Make your barnyard life easier: four farm hacks
1. Gates. Can you open your gate with one hand? Or do you have to drop everything and fiddle with carabiners, springs, pushing up…
Category: Animal Blog
Too fat, too thin, or just right?
In some ways, it should be easy to evaluate your animal’s body condition. But if they are all fluffy, how can you tell?
Skin Issues
Shearing uncovers some surprises. Here are a few things to look for on your animals on shearing day.
Shearing Parties – Fun or Folly?
Here are some things to consider if you’re planning an event around shearing day.
Shearing in the Rain
It’s spring. Time for shearing But it’s raining. What do you do? Here are some ideas.
It’s hot. Can you come tomorrow to shear?
No, these words were not uttered by a client. They are my own. I just returned from a 10-day, 4-state run shearing several hundred animals,…
What is it like being a shearer?
I became a shearer by accident. And yet I cannot imagine a better job, more satisfying and more suited to my temperament and interests. This…
What to do with your fiber?
Now you’ve gotten your animals shorn for the year — what next!? There are many options to use the fiber that your animal grows –…
8 Reasons to Shear Before Lambing
With a few caveats, I’m a firm believer in pre-lambing shearing.
East coast shearers: 10 points that make us logistical geniuses
Shearing is a service. As such, shearers aim to please the farmers, remove the fiber efficiently and expertly, and treat the animals with respect. But…
