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I weigh 95 lbs, Lynn. I can't tip my 6 yo on her ass.


On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

> paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > I could sheer wool sheep with my giant horse clippers. I went and got
> > a lesson from a wandering sheep man on a friend's commercial flock.  
> > It
> > isn't so very hard once you've nailed down the containment
> > issue...head gate, sling, hammock, whatever.
>
> You don't just tip them up on their rump like the pros? I tried it,  
> and
> had so much trouble keeping them (and me) upright that I couldn't
> maneuver to shear them. I'm no weakling, but my ewes are 250-300  
> pounds.
> I finally developed the "knock them down and sit on them" technique. I
> had a few escape in mid-shearing, dragging their fleece behind them.  
> How
> embarrassing. I say let a professional do it. I get nicer fleeces to
> work with (no messy blood spots...mine or sheep...).
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
>
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