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Shearing

We are heading into a very busy time here on the farm. Shearing started on Wednesday and will go for a couple of weeks. Country Boy will be helping his father to move the sheep, and press the wool into bales, as well as doing the myriad of other things that need to be done.

There are shearers coming into shear, and also people to work the table and class the wool. It is hard, physical work. FIL used to shear when he was younger, but would not teach Country Boy how to, because he didn’t want Country Boy to be a shearer. The work is just back breaking.

We have visited the farm for a weekend during shearing, but this is the first time I have been here full time for it. It’s feels odd to see utes parked outside the shearing shed, because normally it is just us and the inlaws here.

We are hoping that the weather stays clear for the next few weeks. Wet sheep can’t be shorn, so the shearing has to stop until they dry out again.

There are about 2500 sheep to shear this year. A good shearer will shear about 100 a day, so (fingers crossed) it will take two and a half weeks. Some years there has been up to 3500 sheep, so this year it will be quicker than some others.

The kids are spending quite a bit of time in the shearing shed while Country Boy is working there. They were quite excited at the start of shearing, though I imagine that the novelty of spending so much time in the shed may soon wear off.

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  1. Nat - Muddy Farmwife says

    May 5, 2012 at 5:19 am

    Great photos Jo. My kids love the shed at shearing time, they come home exhausted and sleep so well after a day in the shed.

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  2. Anne@GtSlamseysFarm says

    May 4, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Beautiful atmospheric photos. I hope you'll put some up of the shearing.

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  3. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    May 4, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Oooh, how exciting Jo. Do you provide the meals? Do the shearers live in and do they have their own cook? I love this sort of stuff.

    Anne xx

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We were asked recently whether we “make” our kids work on the farm. The answer is “of course not”. Having said that, all three love to help out whenever they can. They all work hard because they want to; because they take pride in working hard and contributing in a meaningful way to our family life; because they love living on our farm and don’t remember life before we moved here. Whether it be planting trees or doing sheep work or feeding animals, they all want to be involved. As a parent, nothing is better than watching them grow in skill and confidence as they work along side you. We’re so glad that we get to spend time with our three, working together.
We’ve had an unexpected addition to the family ☘️🐑. She is a lot easier to look after than the other family members but she does try to escape her yard and head butt people. Poddy lambs are super cute but they tend to think they are a human. Clover the lamb is sure that Meg is her mum. Can’t think why… 🤔🤣
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It’s been a tough few weeks on the farm. We got It’s been a tough few weeks on the farm. We got through shearing without a hitch (thankfully 🙏) but we’ve had a run of the flu followed by Covid run through the family since then. The kids and I have tested positive (this is my second time getting it 🦠) though so far C has managed to avoid it. There has been a lot of lying on the couch feeling pretty ordinary. Han had to reschedule her driving test for a 4th time due to Covid, which is disappointing for her because she wants her freedom and for us because it would be so much more convenient if she could drive herself places. Just to add in to the mix, our hot water system has chosen now as a good time to die so we’re on cold showers until we’re all out of iso. This is not meant to be a whinging post but sometimes life just sucks a bit and it’s good to be real. Fortunately, the sight of the fire going with a stack of wood next to it cheers us up. Things will improve soon. Onwards we go…
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