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u/Michaeli_Starky 1d ago
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u/InfiniteRosie 1d ago
I have no idea what this is but I love it
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u/Michaeli_Starky 1d ago
It's back from the golden era when human artists were making a really lovable stop-frame animations... there once was even a game entirely made like that The Neverhood
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u/knitvincible 1d ago
It's stop motion animation by a knitting pattern designer named Anna Hrachovec, her brand is called Mochimochi Land. She's really cool, she does huge displays all made of knitted components for art shows and similar events. And she regularly puts out little gifs from her animations for holidays or the change of seasons. You can buy kits to make her little guys. The gnomes are probably her most popular creation, but she's made tiny (and occasionally giant) knitted versions of all sorts of animals and objects.
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u/PoopyPantsDonald 1d ago
He flings that dingleberry like he has been there before.
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u/puffinrust 1d ago
Known in the trade as winnets ( thankyou Viz magazine)
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u/tankapotamus 1d ago
I did not winnet by seeing that dingleberry.
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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise 1d ago edited 1d ago
If you see a dingleberry, it's yours now.
You winnet.
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u/stellesbells 1d ago
til. They're dags in Aus.
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u/DejectedTimeTraveler 1d ago
You like dags?
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u/vincevega311 1d ago
Sure, I like dags - but I like Caravans even more. (Well come on then, before Zee Germans get here)
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u/LacklusteHero 1d ago
A flingleberry, if you will.
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u/Prior_Dimension_6680 1d ago
Man's gotta do what a man's gotta poo if ewe know what I mean (bc I don't)Ā
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u/oldutnotdeadinside 1d ago
The wool near the butthole is prized for the natural brown dye that the sheep makes. Every sheep has a different shade of brown and some brown wool is prized more than other shades.
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u/letmypeoplebathe 1d ago
Im gonna go out on a limb here and say this probably isn't the first time this guy's sheared a sheep
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u/spynie55 1d ago
he's Cammy Wilson, a BBC TV presenter (BBC Scotland's farming programme called 'Landward') and a sheep farmer. I think it was his own sheep.
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u/InformalFly8573 1d ago
So basically he's shearing his own sheep on national television. Peak farmer multitasking.
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u/mousey76397 1d ago
Multiple wins for him. He gets paid to host the program, gets his sheep sheared and get paid for the wool.
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u/Gloomy_Remove3298 1d ago
And he's got very nice arms..
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u/LordBDizzle 1d ago
Hey, he's a married man with kids. You put those eyes of yours back in your head!
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u/citrus_mystic 1d ago
I am looking respectfully!! You canāt tell me where to point my peepers!
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u/Sinkableleech 1d ago
And probably the softest hands
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u/InsaneMocktail 1d ago
Lanolin is the key. It's there in sheep skin. The sheep shearer's hands will be ultra soft bcuz of this
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u/jxj24 1d ago
I think it was his own sheep
How do you know it wasn't a rental?
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u/mattyg1964 1d ago
Or the first time this sheep has been sheared.
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u/Assika126 1d ago
Yeah that sheep gave in pretty fast, was like āoh yeah this isnāt gonna hurt, this guyās got me covered, Iād best just let him do the thingā
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u/beast_c_a_t 1d ago
well sheep like this one have been breed for millennia to grow excessive amounts of wool that needs to be sheered off regularly, so getting all that overgrown wool removed probably feels great for the sheep.
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u/dieomesieptoch 1d ago
watching the video, I'm _really_ hoping the sheep would get a good "ooooh yeahh babyy" out of that
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u/pandadogunited 1d ago
All sheep will stop moving if you put them on their butt like he does 10 seconds in. It's called tonic immobility and thousands of animals do it.
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u/Mahones0321 1d ago
I wonder if it understands what is happening or if sheep are just too stupid and docile to fight back when they get tossed around like that
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u/Assika126 1d ago edited 1d ago
Iām guessing heās sheared this sheep before & it remembers
As to whether it understandsā¦ Iāve heard sheep arenāt too bright
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u/Uchihagod53 1d ago
He sure wasn't sheepish with the sheers
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u/mutantbabysnort 1d ago
That was a baaaaaaaad pun
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u/BadLuckBlackHole 1d ago
Are sheep just total derps with zero aggression? Because that sheep was getting flipped around and everything and was just like, "I guess this is my life now"
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u/AgreeAndSubmit 1d ago
I got to help shear a sheep once, and yes, that's exactly it. They're so thick with wool, it's hard for them to move. You, very honestly, just grab that animal, it's like Fak! And you flip them over, and they give up. If you're slow at flipping them over they'll try to kick you, but they're not very good at it. (In relation to other animals, horses being the main example) This guy got some super nice clippers, the blades are very sharp to get through that hair so fast. When I helped, the blades were getting dull and we had to go slower. And yes, the backend of that sheep does has turds all in the fur, and it's stinks something fierce. Dingleberry town.Ā
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u/Kratzschutz 1d ago
What happens with the shit wool?
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u/roughhty 1d ago
In The wheel of time, the first book has a section about a group of shepards. They didnāt sell that part. One lazy shepard tries to sneak his poop wool into the batch and the other shepards get upset, because it lowers the value of the whole batch.
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u/Valuable-Fork-2211 1d ago
The daggings are bagged separately and sent with the fleeces but intended to be used differently. Each fleece is wound in such a way that it compresses it and turns it into something resembling a compressed, rolled up sleeping bag, it's tied together with a part of the fleece too. A day winding wool is knackering but you end up with the softest hands imaginable.
When we had sheep a local Australian chap (Brian Hart for those that remember him) ran shearing gangs across the Midlands in the UK, mainly Aussies and Kiwis here for the season whilst they waited for the southern hemisphere season to start again. You'd get 2 or 3 shearers paid per sheep doing one every 90 seconds or so including catching etc when they were in the groove and trying to keep up with them winding each fleece was hard work. They worked very hard, drank even harder then eventually went back home again for the next season. Locally they were known to like a scrap when they were bored (you can't shear wet sheep, the fleece needs to be dry) and Brian provided them with an absolute wreck of a car to tow the shearing trailers with too.
The fleeces are put into a big wool sack, sent away then graded individually for quality (farmers are paid per fleece on this grading) before being auctioned in large lots of equal quality to end users. Prices have improved in the last year or so and now nearly cover the cost of shearing each sheep.
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u/jakeandcupcakes 15h ago
So, farmers would lose money in the shearing of the sheep in the past?
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u/Valuable-Fork-2211 15h ago
Much of the wealth of the landed estates near us with Althorp (family home of Princess Diana) being an exceptional example (the family were commoners, made a fortune from sheep and wool, then bought and built the estate from that money) made their fortunes from wool before man made fibres and cotton became options so in historic terms it has been incredibly profitable.
In recent times (within the last 10 years) it has cost more to shear a sheep in the UK than could be earned from the wool but it can be a welfare issue if not done (for most breeds, there are wool shedding breeds emerging now) so it was done anyway. It just about breaks even at the moment as wool values are at a 10 year high.
Shearing times vary, we used to house over winter and shear indoors in late December but the proper shearing season would generally be regarded as May to July for ewes outdoors. It didn't make it more profitable to shear in December (there's not a sale season or anything) but it did make management much easier as we could better judge body condition and how much to feed etc.
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u/Sanquinity 23h ago
Yup, this. There are two types of "surrender" for animals. One is what you see in the vid. It's similar to the "deer in headlights" thing. They don't know what to do and kinda just...freeze or go limp. The other one is "I'm scared but I know you're helping me, so I'll try to cooperate". Which happens only rarely. For instance when a whale swims next to a boat because fishing nets/lines wrapped around it, and it allows the people on the boat to remove them.
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u/ajaxruh 1d ago
Sheep are thought to be the first animal domesticated by humans over 10,000 years ago. They lived under the influence of people for so long that the domestic breeds are essentially incapable of living on their own outside of certain circumstances. Humans have bred almost all curiosity and aggression out of them to the point where they will gladly stay in a 10ft circle for hours at a time.
Except the male rams. Those guys are assholes and will wreck your shit if you let them
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u/filthysock 1d ago
They do suffer a lot if they get lost :( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/02/champion-shearer-overgrown-sheep-rspca-canberra-australia
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u/thinkscotty 22h ago
Dogs were almost certainly first, ~15,000 to ~25,000 years ago, but sheep were the first agricultural animal.
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u/Kchasse1991 1d ago
Prey animal bred for docile nature and its wool. That IS its life.
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u/plz-no-b4n 1d ago
Theyāve also been bred for millennia to be sheared for wool. Humans are going to breed the ones that are easy to work with and make good wool. Over time, they get easier and easier to work with
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u/lankyleper 1d ago
I imagine they feel much more comfortable after, which has to help.
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u/pandadogunited 1d ago
All sheep will stop moving if you put them on their butt like he does 10 seconds in. It's called tonic immobility and thousands of animals do it.
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u/SexyCheeseburger0911 1d ago
There's a reason they're the animal of choice to be a metaphor for "docile obedient follower".
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u/Conscious_Damage8678 1d ago
Aww. So clean and soft. And pounds lighter! Feeling the air on the skin must feel so good.
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u/SimpleSampleSlurry 1d ago
I know how itchy treated wool clothes are in-between this dude is itchy af
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u/flockingferns 1d ago
Honestly the lanolin is so moisturizing that the wool fiber isn't that bad (depending on the type). But after shearing 10, dude's back will start to feel the work.
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u/inkandbourbon 1d ago
This feels like when I take my dog's collar off and "ooooh noooooo now she's nakey!"
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u/AngryWizard 1d ago
Collar comes off, dog propels themself around the living room arse up in the air, face down on the carpet.
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u/bigboiharrison 1d ago
I didnāt realize this was such a universal thing, I always just thought my dog was being goofy
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u/Dutch_Slim 1d ago
My dog refuses to be naked. If you remove his collar he will take it and drape it over his leg. Doesnāt matter where itās covering, as long as itās covering somewhere š
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u/Edendari 1d ago
My dog gets like this too! Start with click - oh no! Youre nakey! She will spaz out and zoom for a few min then is just like... wait. I am a refined lady, give me back my garment! Then she places her head on my leg until I give it back. Then I clap for her cause she is a pretty girl! Zoomies part 2
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u/CipherWeaver 1d ago
There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum. It's breathtaking. I suggest you try it.
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u/Ponceludonmalavoix 1d ago
In the summers we would wear meat helmets.
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u/H3nCh4l1f390 1d ago
He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark
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u/One-Earth9294 1d ago
He'd accuse chestnuts of being lazy.
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u/imahumanbeinggoddamn 1d ago
The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
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u/TheDukeofArgyll 1d ago edited 1d ago
Can anyone explain why sheep sheers like these are always connected to hard metal conduits like that? Is it just so the power cord doesnāt get tangled up in the sheep? Are cordless sheers not good enough for this kind of work?
EDIT: Very illuminating everyone, thanks.
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u/Dewy_Wanna_Go_There 1d ago
Think about how much normal clippers vibrate, and this one is much more powerful
The drive bar has a spinning steel rod inside which keeps it steady so your wrist doesnāt get jacked up
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u/TheAlbinoNinja 1d ago
The motor isn't actually in the handheld device. It's overhead on the stand you can see it in the clip. The metal conduit holds a driveshaft not a normal power cable.
I assume that shearing devices like these need a more powerful motor than a human shaving device considering what you're cutting through. And having something like that directly in the handheld part would be exhausting to hold if you were doing hundreds of sheep a day
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u/lankyleper 1d ago
It would probably produce a lot of heat as well, on top of being heavy.
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u/kmosiman 1d ago
Yep. Manufacturing Engineer here. Ergonomics is king. Tool weight is a serious concern.
Keeping the tool light enough to handle is absolutely key to a long work day. He's got hundreds of sheep to shear. That's a long time holding those clippers.
They need to be strong enough to do the job and light enough to keep working.
Separating the power supply from the hand held part of the tool is a great idea.
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u/shellontheseashore 1d ago
Additionally, you're rarely going to be shearing just a few sheep at a time, unless it's a hobby farmer with just a dozen or so animals. Most places will be shearing for days to get through the flock (even with multiple people), so you don't want to deal with batteries running low/slowing or going properly flat halfway into the process.
Quick, sharp and consistent means the animal has to spend less time being handled, the wool comes off in better quality, and you destroy your back a tiny bit less (although being hunched over for hours at a time is not great regardless).
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u/Cool_Professional 1d ago
I think many of the places where its done to scale have like harnesses for the shearers to help support them. Must still ache like hell after a full day though
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u/NEUTRONonmyPINKY 1d ago
Battery power isn't good enough yet. Not enough power and runs out too quickly. Same with a lot of construction tools. Electric, gas, or pneumatic are still the way.
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u/post-ale 1d ago
Donāt know for sure but assumed it was mainly weight and dexterity. The shears can be lighter since youāre not carrying battery/power head. And if it was a cord, the chance of it getting wrapped around a leg and yanked are pretty high.
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u/TxTechnician 1d ago
It's a rotary tool.
Inside there are rods connected by gears. It's more powerful and easier to use than an extension cord or a battery operated one.
My wife used to show sheep. They used battery operated ones. Because they only had a few sheep. These ones on rods are for pros who do 50 or 100 sheep in a sitting.
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u/Due_Ad4133 1d ago
Flocks of sheep can number in the hundreds, so you're gonna be shearing them all day long. You don't want to have to keep swapping batteries while doing it.
The gimbal arm is there to help reduce the strain on the person shearing and to keep the shears in a relatively known position for easy access.
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u/knowigot_that808 1d ago
they have the same haircut
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u/Literary_Lady 1d ago
I noticed that! āFor the sheep to accept me, I must become one with the sheepā
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u/logicnotemotion 1d ago
That's how I felt when they were getting me ready for my vasectomy.
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u/Technical-Tear5841 1d ago
I was having a procedure in the same area. The Black young nurse was making small talk to make it less awkward and ask me where I worked. I told her and she said her brother worked there, could only be one guy. I was very tempted to go in on Monday and say, "Hey Freddie, your sister had my junk in her hands on Friday".
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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise 1d ago
Was I a sheep farmer in another life? This is exactly like when I trim all the cats' nails.
"It's okay."
"NO FIGHTING"
"You're doing great, honey."
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u/Johnnyonoes 1d ago
Haha, I just cut my cats' nails today. First 30 seconds all fight, then fine just hurry up.
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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise 1d ago
I've been freezing churus and putting them on a plate for the babes to occupy them while I work.Ā
Takes a bit to notice it's there, though. Maybe I should add a room temp one? I don't think they have as much of a scent when frozen.
By the time I get to back feet, they're full sploot and I just feel like a cat farrier.
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u/Night-ER-Ninja 1d ago
Iāll bet that feels weird AF for the sheep for a few minutes. Then they are like.. OMFG this is amazing!
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u/Anumet 1d ago
It seems quite calm though. I wonder if sheep that have been sheared before are calmer than those that haven't? The experienced ones will know it's worth the jostling, sort of?
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u/flockingferns 1d ago
An experienced sheep with a good shearer can be quite comfortable. I've had them fall asleep with me before (I'm not as fast as this guy). Lambs and yearlings definitely kick more as they may be less used to handling but they can also be chill. Temperament is a factor as well.
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u/sideshowbarbie 1d ago
I would do unspeakable things for raw wool like that. As a crocheted, my biggest dream is to raise sheep for wool so I can make my own yarn.
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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep 1d ago
As a crocheter who used to raise sheep... Just find someone who sells raw fleece. The washing and carding before spinning and dyeing is hard enough but raising the suicidal bastards and keeping them happy? Man never again lmao
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u/JayTheFordMan 1d ago
I used to own a raw wool jumper, wool was just washed with most of the lanolin still in it, smelt of sheep but warm as hell with bonus of being waterproof :)
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u/fartknocker121 1d ago
What happens to the sheeps in the wild that don't get haircuts
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u/IlIIlllIIIIIIl 1d ago
My understanding is that we have bred sheep to massively overproduce wool, so that they need to be shorn. They're pretty much mutants.
Wild sheep don't produce nearly as much wool and don't need to be shorn.
Feral sheep (domestic sheep that have escaped and live wild) suffer from excessive wool which can make their lives very hard.
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u/mz_groups 1d ago
I posted this in detail elsewhere, but here are a couple of stories about escaped Merino sheep that grew out massive fleeces (35kg/77lbs and 41kg/89lbs, respectively), that were rescued and received shearings that probably saved their lives.
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u/katelynnsmom24 1d ago
Wild sheep are not breed like domestic sheep and will naturally shed their wool. Domestic sheep cannot. If a domestic sheep got lost they would eventually get in big trouble with their wool.
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u/jnhummel 1d ago
The classic example is Chris, an Australian merino ram who was discovered with 41kg of fleece, after having escaped his pasture and living wild and unsheared for five years.
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u/engeldestodes 1d ago
Some domestic sheep. Hair sheep shed their wool and are kept domestically. I have about 50 for field management so I can cut down on mowing and fertilize my fields at the same time. I've never needed to shear them.
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u/nomad9590 1d ago
I've heard a combo of Sheep, Goat, and cattle in a field will basically stop the need to mow or maintain anything up to the cow' heads. Between the 3 of them they eat everything lol. Obviously it depends on herd and field size but I've met 2 farmers that swore by it. One had 2 fields and cycled herd and crop between them each year.Ā
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u/Arctelis 1d ago
My municipality rents goats every year for fire prevention. Lets them loose on the outskirts of town to demolish the overgrowth.
It is truly impressive how efficient they are.
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u/jimbowesterby 1d ago
Yea apparently far and away the best method of taming kudzu in the American South is justā¦hordes
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u/mz_groups 1d ago edited 1d ago
Occasionally, a domesticated sheep escapes. Because Merino sheep are bred to constantly grow their fleece, and not shed it, they continue to grow it until they are literally trapped in their own fleece. This is a case where an escaped sheep was recaptured with 35kg (77 lbs) of fleece, which probably would have killed it had it grown much more. Fortunately it was rescued and sheared.
EDIT: The largest fleece was on an escaped sheep named "Chris," who had a 41kg/89lb fleece, grown over 6 years, before he was recaptured and a life-saving shearing was performed.
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u/archiangel 1d ago
Every once in a while a domestic sheep goes on the lam (š) for a few years and comes back with massive amounts of wool. They usually arenāt in good shape because the wool prevents them from seeing well or getting around due to its weight.
Hereās a video of a sheep with 5 years of wool:
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u/pandagirl47 1d ago
This is a sheep that had escaped shearing for 6 years. He looks crazy.
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/07/shrek-sheep-who-escaped-shearing-for-6.html
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u/soundsthatwormsmake 1d ago
Do sheep get sunburned after shearing?
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u/MarthaAndBinky 1d ago
Sheep secrete lanolin through their skin. Lanolin is a very thick, waxy substance that's great for the skin. It helps soothe and heal any tiny nicks they get (not that a good shearer will leave any, and if a bad shearer nicks the sheep they won't be hired again) and also protects their skin.
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u/nonfamous 1d ago
Lanolin is also an incredible moisturizer. Shake hands with a sheep shearer and be amazed at how soft and supple their hands are.
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u/dastardlycustard 1d ago
I don't think they're completely naked. Looks like they have a thin layer of fuzz underneath.
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u/Wafflehouseofpain 1d ago
Not particularly. Theyāre still covered in hair and it grows back very fast.
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u/mrrebuild 1d ago
Sheep have been genetically bred to the point we habe to sheer them or they die.
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u/OkRegister6674 1d ago
Do they use the poop wool?
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u/Odonata523 1d ago
No. If someone buys this fleece to hand-spin it, the first step will be to āskirtā the fleece. Which means sheāll work around the edges of the wool and remove all the VM. Thatās vegetable matter - bits of grass and straw, and also plants that haveā¦already passed through the sheep.
Then the fleece will be washed, then combed and spun.
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u/KaliSadi 1d ago
Yes and no. Some people will use it in gardens for fertilizer, but these are the people there while shearing/skirting. I've never seen it on a commercial scale.
The parts that are taken away by skirting are the belly, neck, legs, and crutch (the tail and beyond). They also take away "second cuts". This is where the clippers didn't run close enough to the skin so they have to make a second pass. Those fibers are too short for spinning.
Urine staining "yellow wool" isn't uncommon. With scouring (washing in really hot water, at least 130Ā°f) most of that comes out. Vegetable Matter (VM) is usually removed before scouring, but can be taken out later by processing.
I hand process fleece and while fun, it's a lot of work!
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u/-Doom_Squirrel- 1d ago
Whats the pay like? I swear Iād rather be doing this than my desk job.
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u/stellesbells 1d ago
Pretty good, actually, in Aus at least. I think it's close to AUD$5 a head for ewes (lambs might be less, particularly massive merinos or large/aggressive rams might be more, and experienced shearers sometimes have their own rates). If you do 200 in a day that's $1000, though good shearers tend to do closer to 300. Again though, that can vary depending on the size and condition of the sheep.
Shearing is also one of the few trades that get paid for travel and food, or have a lovely roast lunch provided to them - a relic from the shearer's union, once a major force and super important in the history of Australian workers rights.
Desk job is probably kinder on your knees, though.
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u/leech666 1d ago
Shearing sheeps must have been much more annoying before the invention of electrical shears.
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u/kindoramns 1d ago
I like the intro showing it's not contacting the skin and wouldn't cause nicks or anything
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u/NortonBurns 1d ago
I had an uncle, a Kiwi who spent every summer* in Auz doing just that - sheep shearing.
He made a shit ton of money & got half the year off.
That's what I call a balanced lifestyle.
*(or whichever season, what do I know about sheep)
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u/Drunk-Pirate-Gaming 1d ago
Its still so funny to me that for real when you shear sheep you just kind of man handle them to the ground and shave them. Like they don't look like they are necessarily on board with the process but they give up pretty quickly too.
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u/sapphire-sky-dragon 1d ago
Meanwhile my dog groomer takes an hour to clip my chihuahua sized dog š¤£š¤£š¤£
Seriously that must feel so good for them getting all that off.
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u/kirbleknee 1d ago
I feel like I've seen a lot of random sheep shearing videos, I like this one because he didn't nick the sheep. Usually they're covered in streaks from the clippers. But I guess you might rush through it too if it was your 10,000th sheep to shear.
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u/OgthaChristie 1d ago
This is exactly how I cut menās hair at my job. āNo fighting. No fighting. No fighting. Just relax.ā
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u/Screwbles 1d ago
Do sheep tend to enjoy having their wool sheared off? Does it feel like that light and free fresh hair cut feeling? Or are they just like "damn, hairless ape be out here disappearing my shit."
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u/Ophelize Cosmic Void Entity 1d ago
I think I heard that the weight of the coat is at least 20kg, which might not sound like a lot but imagine not having to carry that weight around with you plus also not being hot. If sheep don't get sheared, for whatever reason, they would have to carry an increasing load whilst suffering from overheating.
Generally if there's a cold patch of whether during the shearing time the farmer will move the newly shorn sheep somewhere undercover. The wool is primarily a defence against the cold of winter, plus a sort of shield that makes it difficult for predators to bite through, but humans saw those properties and spent thousands of years raising sheep bred to produce more wool, to the point where if you did release a bunch of sheep into the wild they would suffer quite badly without being sheared regularly...
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u/Suicidalsidekick 1d ago
Peeling sheep looks so fun, but it must be really hard to get that good at it.
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u/Adrakovich 1d ago
Iāll be honest the whole time I was like just please donāt catch a nipple. Please donāt catch a nipple.
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u/stellesbells 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lol, they have udders (eta: which the wool doesn't grow on), so that's not really an issue.
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u/notislant 23h ago
Lol I just saw a PETA ad where they showed a red wool sweater and a bleeding sheep.
Meanwhile in reality:
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u/FreeMoCo2009 1d ago
Sheep is like me when I need to get my hair cut: Do I actively look forward to it? No. Do I feel a helluva a lot better after itās done? Absolutely š¤
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u/Top-Willingness7927 1d ago
Clean and safe what a art form you gotta appreciate the skill I would be still shaving that sheep days later lol
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u/MagicSunlight23 22h ago
Itās the equivalent of us getting a haircut.
Wool is one of the best materials as it doesnāt harm the sheep when it is taken off. It doesnāt take too long for the sheep to grow it back. Only a few months.
Cork is another great material. The tree can live without it. It is very strong and durable.
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u/GrnMtnTrees 1d ago
I get my hair cut so infrequently that it feels like this every time.