No animal could avoid the shears around here lately. The first two to fall prey were Izzie and Gabby. They went to see Dr. Julie. Yep, it was spaying time. A time dreaded by myself (and them to I'm sure, if they could understand). They seemed to take it well with the exception of some cold tummies.
March came in like a lion for the sheep, since the gentleman arrived at Farmerboy's to do some shearing. Farmerboy was all smiles with that chore finished. Luke the llama posed happily for a photo op, since he didn't get sheared... this time!
The rest of the crew seemed to enjoy the loss of 4 or more pounds each! They were scratching themselves on anything they could find. Last year's lambs were bouncing around the barnyard happy to be free of the excess hair.
Even Max seemed to be a little more mellow. :)
I have been spending the last week skirting fleeces and bagging them for proper storage until they can be scoured. There are some extremely beautiful colorways. The nice thing about Shetland fleeces is the variety of crimp and locks all on the same sheep. It is just amazing! I am going to be putting quite a few to the side for personal spinning and will share some photos later. But I have to say, there is one lamb that is coal black from skin to tip with locks in excess of 7 inches. Crazy gorgeous!! I washed a couple of locks, and they are fantastic. The whole fleece is like that... A spinner's dream. :)
