[Jacob-list] Shearer

[Linda]

Now I really know how lucky I am!  Randy starts by asking if we have any wethers - and he can certainly tell the rams from the ewes! 

Do the Australian circuit shearers come your way?  Last time I talked to Bill (years ago) he said he had sheared in every state except Tennessee and another state I can't remember. He may not still be shearing, but I'm pretty sure he was last year.  He has something like 3000 of his own merinos in Australia.  He and his wife take their "vacation" by starting to shear in the UK.  I know he does alot in Ireland, but don't remember the other countries. Then they hit the US and work their way across the country.  Is there a sheep growers coop or association in California?  In Georgia, the coop schedules the circuit shearers route.  

Good luck!  I sure remember the days when I was going crazy hoping to get a shearer to come at all. 

Linda


 
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> Hey if you import him for Northern CA, I'll go in with you to get

> the lower half of Oregon included.  Our new and inexperienced

> shearer last year sheared off 3/4 of the way around our ram's penis

> sheath.  He offered to stitch it back with some dental floss if we

> had a sewing needle.  We opted for the vet.  The shearer was 16. 

> We paid him something like $75 for shearing (with cuts, scrapes,

> many second cuts to the wool... ) his mother paid the nearly $300

> vet bill.

>

> We've had near misses with Wether's.  It's not always so obvious

> with them, but the ram there was no question that he was a BOY! 

> He's fine and fathered many lambs this year, but I'm not putting

> any of us through that again.

>

> Here it is nearly April and we're still looking for someone this 

> year!

>

> At 16:07 3/24/2008, Linda wrote:


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