Shearing.

Username John · 03-06-2014 09:57PM

Shearer booked here for tomorrow evening, forecast not looking too good

Vandy West · 04-06-2014 07:01PM

All done today, 2.50 a ewe. Last year fella came by himself so i said this year i would catch and turn them for him and pack wool. 2 shearers turned up so was under pressure will sleep well tonight.

Username John · 04-06-2014 09:00PM

Done here now as well. Turned out to be a great day after, forecast was poor, so they were in the shed since this morning just in case...

All done now anyways for another year

sea12 · 04-06-2014 09:29PM

Username John wrote: »

Done here now as well. Turned out to be a great day after, forecast was poor, so they were in the shed since this morning just in case...

All done now anyways for another year

Yep turned up lovely evening. Due to get mine done at the weekend, hopefully it's giving it dry.

Lano Lynn · 04-06-2014 10:56PM

I know the price of wool is crap but it is not the shearers fault.
clipping ewes is bloody hard work in any set up.
if anyone thinks it is handy money they are deluded.
the gear is not cheap and the physical cost is bourn out by the fact there are more ex shearers on this thread than active ones.
and getting help let alone good help is next to impossible.
what chap is going to haul ass and sheep all day and tommorow when they could be drawing silage n listening to the radio.

jt65 · 05-06-2014 09:53PM

shearers came this afternoon

was hoping to get them finished but they pulled out half an hour ago

forecast bad for to morrow if dry in the morning will turm them in the shed

any one know waht wool is making

gazahayes · 05-06-2014 10:02PM

jt65 wrote: »

shearers came this afternoon

was hoping to get them finished but they pulled out half an hour ago

forecast bad for to morrow if dry in the morning will turm them in the shed

any one know waht wool is making

I think it was at €1.20 per kilo in the journal according to Dooley's roscrea

ganmo · 05-06-2014 10:35PM

I had heard rumors of 130 but it can change like the weather

Username John · 06-06-2014 08:45AM

jt65 wrote: »

shearers came this afternoon

was hoping to get them finished but they pulled out half an hour ago

forecast bad for to morrow if dry in the morning will turm them in the shed

any one know waht wool is making

I hope you don't have the same weather as we do this morning JT - lashing rain since about 4 or 5 I'd say...

I felt a bit sorry for my ewes as they were trying to shelter against the ditch from the rain

jt65 · 06-06-2014 09:53AM

Username John wrote: »

I hope you don't have the same weather as we do this morning JT - lashing rain since about 4 or 5 I'd say...

I felt a bit sorry for my ewes as they were trying to shelter against the ditch from the rain

not quite as bad yet, but they are too wet to house,

we'd be finished about 11 last night if they kept going but these guys are like my self pushing up in years ,, no sweat they'll all sworn in time

farm14 · 15-06-2014 02:11PM

Easier shear in the heat. Grease rises in the wool. €3 is too much to pay for shearing sheep not leaving any money at all for the farmer. That's all the wool per ewe is worth so no profit. As for shearing though it is very physical work doing it here & its not easy dragging out big ewes & shear aswell. You definitely want the €2 though theirs not many other jobs out their as labour intensive as shearing a sheep. As a matter of interest do most sheep farmers in this country get a contractor to shear their sheep?

ganmo · 15-06-2014 10:30PM

got told yday lunch time shearers were coming this morning.
all done! Havin a bit of a laugh at the hoggets fighting

jfh · 18-06-2014 08:07AM

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

gazahayes · 18-06-2014 08:31AM

jfh wrote: »

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

There's 2 lads in Galway running a course can't think of them at the minute might have the flyer at home I'll have a look later.

gazahayes · 18-06-2014 08:31AM

jfh wrote: »

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

There's 2 lads in Galway running a course can't think of them at the minute might have the flyer at home I'll have a look later.

rangler1 · 18-06-2014 10:37AM

jfh wrote: »

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

found these contact nos for shearing association on facebook
might be worth a try, they'd surely know if there's any courses

Contact info

Phone087 389 7280

Emailirishsheepshearerassociation@yahoo.ie

Oldtree · 18-06-2014 10:45AM

on face book too Irish Sheep shearers Association

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Sheep-shearers-Association/466398153446422?sk=info

Zoo4m8 · 18-06-2014 09:54PM

jfh wrote: »

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

I would say do not start yourself, just add hardship and aggro to what is already a very physical job.. Try to find someone to pass on even the basic technique and you can modify it yourself as you learn..

Finally got round to getting rid of the wool today, got €1.30 and that translated to a cheque for €240 so after €150 for the shearer I'm €90 in the black...think I'll earn some brownie points and take herself out on Fri night..

eire23 · 19-06-2014 12:42AM

jfh wrote: »

Have promised to learn to shear for years.
anyone know of any course or should I just start myself?

its would be worth doing the course even just to learn how to set up the handpiece if ya dont have anyone else to show ya.

jfh · 20-06-2014 03:13PM

rangler1 wrote: »

found these contact nos for shearing association on facebook
might be worth a try, they'd surely know if there's any courses

Contact info

Phone087 389 7280

Emailirishsheepshearerassociation@yahoo.ie

i've tried that number every day & it's not available. might try emailing them.

rangler1 · 20-06-2014 03:29PM

jfh wrote: »

i've tried that number every day & it's not available. might try emailing them.

Try this number, George graham is chairman of sheep shearing association
- George Graham Sheep Shearing. Contact Name: George; Farm Contracting Services: Sheep Shearing Contractor; Phone No: 0872569072
he's a shearer so probably be very busy

He's supposed to be using 100 of my hogget ewes in the sheep shearing competition in Tullamore show

ganmo · 21-06-2014 12:11AM

rangler1 wrote: »

Try this number, George graham is chairman of sheep shearing association
- George Graham Sheep Shearing. Contact Name: George; Farm Contracting Services: Sheep Shearing Contractor; Phone No: 0872569072
he's a shearer so probably be very busy

He's supposed to be using 100 of my hogget ewes in the sheep shearing competition in Tullamore show

ring him on a wet day

Conmaicne Mara · 21-06-2014 10:59AM

rangler1 wrote: »

He's supposed to be using 100 of my hogget ewes in the sheep shearing competition in Tullamore show

Have they no sheep in Offaly

Thought you had all yours done :cool: Givin out to me about mine !

rangler1 · 21-06-2014 01:21PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Have they no sheep in Offaly Thought you had all yours done :cool: Givin out to me about mine !

You don't miss much, shear here in august/sept, can't be bothered with lambs in the way at shearing

Username John · 21-06-2014 01:58PM

rangler1 wrote: »

You don't miss much, shear here in august/sept, can't be bothered with lambs in the way at shearing

Would you not have problems with ewes goin on their back Rangler?

rangler1 · 21-06-2014 02:18PM

Username John wrote: »

Would you not have problems with ewes goin on their back Rangler?

Very few, I think the bit of Lleyn breeding helps, I see them rolling alright, but they seem to roll off their backs too, I shear the vendeens purebreds in may and they're a bigger problem....with or without the wool, if I let them put up any fat, they are always going on their back

Username John · 21-06-2014 03:46PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Very few, I think the bit of Lleyn breeding helps, I see them rolling alright, but they seem to roll off their backs too, I shear the vendeens purebreds in may and they're a bigger problem....with or without the wool, if I let them put up any fat, they are always going on their back

I generally shear the June bank holiday weekend, and I'd often have a few on thier back before then...

So you think Lleyns are better for not going in their backs, that'd be a help as I'm always afraid of it in may.

arctictree · 21-06-2014 05:09PM

Username John wrote: »

I generally shear the June bank holiday weekend, and I'd often have a few on thier back before then...

So you think Lleyns are better for not going in their backs, that'd be a help as I'm always afraid of it in may.

I had a lleyn on her back in early May. A hogget, never shorn.

rangler1 · 21-06-2014 06:06PM

arctictree wrote: »

I had a lleyn on her back in early May. A hogget, never shorn.

Only one crossbred sheep on her back so far this year, maybe the fact that I dip every September has something to do with it, but then the vendeens are dipped as well and they're h**rs at it

Cran · 21-06-2014 07:31PM

Down to 20 left, should have finished them but workman had to finish at 6 and couldn't face catching and packing myself on top of shearing. They were tough enough today compared to earlier in the week....

Shearing.

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