tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post4559715282384332891..comments2024-03-28T03:25:19.736-07:00Comments on Boulderneigh: Harvesting by handMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-9122453294880718082012-03-26T11:32:00.890-07:002012-03-26T11:32:00.890-07:00He is definitely beautiful!!!
Nancy in IowaHe is definitely beautiful!!!<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-25429474514624305612012-03-26T08:32:40.215-07:002012-03-26T08:32:40.215-07:00Looking good Michelle....it's rather addictive...Looking good Michelle....it's rather addictive isn't it? I've done 6 of mine so far. Had a white ram head to a new home on Saturday and it took about 15 minutes to relieve him of his fleece, peeled off like an orange. But....he didn't have a lot of new growth and it was easier than when I did Bug who had significant new growth. I heard from a UK breeder that I correspond with that there seems to be a tendency towards...."the finer the fleece, the earlier the rise". I thought that was interesting.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966566655228721549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-16714670621044234082012-03-26T08:17:27.919-07:002012-03-26T08:17:27.919-07:00I like how rooing leaves the sheep that bit of new...I like how rooing leaves the sheep that bit of new coat, and that there are no worries of getting nicked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546469834489306460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-89482000404239538592012-03-26T07:25:19.879-07:002012-03-26T07:25:19.879-07:00very cool. I wish my guys rooed more. I can usuall...very cool. I wish my guys rooed more. I can usually hand harvest some around their heads, but that's about it.Denisehttp://sheepsclothing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-2842420255170469282012-03-26T07:24:26.967-07:002012-03-26T07:24:26.967-07:00very cool. wish my guys rooed more. I am usually a...very cool. wish my guys rooed more. I am usually able to hand harvest some wool from their heads and necks, but that's about it.Denisehttp://sheepsclothing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-27226968521246044682012-03-25T21:12:06.757-07:002012-03-25T21:12:06.757-07:00Holy moley, I've heard about it but seen it do...Holy moley, I've heard about it but seen it done. That's very impressive!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-80034466242695142462012-03-25T21:08:45.031-07:002012-03-25T21:08:45.031-07:00Lori, check out the Shetland Museum archives to se...Lori, check out the Shetland Museum archives to see historic photos of Shetland sheep being rooed here: http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=wordsearch&s=gallery&w=rooing+sheep&go=GoMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-59034242742916186382012-03-25T21:06:41.743-07:002012-03-25T21:06:41.743-07:00Blake objected most to his "armpits" and...Blake objected most to his "armpits" and flanks being rooed, but I am nothing if not persistent. It was clear that shearing would produce a sub-par product, clipping below the rise and leaving a tender line in the fleece, so I was "in for a penny, in for a pound."Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-59529342721208606742012-03-25T21:04:16.755-07:002012-03-25T21:04:16.755-07:00I'm not sure, Wanda; my watch isn't workin...I'm not sure, Wanda; my watch isn't working. And no, I haven't made good headway. :-/Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-65230419221667545362012-03-25T21:00:39.293-07:002012-03-25T21:00:39.293-07:00Ahah! I wondered what roo meant. Nice job, beauti...Ahah! I wondered what roo meant. Nice job, beautiful ram.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-23099963009718919212012-03-25T19:53:40.063-07:002012-03-25T19:53:40.063-07:00That's great -- you were able to do such a tho...That's great -- you were able to do such a thorough job on him. We haven't ever managed to get the entire fleece off in one session. The objections from the sheep seemed to get more sincere as we got closer to the rear end. - MargaretCloverleaf Art and Fibrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843547610035863485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-70715434933790926672012-03-25T19:47:10.653-07:002012-03-25T19:47:10.653-07:00His undercoat is lovely - he'll stay nice and ...His undercoat is lovely - he'll stay nice and warm in it. How long did it take for you to pull his fleece?<br /><br />Contrary to my usual practice of Sunday rest I spent hours on bookwork and have laid to rest the bulk of the monkey riding on my shoulders. A few more hours and I should be ready to start entering figures into the tax software. Hope you've made good headway today too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-27328304536307057192012-03-25T19:17:32.564-07:002012-03-25T19:17:32.564-07:00Oh my gosh, now I've learned something else......Oh my gosh, now I've learned something else... and he looks so handsome with his shorter fleece!Mary Annhttp://www.calamityacres.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-74599326273174644262012-03-25T18:12:08.493-07:002012-03-25T18:12:08.493-07:00That will depend on the customer. I'll be wait...That will depend on the customer. I'll be waiting for feedback from the buyer of Blake's fleece; she bought his sheared fleece last year. Personally, I'd rather have rooed fleece....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-52376984122725004262012-03-25T18:07:57.487-07:002012-03-25T18:07:57.487-07:00So would you do that again next year or go back to...So would you do that again next year or go back to shearing?thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-31231244450157899872012-03-25T17:55:20.443-07:002012-03-25T17:55:20.443-07:00That's right - and even though the shearer cou...That's right - and even though the shearer could do it much faster, this way there are no second cuts (or nicks). I'm going to check the others to see if anyone else could be rooed - but not today. I have GOT to get taxes squared away!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671898.post-5329042223771257762012-03-25T17:51:06.124-07:002012-03-25T17:51:06.124-07:00hmmm now that's one you don't have to pay ...hmmm now that's one you don't have to pay someone to shear him. Good job.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.com