Talk:Sheep shearing
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[edit] Create this article
"Sheep shearing" shouldn't redirect to "Sheep shearer", so I suggest to remove the redirect and create an article somewhat along these lines:
- Summary
- 1. Historical shearing
- 2. Shearing today
- 3. Shearing "workflow"
- 3.1 The sheep-catching/catching pen
- 3.2 Shearing
- 3.3 Fixing cuts, etc.
- 3.4 Throwing fleece
- 3.5 Skirting/separating parts of fleece and rolling
- 3.6 Wool classification
- 4. Shearer
- 5. Shearing devices
- 6. Shearing culture
- 7. References
Any more ideas on this? Lisa 02:05, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
I think your right. Charles Esson 05:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sheep Wool
Would a sheep's wool keep growing if it's not sheared? How to keep it warm after shearing?
Yes the wool keeps growing. A sheep is ruminant; the fermetation of their food generates heat; the keys to keeping the animals warm are: a) Don't shear in winter. b) Provide shelter. c) Feed them them well. Charles Esson 05:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New Zealand and Australian View
In the classing section I altered the article so the wool is put in a bale instead of a bale or bag. I did this because the rest of the article talks about how it is done in Australia and New Zealand.
The problem is Australian and New Zealand represent only about 36% of the wool industry. South Africa (1% of the clip) (1986 personal experance) for instance still uses hand shears for a large proportion of their clip. USA ( 0.7% 0f the clip) use wool bags not bales; how do china do it? At 18% of the clip how chine shears is of interest.
Charles Esson 05:36, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- In South Africa, shearers earn much less than in Australia and New Zealand. As a carry on from apardhied, pay for labourer type jobs is much lower than for "skilled work" (mind you - good luck shearing a sheep your first time around). In these circumstances, it is easier to just hire more workers, than it is to buy machinery.
- I understand that South Africans do quite well at the "Golden shears" type competitions.
- Given they are still in use, it is a shame that the photo of hand shears is an antique which is not in usable condition. It is especially a shame because I wanted to steal it for mulesing, but given the general POV issues there the last thing I want to do is imply rusty shears are used for cutting skin off sheep... Garrie 05:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wages
I just returned from NZ visit and was told shearers get approx. NZ$1.50 per sheep.--Billymac00 (talk) 18:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Illustration
I don't think the recent addition of Sheepshearing.jpg at Machine Shears adds anything. It shows a sheep held in a grooming stand with its back unevenly shorn and belly still covered. Whatever is going on there is not standard shearing practice.Cstaffa (talk) 15:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
