tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post6171998169214348174..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: a lull in proceedingsindia flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-44609075385553710392009-11-01T21:50:09.707+10:302009-11-01T21:50:09.707+10:30meanwhile, on the wintery side of the planet, we a...meanwhile, on the wintery side of the planet, we are trimming hooves and setting in against waterlogged fields.. and hoof rot. (something that I believe has been bred out of antipodean sheep?)... <br />also... how cool is the post you get!Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-4204993549689552572009-10-31T21:01:36.985+10:302009-10-31T21:01:36.985+10:30my flock increased to 14 or so (i forget) so i hir...my flock increased to 14 or so (i forget) so i hired out. but i was always the "handler". thanks for reminding me of my pre-teaching life! my last shearer was a kick-ass woman who always pronounced a frightening verdict on the sheep's health once shorn. the wrath of sandy was not to be borne!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-43450250690571375142009-10-30T23:05:41.616+10:302009-10-30T23:05:41.616+10:30Yes, It's for their benefit as well as ours......Yes, It's for their benefit as well as ours...and they look so darn cute afterwards!-JayneHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-22587841702139683292009-10-30T11:23:12.607+10:302009-10-30T11:23:12.607+10:30I have seen a recently sheared sheep... he looked ...I have seen a recently sheared sheep... he looked delighted to be free of his heavy coat. Sheep are wonderful creatures with the wool they provide. And they just keep making more!! Can you tell I am a grateful knitter??Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-51840076397839380782009-10-30T11:02:52.254+10:302009-10-30T11:02:52.254+10:30I've seen a sheep being sheared -- it didn'...I've seen a sheep being sheared -- it didn't look cruel to me. No more than me taking my cat to the vet is cruel. It stresses the animal out slightly, but then, it's for the animal's ultimate good. <br /><br />Now, doing it myself, that's another question entirely... I think I'd rather not ;)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-16654668376279604102009-10-30T09:05:17.934+10:302009-10-30T09:05:17.934+10:30A plucked chicken sheep - I bet that's what al...A plucked chicken sheep - I bet that's what all of us would produce the first time around! I love to read about life on the farm. The place I lived for a bit that required life to be practical rather than esthetic was the bush of Alaska - and practical is all that matters in those situations!Leslie Avon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235003342775117469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-75051828371030557272009-10-30T08:53:40.225+10:302009-10-30T08:53:40.225+10:30the first sheep that i ever divested of its coat t...the first sheep that i ever divested of its coat took me a similar time. i wasn't encumbered as you were, Velma, but it was a small and evil wether who took great exception to the deed.<br /><br />provided no end of amusement for the local farmers though, as it was destined for market and arrived there looking like a cross between the TopGear Dog and a badly plucked chicken.<br /><br />i'm a bit better at it now, but i'd rather not. our shearer, bless him, works his way slowly through 100 sheep a day and not a nick or a cut in sight. a bit like the character 'Cooch' in the animated NZ film 'Footrot Flats'india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-74832558801398613592009-10-30T08:40:01.319+10:302009-10-30T08:40:01.319+10:30holy crap india, that poor sheep. my god. i loved ...holy crap india, that poor sheep. my god. i loved shearing, despite my ineptness. my first ewe took me 2 hours to shear with hand shears. I was 7 months pregnant, too. she was patient.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-20579690481499230592009-10-30T08:06:54.225+10:302009-10-30T08:06:54.225+10:30The first thing that came to mind was 'Do we n...The first thing that came to mind was 'Do we not cut our own hair'?<br /><br />Love the country image,<br />EgmontFour Seasons in a Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515078635782464939noreply@blogger.com