Shawn Ramsey - Managing 4H Sheep & Goat Projects - Shearing the Body of a Southdown

[@BaughbeSauce]

I have found this video extremely helpful as i have large dairy sheep who will probably dance around. We tried rolling them over last year and shearing the standard wool and dairy sheep way, but WOOF. They are 85%+ East Friesians (with a little Lacaune, Polypay, and Rideau Arcott). my largest ewe is over 300lbs and i am NOT that strong. Now they're pregnant and I'm trying to minimize stress and not have them just getting flopped around for 20 minutes while i figure it out. Hahaha. Seeing Shawn handle this little dancer is helping me feel a little less anxious about not getting a serious nick on my sweet ewes. Great instruction!

[@sherryheil8490]

I would love to have the wool off of this sheep. The yarn it would make would work up beautifully.

[@ivant6416]

You should take it to the pet groomer and make it fluffy and cool!