Shearing.

ganmo · 23-06-2015 04:33PM

all done! knackered today though

Bullocks · 14-05-2016 11:16AM

Anyone shear yet this year ? I'm going on holidays in 3 weeks so might get them done before I go

roosky · 14-05-2016 11:36AM

Bullocks wrote:

Anyone shear yet this year ? I'm going on holidays in 3 weeks so might get them done before I go

Thinking about it now......i assume we are out of the woods in regard to a shower of hail or snow

tfox · 14-05-2016 11:49AM

Doing my own today and first bunch on the country on Monday.

Sheep will only just be right for shearing, no pressure yet for shearing from our customers, hoping they leave it a week or 2 to be honest.

Price of wool is back, quoted between €1.10 and €1.30

davidk1394 · 14-05-2016 01:36PM

Us it not a bit early ? The oil on the wool wouldn't have risen fully.

stantheman1979 · 14-05-2016 04:53PM

We might do the hoggets and some horney ewes we bought this week. Ewes are shorn since the 1st week of Feb so might need to click them soon.

Green farmer · 14-05-2016 06:19PM

davidk1394 wrote: »

Us it not a bit early ? The oil on the wool wouldn't have risen fully.

I rang the shearer the other night, to arrange for the end of this month. Would the sunny weather in the last day or so make the sheep sweat a lot and bring out the oils ? Also spotted the first few dirty big auld flies emerging . Any prices on clik yet this year ?

Lano Lynn · 14-05-2016 07:57PM

there is a thin cold northerly wind comming in off the sea here that would burn the back of your ears off and guys are phoning to shear sheep like the sun will never shine again.....there are hardly enough flys to feed a swallow..
sheep are rack thin from no grass ....
there be no panic to shear EVER.. but in those conditions a couple of weeks will be better for the sheep and will leave them less prone to strike in september when fly strike will kill them..

all the sheep in the country were shorn last year and they will be shorn again this year
............let lads go and spray thistles instead to take their mind off shearing........when the thistles are past spraying it will be time enough for clipping

think I will charge 4 euro per ewe this week ,3.50 the following week,etc might calm them down;)

rangler1 · 14-05-2016 08:10PM

Green farmer wrote: »

I rang the shearer the other night, to arrange for the end of this month. Would the sunny weather in the last day or so make the sheep sweat a lot and bring out the oils ? Also spotted the first few dirty big auld flies emerging . Any prices on clik yet this year ?

haven't priced yet but heard €250 for 5 ltrs

ganmo · 14-05-2016 08:32PM

Only thinking of getting the hoggets shorn here yet.
No rush on the ewes yet

Green farmer · 14-05-2016 09:25PM

Lano Lynn wrote: »

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there be no panic to shear EVER.. but in those conditions a couple of weeks will be better for the sheep and will leave them less prone to strike in september when fly strike will kill them..

all the sheep in the country were shorn last year and they will be shorn again this year

think I will charge 4 euro per ewe this week ,3.50 the following week,etc might calm them down;)

All depends what part of country your based Lano. Anytime past the 2nd week of June and will definitely have fly strike here, always. By the end of June I'm finding sheep dead in ditches. Having said that I've a mate 20 miles out the road and his on different land ( slightly hilly ) and he never has issues and shears In July.
But I hear what your saying and some lads go excited at the first sign of flies, including me, unfortunately.

tfox · 14-05-2016 11:45PM

We try and put farmers back as late as possible but I fine it's more ewes getting stuck on there back that gets them keen to shear sooner than fly strike.

Did my own sheep this afternoon as I like to get them done and out of the way before we start clipping on the country, was surprised how good they were to shear, now they're all in great condition and only the odd yellow sticky belly but rest were grand. Saying that I personally don't want shearing to kick off till after June bank holiday as we're hosting the all Ireland shearing competition so we'll be busy with that till then.

J.O. Farmer · 15-05-2016 04:07PM

Would lads find much problems with fly strike in ewes. Never noticed major problems here except the odd one even if they weren't sheared early.
when you'd be shearing sometimes you'd come across a ewe with signs of it having been there and gone again but never anything bad like youd see with lambs.
I wondered do flies prefer lambs for some reason the way we'd prefer lamb to old mutton.

tfox · 15-05-2016 04:16PM

You'd be surprised the amount of ewes we come across with maggots, some are very severe. I guess maybe the lambs are dirtier in general so more attractive more flies to lay eggs in.

Floody Boreland · 16-05-2016 07:44PM

They're getting there but slowly.

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solerina · 17-05-2016 10:47AM

Auto shearing is what you have !!!

davidk1394 · 17-05-2016 03:44PM

What's the withdrawal period for the click zin ?

ganmo · 17-05-2016 04:16PM

CLiKZiN® Pour-on, containing dicyclanil, offers 8 weeks blowfly protection, plus a short 7 day meat withhold giving farmers the freedom to market stock as and when they’re ready.

http://www.farmanimalhealth.co.uk/sheep-clikzin

Bleating Lamb · 21-05-2016 09:41PM

Is that Clikzin product the same as 'Clik'?

rangler1 · 21-05-2016 10:34PM

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Is that Clikzin product the same as 'Clik'?

yes, except that Clik has four times the active ingredient.....it's amusing that both are nearly the same price

serfspup · 23-05-2016 10:24PM

clipping outwintered dry hoggets today cheviots were grand but texels were tough wool stuck to them

jmrc · 24-05-2016 08:22AM

out with the blow torch.... that'll shift it

sako 85 · 25-05-2016 10:41AM

Has much shearing been done or are lads waiting until next month?

arctictree · 25-05-2016 11:04AM

Leaving it a bit later this year. Had a ewe die the night after being sheared in early June last year. But then, it was the coldest June night for 50 years or something. Weather forecast looks good for the next 10 days but nights are still cool.

Username John · 25-05-2016 12:53PM

Will try for sometime next week. Its usually around the bank holiday weekend, when we shear...

And I only have a few ewes, and I dont even shear em meself - I just catch and bag, but its a job I don't like... Am always thrilled when its done for another year...

charolais0153 · 25-05-2016 10:32PM

Done half of them yesterday . the ewes look a hell of a lot smaller and thinner!

Bleating Lamb · 31-05-2016 12:16AM

Price of wool seems to be well back this year....wonder will the wool cover the cost of getting them done?

jmrc · 31-05-2016 08:29AM

started Friday evening, finished them Saturday morning, wool packed and on the trailer. clouds opened just as we finished up.
over for another year I think....

davidk1394 · 31-05-2016 10:11AM

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Price of wool seems to be well back this year....wonder will the wool cover the cost of getting them done?

I don't think it will. That's why we're switching to the easy care ewes

arctictree · 31-05-2016 10:17AM

Feck it, I think I'll get them sheared this weekend. Weather that's in it and all...

Shearing.

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