Once a year..shearing time at the circus.

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Once a year..shearing time at the circus.

Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:43 pm

Its a fun afternoon which entertains the kids greatly..

Serious farm work though..the years fleeces had to go.
Tough year for the flock..we lost a sheep and gained a lamb...

So we now have

Eenie, Minie and Moe.
(RIP Meenie, 2007)

Before shots...

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A sensibly planned operation has lap of luxury transport to shearing shed and a crack team of helpers...

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Being grandchildren of a farmer, they all know more than me.
Luckily Howard was doing the shearing, perfect job it was too.

First the shedding up....

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Moe gets the Dooo, with help from Sarah.
Appoligies for the abstract blurring, I was not going to flash in there as the sheep were a little stressed.

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Have a look how black he is...

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Minee gets hers done, short back and sides porfavore!

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Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:44 pm

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A bit of wool classing...

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Why would you have normal white sheep, so boring!

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Sweep up, a beer and a laugh..

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Back in the Brumby for a 1st gear ride home.

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Done again till next year.

Thanks team.
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Post by bluesteel » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:57 pm

haha nice work matt

looks like everyone had fun there!
and the shearers arm is always faster than the camera :)
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:03 pm

Tired, hot and crabby at the end...
Kids,
Sheep and Me.

Howard is a legend, he just laughs.
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Post by Bumpty » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:15 pm

Boags stubbies! only ye best ;)
I like the open top cage for the Brumby, seems to be able to contain livestock and kids haha
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Alice

Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:59 pm

For anyone with a keen eye..the brown one who is not much taller than a sheep in the first two photos.. that's Alice.

The smallest, miniature, full grown cow in the whole wide world.

(of east Cranbrook!)
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Post by Gannon » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:41 pm

BRUMBERTY wrote:the brown one who is not much taller than a sheep in the first two photos.. that's Alice.
The smallest, miniature, full grown cow in the whole wide world.

I thought that was a goat, and i grew up on a dairy farm. :???:

What breed is she, in the first photo id say heriford, but in the 2nd, id say she was a jersey
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Post by Bumpty » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:52 pm

haha a cow, its hair looks like hoarse but its back structure is cow... a coarse?

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haha you have them feeding on youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD51OM-VzlY < if you don't mind :)
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:02 am

Alice is a Miniature Hereford, and a small version at that.
She is two years old and fully grown.
The Lamb, Eenie will probably end up being taller.
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Post by Bumpty » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:15 am

Has Alice won awards or is famous?
If so, I think i've heard of her before.
if not, must be the neighbours down the roads goat haha
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