Sheep Shearing
Sheep shearing, or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Each adult sheep is shorn once each year The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed, a building especially designed to process often hundreds of sheep per day.
Ewes are normally shorn prior to lambing, but consideration is made as to the welfare of the lambs by not shearing during cold climate winters. Shorn sheep tolerate frosts well, but young sheep especially will suffer in cold, wet windy weather. In this event they are put in a shed or barn for several nights until the weather clears. protection
Sheep shearing, or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Each adult sheep is shorn once each year The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed, a building especially designed to process often hundreds of sheep per day.
Ewes are normally shorn prior to lambing, but consideration is made as to the welfare of the lambs by not shearing during cold climate winters. Shorn sheep tolerate frosts well, but young sheep especially will suffer in cold, wet windy weather. In this event they are put in a shed or barn for several nights until the weather clears. protection