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18. With the sheep lying down, bend down and place your left knee above the top of her front leg and finish the right flank and shear the sheep's hind quarters.
19. Now hold the rear leg up and shear the right side of the crotch.
20. Help the sheep to stand – your job is complete and she will be running around and grazing as usual in minutes.
Shearing suggestions:
Having read this you will realize that shearing is something that is not learned all at once, it is learned with practice and you will develop your own techniques that suit you best. Points to bear in mind when shearing are:
1. Shear as early as weather permits because cuts heal better without flies being around to infest. Ewes can be gently sheared before lambing, this is advantageous as it makes it easier to assist a ewe if the needs be in lambing, also it removes dirty wool tags that the lamb might suck on.
2. Never shear if the wool is either wet or just damp. Wet or damp wool is very hard to dry when it comes to sacking and storing. Also it carries the risk of being combustible, and also spoiling by mildew.
3. Keep the sheep to be shorn in a pen preferably one that is covered having a slatted floor. Put them in the pen the afternoon before you intend to shear.
4. Use a clean tarp on which to shear. Shake it after each sheep. You can also shear on a wooden floor that can be swept off, if one is not available, a piece of plywood 4 x 4 (1.2 x 1.2 meter) will do the job.
5. Shear the fleece in one piece, and keep the trimmed wool from the legs or the hooves away from the fleece.
6. Remove manure tags, burrs etc. and keep them separate.
19. Now hold the rear leg up and shear the right side of the crotch.
20. Help the sheep to stand – your job is complete and she will be running around and grazing as usual in minutes.
Shearing suggestions:
Having read this you will realize that shearing is something that is not learned all at once, it is learned with practice and you will develop your own techniques that suit you best. Points to bear in mind when shearing are:
1. Shear as early as weather permits because cuts heal better without flies being around to infest. Ewes can be gently sheared before lambing, this is advantageous as it makes it easier to assist a ewe if the needs be in lambing, also it removes dirty wool tags that the lamb might suck on.
2. Never shear if the wool is either wet or just damp. Wet or damp wool is very hard to dry when it comes to sacking and storing. Also it carries the risk of being combustible, and also spoiling by mildew.
3. Keep the sheep to be shorn in a pen preferably one that is covered having a slatted floor. Put them in the pen the afternoon before you intend to shear.
4. Use a clean tarp on which to shear. Shake it after each sheep. You can also shear on a wooden floor that can be swept off, if one is not available, a piece of plywood 4 x 4 (1.2 x 1.2 meter) will do the job.
5. Shear the fleece in one piece, and keep the trimmed wool from the legs or the hooves away from the fleece.
6. Remove manure tags, burrs etc. and keep them separate.