Shearing lambs

Dinzee Conlee

Do many here shear their lighter lambs, or store lambs this time of year?

I did it the past few years, debating whether I'll do it this year or not...

Why not this year, no particular reason - maybe just to see how I get on without shearing them as much as anything else...

My reasons for shearing were for management more than anything - less chance of maggots, getting caught in briars...

So - what say ye to shearing lambs?

Tileman

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Do many here shear their lighter lambs, or store lambs this time of year?

I did it the past few years, debating whether I'll do it this year or not...

Why not this year, no particular reason - maybe just to see how I get on without shearing them as much as anything else...

My reasons for shearing were for management more than anything - less chance of maggots, getting caught in briars..

So - what say ye to shearing lambs?

I don’t but that’s because I can never get my shearer back. I have my own hedge cutter so that takes care of the briars.
Think they look cleaner no doubt , not sure it makes much difference to thrive

Dickie10

I shear my replacement ewe lambs because i put them to the ram to lamb from april 1st. this leaves them very neat when they lamb not a huge amount of wool all over them and around thier elders. shearing them tomorrow.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Do many here shear their lighter lambs, or store lambs this time of year?

I did it the past few years, debating whether I'll do it this year or not...

Why not this year, no particular reason - maybe just to see how I get on without shearing them as much as anything else...

My reasons for shearing were for management more than anything - less chance of maggots, getting caught in briars...

So - what say ye to shearing lambs?

Listened to the Ovicast podcast on shearing last night, might be of interest to you.

https://share.transistor.fm/s/4dd3e216

Dinzee Conlee

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Listened to the Ovicast podcast on shearing last night, might be of interest to you.

https://share.transistor.fm/s/4dd3e216

Very interesting, thanks Burford...

I am leaning more towards not shearing, see how we do...

wrangler

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Very interesting, thanks Burford...

I am leaning more towards not shearing, see how we do...

According to Tim Keady there is no advantage, but they do look better and much easier handled at lambing.
We always do the ewe lambs here

Dickie10

i never do the stores just ewe lamb inlamb.