Shearing

Last Saturday we sheared our April 20 lambers. It was the last day of March and it was 83 degrees in Rapid City.  Set a record for the high for the day.  Maybe even a record for the warmest day in March ever.  We had five shearers and three wool handlers.

Sheep waiting their turn at the shearing floor.  It was almost too warm to have the sheep work well.

Walking the plank up the chute and into the shearing trailer.  Never timed the progress, but must have been at least two sheep per minute.  It really went well all things considered.

The shearing floor inside the trailer.  Some of the wool handlers.