An old photo of our ewes which shows how wooly they are this time of year.
One of our two favorite Shepherdess' hand shearing. Notice the pile of
wool on right looks like another ewe.
The other Shepherdess finishes the job.
I'll post the goat-looking sheared sheep next time.
I so love this painting.
That is a big job! How many sheep do you have? Maybe your next post will answer that question.
ReplyDeleteHi there! We have seven old ewes.No rams, no lambs
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One of the women uses electric shears, the
other uses hand shears. She demos hand shearing in
Williamsburg for visitors. It's a hard, long, dirty
job! After they clean up we host a lunch which goes
into the afternoon. Look forward to it each spring.