Shearing.

Lano Lynn

u haven't rang often enough:D

J.O. Farmer

Lano Lynn wrote: »

u haven't rang often enough:D

I haven't rang at all because it's still May and your not in my area.

ganmo

Lano Lynn wrote: »

its that time of year again a couple of hot dry daysat the begining of may,so lets call the shearer...."r u clipping yet" ...."yes did a few show sheep and a handful of dry hoggets,they wern't really ready,your ewes are never ready till the end of may I'll let u know when i'm comming"..........two days later "when r u comming shearing " and this is repeated every couple of days........

I have no fn idea why people think that constantly hastling their contractors (shearing or machinery) will get them to come sooner,just book them and they will get to you as soon as they can.

Ya never hear about that the squeakiest wheel gives the most grief

Lano Lynn

thats one for rural sayings thread.....

Bleating Lamb

What price is wool at the moment?.....heard its well back on last year.

charolais0153

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

What price is wool at the moment?.....heard its well back on last year.

Sixty cent

DJ98

charolais0153 wrote: »

Sixty cent

1.10- 1.20 last year was it?

kk.man

DJ98 wrote: »

1.10- 1.20 last year was it?

Yes I got 1.10 had it been a week earlier i would have got 1.20

forumuser

This is our first year with sheep so wondering where to get rid of wool after shearing? We're in Meath. Thanks

Green farmer

DJ98 wrote: »

1.10- 1.20 last year was it?

Got €1 a kilo in ' 16 and that was back from the €1.50 a kilo paid in '15

Sheep breeder

Got the second batch shorn today and finished, had two ewes and two dry hoggets with maggots,

Lambman

All ewes clipped yesterday no sign a maggots... hoggets done few days ago nothing either... side note weres cheapest place till buy combs and cutters?

gazahayes

Lambman wrote: »

All ewes clipped yesterday no sign a maggots... hoggets done few days ago nothing either... side note weres cheapest place till buy combs and cutters?

Probably www.Hornershearing.com usually get stuff from them.

jmrc

so thats that job done for another year. three evenings and some 180 clipped. wool packed and loaded on the trailer, machines stripped and combs and cutters washed and ready to be dropped into a lad for sharpening...
delighted how the ewes stripped, some a bit tough but only an handful.
BBQ and a beer this evening if the weather holds.

sea12

Got 50 hoggets sheared we'd evening and was meant to get the other 60 on Saturday but decking weather has put a spanner in the works.

How come when your part time farming the rain has to come on a Saturday after s great dry week

early_riser

Done the hoggets rearing lambs here myself yesterday evening, were tough going enough were a little bit damp only reason i done them were noticed a few with maggots when herding yesterday. Plenty of blowfly in some of the others so would have being bad if left any longer as its great maggoting weather here at the min

AgriMad

Hopefully shear in next few week's when silage madness calm's down,bad case of maggot's in ewe's around here.

Green farmer

AgriMad wrote: »

Hopefully shear in next few week's when silage madness calm's down,bad case of maggot's in ewe's around here.

Went through ewes last night. To my surprise several had maggots.

sea12

Green farmer wrote: »

Went through ewes last night. To my surprise several had maggots.

Thankfully all sheared here now so should be ok for a while

kk.man

Saw one ewe hogget looking uncomfortable in the field this morning brought them all in found at least 3 more. The shearing can't come quick enough!

rangler1

kk.man wrote: »

Saw one ewe hogget looking uncomfortable in the field this morning brought them all in found at least 3 more. The shearing can't come quick enough!

Weather fore cast verybroken, shearers will only go shearing for those farmers that have sheep in a shed......

Username John

rangler1 wrote: »

Weather fore cast verybroken, shearers will only go shearing for those farmers that have sheep in a shed......

I had mine in the shed last night, before the rain came, grand and dry...
Rang shearer, he can't make it til Thursday now...

The forecast is for showers every day, between now and then. We'll see how we get on...

arctictree

Got about a third of mine done yesterday and then the shearer packed it in cause of the rain. Don't know when he'll be back. Forecast is not great.

kk.man

Just a question..do any of you use washing machine powder mixed with water to temporary get rid of maggots. Shearer gave me the tip last year?

J.O. Farmer

kk.man wrote: »

Just a question..do any of you use washing machine powder mixed with water to temporary get rid of maggots. Shearer gave me the tip last year?

Have used washing up liquid and where they are only starting and haven't started to bore in if a lamb was about to go.

Bleating Lamb

Gathered up all ewes and have them in sheds overnight,Shearer coming in the morning.
Really dodgy sky here all day but it hasn't rained,can rain away on Sunday if get all clipped in sunshine tomorrow:)

Bleating Lamb

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Gathered up all ewes and have them in sheds overnight,Shearer coming in the morning.
Really dodgy sky here all day but it hasn't rained,can rain away on Sunday if get all clipped in sunshine tomorrow:)

Got all clipped and Fluke dosed,was as well they were in last night,was very misty here in early morning,enough to wet wool,blew up into good day by time Shearing team came.....job done till next year:)

kk.man

Sheared yesterday a good few with maggots no cuts though. Sold wool today didn't pay for the cost of the shearing.
Wasn't able to do much of my Saturday jobs as a result of Fridays work!

Lambman

Is everyone selling there wool or holding it till hopefully price improves surely can't get worse? Sheds are all empty so no big deal till store it for awhile.

stantheman1979

I've last yrs that I was offered €1.30 at the time for but refused!! Plus this years from last February to go with it!! Guess who's feeling stupid now ha ha