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shepherdO
Loving the herd life
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re: shearing, no, and I don't plan to. It's been so cold here (around -20 celsius) that I thought it might make things worse for them with the temperature shock.
I DID, believe it or not, crutch them as best I could a couple weeks back with my son. Man, it took forever, and didn't really work that well. I used several types of shears, including a pair of the real hand ones that I purchased. I obviously don't know how to sharpen them, b/c it was extremely ineffective. They're cleaner around the back end and around their udders than they were before, but it's definitely not a classic crutch.
Do you think it should be re-done a little closer/shorter? I was hoping my first hack job would be sufficient
I DID, believe it or not, crutch them as best I could a couple weeks back with my son. Man, it took forever, and didn't really work that well. I used several types of shears, including a pair of the real hand ones that I purchased. I obviously don't know how to sharpen them, b/c it was extremely ineffective. They're cleaner around the back end and around their udders than they were before, but it's definitely not a classic crutch.
Do you think it should be re-done a little closer/shorter? I was hoping my first hack job would be sufficient
