Sheep shorn of 18kg fleece after three years on the lamb
No, no, no, three years on the lam is a much, much, better pun…..
Anyway, here’s the next business idea. Cut the costs of wool production by only shearing once every three years…..
Sheep shorn of 18kg fleece after three years on the lamb
No, no, no, three years on the lam is a much, much, better pun…..
Anyway, here’s the next business idea. Cut the costs of wool production by only shearing once every three years…..
Shearing needs to be done to prevent disease, maggots, and overheating. You can’t just leave them to grow longer wool.
Reality beats capitalism once again……
They’ve corrected the headline to the better version.
Cost of shearing is greater than the value of the fleece.
Some sheep get fleeced monthly. (Does anyone get paid weekly any more?)
Breed a sheep where the fleece falls off naturally once a year. Spiders, scorpios and snakes manage it. Ok, that’s skin and they’re reptiles, but must be mammal that already does natural shedding.
djc
Yes, for the average UK breed, but not for Merino.
Bongo
All the ancient breeds, Soay, etc., shed their wool. Problem is collection: they rub it off anywhere that will snag it. The qualities pretty iffy too.
Cost of shearing is greater than the value of the fleece.
Rincewind (The Last Continent) is a dab hand – and cheap
@bongo my sons husky that we are looking after seems to have a very well developed self-shedding system if the state of my clothes and furniture are anything to go by
Sorry 🙁