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Sheep shearing
is the process of taking the wool off of the sheep. This is
done twice a year to help keep the sheep cooler in the summer
and cleaner in the winter. Generally, one sheep produces eight
to ten pounds of wool a year.
Sheep shearing
is a complicated but quick process for professional sheep shearers:
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First,
the sheep are gathered into a corral where they are caught one
at a time.
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being caught, they are sat down on their dock, or tailhead, and
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the shearer uses a shearing machine to cut the wool off. The shearing
machine has a short blade that cuts the wool off right next to
the skin. Shearing one sheep takes about five to ten minutes,
depending on how fast the shearer may be. |
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