i am fairly new to babydoll sheep, i just had my first lamb born 2 wks ago. i was wondering if you do your own shearing or do you know of anyone who shears sheep ? my two adults were shorn about a month ago and the person doing it didn’t feel comfortable doing it and made a mess. he is good at doing our alpacas but our poor sheep look like gapped rugs LOL
any info would be appreciated. we live in SC about 2 hours from atlanta
Congratulations on your new lambs! Shearing sheep definitely takes a lot of practice. The first time we sheared our sheep–they looked like gapped rugs. Also, if there’s been a lot of rain just before the sheep are sheared–even the most experienced shearers will end up with ragged sheep.
Unfortunately, I don’t know of a shearer in your area. If I heard on someone–I’ll email!
Love your website and your pics! We are considering a small farm and the Olde English Babydoll sheep. My questions to you: What is the most rewarding aspect of the babydoll sheep? What is the least rewarding? Would you choose to do it again?
Thanks so much for the compliments. The most rewarding (and hardest) part of raising baby dolls is watching the little grow up. My husband says that lambing season is the happiest time of the year! The hardest part is losing an animal. A couple of year’s ago we lost a beautiful ewe to prolapse–we almost gave up. I would do it again.
hello,
i am fairly new to babydoll sheep, i just had my first lamb born 2 wks ago. i was wondering if you do your own shearing or do you know of anyone who shears sheep ? my two adults were shorn about a month ago and the person doing it didn’t feel comfortable doing it and made a mess. he is good at doing our alpacas but our poor sheep look like gapped rugs LOL
any info would be appreciated. we live in SC about 2 hours from atlanta
thank you
Paula Canfield
Congratulations on your new lambs! Shearing sheep definitely takes a lot of practice. The first time we sheared our sheep–they looked like gapped rugs. Also, if there’s been a lot of rain just before the sheep are sheared–even the most experienced shearers will end up with ragged sheep.
Unfortunately, I don’t know of a shearer in your area. If I heard on someone–I’ll email!
Thanks for your comment
Sandy
Love your website and your pics! We are considering a small farm and the Olde English Babydoll sheep. My questions to you: What is the most rewarding aspect of the babydoll sheep? What is the least rewarding? Would you choose to do it again?
Thanx for your response.
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Thanks so much for the compliments. The most rewarding (and hardest) part of raising baby dolls is watching the little grow up. My husband says that lambing season is the happiest time of the year! The hardest part is losing an animal. A couple of year’s ago we lost a beautiful ewe to prolapse–we almost gave up. I would do it again.