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Shearing.

arctictree

You lads done any shearing yet? Might leave it until the end of this month as its still cold out. Found a hogget on her back though earlier, so I might need to get it done.

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wrangler

My shearer was shearing a flock that had a few first and second cross shedders on them, not all of them shedding properly, owner told him to ''give them a rub''. Shearer informed him that if he pulled them outa the pen it would be €2.50...he said he never saw a flock getting small so quick before.
Farmer must've thought there'd be no charge......flip all wool and still have to pay the shearer :eek:

Green farmer

Interesting article, the guy makes the point again that the buyers Irish buyers are paying more up north for the product then what they are south, due to competition.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/wool-prices-expected-to-remain-competitive-as-demand-is-set-to-grow/

stantheman1979

I would tend to agree with you. Worked on a shearing gang when I was younger. Seen farmers pick up fleeces with lumps of ****e on them heavier than the fleece and put it into the wool pack. Even sweeping up all the daggings at the end and put them into the middle of it. So in some ways you can’t blame the merchants. But that’s not everyone and 60 c for wool isn’t on either.

Blaas4life

sheepfarmer92 wrote: »

How us it theyre fit to give a pound a kilo over there and only 50 or 55 cent here? Just getting screwed by them

Have heard in many cases it's down to quality...I know alot of places don't pull the dirt off the wool before putting it in the bag/

Even know of one place left a dead lamb in one of sacks going to the merchant :eek:

Lads blowing straw into pens during winter and it's supposedly impossible to take out again....

.it's far from a highly profitable enterprise IMO buying wool,collecting it ,handling/going through it and compressing it again,gambling on curremcy exchange...transporting to Bradford to sell....and having to account for certain% that'll need dumping

While lads prob do ok outta it,noones becoming a millionare/screwing anyone IMO

Green farmer

charolais0153 wrote: »

They also said that they quote an amount and only end paying half of it.
They can only sell the wool in autumn amd have to travel a good distance to get rid of it.

The thread was asking should the lad sell hos wool in ireland.

I thought it was their wool board over there that promised the high prices and delivered less at the end of year. I think the point that’s being made is the English are being paid more for their wool then the Irish, yet are dealing with the same buyers.

charolais0153

sheepfarmer92 wrote: »

How us it theyre fit to give a pound a kilo over there and only 50 or 55 cent here? Just getting screwed by them

They also said that they quote an amount and only end paying half of it.
They can only sell the wool in autumn amd have to travel a good distance to get rid of it.

The thread was asking should the lad sell hos wool in ireland.

sheepfarmer92

How us it theyre fit to give a pound a kilo over there and only 50 or 55 cent here? Just getting screwed by them

Green farmer

Are they paying any better here ? Hear a lot of lads getting 50c from the average wool merchant.

ganmo

wrangler wrote: »

Here's a quote from our other discussion forum.....hope he's right

''It looks as if prices will rebound quickly this season, a weaker currency less wool in the world and a switch to natural fibres as a result of concerns about plastic and man made fibre.''

might be the year to store it

Apparently this Irish firm is paying 65p/kg in England

http://www.wool.ie/

Texacloth is paying over £1/kg

He buys a fair bit here too

Green farmer

They say wool prices are linked to oil prices, so might get a boost there

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

It’s not just the cost of paying the shearer. Factor in your own labour costs and price of clik and it’s becomming seriously uneconomical and a pita.

Here's a quote from our other discussion forum.....hope he's right

''It looks as if prices will rebound quickly this season, a weaker currency less wool in the world and a switch to natural fibres as a result of concerns about plastic and man made fibre.''

might be the year to store it

Apparently this Irish firm is paying 65p/kg in England

http://www.wool.ie/

Texacloth is paying over £1/kg

Green farmer

wrangler wrote: »

We just seem to be one step away from paying to get rid of wool at the mo,
When you look around, no one is wearing wool and it's unhealthy to have carpets down so it's wonder that we're able to sell it all.

It’s not just the cost of paying the shearer. Factor in your own labour costs and price of clik and it’s becomming seriously uneconomical and a pita.

charolais0153

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Weather v changeable here the last week or so but managed to get the ewes clipped yday,dropped in the wool to merchant on way home....50c a kg..... didn’t go near paying for clipping.
Ewes had big heavy fleeces so glad to have it off them.

1.50 a ewe would be an average enough yield and shearing couldnt be much more than 2.50.

wrangler

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Weather v changeable here the last week or so but managed to get the ewes clipped yday,dropped in the wool to merchant on way home....50c a kg..... didn’t go near paying for clipping.
Ewes had big heavy fleeces so glad to have it off them.

We just seem to be one step away from paying to get rid of wool at the mo,
When you look around, no one is wearing wool and it's unhealthy to have carpets down so it's wonder that we're able to sell it all.

Bleating Lamb

Weather v changeable here the last week or so but managed to get the ewes clipped yday,dropped in the wool to merchant on way home....50c a kg..... didn’t go near paying for clipping.
Ewes had big heavy fleeces so glad to have it off them.

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

Not sure about the 45 bit. A sheep farmers back can start giving them bother a few years before that. Agree with you on the clik, a lot easier to shear after the lambs are weaned. However a summer like last one and you could find yourself under pressure. You get around to visiting Campbell’s farm ?

No, had afew late nights in Scotland so just headed straight home from the ferry, There was a few irish guys staying the same hotel as us.

wrangler

FarmerDougal wrote: »

Anyone recommend to dip all sheep and lambs this weather? Sheep are sheared two weeks and one lamb with maggots so far. Either that or click lambs?

Clik is the most strightforward, Clikzin for lambs that you're selling in the next 40 days and Clik for those that won't be sold in the next 40days. Even with Clikzin you can't slaughter for a week after application.
Same goes for Cliking ewes, you shouldn't have to worry about maggots for the season then

FarmerDougal

Anyone recommend to dip all sheep and lambs this weather? Sheep are sheared two weeks and one lamb with maggots so far. Either that or click lambs?

Green farmer

wrangler wrote: »

And every farmer under 45 is capable of shearing their own any way, Equpment isn't expensive. any way it's easy enough to keep the ewes treated.
I got the same hassle as serfspup when I was at it, but mobile phones were not around, often took the phone off the hook

Not sure about the 45 bit. A sheep farmers back can start giving them bother a few years before that. Agree with you on the clik, a lot easier to shear after the lambs are weaned. However a summer like last one and you could find yourself under pressure. You get around to visiting Campbell’s farm ?

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

Problem is simple, ewes are only coming for to shear over the last days to a week, yet the maggots have arrived, and will kill sheep. Catch 22

And every farmer under 45 is capable of shearing their own any way, Equpment isn't expensive. any way it's easy enough to keep the ewes treated.
I got the same hassle as serfspup when I was at it, but mobile phones were not around, often took the phone off the hook

Green farmer

serfspup wrote: »

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trying to explain this to farmers that can't or won't shear is like banging yer head against a wall as they freak out wearing out the phone demanding to have theirs shorn NOW.

I have come to the conclusion that shearers must be able to travel faster than the speed of light so they can be in multiple places at once.

The backache,kicks bruises,dehydration that a shearer puts up with is nothing in comparison with the pain in the hole of putting up with stupid selfish impatient a**holes:mad::mad::mad:

Problem is simple, ewes are only coming fit to shear over the last days to a week, yet the maggots have arrived, and will kill sheep. Catch 22

serfspup

i'm giving up shearing,met my neighbour today thought he had a new young dog with him it turned out he had his old dog with a new hair cut..................80euro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wrangler

serfspup wrote: »

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trying to explain this to farmers that can't or won't shear is like banging yer head against a wall as they freak out wearing out the phone demanding to have theirs shorn NOW.

I have come to the conclusion that shearers must be able to travel faster than the speed of light so they can be in multiple places at once.

The backache,kicks bruises,dehydration that a shearer puts up with is nothing in comparison with the pain in the hole of putting up with stupid selfish impatient a**holes:mad::mad::mad:

If shearers told the truth and gave the situation properly it would help, I was talking to my shearer on Sunday and he seems to be saying a week to everyone when I know he has a fortnights work ahead of him, the phone was going mad and he here even.
He was telling me he shore 1600 from monday morning to sunday evening and complaining that the farmer on sunday wouldn't put in some sheep saturday night so he could start at six, he had to wait till they dried.
Thankfully I don't need him till august

ganmo

We got our hoggets shorn a few weeks back and there was a few ewes that lost lambs with them and they were barely fit to be shorn so we’re in no rush to get the rest shorn

serfspup

Lambman wrote: »

Seen first sign off maggots today... only in the wool off ewes no skin breakages.... paddy's day lambing flocks are only coming round till be ready for clipping now.. was hard work getting it off ewes this last few weeks.

trying to explain this to farmers that can't or won't shear is like banging yer head against a wall as they freak out wearing out the phone demanding to have theirs shorn NOW.

I have come to the conclusion that shearers must be able to travel faster than the speed of light so they can be in multiple places at once.

The backache,kicks bruises,dehydration that a shearer puts up with is nothing in comparison with the pain in the hole of putting up with stupid selfish impatient a**holes:mad::mad::mad:

Lambman

Seen first sign off maggots today... only in the wool off ewes no skin breakages.... paddy's day lambing flocks are only coming round till be ready for clipping now.. was hard work getting it off ewes this last few weeks.

sea12

Sold the wool , didn't come near to covering the cost of shearing. Terrible that's it's fallen back do much. 55c compared to €1.30 3 years ago

Green farmer

I’d say they’d be fine, doesn’t it travel and make its way around the whole fleece, even if you use the right gun

Green farmer

I’d say they’d be fine, doesn’t it travel and make its way around the whole fleece, even if you use the right gun

Western Pomise

Was doing some lambs with Clik extra the other evening.....first ones I was treating this year....was in a bit of a rush sticking spray gun on....only noticed when I went to do first lamb down the back that it was a ‘dosing’ type fitting that was on the gun🙄......a neighbour had used it last for some hoggetts last year.

Did around 30 lambs with it....so they have narrow concentrated band of product down their back and over the rump each side.Luckily they are healthy and no dirty arses.... will they be alright do people reckon?

Clik went on bone dry fleeces and it only rained lightly around 6 hours after they were done.

Now to try and get the spray top back off the neighbour.