Username John wrote: » stantheman1979 wrote: » €2.20 it's dear when wool is 60c!! €2 here for 2 very good men with a trailer. The two of them shore 850 in 2days before lambing. Just keep sheep to them and pack the wool. I thought the days of catching sheep for them were gone and all shearers these days had a trailer. I remember doing it when I was 15 for my uncle and another man who were contract shearing. Everyone in our area had big cheviots or big suffolks and usually the pen was massive. I got 20p each sheep from the uncle and made good money but by god I worked for it. :-) As with everything with sheep Stan - it's a numbers game... Shearers here just turn up with the shears and stand... you catch and turn the ewes for em... We'd only had 60 this year for shearing, but it would usually be around that... most of their clients would be the same, or smaller... they often say it takes em longer in some places to setup and take the stands down than it does to shear... So it would hardly be worth these lads while having a trailer, when the farmer is the one catching the ewes anyways - although it would make the job easier on the lad catching... And yes, 60 ewes is hobby numbers.. but I guess even hobby farmers need to have their sheep shorn too...
stantheman1979 wrote: » €2.20 it's dear when wool is 60c!! €2 here for 2 very good men with a trailer. The two of them shore 850 in 2days before lambing. Just keep sheep to them and pack the wool. I thought the days of catching sheep for them were gone and all shearers these days had a trailer. I remember doing it when I was 15 for my uncle and another man who were contract shearing. Everyone in our area had big cheviots or big suffolks and usually the pen was massive. I got 20p each sheep from the uncle and made good money but by god I worked for it. :-)
Lambman wrote: » stantheman1979 wrote: » €2.20 it's dear when wool is 60c!! €2 here for 2 very good men with a trailer. The two of them shore 850 in 2days before lambing. Just keep sheep to them and pack the wool. I thought the days of catching sheep for them were gone and all shearers these days had a trailer. I remember doing it when I was 15 for my uncle and another man who were contract shearing. Everyone in our area had big cheviots or big suffolks and usually the pen was massive. I got 20p each sheep from the uncle and made good money but by god I worked for it. :-) Hardly the shearers fault wool fell badly in price did u give €3 per ewe 2 years ago when wool was €1:50? It works both ways!
ganmo wrote: » theres a lad in my area chargin 3 to shear...not sure whos paying him at that rate. regards the trailers they are a god send. 80done last night in an hour, 10 mins set up and tear down
sea12 wrote: » My shearer is getting on in years. Took 8 hrs over 2 evenings to shear 109 sheep. 2 per sheep and I catch and bag wool. .
Lano Lynn wrote: » ya charollais not to nice and crosses tend to be lunatic. hampshire are quieter but wool everywhere. texels necks wont bend.and early in season tough to clip suffolks grand if not to big and arses clean mules lovely bare bellies. cheviot and belclares grand to shear hornies if not cotty are no bother
adam14 wrote: » Sorry was away from this. To clarify - It was 2.20 a ewe for the shearer. I filled the trailer, bagged the wool and had lambs taken away night before. It was 2 euro last year. Steep enough, but he comes on time and is good.
stantheman1979 wrote: » Fair going nearly 35 an hour €560 earned before dinner!! He must be a competitive shearer.
Bleating Lamb wrote: » That's good going,very maggoty type weather last few days with us,will my hoggets be safe enough with a good strong spray with Winter dip?....Aim to do it in the morning if its dry.
rangler1 wrote: » They really need to be drownded with it to be effective, before the pourons I used to use dip at a weak dilution through the power washer at low revs/pressure and, as I say, drown them with it,
Bleating Lamb wrote: » Only have around 30 to do so not worth buying Clik for that number imo so that's why I'm going to Knapsack spray them....will put a strongish dilution on them and wet them well.
early_riser wrote: » Anyone with any done yet? Hope to start during the week here, do my own so do a few for a couple of evenings and finish them at the weekend weather permitting.
Lambman wrote: » Done the rams month ago.... ewes being done this week weather permitting.
sea12 wrote: » Anyone recommend some one in the Laois area. My usual lad has retired. Want to get the hoggets done now so they have the wool grown back nicely for the sales
DJ98 wrote: » Will it pay farmers to shear this year or will it be like last year where the price of the wool doesn't even cover the cost of shearing?
