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I expect these sheep in particular are probably vetted for the process and well-handled, and thus less anxious during shearing. It can be, and is accomplished w
by brnaftr361 3y ago
I expect these sheep in particular are probably vetted for the process and well-handled, and thus less anxious during shearing. It can be, and is accomplished with little fuss. [1] They're also judged on the shearing, I suspect that means the "blanket" directly from the sheep, meaning they really want to have a happy sheep.
Having said that, animal handling done at any large scale always seems awful to me.
[1]: https://m.youtube.com/@rightchoiceshearing/videos https://m.youtube.com/@rightchoiceshearing/videos
- Gordonjcp 3y agoSheep To Shawl Hardcore Edition - it starts *eighteen months* before the day you shear, as you breed the most likely candidates to pick for The Big Day. Six months later lambing, a year after that the contest proper.