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Originally Posted by yola
Wow - nekkid sheep!! 
So much wool comes off - do you sell it . . . and if so, do you know what it ends up as?
A very interesting insight indeed into rural life. The closest I get to sheep is visiting petting farms at lambing times with the boys. Good to see real countryside in action  |
We are on a local environmental forum, so offer them for free on there. Quite a few people take them for hand spinning and then knitting and weaving, some also gets used for felt making. There are such a number of types, colours and varying quality they aren't worth much anyway, but its nice to see they don't get wasted.
Some of our sheep are 10-11 years old and you can see the difference in the thickness of their fleeces compared to when they were 5-6 years.
