It was 11 degrees out that morning when the shearing began but the sheep didn't pay it no mind. Once their shearing was over and they realized how much better it felt to rub against the fence, they were pretty happy.
Grace volunteered to go first.
Thanks to our shearers Bill and Don Haudenschield who drove in from Ohio Tuesday morning to take care of our sheep. They do a fabulous job!
Sophie became very fond of the shearers. I think she might have went with them if we would have let her.
Look at that big bag of wool. Our sheep's wool filled up 3 bags.
Half Pint really enjoyed getting a brand new hair style.
This was Esther and her friends first haircut.
Don't they look great? You can really see those pregnant bellies now!
Watch as Esther gets sheared for the very first time.
Where do you sell your wool? I'm a spinner. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't actually tried marketing any of our wool. This last time when the shearers came, I kept a bag of wool to felt with and they took the rest and sold it to the woolen mill. I have had others to say that our East Fresian wool was spinable, just has a lot of vegetable matter.
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