11 Tips for Shearing Sheep

Shearers should not pull the wool during shearing, just cut along the sheepskin, otherwise it is easy to cut the sheepskin.
When shearing the sheep’s tail and abdomen, be extremely careful to avoid cutting blood vessels, ewe’s nipples and ram’s genitals.
When shearing the sheep’s neck, be prepared at any time for the sheep to suddenly raise its head to avoid accidentally injuring the sheep’s artery.
The wool stubble should not be too high, and the wool should be cut evenly once close to the skin, and the stubble should be low, and do not cut twice.
The shearing action should be fast, and the sheep should be turned over and grabbed gently to avoid causing rumen bloat, intestinal torsion, etc. When turning the sheep, let the sheep be prepared to turn him over.
Shearing should be done on a sunny day with no wind or light wind. Do not shear on windy or rainy days to avoid sheep catching a cold.
Do not feed too much before shearing, it is better to feed a little or not feed.
The cut area should be applied with iodine. If there is no iodine, apply salt.
After shearing, use warm water between 25-35 degrees, add 0.2 catties of bran and 15 grams of salt to feed the sheep.
Do not cut the wool on the sheep’s belly. The wool on the belly is equivalent to a mattress when the sheep lies down. Do not cut it.
It is best not to shear the lambs of the year in spring. The spring wool is the cashmere. The lambs of the year do not contain cashmere, so there is no need to shear the spring wool.