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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

I used to do the nose to flank flip and then hogtie them but even turning 
over a 250 pounder was a bit hard on the back, so I stick mine on the goat 
milking stand.  Stick the stand at the end of loading shoot and in they go. 
I have two of the portable fence section that I stick on the side and then 
slam the neck thingy shut and they aren't going anywhere!

Of course, it is a lot noisier than flipping them <g>  About half of them 
stand there bleating the whole time.  Oh well, I can do them in half the 
time it takes with them flipped!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> 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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