Sunday was a whirlwind of mad action, new people and interesting experiences. It was the final day of sheep shearing at Flying Mule Farm (about 90 sheep). There were a lot of people who dropped by to see the action and to help including farmer's market customers, interns from nearby
Riverhill Farm, parts of my family and some 4-H'ers. Here are some pictures of the action.
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| Derek the pro shearer - around 2 minutes per sheep |
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| Matt the pro pen sweeper |
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| Skirting the fleece - picking off the yucky bits so the rest can be spun into yarn |
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| Dan stomping the wool down in the big burlap sack |
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| Sack o' wool |
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| Loud sheep |
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| Everybody happy (and quiet) back in the pasture |
Shearing is a big but necessary yearly job and I thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to it. The ice cold beers we enjoyed after it was all finished didn't hurt either~
In New Zealand (at least this was the case 40 years ago) - you'd have been the "Fleec'o" - the person who picked up the wool! Great blog!
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