Author: Natalie Porter
Date: 02-16-05 11:26
Hello,
Right now we have 3 polypay sheep, we are planning on expanding our herd slowly over the next few years... I would like to be able to shear our sheep every year, and was wondering what you would recommend. The sheep will be used merely for wool & meat, so the job doesn't have to look neat! Here are the things that are important to me in order of importance:
Not cutting the sheep easily, perhaps by leaving on some extra wool?
Not having to sharpen the blades as often
Ease of use/lightweight if possible, with above preferences
We also have some dairy goats, so if the clipper/shearer could be used to trim the udder areas for milking, that would be an added bonus, but not a requirement. Please let me know what blades you recommend as well. We don't mind how long the job would take, as long as it does a good job and does not cut up the sheep. However, we don't want to have to sharpen the blades very often, or have to buy extra sets if we can help it. If a larger clipper makes more sense, we will get one of those, and ease into the learning, so please don't consider the fact that we are novices, we can learn, and I just want something that will last many years that will be good when we are better shearers too!
Also, how much does it cost to sharpen the blades, and can we do it ourselves? If so, how?
Also, what is the difference between the clipper heads and the shearer heads?
Thanks, I apologize for the long questionaire! :)
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