How to shear a sheep

A short demonstration of how to shear a sheep. For more information see www.mountainlamb.com.

[@Colleen-ln7wk]

I remember my dad doing this over 60 years ago now. I cannot recall just how many sheep he had. Not many. He only farmed for a year or two. But I do remember the sheep. Bringing little lambs inside the house when the mother died and bottle feeding them. Until I ran across this video, I had nearly forgotten. Thanks for the memories. And you make it look so easy. :0)

[@tinafoster8815]

Now that’s some good shearing, I just got some sheep and I’m telling ya it’s no easy chore shearing,I was told to tie their heads up to a post and man! I won’t do that again,she went crazy. Your method I will do the next time.thanks for the lesson!

[@shepherdewan]

sheep are very cute

[@perterslse2543]

Really impressive tutorial..... as a small scale sheep farmer I can tell it looks WAY easier than it is!

[@marthabarker7916]

Thank - you for showing us how to do this. I really could see what you were doing. I learned a lot about shearing from watching this video.

[@wolfindarkling1759]

Thanks for this!!! It helps a lot to see a shearing done slowly!

[@virgoattitude]

definitely!! As isicat points out, bottle fed and preferably paired up otherwise they'll panic when nobody is home and bleat day and night like ours did at the start! As far as personality goes, it's similar to cats/dogs as in breed, the company that it has, and the attention you give it. They can show very high levels of intelligence if trained the right way, our sheep understands many commands, knows his name, is walked on a lead, and shows off when children are around.

[@DanielCheney]

@sarahlovespeople I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have no idea why it is entertaining. I assume because we are curious about how stuff works and this video shows us how the wool is collected from sheep and what the sheep and shearer go through to get the job done. So our curiosity is satisfied, we feel we learned something new, right? What do you think?

[@willmacleod1742]

Fabulous, you did very well Sir......... Thanks.

[@DanielCheney]

Monthly feed costs are about $500 and I have 48 head of sheep currently. - K. Gwilliam

[@kerrysupporter]

You had great control of the sheep and made it look easy. It’s not that easy. It’s easy to cut them if you not careful. Good video

[@DanielCheney]

Thanks! Kent has been working with sheep his whole life so for him it is easy. Give it time and it will get easier.

[@ultramanxk7]

This Gentlemam makes this look so easy.

[@DumbGolemProductions]

This helped a lot! I'm trying to research on sheep because I might get some. What do you feed them? Would it work for Clun Forest Sheep?

[@007flyguy1]

I love you're video, i had a question how do you spend on feed would you say in a month, and whats a guess on how many sheep you have?

[@shepherdewan]

Merry xmas

[@jagoldenpyrenees491]

That ewe was just so chill. If I tried holding one of my goats that way, they'd have an emotional meltdown.

[@alvexok5523]

I think that the sheep don't mind being sheared as long as they're being sheared gently.

[@laurenbarker7157]

i like sheep, i want some when i get older...

[@nayanparmar6844]

Mr. Kent perfect way to shear the sheep i need goat clipper to trim my goats its not easy to get it in india the heavy duty trimmer

[@syrymabylgaziyev9851]

Interesting, do you sell a sheep wool? how much do you sell it for?

[@howardharry1862]

So 1 new blades can do how many sheep. B4 sharpong? Thx

[@cme2prosper]

shearers normally charge between $3 to $5 per sheep, sometimes more.

[@shepherdewan]

you can type in ewan cuddling welsh annemarie

[@magdelysrivera9501]

What is the specification of your clipper or where can I buy one in internet. I have 4 babydolls sheep and I buy a star lister and it dosen't work .

[@iamabigfatbutt]

Ow, at around 7 min looks quite uncomfortable for the sheep. Or are they more flexible then they look?

[@shepherdewan]

That sheep is a good girl

[@RODRIGOR300]

do they like it?

[@cme2prosper]

When you follow the method demonstrated above the sheep rarely struggles.

[@shepherdewan]

she is a good girl that sheep

[@sarahlovespeople]

Why on earth was that so entertaining?

[@calliepatteen]

I have a dorper x catadin sheep ewe she is starting to have mor wool than she normally does or did is that normal I had to order shears for her because she is starting to over heat we live in Michigan and it's so hot is this common with this breed

[@CandiiRoxxx]

My sheep (Called Shelly) keeps squirming and trying to get away whenever I shear her . It looks like she is really uncomfortable. is there a way to make it more bareable???

[@RealMudSkipper]

There's something oddly cathartic about watching this video...

[@kaykayflames]

What breed of sheep are those? I'm looking into showing sheep (I'm a beginner) and I was wondering what breed yours are. Thanks

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

Kaila Souza these are suffolks

[@olilastname8844]

There not Suffolk’s although they are probably a Suffolk cross with a texel or something. Pure Suffolk have flat ears; and their heads are bigger.

[@raptor660jarhead]

Trust me it is not that easy. We started shearing small flocks a few years ago and still not this fast and this isn't that fast compared to those new Zealand boys.

[@shepherdewan]

sheep are clever not stupid

[@Farmer2492]

We have 300 pure black Suffolk and pure poll dorset a lot easier to look after than cows that's why we went out of vows and in to sheep

[@pearlp1197]

Anyone else notice one of his fingers were missing

[@DanielCheney]

Yes, I did. He'd lost it in another accident many years ago. Not from shearing sheep... 😁

[@Sinister_Reaper]

how much money in wool do people get from one sheep?

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

Reaper about 3 dollars in wool. Those sheep aren't raised for there wool they are raised for meat.

[@shepherdewan]

you comment on 117 0498

[@jordansinclair281]

With that technique, you really should hire a professional to do if

[@whiterabbitontheroad]

she doesn't like it at all

[@typingcat]

That hair looks dirty and heavy... If I were a sheep, I would happily get sheared.