Next month I’ll be shearing the sheep. I’ve already talked to Ian McRae, our shearer about it and he’s ready to come when I ask him.
I’d like the sheep to be off hay and grazing for a while before I do. That way there will be less hay in their wool when it’s shorn.
Issachar and Asher’s wool is the most sticky. By that I mean it’d dense and thick with lanolin. So the hay clings to it more than with my Romneys. They are a mix of Romneys, Blueface Leicester and Cormo.
As you can see they are messy eaters.
Maria this is a fantastic capture of Issachar – and the surrounding sky and land – so many textures and colors in a close up. Plus his eyes! Like all your sheep and donkey photos – this is truly frame worthy! ( or magnet worthy!)
Thanks Peg, I’m thinking of making a postcard from it. I’ll send them out with my packages.