that you had to click on the word YES to see and a hyperlink to this if you clicked NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 20, 2019 Share #16 Posted February 20, 2019 Adorable! The fifth picture is especially precious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted February 20, 2019 Share #17 Posted February 20, 2019 Awww. When do we get to eat them? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted February 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Awww. When do we get to eat them? These are the start of our breeding flock. Won't be eaten soon. But to face the facts. Farm animals do get eaten. They aren't just raised as pets. These sheep are small and won't make much meat. They are mainly raised for their high quality fleece. Also they are hardy and easy to raise in the cold climate like the Shetland Islands. They don't require as much or as high quality feed that many of the warm climate breeds do. Easy lambing with few delivery problems is another benefit. Yes, it is a fact, many of them will eventually end on the table for food. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted February 20, 2019 Share #19 Posted February 20, 2019 Is that like "getting fleeced"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Share #20 Posted February 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Digital_photog said: These are the start of our breeding flock. Won't be eaten soon. But to face the facts. Farm animals do get eaten. They aren't just raised as pets. These sheep are small and won't make much meat. They are mainly raised for their high quality fleece. Also they are hardy and easy to raise in the cold climate like the Shetland Islands. They don't require as much or as high quality feed that many of the warm climate breeds do. Easy lambing with few delivery problems is another benefit. Yes, it is a fact, many of them will eventually end on the table for food. I must have been mistaken, and thought you had purchased some Icelandic Sheep, but you continue mentioning Shetland Sheep and the Shetland Islands. Folks have raised both breeds in this area, but the one large breeder that moved to Missouri, and later passed away raised Icelandic sheep. She was very progressive, with AI, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Share #21 Posted February 21, 2019 Interesting to see the shearer is using a jointed shaft on their machine. Many of the folks around here have gone to flex shafts. All of our machines had jointed shafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted February 21, 2019 9 hours ago, sheep_herder said: I must have been mistaken, and thought you had purchased some Icelandic Sheep, but you continue mentioning Shetland Sheep and the Shetland Islands. Folks have raised both breeds in this area, but the one large breeder that moved to Missouri, and later passed away raised Icelandic sheep. She was very progressive, with AI, etc. Our sheep are Shetland. Icelandic sheep do have many similar traits. Our flock is listed in the North American Shetland Sheep Breeders Association and the Fine Fleece Shetland Sheep Association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted February 21, 2019 8 hours ago, sheep_herder said: Interesting to see the shearer is using a jointed shaft on their machine. Many of the folks around here have gone to flex shafts. All of our machines had jointed shafts. Around here you only see the largest shearers using jointed or flex shaft. Most are shearing with electric shearers. I have 2 older Sunbeam Shearmaster shearers. Maybe not the greatest tools but good enough for the 10 to 15 llamas and alpacas I shear a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Share #24 Posted February 21, 2019 I love it when you guys talk sheeps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 21, 2019 Share #25 Posted February 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I love it when you guys talk sheeps! As opposed to sheeples? Those are very popular on some of the forums I go to. There are even long conversations about sheering them or fleecing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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