It was haircut time at Redmoss for Whitney and Jeffrey last night. It is surprising the things you do for a Saturday night out in the countryside! They were transported to a neighbour's farm and expertly sheared by Farmer Michael. In the second photo you can see Whitney (who is rather plump) having the treatment whilst Jeffrey looks nervously on. The whole procedure, including toenails cut, took about 30 minutes then they were whisked off home again and in their own fields by 10pm. They will be very grateful for losing their coats as it has been very warm for them just lately. Next job will be to put a pour-on on them to keep the flies off them when their coats start growing through in about 3 weeks time.
So neat to see shearing up close in the photo, Janet. We pass a sheep farm whenever we leave our house. We always look forward to seeing the new lambs in the spring. I think shearing must be a very special talent, given the nervousness of the sheep. Enjoyed seeing your blog today.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what some people get up to on a Saturday night! Great to see Witney and Jeffrey. Expect to see some of that wool in one of your felting projects!
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Just switched to Google Chrome to see if it fixs the blogger problem. It seems to, not sure if everything else looks the same. Will let you know.
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Thanks for sharing this interesting bit of insight Janet.
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