Shearing 2009
October 21st, 2009 by Julie
Shearing 2009
After 4 days of shearing, we are almost finished. Only one more day after the last show to do the show team, juniors and some stud males. We used Graham Moore, our neighbour and a sheep farmer, shearer and wool classer, who did an excellent job. We were also ably assisted by farm workers Andrew and Ben (who gets time off from managing the vineyard so he can participate in the annual shearing!), as well as friends from Sydney Jan and Graham Funch who arranged their schedule specifically so they could help with the shearing – and they did an excellent job.
Once the final fleeces are off, I will select my show fleeces and then bundle up the bales to send to AAFL. I am keeping back some overlength fleeces to card for the enthusiastic spinners and weavers in our area. Then it’s time to get out the spreadsheet and analyse what my animals have produced this year to assist in my upcoming breeding decisions.
By Julie Filed under: Fleece
