Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sheep Shearing Part 1

We shear sheep. Damon more so than myself but none-the-less it is something we do together.
Temperature comparison... could we pick better weekends to do this type of job!?!
Temperature from 2008...
This is a picture of a very large mama coming through the head gate... force had to be used - she was too fat to squeeze through. Apparently she needs to stay away from the feeder!

Grandpa (83) and still farming a herd of 55 sheep, Nurse Tom & Stylist Damon

It may not be a insulated barn, we may get a little cold during the process but we always have fun and one thing to be thankful for... we're not the sheep. :) We didn't get but 15 sheep done this weekend due to some shearing problems. Team Tuttle will be at it next weekend
with more pictures to follow!

2 comments:

~cody said...

A belated birthday wish to you! We're so old :). I do stop by your blog every once in awhile...er LURK...sorry! You can tell your sister I lurk hers too :). AND I didn't know that you were now related to Tom the Janitor...or Bob the Janitor, as one preschooler called him last year. Good times. Stay warm!

The Hanson Hat Trick said...

I love the sheep that stopped to smile for his photo op! Too cute. Hopefully it will warm up for next weekend.