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Should you cut a sheep during shearing, the cut will heal quickly, but it is best to use an antibacterial spray against any possible infection that could spread to the lymph glands or result in flystrike.
20 steps in shearing:
1. Slip your left thumb into the mouth of the sheep – that is in the back of the incisor teeth – and place your other hand on the sheep's right hip.
2. Bend the sheep's head sharply over her right shoulder, and swing her towards you.
3. Lower the sheep to the ground as you step back. From this position you can lower her flat on the ground or set her up on the rump to trim the feet.
4. Start by shearing the brisket, then shear up into the area of the left shoulder. Place one knee behind the back of the sheep, and the other foot in front.
5. Having done this, the sheep is now on her left side. Next, trim the top of her head, then hold one ear and shear down the cheek and side of the neck as far as the shoulder, into the opening you made for the brisket.
6. Next, set the sheep up on her rump, resting against your legs. Now shear down the shoulder while she is in this position.
7. In the same position, hold her head towards your chest, and shear down the left side.
8. Having done that, hold her left front leg up toward her neck and from this position shear her side and belly.
20 steps in shearing:
1. Slip your left thumb into the mouth of the sheep – that is in the back of the incisor teeth – and place your other hand on the sheep's right hip.
2. Bend the sheep's head sharply over her right shoulder, and swing her towards you.
3. Lower the sheep to the ground as you step back. From this position you can lower her flat on the ground or set her up on the rump to trim the feet.
4. Start by shearing the brisket, then shear up into the area of the left shoulder. Place one knee behind the back of the sheep, and the other foot in front.
5. Having done this, the sheep is now on her left side. Next, trim the top of her head, then hold one ear and shear down the cheek and side of the neck as far as the shoulder, into the opening you made for the brisket.
6. Next, set the sheep up on her rump, resting against your legs. Now shear down the shoulder while she is in this position.
7. In the same position, hold her head towards your chest, and shear down the left side.
8. Having done that, hold her left front leg up toward her neck and from this position shear her side and belly.