Sheep Shearing
First sheep shearing demonstration of the day by me!
Dom carried out a demo first (to the small but enthusiastic audience) with a live sheep shearing explanatory show, then it was my go. The belly and first few neck blows were started off by dom then I stepped in to hold the sheep up with my knees and using the hand shears to carry out some long blows (cutting the wool away in continuous moves following the contours of the body).
half way through the sheep started wriggling and I lost grip, so we ended up laying her down and holding her there for me to finish the side and reach the back bone. I completed the shear and got the fleece off in one piece, so I am really pleased with my first attempt!!! blue seal here I come....
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